Thanks for the reply. Yes I used to shoot concerts for fun. It was great to combine two different interests. I was doing it about the same time period as you but up in Seattle. I shot some of my favorite musicians including BB King in a small venue. ISO 1600 in Rodinal ?
Introduction from a Newb and Polling " Does size Matter?"
Greetings music lovers! My name is Richard and I am a 69 year old, semi retired commercial photographer living in Brooklyn. Until a year ago I was happy with my Klipsch 600 M speakers and a small NAD amplifier. Now with a little more time on my hands I have decided to devote a portion of my time to what I call Audio enthusiast; for some reason I don't like the term Audiophile. In addition to being a photographer I've always been an amateur musician. I had a garage rock 'n' roll band when I was in the sixth grade. Now I just play acoustic guitar and my other passions include cooking, collecting affordable outsider art, interior design mixing different Period furniture to create a unique look. I also like to collect music; mostly fine recordings on vinyl. My primary source of listening to music is vinyl and my secondary is streaming high res music through Tidal while I am cooking or doing dishes. I embrace both analog and digital and I look forward to experimenting with Dirac Live which came with my new NAD M10 integrated amp.
I joined this group to find like -minded folks who love music and want to share their sonic journey. I am a complete Newb. I am not an expert on anything so I am looking for a place to ask ignorant questions about things that I don't know about. It all started a year ago when I had a turntable that needed service and I found myself standing in a high end stereo shop and they were playing music through a pair of Sonus Faber Lumina II's, Wow! Speaker design has changed a lot in the last 50 years! If you've read this far I want to start a thread on what others think about the 17"x 13" chassis format ? To me it seems this size was created in the early days of HiFi when the component had to have room for tubes, large circuits and transformers. I live in a NYC apartment which is not huge so space was my general concern. I saw the Pro-ject line and Class D amps. I thought how cool it is to have this big sound coming from a component the size of a shoe box !
My main setup does not have any Pro-Ject gear in it but even my NAD M10 is on the small size.
I know its probably a frivolous topic to start with. In the scheme of things the size of gear has nothing to do with sound but I was curious if anyone else thinks that micro components are a cool feat of engineering?
Richard
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That seems like a great system; I bet it sounds amazing. Rega makes good stuff. So I like that yours are mixed sizes with sound being the criteria. I admire what the guys at Schiit are doing. They are definitely thinking outside the box. The only component I have of theirs is actually one of their larger ones : A shiit Stjarne phono preamp. It was the tube phono preamp that I found which was all tubes and not a hybrid of tubes and solid state. My understanding is that tubes for power and output make a difference but I am not an expert. Another great feature is that it has the power to be a preamp for MC carts should I ever go down that rabbit hole. |
@richardnyc2 No, I don't show my photographs-I'm sure they are not of that quality. My photos adorn a few office walls around town-likely more popular for price (0) than artistry. Lots of horse farms here in the Bluegrass and I enjoy hanging out on the turn for home and shooting horse races. So, plenty of subjects. I've never seen anything prettier than a horse race. You have received a lot of good advice and there are lots of good choices that will meet your needs. For what you are looking for, I hope you get a chance to hear some of the latest generation class Ds. Far ahead of Class D from even a few years ago. |
@richardnyc2 it's fun to read about your tweaking with speakers. I bet the SFs sound good! I had a long back and forth between floorstanders and bookshelf speakers. Ultimately, I like the height of bookshelf (as high as a place them) and also the design aspect and the placement flexibility. I nudge them every week. I am currently using speakers that are the best I had in my small-ish room, from craigslist for less than I paid for my first decent set.30 years ago. The only rule to what sounds best is that there is no rule! |
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