Cutting back ?

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Over the last 10 years my Hi Fi gradually died -
Pink Triangle / Helios / Grado Sig 8 . Pip pre / Ear 509 valve amps Magnaplanar SMGa .

Hardly the ultimate , but reasonable .

Now my old Rega 3 , budget phono stage , Linn Classik Movie MK 1 [ very ex-demo £400 from £2000 ] and tiny ancient 1972 RCLs [ LS35a with dynamics ] suit me well .

I have been thinking of a pocket Digibox , yet have dusted off my Canon G2 -
images are acceptable to me , but above all I know this camera ... it's almost vintage in Digital terms LOL .

I seem to be adjusting my expectations - not '' Down sizing '' ?
I HATE that word !
Is it simply being in the moment - whether it's the 509s through the Linn , or M8 to G2 ? Is it being able to let go , and accept what is ? M8 or G2 ?

ASdee deestorts , so I would appreciate your input .
 
I'm just hangin' out, drinkin' coffee, filling my lungs with tobacco smoke, waiting for my Leica M2's an' M3 to die. Time enough to worry about the logevity of electronics later.
 
as far as digital music goes, mp3 and other music files are samples of the original and lack some of the complete information. In music at least, "analogue" still rules, imo.
 
Yes, for audio analog is still my standard, but there is something to be said for convenience. I have a very nice high end table, but lack a room I can dedicate to music to do it justice. So it sits in storage. (Well, having 3 cats also informs that decision. ;) ) My Denon AVR-888 with only digital sources (whether from the net, CDs or satellite feed) suffice for background listening. And my iPod for on the go is OK, though most of my listening is spoken word.
 
Dee, I, too, am more than a bit unsure what the heck you're on about.:)

But, think of downsizing as simplifying. I've found that that worry and angst can kill most any kind of buzz, so go for the choice that leaves you feeling the best. Forget about everything "they" say. No one is keeping score.

Remember, you can always change your mind.
 
Dear Dee,

Dunno. With audio, I can certainly hear the difference, but I don't care enough to spend the money -- which is why I have a thoroughly indifferent Dual set-up, the top end of the bottom end, a long way from the bottom end of the top end. How much do you care?

Cheers,

R.
 
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Hi Dee

I get completely what you're saying. I think your audio analogy is a good one. I have a very good analog/CD set up which I don't use that much. I have 'downsized' to a simpler system, which still sounds good but gets played more.

I've rationalized my photography to just 3 cameras:

Hasselblad SWC
Leica M4/35mm Summaron
Ricoh GR Digital

I'm trying to focus more on the 'music' and less on the equipment.

Regards
Ernst
 
My system's a bit basic, Rega 3, Audiolab 8000A, Kef bookshelf (103?).

But around a year ago I loaded about 500 albums onto iTunes, sold every one of my box sets (for loads, the BBC library paid £145 for some, I bought a nice watch with the proceeds) and stuck it all on the iPod. Now I drive around, with the iPod fed into the FM radio via a tiny transmitter, playing everything on random, and it's like a DJ who knows my most extreme, bizarre favourites is crafting a playlist just for me. I'm enjoying my 'CDs' more than I have for years.

Sometimes, with an expensive hi fi, you find yourself listening to the system. I think it's better to listen to the music.
 
Paul T. said:
My system's a bit basic, Rega 3, Audiolab 8000A, Kef bookshelf (103?).

But around a year ago I loaded about 500 albums onto iTunes, sold every one of my box sets (for loads, the BBC library paid £145 for some, I bought a nice watch with the proceeds) and stuck it all on the iPod. Now I drive around, with the iPod fed into the FM radio via a tiny transmitter, playing everything on random, and it's like a DJ who knows my most extreme, bizarre favourites is crafting a playlist just for me. I'm enjoying my 'CDs' more than I have for years.

Sometimes, with an expensive hi fi, you find yourself listening to the system. I think it's better to listen to the music.
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Flanders and Swann,

"But I never did care much for music
It's the high fidel-it-teeeeeeeee''

Cheers,

R.
 
wgerrard said:
Dee, I, too, am more than a bit unsure what the heck you're on about.:)
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Pink Triangles were a top quality record turntable way back when (about 1980) and cost about £320 (500 USD) without arm or cartridge. They were good but have been outclassed for decades.

It's difficult to describe music listened through a h.q T/T, phono stage, amp and speakers whilst spinning well pressed, dynamic vinyl. It's certainly a revelation.


An old pink triangle with linn ittok (tic-tok) pick-up arm.


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Well, I'll bite (insofar as I know what the topic is!).... I see another photography analogy here -- one in widespread evidence on virtually every photography forum I have ever looked at: gear talk -- but rarely a mention of what matters in a photograph and why. It has always reminded me of those discussions I seem to recall from my own childhood and early teen years when hi-fi buffs discussed every aspect of technical performance but rarely if ever mentioned music or why it offered peculiar satisfactions...
 
Alun

I think we're actually alluding to the opposite. Strip away the technology and enjoy the music/images...

Ernst
 
ah, the warm glow of tubes and the warm sound of vinyl. the sonic equivalent of (name your favorite film stock). um, maybe like platinum printing; not for the faint of heart, but gorgeous tones when you're done.

Cary, Melos, Fanfare, VPI, Lyra, Audio Physic here. oh, and a cheapie Music Hall CD deck. Keep on spinning that vinyl.
 
Oh please! Dee's DEElightful mode of comuniDEEcation is always fun to read. I believe she is DEEscribing a way of limiting the equipment one uses to a bare-bones set. Limiting one's opportunities will lead to limited DEEsires as well.

;)
 
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