Topic: loaner DAC ?

[Nick's Picks]

I can finally listen to digital again 

 

[carlbeck]

I can finally listen to digital again 

 

Just you wait until you switch to vinyl, just wait 

[Nick's Picks]

i likely wont be switching to vinyl anytime soon.  too much PITA factor.  Might as well buy a boat as that is an equal money pit from the looks of things.

Plus...
I can just see Grace and Ande' w/a nice record collection.
that, and the "sterile room" i'd need to even play a record.  2 kids, 2 dogs, a cat, ME, my wife...that all equals "digital".


Visualize a nice $1500 cartridge bouncing over dog hair?

[carlbeck]

i likely wont be switching to vinyl anytime soon.  too much PITA factor.  Might as well buy a boat as that is an equal money pit from the looks of things.

Plus...
I can just see Grace and Ande' w/a nice record collection.
that, and the "sterile room" i'd need to even play a record.  2 kids, 2 dogs, a cat, ME, my wife...that all equals "digital".


Visualize a nice $1500 cartridge bouncing over dog hair?

blah blah blah blah blah, I'm a pussy, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, my kids don't love me, blah blah blah blah, my dogs hate me, blah blah blah blah blah, do you ever think YOU would spend $1500.00 on a cart? NOPE 

[Nick's Picks]

yea right Carl.
I'm certainly not the type of guy to spend endless cash on an audio hobby.
sheesh...what was i thinking?

[carlbeck]

yea right Carl.
I'm certainly not the type of guy to spend endless cash on an audio hobby.
sheesh...what was i thinking?

Could you ever imagine spending $1500 on a cart when you NORMALLY/TYPICALLY try to find lower priced products that produce the same results? I am sure you can get "similar" results on a low buck system without having to worry about a $1500 cart floating on dog hair.

 

[Nick's Picks]

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[carlbeck]

 

[scervin]

Hey now, a boat doesn't cost nearly as much as vinyl! 

Seriously Nick you need to get into vinyl.  There really isn't anything like it.  I never thought I'd get a turntable, but I got a nice promotion and figured it was another 6 months or so before I needed a new water pump and add some bling to the boat (new SS headers, exhaust tips, gauges) for the boat.  Getting the cheap Rega P3 with Elys2 cartridge was

I had no room for the turntable, but after a few days I was sure to make enough space for it in the rack.  Listening to Dire Straits Brothers in Arms or Dylan's Modern Times is audio bliss.  Now I'm hooked, ordering vinyl once a week.

While Ryder is only a month old, I've given him the "speech" about daddy's gear and why it is locked up.

If you ever want to buy that boat let me know.

SC
 

i likely wont be switching to vinyl anytime soon.  too much PITA factor.  Might as well buy a boat as that is an equal money pit from the looks of things.

Plus...
I can just see Grace and Ande' w/a nice record collection.
that, and the "sterile room" i'd need to even play a record.  2 kids, 2 dogs, a cat, ME, my wife...that all equals "digital".


Visualize a nice $1500 cartridge bouncing over dog hair?

[Kyle]

I only know that it will work w/the XA9000ES SACD deck, or new DVP91000ES SACD deck.
No idea about the other brands firewire.  The Denon Dlink...for example.

Thanks Nick - I need to give this a go at some point.....

get into the vinyl game - even w/pets and kids it is doable - grab a Rega P1 from Eugene HiFi and you will be  

[carlbeck]

Nick & I have gone over this a few times, he is always tempted to go for vinyl but his system is in the living room & his kids have easy access to it. I can understand, I am sure as his kids get a little older he will switch to the dark side eventually. He knows what he is missing 

[Kyle]

Nick & I have gone over this a few times, he is always tempted to go for vinyl but his system is in the living room & his kids have easy access to it. I can understand, I am sure as his kids get a little older he will switch to the dark side eventually. He knows what he is missing 

My family had the same issue when I was little - somewhere in the 3-5 yrs old range I became obsessed with Boston's first album and became fairly proficient with the system (or so I thought) - my parents bought me a little turntable with speakers for my room (and gave me the Boston album and bought a new one) - kept me busy and away from their rig (mostly )

Understand completely though - Nick will do it right when the time is right - patience will pay off in the way of musicality (is that a word?)

[som]

I have six kids and two cats and have had a turntable since forever. Not a $1500 cartridge by any means, but a nice older Denon TT with a $100-$200 cartridge. I think I can honestly say that no child or pet has messed with my turntable.

Besides, there's no way I'm gonna replace 30+ years of vinyl buying, and it just sounds better. And it's fun. And used LPs are cheap and plentiful. And the artwork is cooler. And tons of reissues are coming out. And being into vinyl makes one feel cooler than most other people.

(I'm hoping I have the same luck with my kids and my new grill-less Horn Shoppe Horns!)

[Nick's Picks]

i'm always eyeing gear.  I've almost pulled the trigger a couple of times..and have a search in eBay for some of the older Denon DP models.

I know how good it sounds.  I get a boner every time I listen.  I just "cant' go there" quite yet.  the kids would kill the system, and im tired of fencing off 1/2 of my living room.

so Carl...since your vinyl is so "cool", I guess i'll borrow that DAC of yours.  You wont miss it.
ha ha ha ha

AND....though I will listen to anything that sounds good, no matter what it is...I still live very well on a steady diet of live GD and masters of whatever i've recorded recently.  I dont see those being pressed any time soon.

I'd rather save the dough and buy an EMMLabs DAC.  Then all my shit will sound as good as vinyl.  Better even.