woofmytweets
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glad to see you're still up to no good NW. I (also?) have more gear now than aesthetics permit - have to figure out how to jam an MC2205, a turntable, and a R2R into zero space.
Well, if it makes you feel any better the actual money is in the main living room system. Everything else together cost much less than that system and virtually everything not in the main system can be sold for more than I paid for it. That fact can and does help pay for the main system.You've got a lot of great gear man. It makes me want to pull my finger out and start actually building one proper system rather than going out half-assed.
Initial impressions are that they don't live up to their namesake. The cone tweeter had a harsh edge as they tend to, but better than others I've heard.How do those Nakamichi speakers sound?
Already doing that with this beast that I built 3 years ago. Connected via optical to the DAC (it's just around the corner in my bedroom) I virtually only listen to CDs before they're ripped, otherwise the majority of my listening comes from my PC library (which includes the CDs, downloads, and digitized records and tapes) and streaming services.I'm proposing a new project: you really should assemble yourself an inexpensive Raspberry Pi based digital playback system. I ditched spinning shiny discs years ago and thoroughly enjoy the benefits of selecting anything from my digital library in seconds - across multiple systems and controlled by smartphone or tablet. I'm a 60 year old boomer, but get what Millennials introduced with iTunes. Albeit I go the other way in terms of resolution with ripped CDs and many higher resolution downloads. And you can also play your choice of streaming service like Spotify, Tidal, etc. I use Tidal HiFi. Mix playing tracks from the cloud and yours.
I used a Sony 300 disc changer years ago which provided some convenience, but you're still waiting for physical media to be ferried about like a 50s jukebox.
Just a suggestion: use the Cray Supercomputer for music library storage, but not as player. Way too much RFI noise and Toslink inherently has very high levels of jitter. Get a compact endpoint connected via ethernet (or WiFi if necessary) to server and S/PDIF, BNC or USB to DAC for playback - isolated from the server. Rip your CD collection and retire the players.Already doing that with this beast that I built 3 years ago. Connected via optical to the DAC (it's just around the corner in my bedroom)