How are you listening to your music ?

[Hummer]

Personally , I need a good recording on a hight quality source like cd or flac on my wonderful hi-fi system

 

[The Penguin]

Personally , I need a good recording on a hight quality source like cd or flac on my wonderful hi-fi system

That the way most people should listen to music but too many like the convenience of MP3's. But for those have crappy headphones, they can't tell the difference between MP3's vs Lossless or CDs. And don't get me started with those people enjoy music with those weak speakers on their phones. Very distorted.

I'm happy Android phones by default support Flac compare to Apple want you to use their proprietary lossless format.

I have a friend built custom speakers for me. He does a great job.

 

[wyverary]

Usually, I run ALAC files that have been ripped from a CD using XLD (correcting for pre-emphasis where needed) and run them through a USB DAC into an integrated tube amplifier. As I am in need of new pre-amp tubes, however, and that is rather low on my list of priorities, I either use a pair of Audioengine 2 desktop speakers (not exactly miracle workers, but better than I expected them to be), or one of an assorted pair of headphones out of an über-cheap Fiio E6 amp.

 

[Hummer]

I want thiss
Devialet 200

 

[The Penguin]

I want thiss
Devialet 200

Too rich for my blood

 

[wyverary]

I want thiss
Devialet 200

Interesting! And way, way way above my price range.

I would love to get a good solid-state amp in the future, but I'm kind of liking the tube thing...makes it into a bit more of a hobby, what with all the maintenance, the tube-hopping, etc.

 

[Hummer]

but I'm kind of liking the tube thing

Produce a wonderful warm sonds , but I dont think that my cats who like to sleep on my amp would let lamp live longtime

 

[wyverary]

Produce a wonderful warm sonds , but I dont think that my cats who like to sleep on my amp would let lamp live longtime

Oh, yes, cats can greatly complicate things. I don't own a cat, and I have a dust-cover...I wonder if that would deter any cats, though.

 

[Hummer]

Too rich for my blood

To mutch is never enaught
Devialet 800

 

[The Penguin]

To mutch is never enaught
Devialet 800

you seem to like to give a penguin a heart stroke

 

[Hummer]

you seem to like to give a penguin a heart stroke

Have your defibrlator ready ......

 

[Nolan1971]

Whenever the day comes I can have my own little wood shop I want to recreate these speakers
I built without any help when I was 12 yrs old hopefully with someone to pass down the skills to.
I also want to make 2-4 of the much larger 15" woofer version. The original specs (8" version) were
30-25'000 hz 102 db 100w each tuned port design set to boost around 35 hz.
My design included 12 gauge internal wiring w/fuse, air tight 1 1/2" thick resonance free cabinets
with nickel plated screws.

Sadly the originals were stolen by former cousins
I made the entertainment center 2 yrs later that I had to leave with my best friend Ray when
I moved to Florida as I only had my Honda.
"Sigh" I would never have stopped making such artwork in wood if I had the access to a shop
like in Jr high school

 

[The Penguin]

Whenever the day comes I can have my own little wood shop I want to recreate these speakers
I built without any help when I was 12 yrs old hopefully with someone to pass down the skills to.
I also want to make 2-4 of the much larger 15" woofer version. The original specs (8" version) were
30-25'000 hz 102 db 100w each tuned port design set to boost around 35 hz.
My design included 12 gauge internal wiring w/fuse, air tight 1 1/2" thick resonance free cabinets
with nickel plated screws. View attachment 13443
Sadly the originals were stolen by former cousins
I made the entertainment center 2 yrs later that I had to leave with my best friend Ray when
I moved to Florida as I only had my Honda.
"Sigh" I would never have stopped making such artwork in wood if I had the access to a shop
like in Jr high school

You remind me of my friend that built speakers for me when I was a teen.

 

[Nolan1971]

It was a lot of fun to build taking all summer to come up with enough allowance money
to buy all the parts and make them a work of art. From poly coating them 4 times to fitting
everything together to create the air tight seal. Even the inside had to be visually appealing
right down to the 12 gauge wiring and clean soldering