We all love music on this ng. Some strive for perfection, some are so busy
seeking fidelity they end up listening to the quality of the reproduction
rather than the music itself. Knew a guy once, long ago, who would play a
Shure cartridge test LP over and over:-) Does it matter if we have valves,
transistors, washing boards or tea chests. Let's all ENJOY.
PS After spending all that money, am I REALLY satisfied?

--
John the West Ham fan

"housetrained" wrote in message
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We all love music on this ng. Some strive for perfection, some are so busy
seeking fidelity they end up listening to the quality of the reproduction
rather than the music itself. Knew a guy once, long ago, who would play a
Shure cartridge test LP over and over:-) Does it matter if we have valves,
transistors, washing boards or tea chests. Let's all ENJOY.
PS After spending all that money, am I REALLY satisfied?



G'wan then - are you?

(What have you spent and what have you got?)

housetrained wrote:

We all love music on this ng. Some strive for perfection, some are so busy
seeking fidelity they end up listening to the quality of the reproduction
rather than the music itself. Knew a guy once, long ago, who would play a
Shure cartridge test LP over and over:-) Does it matter if we have valves,
transistors, washing boards or tea chests. Let's all ENJOY.

I agree. The equipment is incidental ( beyond some modest requirement ) but can
make the experience more rewarding when it's very good.

Heck, some of the most enjoyable musical experiences I can recall were in the
damn CAR !

Graham

Heck, some of the most enjoyable musical experiences I can recall were
in the
damn CAR ! Graham

You do realise your car engine has valves in it.

"Andy Evans" wrote in message
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Heck, some of the most enjoyable musical experiences I can recall were
in the
damn CAR ! Graham

You do realise your car engine has valves in it.



Shouldn't you be *soldering* summat....???

Keith G wrote:
"Andy Evans" wrote in message
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Heck, some of the most enjoyable musical experiences I can recall were
in the
damn CAR ! Graham

You do realise your car engine has valves in it.



Shouldn't you be *soldering* summat....???

I have - built a power supply. I then got diverted and rebuilt my other
DHT balanced preamp because my brother has the other one on loan. This
time I put in a Lundahl LL1689 transformer - sounds nice and I have
music again. I was using my older 12b4 preamp as a stand in, but
started to miss the DHT sound. These are all balanced, since they are
driven by a balanced Chris Found V-DAC4. I've been all balanced since I
started using the balanced DAC, which is quite some time now. It makes
a big difference to detail and tone. Sitting here listening to Morph
the Cat! Nice sounds. I needed to try out a few things, construction
wise, and also test the umbilical between the PSU and the preamp. I'm
going to have to put a fair bit of time into my work since I wrote an
MA course and it's starting on October 2nd, so I'm responsible for
organising it all. Will continue with the build though! Have no fear.
Andy

"Andy Evans" wrote in message
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Keith G wrote:
"Andy Evans" wrote in message
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Heck, some of the most enjoyable musical experiences I can recall were
in the
damn CAR ! Graham

You do realise your car engine has valves in it.



Shouldn't you be *soldering* summat....???

I have - built a power supply. I then got diverted and rebuilt my other
DHT balanced preamp because my brother has the other one on loan. This
time I put in a Lundahl LL1689 transformer - sounds nice and I have
music again. I was using my older 12b4 preamp as a stand in, but
started to miss the DHT sound. These are all balanced, since they are
driven by a balanced Chris Found V-DAC4. I've been all balanced since I
started using the balanced DAC, which is quite some time now.



Definition of a well-balanced Yorkshireman - one with a chip on *both*
shoulders...!! ;-)


It makes
a big difference to detail and tone. Sitting here listening to Morph
the Cat! Nice sounds. I needed to try out a few things, construction
wise, and also test the umbilical between the PSU and the preamp. I'm
going to have to put a fair bit of time into my work since I wrote an
MA course and it's starting on October 2nd, so I'm responsible for
organising it all. Will continue with the build though! Have no fear.
Andy


:-)

"Eeyore" wrote in
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housetrained wrote:

We all love music on this ng. Some strive for perfection, some are so
busy
seeking fidelity they end up listening to the quality of the reproduction
rather than the music itself. Knew a guy once, long ago, who would play a
Shure cartridge test LP over and over:-) Does it matter if we have
valves,
transistors, washing boards or tea chests. Let's all ENJOY.

I agree. The equipment is incidental ( beyond some modest requirement )
but can
make the experience more rewarding when it's very good.

Heck, some of the most enjoyable musical experiences I can recall were in
the
damn CAR !'

In the back seat of course:-)

For a lot of people, a large outlay on a high.end system is not required.
They are happy with a modest system. These are fortunate people.
Others will probably never reach Nirvana.

I have a friend, a well-heeled surgeon, who used to change his system
more often than most of us change our socks. From the start of this
year he has been using a valve amp and a pair of open baffle speakers,
and is the happiest I have seen him for a long time.

Regards to all
Iain