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[quote name='51m0n' timestamp='1356217693' post='1908182'] Heh, oh give over If you like your gramophone you don't have to put it in the bin, consider it an heirloom or something, a bit like an ear trumpet [/quote] Too late. I have bowed to your superiority. Its gone to landfill. Bass traps installed. Loving the sterility and loudness of my CD's off to bed with you

Nice. Have never had the opportunity to audition a clearaudio. Sure why would I want to. I have just bought the latest 20 quid CD player from LIDL. Scientifically superior kit and Peees all over your clearaudio i bet. To the bin sir!. hold it. how does it perform as a boomerang?

[quote name='Leonard Smalls' timestamp='1356194385' post='1907829'] Almost: [/quote] Sexy looking turntable, but does it not belong in the rubbish bin along with my linn sondek?. To do otherwise is simply not in the interest of Science (Out of curiosity what brand of turntable is it)

[quote name='Leonard Smalls' timestamp='1356175361' post='1907610'] Japanese audiophile pressing of James Blood Ulmer, perhaps! They looked a bit like this - can't actually find a pic of the Lumleys, but similar except the body was chrome, and the transformers and smoothing capacitors were also chrome covered. And being monoblocks, there were 2 of them: [/quote]OOOOH Sir!!

[quote name='KevB' timestamp='1356118621' post='1907211'] Oh yes, brings plenty of memories back that one. Some of my first forays into record buying were at Bostocks Records. They had little units in covered makets in Bradford and Huddersfield. Usually Greek 'imports' of Deep Purple, Black Sabbath and the like. Great dirty slabs of vinyl with, if you were lucky, the hole correctly centred. They appeared quite indestructible and were listenable to if you weren't much of a hi fi buff. Which we weren't, it was all 'radiograms' in those days and I had to wear headphones like a couple of half melons with a curly lead to avoid annoying anyone else in the room. [/quote] Bloody radiograms. Dependant on valve technology. Thank god for solid state. Dont get me started!

just[quote name='Leonard Smalls' timestamp='1356077327' post='1906427'] Very wise You'll also need at least [url="http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/machinadynamica2/ib.html"]One Of These[/url] - it's Quantum! [/quote] My Acoustician is just coming in the door. I will run it by him for his approval

Top player. All the best for Xmas and the new year

Thats that. Science dictates. My linn sondek is in the bin and my local acoustician is coming around tomorrow to treat my normal living room for xmas. A few bass traps here and there will surely be to the Mrs. liking and that leather three piece never sounded right. Might have to re-plaster (Unevenly of course) the walls with the hair of a camel , and mount my house on spikes for isolation purposes, but so be it. After all, its what any decent Hi Fi buff living in the real world should do. Now I am chucking away the entire Zeppelin and Beatles catalogue on vinyl (original pressings of course) so if there are any takers, just call around to my place you can have the lot.

Time to break open a beer and stick on a bit of Zeppelin- on vinyl of course

yea[quote name='gapiro' timestamp='1356009839' post='1905621'] That is very good. And makes a lot of sense. I see the error of my ways! [/quote] Good Vid.

The vast majority of music listeners are quite happy with MP3. Quality is no longer the name of the game. Many artists are engaged in the louder is better battle Regarding mastering and their albums, on whatever format sound crap. Interestingly despite the science, Cd's sales are falling and Vinyl sales are increasing year on year. Hey, I just like the vinyl listening experience over CD particularly when listening to older material when the process was all about the sound quality of the final product. IMO many of todays popular artists don't care too much and prefer to master everything into the red and the quality of the end product is crap (RHCP, Metallica, MUSE etc.,). Listening to older recordings on vinyl is a much more pleasant experience in comparison IMO and these recordings just dont transfer well onto cd. Even when remastered I tend to find the listening experience disappointing when compared to vinyl However CD can be a good source. I was listening to a jony lang album last night and it sounded very good indeed, Obviously great care and skill in the mixing and mastering, thereby respecting the dynamics of the music.

Anyone know anything about the quality of these basses?

http://www.acscustom.com i have used them for several years. Highly recommended. They need changing every 3 years aprox due to wear and tear together with the fact that our ear canals change in size as we get older.

