As someone with both a serious headphone setup and nearfield speaker setup I'd have to say if YOUR headphone setup isn't strong enough to support vinyl then that's a you problem more than a headphone problem. What does your rig consist of?
How did you know when you reached your endgame?
- Thread starter DJ The Rocket
- Start date
As someone with both a serious headphone setup and nearfield speaker setup I'd have to say if YOUR headphone setup isn't strong enough to support vinyl then that's a you problem more than a headphone problem. What does your rig consist of?
Thanks for the offer, I prefer belt driven tables. I'm pretty much set on Well Tempered. I'm not in a rush. I'm getting a preamp first with a good phono section.
Found an old Jeff Rowland preamp with a good phono section.
Glmoneydawg
500+ Head-Fier
Rowland stuff is legendary.....if you are using headphones exclusively turntable suspension should be less important...some great unsuspended tables out there...Can spend the savings on the cartridge
PC > AudioQuest Diamond USB cable > Eitr > Silver Dragon Digital > Brooklyn DAC+ with LPS > AudioQuest Water interconnects > Kenzie tube amp with input transformer mod > HD800S
Since the DAC+ has a phono stage built in I have considered getting back in to vinyl but I am pretty content with the system I built around the HD800S. Right now I prefer to do my listening through phones using locally stored files or streaming Tidal.
Last edited:
90s, the golden age of phono, then digital came.
Glmoneydawg
500+ Head-Fier
Back in to vinyl?...implies maybe you have a record collection.....you would be shocked how good some of the new crop of inexpensive higher end tables are....300$ and you are back in the game my friend
Glmoneydawg
500+ Head-Fier
Buy the Rowland....then we'll talk lol
I am buying it, I should have it by Saturday, a Consonance.
Last edited:
Glmoneydawg
500+ Head-Fier
Nice....great phono section...you won't believe how much information is buried in your records bud
Thanks but not that easy. My record collection was damaged beyond saving during a move many years ago. Besides now very good digital sounds almost as good as vinyl, that was sure not the case even 15 years ago. Lot of progress has been made.
Last edited:
Glmoneydawg
500+ Head-Fier
The guy you bought it off probably paid the price of a very nice used car for it lol....and is probably moving on to something 2%better...gotta love the audiophile life...congrats
I just missed this nice Well Tempered Simplex with a Rega Exact cartridge. I would have been set. I got some direct to disk, MoFis, Nautilus, and more LPs.
Glmoneydawg
500+ Head-Fier
Just got into the headphone thing..had hd650s...got lcd2 fazors...expected my digital front end to shine....analog setup has more information...depending on how it was recorded of course
I used to have Apogee ribbon speakers (the legendary 1-Ohm Scintillas), Krell monos, VTL preamp, VPI HW-19 table with Eminent Technology 2 air arm.
Now I got a pair of old Stax SR-007Mk1, KGST, Exogal Comet DAC and OPPO 95 transport. The Comet moves a notch up with a better LPS.
Now I got a pair of old Stax SR-007Mk1, KGST, Exogal Comet DAC and OPPO 95 transport. The Comet moves a notch up with a better LPS.
Last edited:
Users who are viewing this thread
