Posts by Russell Brown
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Hard News: And we may never meet again ..., in reply to Rich of Observationz,
Are you using an old amp - I didn't think modern amps had phono ins
A not-too-old JVC receiver, which does have phono input. Pre-amps are expensive!
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Righto. Bought a new turntable, the Sherwood PM-9805, $199 from the JB HiFi online store -- $250 less than the list price on the Sherwood NZ website, $100 less than it was instore at the local JB and about $60 cheaper than on the Australian JB online store. No built-in USB recording, but the turntables with that seemed crappier and more expensive.
Looking forward to it arriving now ...
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Hard News: And we may never meet again ..., in reply to Christopher Dempsey,
The solution to your problem at concerts is pretty simple, but makes you look slightly naff. Earpulgs. Trust me. Wear them once to a concert and you'll swear the sound is miles miles better and clearer. It is. Because earplugs tend to block out reverberating loudness, and absorb sound levels coming into your ear, so you actually get better and clearer sound. Forgive me for preaching but I know whereof I speak.
I take earplugs to any show I think is going to be loud, and certainly to anything at the Powerstation. There have been gigs I simply couldn't have enjoyed without them -- like, for example, Shayne Carter's retrospective set at the Stroke launch. That was loud.
I would advise not using the cheapo foam rubber ones though. For $20-odd you can get better ones that you can adjust by pulling in and out. Stuff sounds a lot better.
I'd be interested in anyone else's recommendations.
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Hard News: And we may never meet again ..., in reply to Grant McDougall,
Can someone please e-mail me and explain in very simple terms, how to post 1) a youtube clip and 2) a link ? Sorry for my dumb-arseness. (I realise there’s the basic explanation below, but I’ve tried with it and failed).
Paste in the URL with the http:// and www included.
Not the embed code, and not the short youtu.be one.
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Hard News: And we may never meet again ..., in reply to Kumara Republic,
A lot of the MP3s in my personal collection are rarities that have long since gone out of print, or were otherwise released only in a couple of markets.
Hipster.
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Hard News: And we may never meet again ..., in reply to Peter Darlington,
Turntable's all good but it's speakers for me, sounding loose and aged. Was embarrassed just how good Rob's setup sounded at his party.
I've got a great pair of Wharfdales that I got ages ago for 25% of original retail. They were hopeless TV room speakers -- apart from anything else, they're rear-vented and shouldn't be placed against walls -- but they have now been liberated as our deck speakers. A bit heavy to move around, but gee they sound fine outdoors.
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Hard News: And we may never meet again ..., in reply to Tristan,
Can I play a flat rate and get access to a media companies categloue all month?
I'd chuck sony or warners 50 bucks a month each if i could listen to or watch all i wanted during that month. Is this business model not enough money or are they just stuvk in the past
Believe it nor not, this is starting to happen in some European territories, most notably with ISPs taking out a Spotify licence and offering ad-free Spotify access as a premium for their customers. Some are even offering free downloads to account-holders. And it actually seems to be working pretty well.
I know Independent Music NZ signed a Spotify licence ages ago, and that they'd be bloody delighted to co-operate with that sort of scheme. Not sure about the majors ...
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Hard News: And we may never meet again ..., in reply to Dale Griffiths,
Try this:
Unfortunately, the YouTube short URLs don't work with our auto-embedding. You have to use the youtube.com ones. But I fixed you t'other one.
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Hard News: And we may never meet again ..., in reply to Peter Darlington,
On a side note, I was at a friends 50th party a few weeks ago. He had his decks set out and when he dropped the new James Blake single (Limit to your love) on brand new shiny vinyl and that big bass drop kicked in, we all fell about high-fiving like teenagers. Music isn’t a digital commodity like blocks of cheese, it’s best sampled personally and properly.
Testify, brother.
And that James Blake anecdote make me even more determined to replace the turntable that broke a while ago. I’ve still got quite a lot of vinyl, just nothing to play it on at the moment.
I really noticed how much better my vinyl records sounded through a PA system then my iPad did when I DJd a wedding party in February. Although Gary Steel mentioned a digital-to-analog converter that you can buy as an iDevice accessory -- it bypasses the built-in converter and the results are apparently very good.
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Hard News: And we may never meet again ..., in reply to Martin Lindberg,
Man, the Chev gots the fibre!
Duh.