FITEAR Appreciation Thread

[Guan22]

Said that before even order LS5x lor ...

Wait next round say hooted Noble Audio Kaiser 10

dont be so mean to kaiserken leh

Wizard is seriously time wasting wat
His CIEM is damn bling, but to me, that's that

 

[Jeremy1]

if tio Toto jackpot... invest in property liao~

AP..........................

 

[kenz]

Wizard is seriously time wasting wat
His CIEM is damn bling, but to me, that's that

Thank goodness Guanie's ears aren't the last words on customs

 

[Guan22]

Thank goodness Guanie's ears aren't the last words on customs

Yes, Kenny boy, thank god for that
LOL

 

[adequate]

Bo bian, after LSX5, portable is gonna take a back seat
It's time to look after home rig going forward

Unless, I tio Toto, then different story liaoz

Going for vinyl next? hehehehe ......

 

[Guan22]

Going for vinyl next? hehehehe ......

I dun dare to touch vinyl
CDs and digital audio ba

 

[kenz]

Going for vinyl next? hehehehe ......

From what i heard, those good vinyl tip heads can get me a DX100 or AK120

Is it true?

 

[Guan22]

From what i heard, those good vinyl tip heads can get me a DX100 or AK120

Is it true?

Let's just say a good turntable can easily cost $10,000
Pretty scary money
Though it sounds amazing when done right

 

[kenz]

Let's just say a good turntable can easily cost $10,000
Pretty scary money
Though it sounds amazing when done right

wow ... that puts the audio gears in new perspectives.

 

[Guan22]

wow ... that puts the audio gears in new perspectives.

Good turntable setup is $10,000
Amazing ones can cost 6 digits

Worse than scary
Practical nightmare
Wallet killer

LOL

 

[Questor]

Let's just say a good turntable can easily cost $10,000
Pretty scary money
Though it sounds amazing when done right

Unless you are one of the rare individuals that has a really expensive turntable (I know someone who has one in the 6 digit range), actually I feel the biggest cost of going into vinyl is the media.

Each time you play the LP, you're eating away at its lifespan..

 

[FatalethaL]

From what i heard, those good vinyl tip heads can get me a DX100 or AK120

Is it true?

IIRC, there's a fellow HWZ who posted his hoot on my HOOT thread... USD100k.. gold color eh~

 

[Guan22]

Unless you are one of the rare individuals that has a really expensive turntable (I know someone who has one in the 6 digit range), actually I feel the biggest cost of going into vinyl is the media.

Each time you play the LP, you're eating away at its lifespan..

Yeap, but having said that, more and more youngster worldwide is going back to vinyl and turntables

Comparing various sources that I've heard, vinyl is the most analogue sounding and one that evokes most emotions within the music

 

[kenz]

Good turntable setup is $10,000
Amazing ones can cost 6 digits

Worse than scary
Practical nightmare
Wallet killer

LOL

IIRC, there's a fellow HWZ who posted his hoot on my HOOT thread... USD100k.. gold color eh~

no way ...

 

[FatalethaL]

no way ...

really really... have to slowly find... quite some time ago liao

 

[Guan22]

no way ...

No kidding
Wallet killer through and through
Those hoot is cut cheque one, no need open wallet

 

[kenz]

Yeap, but having said that, more and more youngster worldwide is going back to vinyl and turntables

Comparing various sources that I've heard, vinyl is the most analogue sounding and one that evokes most emotions within the music

The sound quality still dependent on the vinyl pressings right?

 

[Guan22]

The sound quality still dependent on the vinyl pressings right?

Yeap, the pressing must be good
The ones I've heard are pretty good
The shop I brought u to at Adelphi carries quite a collection of vinyls
A lot of his customers go in regularly to buy vinyls

 

[Questor]

Yeap, but having said that, more and more youngster worldwide is going back to vinyl and turntables

Comparing various sources that I've heard, vinyl is the most analogue sounding and one that evokes most emotions within the music

I used to think so also, but now my view is not so fixed..

I'd say that vinyl has advantages in the energy and emotion section, and while it has its complexities, much of it is known. This lets most people get much higher performance at the same price point.. a $10k well set up TT is going to a win a $30k CDP almost all the time in majority of people's setups.

One reason is that many people still don't know how to get great digital output still, and think CDP or PC playback is 'plug and play'. If you put in enough effort here, it would also sound good and I don't think will lose that much to vinyl.

Having said that, there are still advances in TT - for instance I find the laser LP players very interesting.. I feel getting rid of the needle is a great step in at least helping the longevity issue.

 

[Guan22]

I used to think so also, but now my view is not so fixed..

I'd say that vinyl has advantages in the energy and emotion section, and while it has its complexities, much of it is known. This lets most people get much higher performance at the same price point.. a $10k well set up TT is going to a win a $30k CDP almost all the time in majority of people's setups.

One reason is that many people still don't know how to get great digital output still, and think CDP or PC playback is 'plug and play'. If you put in enough effort here, it would also sound good and I don't think will lose that much to vinyl.

Having said that, there are still advances in TT - for instance I find the laser LP players very interesting.. I feel getting rid of the needle is a great step in at least helping the longevity issue.

Getting PC audio right can be very difficult
Maybe that's y all the music servers in the markets are at least 4 figures
Scary, I'm still using laptop as music source to DAC