[quote name='iconic' timestamp='1355917906' post='1904369'] very loud music: Does it help to play with ones mouth open all the time....similar to dealing with explosions on a regular basis.. ..this may go some way explain some of the 'bassface' I've seen? On a more serious note, hearing loss thru loud music etc is similar to smoking, gradual deterioration, never gona happen to me [/quote] Yea its the gradual deterioration, never gonna happen to me scenario that contributes to the issue. Yet when you suddenly become aware of hearing loss/ tinnitus its no laughing matter. Maybe keeping one's mouth opens helps

I have a brass neck but makes no difference to my nuts

[quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1355913724' post='1904248'] FWIW I have bought and used ER20s and then bought moulded ear plugs - for me, there is absolutely no comparison. I have very poor hearing and have to wear hearing aids in my daily life. I am trying to preserve what hearing I have left for as long as possible and don't consider the moulded plugs to be expensive - they are priceless!! [/quote] sorry to hear about your hearing loss, but I think when you suffer hearing loss It really focuses the mind on getting the best protection. Glad the moulded plugs are working a treat and allowing you to continue to perform.

Sorry if you felt my intention is to be condescending. Its not. I only mean well. I am passionate about hearing protection.I have been a bass player for over 30 years and in that time I have seen many musicians suffer significant hearing loss and/or tinnitus due to exposure to loud volumes as a result of not using proper ear protection. Significant hearing loss/tinnitus is a life changing experience and not to be recommended. Us musicians can be very fussy regarding amps, instruments etc, Hell, I have recently heard of a guy spending £150 on a custom built guitar stand. With the arrival of custom moulded plugs musicians have a proper opportunity to protect their most important and delicate asset, their hearing (Or what is ever left of it). Custom fit means a fit that exactly matches the dimensions of the ear canal and no two ear canals are the same. Custom fit offer a perfect seal. This is the crucial point as standard run of the mill ER-20's just offer a one size fits all solution which simply is not sufficient. The result of custom fit is the best protection + crucially the best performance in terms of what the user hears during a gig. No more fluffy saturated low end. Its just like turning the volume down to a safe level and allows for a player to play at their best. I use ACS custom and with these you can choose the level of attenuation that meets your requirements. When I gig I am happy in the knowledge that I am doing all that is required to minimise the possibility of hearing damage. I have my hearing checked every year and since using custom fit the level of hearing loss I have experienced is negligable. Have a rockin Xmas

[quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1355873514' post='1904021'] Why? Because in my experience, ER-20s are more than sufficient at a tenth of the price. They fit me very well and I have no ringing in my ears after gigs or rehearsals. With that in mind I think it is factually incorrect to say that custom moulded plugs are the only things to consider, in my world at least. There are other options, and perfectly serviceable ones at that. [/quote] Lucky you. Considering that no 2 ear canals are the same it is not the case that generic ER-20's will do the job for everybody. one size will not fit all. It is factually correct that once your hearing gets damaged, there is no going back. Therefore taking the most appropriate precaution means custom moulded plugs- an exact match for each ear canal gives the optimum chance of hearing protection-fact. Were talking up to a couple of hundred quid here for the best. Money well spent IMO. The most important part of your bass set up are your ears-fact. At this point I am aware of over 20 musicians who have moved on to custom moulded plugs and they are all very happy-fact

[quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1355794597' post='1902955'] I disagree. [/quote] why

custom Moulded plugs are the only thing to consider

On an open note you might notice a difference in sustain, but once you play a fretted note on the instrument the nut is cancelled out, so no difference on a fretted note

[quote name='Mornats' timestamp='1355430004' post='1898425'] Lol. But here's a question. Assuming that you prefer vinyl over CD (please correct me if I'm wrong, or take this as hypothetical), would you sacrifice quality (assuming again that you perceive digital to be a lower quality than analogue) for the chance of being able to instantly find and listen to a self-published artist that you found out you really loved listening to? Or in other words, would you still prefer vinyl over the fantastic experience of finding music by unsigned artists on Soundcloud and the like? [/quote] yea

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1355663515' post='1901035'] Direct to two track recordings can sound very good in hifi terms ; a lot of jazz albums from the 50s and early 60s were recorded that way and because of the tracks are allotted a very wide aperture of analogue tape seeing as there are only two tracks to accomodate you get a very good and musically- pleasing sound quality as a result . [/quote] you pretty much nailed it . Its very musically pleasing indeed. Just dont find CD musically as pleasing

Got a linn Turntable and Primare CD. My Hi Fi sounds at its best when playing an album called "Live in London" (Ace Records) on vinyl recorded in Dublin castle,London back in the 80's. Recorded directly on to 2 tracks. Sounds stunning!. No fancy production techniques, low budget and really top class sound.