[Chromejob]

I still have my Technics dual deck cassette player ... the paired CD player (they would link up and parse a CD to the tape together) gave out long ago. I miss my Sony direct drive turntable with Empire cartridge that I gave away when I enlisted in th eUSCG in 1985. :sadwalk:

 

[Andy300]

Well, I disconnected and parted the old system yesterday arvo, to make way for the new one I'm listening to today hopefully :clap: .. I carefully placed each component in a plastic container, spooled all the wiring, and stacked the speaker cabs in a corner of the garage, and covered the lot with a dust sheet, ready for its reassembly when I decide if its going to be used in there, or the timber cabin I've built once its finished

Then, I remembered I hadn't removed the CDs from it before taking it all apart!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! (a couple of which were the wife's she had at Chrimbo, and listens to all the bl00dy time :angry: ) .. BALL ACHE!

Anywho, I'll report back on the new system later :thumbsup:

 

[mel]

I've still a Dansette up in the loft somewhere - - :crazy5vh: - - at my age I can only hear the Bass anyways - - "It's all about Da Bass, No Treble"

 

[BondandBigM]

- at my age I can only hear the Bass anyways - - "It's all about Da Bass, No Treble"

That just about sums it up for us as well. Big M is deaf as a post and after years of hammering and banging metal I'm not far behind her.

All my music is played either from my phone, YouTube or the radio on the telly through a small BOSE set that I bought a few years ago and a small Bluetooth speaker for holidays and the garden.

 

[Andy300]

Well, it sounded nothing short of amazing to me :thumbs_up: .. Blutooth'd a few very different and testing tracks through it, and a cd, and right up to the max volume couldn't detect a waver :biggrin: .. literally no distortion, not to my ear (though I am into thrash metal and loud motorbikes :laugh: ) .. very happy!

So, I asked if he would do the necessary, while the Mrs and I went for a bite to eat :biggrin: .. then I get a call half way through my roast beef, saying we don't actually have the system in stock after all :angry: , but the speakers and sub are! ... so I have to go back on Tuesday to collect the unit itself

Bit p!ssed about some pleb not updating their stock status, but really happy with my choice :biggrin:

 

[stairpost]

Well, it sounded nothing short of amazing to me :thumbs_up: .. Blutooth'd a few very different and testing tracks through it, and a cd, and right up to the max volume couldn't detect a waver :biggrin: .. literally no distortion, not to my ear (though I am into thrash metal and loud motorbikes :laugh: ) .. very happy!

So, I asked if he would do the necessary, while the Mrs and I went for a bite to eat :biggrin: .. then I get a call half way through my roast beef, saying we don't actually have the system in stock after all :angry: , but the speakers and sub are! ... so I have to go back on Tuesday to collect the unit itself

Bit p!ssed about some pleb not updating their stock status, but really happy with my choice :biggrin:

That's a bugger! Nothing worse than getting a let down like that when you are looking forward to something. But! It will make it even more pleasing when you get it

 

[BlueKnight]

That just about sums it up for us as well. Big M is deaf as a post and after years of hammering and banging metal I'm not far behind her.

All my music is played either from my phone, YouTube or the radio on the telly through a small BOSE set that I bought a few years ago and a small Bluetooth speaker for holidays and the garden.

You need bigger cables instead of clothes hangers. :laugh:

 

[BondandBigM]

You need bigger cables instead of clothes hangers. :laugh:

Why even bother with coathangers when you can use Bluetooth and fresh air.

And my headphones are nice and stealthy for work, no cables to get caught up in clothes.

One of the better inventions of recent years

:biggrin:

 

[Biker]

Why even bother with coathangers when you can use Bluetooth and fresh air.

And my headphones are nice and stealthy for work, no cables to get caught up in clothes.

One of the better inventions of recent years

:biggrin:

Yep, that's what I use on the bike.

BT FTW :thumbs_up:

 

[Andy300]

Can anyone recommend a good indoor DAB antenna ?

Not quite sure what they expect you to do with the "T" wire that comes with the unit

 

[BlueKnight]

Can anyone recommend a good indoor DAB antenna ?

Not quite sure what they expect you to do with the "T" wire that comes with the unit

DAB service was discontinued in Canada in 2013. You can get some antennas on Amazon UK.

 

[Andy300]

DAB service was discontinued in Canada in 2013. You can get some antennas on Amazon UK.

How come ?

.. and yeah, there's a few on the tinterweb, but also lots of mixed reviews on performance! .. so wondered if anyone has first hand experience :thumbsup:

 

[mach 0.0013137]

I used to be really into HiFI & owned a number of different systems which I`d put together for particular types of music. I had a fondness for classic, vintage, valve driven stuff eg Leak TL-12s, Stereo 20s & Quad IIs, speakers included Quad Electro-statics & IMF TLS-80 plus Garrard 301 & 401 turntables with SME 3012 arms mounted in special hand made plinths,I can`t remember what cartridges I used but again they were suited to particular types of music. I got a lot of my stuff from Paul Greenfield of Classique Sounds Leicester who is still in business. These days, although I do still have a few hifi systems & hundreds of LP`s (plus CDs) I tend to listen to Classic FM on my Roberts Stream93i internet radio while I`m messing about on this forum :tongue:

 

[BlueKnight]

How come ?

From WIKI.


Canada tested DAB services in the L-Band, in five major cities: Toronto, Montréal, Vancouver, Windsor, and Ottawa.[15] This covered a third of the population.[15] The unique requirements for DAB receivers to work inside Canada led to slow consumer uptake due to high receiver prices and reduced availability of L-band DAB receivers.[15] Also, the US has opted for a different system of digital radio broadcast,[15] which further reduced the market availability of L-band DAB receivers. The L-band assigned for DAB is currently considered for DMB services in Canada.[15] CRTC had initial plans for DAB to replace all AM/FM radio stations in 1996, but lack of adoption led to the decision to keep AM/FM stations.[15] All DAB bouquets in Canada have been discontinued.

A few stations in Canada are now using the American In-band on-channel (IBOC) digital radio platform.

 

[Andy300]

Ok, so I did what I should've done in the first place I guess, and Google'd DAB reception in my area ... and guess what .. there isn't any apparently :laugh:

What a Parnis!

 

[Leberkäse]

If it aint running on valves you are all listening to sh*t, just saying like .

 

[Leberkäse]

Its a well known fact that I am daft :thumbsup: .