Vinyl

[TheLittleBigMan]

King gizzard and the lizard wizard - Petro dragonic apocalypse.

[Scanchez]

Picked this up from a charity shop yesterday.

It's amazing.

[Free Falling Foxes]

2 hours ago, Scanchez said:

Picked this up from a charity shop yesterday.

It's amazing.

I had some platform shoes like those back in the 70s.

I'm already tall so wearing those meant I couldn't even stand-up straight on a bus.

[masterg59]

4 hours ago, Scanchez said:

Picked this up from a charity shop yesterday.

It's amazing.

Nice find, top album👍

[ozleicester]

Not sure where to post this, but hoping someone here can help with some advice.
 

I have the opportunity to pick up a pair of these pretty cheaply... as they are  Wharfs, i assume (and google suggests) they are pretty good... anyone here have any knowledge or feedback they can give me?....

Wharfedale Diamond 9.6




Also.. the connections look a bit weird... hows does that work? (ignore the 9.1 im looking at 9.6 but same connections)



Thanks

Edited 28 September 2023 by ozleicester

[purpleronnie]

1 hour ago, ozleicester said:

Not sure where to post this, but hoping someone here can help with some advice.
 

I have the opportunity to pick up a pair of these pretty cheaply... as they are  Wharfs, i assume (and google suggests) they are pretty good... anyone here have any knowledge or feedback they can give me?....

Wharfedale Diamond 9.6




Also.. the connections look a bit weird... hows does that work? (ignore the 9.1 im looking at 9.6 but same connections)



Thanks

I've owned wharfdale in the past and they were great speakers, but weren't the 9.6.  But they have a good rep so I would buy them.  What is it about the wiring that you find wierd?  I wired my amp and cd this way and ran them through one set of speakers.  

 

But 2 sets are for bi-wiring for low frequency and high frequency from the receiver (2 sets of wires), which improves the sound.

 

If you bi-wire remove the plate (the gold plate bit you see above)

[ozleicester]

4 minutes ago, purpleronnie said:

I've owned wharfdale in the past and they were great speakers, but weren't the 9.6.  But they have a good rep so I would buy them.  What is it about the wiring that you find wierd?  I wired my amp and cd this way and ran them through one set of speakers.  

 

But 2 sets are for bi-wiring for low frequency and high frequency from the receiver (2 sets of wires), which improves the sound.

 

If you bi-wire remove the plate (the gold plate bit you see above)

Cheers

Thanks for the "Bi-wiring" i wasnt aware of that before... but it looks like i can just single wire no worries... just got to try and grab them from the seller before they realise what theyve got  

[ozleicester]

Just got this after getting rid of it 25 years ago...:)

[purpleronnie]

Edited 21 October 2023 by purpleronnie

[PAULCFC]

[Dr Marco]

bought it too!

[urban.spaceman]

Anyone got any good tips for a 'beginner' player? Just want a cheap as one, not bothered too much about quality just yet, just need a basic player

[Libertine]

11 hours ago, urban.spaceman said:

Anyone got any good tips for a 'beginner' player? Just want a cheap as one, not bothered too much about quality just yet, just need a basic player

My Audio Technica is decent. About £250. Most will tell you to avoid the likes of Crosley and other cheapo/‘suitcase’ players as they’ll likely damage your vinyl.

[Dr Marco]

https://www.denon.com/en-us/product/turntables/dp-29f/136636-new.html

[MrsJohnMurphy]

5 hours ago, Libertine said:

My Audio Technica is decent. About £250. Most will tell you to avoid the likes of Crosley and other cheapo/‘suitcase’ players as they’ll likely damage your vinyl.

This

 

Get an Audio Technica with a built in Pre-amp, the get some powered speakers like Edifier

 

Something like this 

https://www.kbaudio.co.uk/products/edifier-r1280t-audio-technica-lp60xusb-turntable-speaker-bundle?variant=39764047429678&dfw_tracker=140324-shopify_GB_6717849108526_39764047429678&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=&gclid=Cj0KCQiAjMKqBhCgARIsAPDgWlwWOUNj4QhRGjB9ZyCULPjZxWUnzdz2EE7gUq3R-Fbvi-bAOWNovVMaAmN3EALw_wcB

[TheLittleBigMan]

Black hot soup - King gizzard, dj shadow remix.

