Time to get the vinyl out of the loft

dayjay posted:

Pawson6844 posted:

Don't worry it will make you need the 250dr so get saving! 

No!  It's take me a week to talk myself out of it.  I'll wait until Xmas and then borrow my dealers and see if I really do need it

As soon as you hear it you will need it. There is no maybe or talking yourself out of it. 

Your fighting a losing battle with upgraditis just like me. It's all good 

dayjay posted:

In a desperate attempt not to buy a 250DR, which I'm not sure I need, I have pulled the trigger on an ex dem Rega RP8 and a Stageline that I definitely don't need.  Now I can listen to my old vinyl complete with its crackles and pops and spend more money on albums I already own.  All of this and I have saved myself £1,500 on the price of a Nap250DR.  Oh God.

I think you'll find crackling and popping vinyl is an urban myth. With a quality turntable/arm/cartridge. it isn't an issue.

Also, consider the money you'll recoup from the sale of your soon to be redundant Hugo.

What a shocking thing to say Fatcat!  I love my Hugo and I'm sure it will live in perfect harmony alongside its vinyl playing brother

Pawson6844 posted:

dayjay posted:

Pawson6844 posted:

Don't worry it will make you need the 250dr so get saving! 

No!  It's take me a week to talk myself out of it.  I'll wait until Xmas and then borrow my dealers and see if I really do need it

As soon as you hear it you will need it. There is no maybe or talking yourself out of it. 

Your fighting a losing battle with upgraditis just like me. It's all good 

The problem is I have already heard it and its very nice indeed, however, what I have sounds great every time I hear it which is why I haven't pressed the button and bought the 250dr.  It seems a little sad to buy something to improve a sound that I already love, hence the dramatic move to vinyl - which will be fun as will collecting new vinyl

Vinyl:  a much sturdier medium than yo might think. Ask Thor!

dayjay posted:

Pawson6844 posted:

dayjay posted:

Pawson6844 posted:

Don't worry it will make you need the 250dr so get saving! 

No!  It's take me a week to talk myself out of it.  I'll wait until Xmas and then borrow my dealers and see if I really do need it

As soon as you hear it you will need it. There is no maybe or talking yourself out of it. 

Your fighting a losing battle with upgraditis just like me. It's all good 

The problem is I have already heard it and its very nice indeed, however, what I have sounds great every time I hear it which is why I haven't pressed the button and bought the 250dr.  It seems a little sad to buy something to improve a sound that I already love, hence the dramatic move to vinyl - which will be fun as will collecting new vinyl

Sensible answer. 

I went to a speaker dem to day - I'll post detail later - but the source was a NDS and Roksan Xerxes and it was a classic example of analogue showing digital how it should be done.

RP8 and Stageline have arrived and been duly set up.  Still not certain I have got the weight set up properly but even in its temporary position (the wall shelf hasn't arrived yet) it sounds very good, and I can see that there is considerable promise there.  I have also discovered that some of my vinyl is in dire need of either a damned good clean or replacement but that's another story.

Well done!

On the weight - I found that Apheta likes to be towards the end weight of a scale given in a manual. Example: if your's says 1.65 - 2.00 try somewhere close to 1.85-1.90

Adam

The Strat (Fender) posted:

I went to a speaker dem to day - I'll post detail later - but the source was a NDS and Roksan Xerxes and it was a classic example of analogue showing digital how it should be done.

I have both, and agree with you.