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[TD]

As the old one is knackered....on/off switch is temperamental and cd player wont play cd's.....

Bought a Denon amp with built in cd and DAB wireless...

Plus an Audio Technica turntable...

Probably wouldn't have bought the turntable if id known.....

That you get a box of bits....that ive just spent an hour putting together 

Tho i havent been able to test it out yet....as I havent bought any speakers for it yet 

[zirk]

You bought an Amp, CD, DAB, Turntable but forgot to buy the Speakers    ....Oh Dear, never mind, got some nice Sennheisers Reference 1 Headphones that well work well with that. 

Oh, hang on, then theres the other stuff, Tone Arm, Cartridge and them others things , what they called again   ... Oh yea, Vinyl Records     

[aaronjb]

Oh, hang on, then theres the other stuff, Tone Arm, Cartridge and them others things , what they called again   ...

The 1970s? 

[TD]

You bought an Amp, CD, DAB, Turntable but forgot to buy the Speakers    ....Oh Dear, never mind, got some nice Sennheisers Reference 1 Headphones that well work well with that. 

Oh, hang on, then theres the other stuff, Tone Arm, Cartridge and them others things , what they called again   ... Oh yea, Vinyl Records     

Didn't forget to buy the speakers.....the ones I want are hard to track down....but I have just found a supplier 

It was those bits I had to put together 


Didnt you know Vinyl is making a comeback 

[zirk]

You bought an Amp, CD, DAB, Turntable but forgot to buy the Speakers    ....Oh Dear, never mind, got some nice Sennheisers Reference 1 Headphones that well work well with that. 

Oh, hang on, then theres the other stuff, Tone Arm, Cartridge and them others things , what they called again   ... Oh yea, Vinyl Records     

Didn't forget to buy the speakers.....the ones I want are hard to track down....but I have just found a supplier 

It was those bits I had to put together 


Didnt you know Vinyl is making a comeback 

Yea I know about 6 months after I sold my 70's DJ Collection. 

And that frickin Black Cosworth I sold a few years back is worth about 40 Grand now aswell. 

 

[Mister Rog]

You bought an Amp, CD, DAB, Turntable but forgot to buy the Speakers    ....Oh Dear, never mind, got some nice Sennheisers Reference 1 Headphones that well work well with that. 

Oh, hang on, then theres the other stuff, Tone Arm, Cartridge and them others things , what they called again   ... Oh yea, Vinyl Records     

Didn't forget to buy the speakers.....the ones I want are hard to track down....but I have just found a supplier 

It was those bits I had to put together 


Didnt you know Vinyl is making a comeback 

Not with me it isn't. All those years ago I got seriously pissed of at having to switch from vinyl to those new fangled CD thingys, and now they want me to change back again ! No I won't pay £25 for something that warps in the heat, gets scratched, that has to be removed and flipped to play side 2, is hard to rip onto my MP3 player, now what else can I moan about . . . . ? 

I have a turntable set-up for my old LPs, but I don't buy new ones. Oh, I don't buy downloads either.




 

[Bigron]

Talking of transcribing from vinyl to digital media (e.g. DVD), does anyone know of any simple but effective transcription software, please?

Ron.

[zirk]

Talking of transcribing from vinyl to digital media (e.g. DVD), does anyone know of any simple but effective transcription software, please?

Ron.

Years ago I used to use a piece of Software called Diamond Cut Audio Forensics, I had a paid version that where used for other stuff, different story, but from memory they used to be Freebie Versions for Vinyl and Tape Restoration with Preset Plugins etc, you could try them. or another one that springs from memory was called AudioCity or was it spellt AudaCity or something like that, fairly that was free as well

[Entwood]

Talking of transcribing from vinyl to digital media (e.g. DVD), does anyone know of any simple but effective transcription software, please?

Ron.

I use "Goldwave" ... not usually free but offers can be found ...., very easy to use but also a very powerful audio manipulation programme...

[Kevin Wood]

Audacity does a pretty reasonable job and is free.

Chopping up the tracks is a pretty manual process, though and I'm sure it has plugins to de-click and so on.

If you've got a mountain of them to do, a more automated solution might be better.

[tigers_gonads]

Audacity does a pretty reasonable job and is free.

Chopping up the tracks is a pretty manual process, though and I'm sure it has plugins to de-click and so on.

If you've got a mountain of them to do, a more automated solution might be better.