Refused - Everlasting.

[Fox92]

I picked up a nice Monkees EP the other week for £3. Cleaned a little but plays great now.

 

I'm A Believer / Last Train To Clarkesville / Daydream Believer / A Little Bit Of Me

 

 

[Dr Marco]

On 22/11/2023 at 18:40, Fox92 said:

I picked up a nice Monkees EP the other week for £3. Cleaned a little but plays great now.

 

I'm A Believer / Last Train To Clarkesville / Daydream Believer / A Little Bit Of Me

 

 

cracking!

[ozleicester]

On 23/11/2023 at 01:40, Fox92 said:

I picked up a nice Monkees EP the other week for £3. Cleaned a little but plays great now.

 

I'm A Believer / Last Train To Clarkesville / Daydream Believer / A Little Bit Of Me

 

 

Still got my original of this 😁

[ozleicester]

Picked up Saturday Night fever sound track for $5  today.

Cover is shit, but vinyls look ok...we'll see 😁

[Costello]

I've been getting back into the vinyl. A heartbreaker, but I sold all of my vinyl in a job lot back in 1986, just before joining the Royal Navy - it pains me to think what I had, most of the Smiths 12" singles and some really decent stuff - anyway, it went !! 

 

Looking to upgrade to a decent turntable and the Rega Planar 1 plus looks both affordable and decent. Stupid question....do I need an amp/speakers with this or is it built in ? 

[Dr Marco]

I'm not 100 % sure but yeah I think you need an amp

[TheLittleBigMan]

In the post..

Dexter Jones Circus Orchestra - If light can't save us

Nine Inch Nails with David Bowie - 1995 radio transmissions st louis

The Truckfighters - Mania

[Bellend Sebastian]

 

On 24/11/2023 at 13:10, Costello said:

I've been getting back into the vinyl. A heartbreaker, but I sold all of my vinyl in a job lot back in 1986, just before joining the Royal Navy - it pains me to think what I had, most of the Smiths 12" singles and some really decent stuff - anyway, it went !! 

 

Looking to upgrade to a decent turntable and the Rega Planar 1 plus looks both affordable and decent. Stupid question....do I need an amp/speakers with this or is it built in ? 

Have you invested yet?

 

If not, Dr Marco is right, you'd need an amp and speakers. I'm a bit out of touch having not bought kit for ages but when buying an amp for a turntable make sure it's got a dedicated phono/turntable input, especially if buying second hand.  With the resurgence of vinyl they've probably got them on again but there was a time when they didn't always include them (my NAD amp from about 2004 doesn't have one) and you need one for a turntable as the input signal is a lot lower than from other sources - if there isn't one you need to buy a separate phono stage/pre amp.

 

I think the old rule still applies: spend the most on the 'source' (turntable, CD player or whatever) slightly less on the amp and slightly less again on the speakers, the principle being that a component can't miraculously make the thing being fed into it better than it is, if that makes sense

[Costello]

11 hours ago, Bellend Sebastian said:

 

Have you invested yet?

 

If not, Dr Marco is right, you'd need an amp and speakers. I'm a bit out of touch having not bought kit for ages but when buying an amp for a turntable make sure it's got a dedicated phono/turntable input, especially if buying second hand.  With the resurgence of vinyl they've probably got them on again but there was a time when they didn't always include them (my NAD amp from about 2004 doesn't have one) and you need one for a turntable as the input signal is a lot lower than from other sources - if there isn't one you need to buy a separate phono stage/pre amp.

 

I think the old rule still applies: spend the most on the 'source' (turntable, CD player or whatever) slightly less on the amp and slightly less again on the speakers, the principle being that a component can't miraculously make the thing being fed into it better than it is, if that makes sense

Just got the Rega Planar 1 plus delivered today, looks amazing and still confused. I thought the fact that it has a pre-amp means you can connect to active speakers without the need for a separate amp ? It’s not that clear !