Recent content by hughmc2

Oh dear, the perils of reliance on spell-check. ;)

I will no doubt be told that my system is not revealing enough or that my hearing is not educated enough to hear the subtle differences but if anybody is trying to decide whether to by power conditioners, cables or audiophool wall sockets let me give you a glimpse into a cautionary tale. My...

........and people who name themselves after a product which epitomises gulability should not be so condescending ;)

I'll get my coat............

When I watch live music performed the stage is generally much wider than 3m. So to my mind having a "soundstage" that attempts to portray that is simply being accurate. Not an added effect. I have 487 LP's & 304 CD's. If it is so easy to reproduce a soundstage that reflects the original...

Sondek, could I seek some advise please. I have a very varied taste in music but have struggled to find my way into classical music. 2 out of every 3 LP's I pick up from charity shops seem a bit inaccessible to me. I like Grieg's Death of Aase, the Planets Suite, some Sibelius, cello music...

Probably a bit over the top and but we use Proctors dynamic battens in our timberframe flats construction. http://www.proctorgroup.com/products/acoustic-solutions/profloor-dynamic-batten but you will have to raise the floor in the flat above by 107mm ( 70mm batten/ /19mm gyproc plank /...

You know you could be right !? That does look like a pube on track 3 :o

is Portishead ~ Dummy on vinyl worth tracking down ?

thanks for the tip-off , I will

too late...:mad: I bought The Cure's Disintigration on 180g vinyl thinking it would add something to the very good CD. What a crock of s%#t ! Apart from the fact that it sounds sooooo bad it looks as if the vinyl was an old milk crate in a previous life ( yes I know milk crates aren't...

I hope so. I'm really looking forward to picking up an obsolete, used, ex-£6000 rrp CD player for £500 in a couple of years.

sounds a little bit like we have more than enough technology to repeat what was done in '63 but not the craft or insight. ( reminds me of X-factor :D ) I have Melody Gardot's One & Only Thrill and whilst the "live from paris" disc is very, very good it never escapes the confines of the area...

Excuse my ignorance on this but if I bought a CD of this album would that very wide & deep soundstage be carried over from the original to the new format ? Not saying I want to, just curious regarding the process.

I have no real preference between vinyl or cd. My Cd's are clean & convenient and my vinyl is music full of memories. At the weekend I bought an LP from a charity shop ~ Frank Sinatra & the Count Basie Orchestra ( on Valiant label VS144 ). The missus loves the big band sound. Cost me £1...