Tell me about it 

A couple of years ago, I stuck a deal for a Rega planer 3 with a mate / old customer only to find out my missus and lad had clubbed together to get me a Audio Technica turntable with usb output for my 50th.
That came with OEM Audacity which I can confirm is pretty good (one you get your head around it) 

[Bigron]

Thanks gents. The requirement is only partly mine but mainly for a friend who has some treasured old vinyl he wishes to transfer as he hates the "inconvenience" of playing his  albums!
I also have a few recordings, but not a mountain of them, so the Audacity software will probably suit me.   

Ron.

[tigers_gonads]

Thanks gents. The requirement is only partly mine but mainly for a friend who has some treasured old vinyl he wishes to transfer as he hates the "inconvenience" of playing his  albums!
I also have a few recordings, but not a mountain of them, so the Audacity software will probably suit me.   

Ron.

Have a good play first with it Ron 
Once you get your head around it, its not bad at all 

[Bigron]

Yes, and what a great excuse to banish SWMBO whilst I play the vinyl - for academic reasons, of course!.....

Ron.

[Sir Tigger KC]

You bought an Amp, CD, DAB, Turntable but forgot to buy the Tapedeck     

Oh, hang on, then theres the other stuff,  what they called again   ... Oh yea, Cassettes     

Zirk has a point.  How are you going to tape the radio?     

[Kevin Wood]

Cassettes are so yesterday.. 

Reel-to-reel tapes will be the next hipster Hi-Fi must-have. They are already rocketing in value. 

[aaronjb]

Reel-to-reel tapes will be the next hipster Hi-Fi must-have. They are already rocketing in value. 

Yeah - too late, I think they are already..

[Kevin Wood]

Time to invest in wind-up gramophones or maybe wax cylinders.

I'm sure it won't be long before the average CD is mastered so poorly that they sound good by comparison.

[ronnyd]

SWMBO,s got a musical box, does that count?

[Rods2]

I think so next year is going to be owning a genuine steam powered fair organ for all your musical needs.

[Doctor Gollum]

I think so next year is going to be owning a genuine steam powered fair organ for all your musical needs.

That'll please the neighbours... 

[Kevin Wood]

I think so next year is going to be owning a genuine steam powered fair organ for all your musical needs.

Getting up at 5:30 AM to stoke the boiler and reinstating the coal merchant? Certainly has about the right amount of faff for a hipster fad.

[Nick W]

Cassettes are so yesterday.. 

Reel-to-reel tapes will be the next hipster Hi-Fi must-have. They are already rocketing in value. 

Are they? There's at least 3 stashed in the loft.

[Kevin Wood]

Cassettes are so yesterday.. 

Reel-to-reel tapes will be the next hipster Hi-Fi must-have. They are already rocketing in value. 

Are they? There's at least 3 stashed in the loft.

Might be time to think about dusting them off and getting them on EBay.

[TD]

Speakers turned up today 

Tho don't believe salespeople, that say speakers don't come with cable, so bought 4m of speaker cable at a cost of £6.
The box turned up with a box of speakers inside the box plus the speaker cable.
Inside the box containing the speakers was speaker cable for them 

Well impressed tho with the system 

Now have a mountain of cardboard boxes and polystyrene to take to the dump 

[aaronjb]

so bought 4m of speaker cable at a cost of £6.

If it wasn't £60 per metre, you're clearly not a proper audiophile

[Kevin Wood]

so bought 4m of speaker cable at a cost of £6.

If it wasn't £60 per metre, you're clearly not a proper audiophile

That would be considered adequate for wiring up your doorbell. What are you going to use for the speakers?

Remember to orient them the right way round, of course. 

[Nick W]

Cassettes are so yesterday.. 

Reel-to-reel tapes will be the next hipster Hi-Fi must-have. They are already rocketing in value. 

Are they? There's at least 3 stashed in the loft.

Might be time to think about dusting them off and getting them on EBay.

I'm not the owner  hoarder. Yet. There's so much shite up there it would be easier to plaster over the hatch and forget about it all

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Sounds very much like my loft. 

[Bigron]

My garage is worse - hasn't had a car in it for nearly 50 years! 

Ron.

[Sir Tigger KC]

My garage is worse - hasn't had a car in it for nearly 50 years! 

Ron.

Sounds like you need some garage pyrotechnics to clear some space Ron! 

[Bigron]

No, Lord Lucan is hiding in there and I wouldn't want to disturb him! 

Ron.