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Re: musings on upgrades....
Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 2:12 pm
by jaybee
I should never muse....
Just found a project genie III with cartridge in richer sounds for £180
there goes the cd upgrade.... Next buy a tt!!!
Re: musings on upgrades....
Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 2:22 pm
by Ivor
jaybee wrote:I should never muse....
Just found a project genie III with cartridge in richer sounds for £180
I've suggested that one to people who wanted to revive their old LP collections. Everyone was very happy with it (cool design too) but they wouldn't have the same unreasonable expectations of hifi geeks.
Re: musings on upgrades....
Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 2:27 pm
by jaybee
it'd be perfect stepping stone though I would assume...
until a volume of 180g vinyl was amassed...!!!
Re: musings on upgrades....
Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 3:18 pm
by Diapason
I wonder where that would stack up compared to the old Project Debut?
Re: musings on upgrades....
Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 3:40 pm
by Ivor
Diapason wrote:I wonder where that would stack up compared to the old Project Debut?
Similar level I think. ish.
Re: musings on upgrades....
Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 6:04 pm
by jaybee
it seems to be a small step up.... and looks fab!!
the rega rp1 could also be an option...
Re: musings on upgrades....
Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 8:59 pm
by Fran
Have a look for decent older 2ndhand stuff too.
Overall though, my standard advice for anyone who doesn't already have a collection of LPs is don't get into it. Invest the money you would have on vinyl into a decent CDP and the rest of your setup. You might not have the ritual etc, but it'll be a hell of a lot cheaper.
Fran
Re: musings on upgrades....
Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 7:39 pm
by jaybee
Diapason wrote:You know, you should probably just borrow one, but here's a little experiment in the meantime: I now use my Blu-Ray player as a CD source in my second system, and it urinated all over my Arcam DV79 which in turn urinated over my old Arcam Alpha 6. You might be surprised by how good your 370 sounds, and since it's sitting right there, it's pretty easy to find out.
Hmmmm....
in the 2.5 spare minutes I had today I popped a cd in the bd player....
even using the tv as a "pre-amp" it blew the denon pma100-Bose acoustimass I had been listening to the Solti Mozart requiem out of the window...!!
must do a side by side with the cdp..!!!
didn't feel as musical though, the tv definitely has an effect, but it seems a little limited in its delivery....
still... better than I was expecting!!
Re: musings on upgrades....
Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 8:05 pm
by Diapason
TV as pre-amp, eh? That's novel.
(Can't resist: The imaging is superb! Yes yes...)
Re: musings on upgrades....
Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 10:08 pm
by Ciaran
Inky blacks?