Ultimate enjoyment?
Posted by: blythe on 14 October 2002
I can honestly say, that aged about 13, I had a Dansette record player with a Stereo cartridge, which I put one channel through the built in amp and the other channel through a Philco radio with an "Aux" input.
Listening to Manfred Mann's Earthband, Pink Floyd, Yes etc. I seem to remember it being the best enjoyment I ever had from music.
QUESTION: Was it simply the memory of my first Stereo or was it truly a great system?
I spent hours listening to and thoroughly enjoying it.
Obviously it "can't" be up to Naim standards, but I do sometimes feel I might have lost the plot.
Do any of you have similar experiences? What do you think?
Computers are supposed to work on 1's and 0's - in other words "Yes" or "No" - why does mine frequently say "Maybe"?......
Posted on: 15 October 2002 by blythe
Having been "out of" Hi Fi for a few years, I have only recently even heard of Mana, which I presume is a company that manufactures tables and stands for Hi Fi equipment.....
Well, my original "Stereo" was actually sitting on top of an old "Orange Box" - yup, the thing that oranages used to be delivered to shops in!
The Philco radio sat on top of my 1940's chest of drawers.
Therefore I deduce that if you site your equipment on large resonating, acoustic boxes, the sound improves!
Is this the theory behind Mana????
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Computers are supposed to work on 1's and 0's - in other words "Yes" or "No" - why does mine frequently say "Maybe"?......
Posted on: 15 October 2002 by Cheese
Good topic, blythe. I was 13 too when I started my audiofool career, with a cheap small GoldStar boombox. Having seen Bose 901's and dreaming about them (mainly because they were expensive and looked gooorgeous), I tried to apply this silly Bose direct/reflection system by placing an open folder next to my boombox and directing its loudpeaker toward it. The improvement was MASSIVE. I can still hear ELP's Karn Evil 9 on it.
Next I felt that I could need a little more bass. So I separated the mono speker cable into two parts and connected one of them to my father's big 50's radio. Another giant leap forward as it was now 'stereo' with a lot of boom-boom. Unfortunately, this system survived about 3-4 weeks before a big bang blew up all fuses - I can still smell it.
The following X-mas, my brother gave me his 20-year-old HiFi-System, the best bit being a Lenco turntable. To get the amp going, you had to switch it on an off 10-15 times until you heard a loud buzz that lasted for a couple of seconds, then it was ready. Oh, and one of the tweeters was torn open, at louder volumes it sounded like 'flap-flap-flap'. A bit of duct tape solved the problem.
It was still the best HiFi I ever had. Happy days...
Cheese
