Anynameyouwish
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I’m 61, born in 61 infact.
I got into ‘Hi-Fi’ back in the 70s I guess. The jargon back then was simpler. The options much less.
The family music player was a chipboard hinged box that was wrapped with vinyl. Oddly ! Or maybe it was leatherette. One speaker. Gold mesh grille.
It didn’t stop me playing Led Zep LPs that belonged to my sister who was away at Uni.
My best buddy at the time was getting into AMStrad, and then into Pink Triangle, his set up in a Council house Boxroom. The floor standers you had to negotiate around to get to sit in the listening spot ( the single bed). It was seriously loud.
The music was from a wide field of pop, RnB, despite the Punk era I guess Steve had taste.
So I saved up and bought a dual cs505, marantz pm10 amp,and I recall a cool looking Marantz cassette player with blue backlit dual VU meters.
I think I bought it used from the local tv/hifi store.
We saw cds come in, and vinyl decline.
There, that’s a bit of context for you … hope you enjoyed that
What the hell happened since then ?
I just want to listen to great music and mostly quite loud. I want the gear I have to be decent.
Arcam 290 amp
Kef floorstanders
Arcam 7SE (had for 20 yrs)
iPhone
Wiim streamer
DAC yet to be bought
I’m so confused, I just need a DAC choice that matches my amp/speakers don’t I ?
All I’m seeing is desktop DACs unless I spend £350 or more. What the heck is a desktop DAC?
I mean I know I could just not bother with an external dac. Maybe I should start there ?
The choice of DACs I find overwhelming.
I guess I’m saying I need an idiots guide. But not one from the pages of what Hifi that I could easily find online. I get the double blind test vibe on here.
There’s a wealth of knowledge on here for sure, but it’s really hard to decipher. I don’t want a degree in electronics.
Hope you feel my pain lol
I got into ‘Hi-Fi’ back in the 70s I guess. The jargon back then was simpler. The options much less.
The family music player was a chipboard hinged box that was wrapped with vinyl. Oddly ! Or maybe it was leatherette. One speaker. Gold mesh grille.
It didn’t stop me playing Led Zep LPs that belonged to my sister who was away at Uni.
My best buddy at the time was getting into AMStrad, and then into Pink Triangle, his set up in a Council house Boxroom. The floor standers you had to negotiate around to get to sit in the listening spot ( the single bed). It was seriously loud.
The music was from a wide field of pop, RnB, despite the Punk era I guess Steve had taste.
So I saved up and bought a dual cs505, marantz pm10 amp,and I recall a cool looking Marantz cassette player with blue backlit dual VU meters.
I think I bought it used from the local tv/hifi store.
We saw cds come in, and vinyl decline.
There, that’s a bit of context for you … hope you enjoyed that
What the hell happened since then ?
I just want to listen to great music and mostly quite loud. I want the gear I have to be decent.
Arcam 290 amp
Kef floorstanders
Arcam 7SE (had for 20 yrs)
iPhone
Wiim streamer
DAC yet to be bought
I’m so confused, I just need a DAC choice that matches my amp/speakers don’t I ?
All I’m seeing is desktop DACs unless I spend £350 or more. What the heck is a desktop DAC?
I mean I know I could just not bother with an external dac. Maybe I should start there ?
The choice of DACs I find overwhelming.
I guess I’m saying I need an idiots guide. But not one from the pages of what Hifi that I could easily find online. I get the double blind test vibe on here.
There’s a wealth of knowledge on here for sure, but it’s really hard to decipher. I don’t want a degree in electronics.
Hope you feel my pain lol