RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE

Thanks sponge bob I forgot to mention an observation . I have ceiling speakers , in bedroom/ hallway as mentioned. I have a lot of remastered CDs . However, playing cds that were released and not remastered sound good through these also . Regarding streaming etc. the only off putting thing for me, is the fact that you have to rely on a wifi connection. Listening to tune in radio for example, can infuriate me . Some of you have seen my rants about bt broadband already

Nobody would dare go near you at a pub gig ,with this in your possession. Even Mr.Drums would feel slightly intimidated.

Back in the mid '80s, I went to the monsters of Rock one day festivals over here. On two occasions, I went to the equivalent in Germany . In 1987, Bon Jovi headlined the uk one .( mismatch or what?) A week later, I went to the equivalent in pforzheim( Mannheim) where Deep Purple headlined. Loved it there. In 1988 Maiden headlined here, and inGermany on fc Colognes football pitch. Gig wise, I preferred the cologne gig. Testament replaced megadeath , while mustaine was drugged out of his eyeballs apparently. Testament were close to being the best band of the day. The week before, was where guns and roses were too low down on the bill,and somebody died in the crowd. Would I go anywhere else other than uk now ? Well, often thought about the states, but with security issues I don't fancy waiting ages if any possible terrorist threats occur. However, seeing ram stein in Germany looks very tempting .

Good price . I think there were a few threads about these, last year. Would imagine you'd get your money back on here, if you got it and didn't like it .

Joy division

The jam

Just listening to Pete namlook & Kraftwerk on spotify via my cambridge audio soundbar ( soundstage ?) and tbh it sounds great.

Yeah, I've noticed that myself . Maybe the sellers are a bit highly strung?

I have the 4 string ,fretless version of this."Plays like a knife, through butter." If times weren't so hard, I would be the winning bidder.

I've just started using it , via 6 months free Vodafone bundle . So far, brilliant .

Cheers, will check this out later. I would imagine billy Sheehan and tony mac alpine may be on there.

Great pic. Interesting tho', as although I rarely use my turntable, at the back of my mind I keep meaning to get a lid. Must be a s@d to clean.

[quote name='Leonard Smalls' timestamp='1424335339' post='2695155'] Nope! [IMG]http://scontent-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash2/v/t1.0-9/581960_10150842727836672_210105221_n.jpg?oh=cdd350a5dfa624fe3da1ceb8f6b41904&oe=5589E9DC[/IMG] [/quote]

Nice setup Leonard Does the turntable have a lid ?

[quote name='toneknob' timestamp='1424275115' post='2694649'] You can probably get some ointment for that [/quote] ;)

[quote name='paul j h' timestamp='1424261684' post='2694453'] not wanting to highjack this thread but does anyone buy CD's anymore I have loads that I want to sell but not sure if the market is there anymore. I guess Ebay is the way to test. [/quote] Not a hijack . if I really like a band, I will still buy cd . Just seems right . Could advertise here?

[quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1424260023' post='2694416'] Yes, I've done the LPs in a frame thing, bought a couple of LPs to support friends' bands despite not having a device to play them on. They look nice on the wall. Nice owl I have a Bose Soundlink Mini and fire everything to it via Bluetooth, either from laptop or phone. It's surprisingly good sounding for the size of it, and being portable, if I want to listen to some tunes while doing some dishes in the kitchen, I just pick up the thing out of its charging dock and take it through with me. Not quite as swish as a Sonos multi-room setup perhaps, but works for me [/quote]

[quote name='Mornats' timestamp='1424261073' post='2694441'] Amp and speakers for me. Mine are over 24 years old. I got a Rotel RA930AX amp and a pair of custom bi-wired and sealed Tannoy the E11s. I pump my pc soundcard through that, an Asus Xonar Essence STX. I also have a Rega Planar 2 turntable. It all sounds crystal clear to me and nothing else will match it by a long mile. [/quote] I had rega 2 . The nuts. I now have pink triangle. An old friend of mine, used to know a best friend of his who worked there.Unfortunately ,he died tragically. I bought unfinished turntable from his brother. Lid broke , but it's lovely

Wow! Interest in the thread already! Cheers.and thanks for the kind words etc;) . I forgot to mention my system(s). Bedroom/hallway (I live in a small upstairs-maisonette). Cambridge audio amp/ nackamitchi 5cd player/ cheap ceiling speakers Living room : was Cambridge audio amp / b&w speakers . Now use cambridge audio soundbase . Bluetooth. Mac mini/ studio monitors . ( may have made a mistake with soundstage . Space saving idea. B&w Speakers eyesore for brother who's still with me). I'm thinking about the picture frames. At the moment, I have a tour poster in my bedroom.(used to be in the spare/ bass guitar room;) pic later.

Sorry about this, but since coming out of hospital last week I have had very little sleep. I've got 3 weeks at home to recuperate,and think starting this thread will help me get some sanity. Getting Spotify on Monday ( trial via Vodafone), got me thinking lots. First, I cannot believe how fast it is to connect to an artist. Secondly,for the price of a couple of beers, I think it's great value. It gives me a chance to checkout artists I've overlooked or ignored. I've got loads of vinyl( and had much more before I sold some and bought CDs in the'80s). Obviously ,now got MP3. Many were transferred from cd anyway. Do I miss the artwork? Not really. I did think of getting a couple of those picture frames , where you put your fave album sleeves in . Has anyone on here done that? Audio quality; do you prefer amp/ speakers., or is a dock the way forward? Soundbars off the TV anybody? I know things have been said before about the above, but I'm trying slightly different angles;) Cheers

I hated doing this . The beginning/ verse fine. The middle section - a pain in the a@@se! Plus the fact , the song began to grate after a while. Take no notice of me. Have fun!

Relax, do nothing unless you need the cash

I think man on a wire is on there. Brilliant Oh, and the Jason Becker documentary. Very sad , but good.

Sounds good to me on my iPad Good stuff. I was nowhere near that standard at18 months . Keep going