04-19-2015, 11:50 AM
Still have my pre-cd collection and my Onkyo TT with a BO cartridge. I put a new belt in the TT about 2 years ago, hooked it up to my Sherwood 7800, tube type receiver, setting the TT on a concrete floor. I guess my system has been tweaked for CDs (build my own speakers - many) but, the performance just didn't justify the hassle and it was just sitting there on the floor. So it is back in the closet.
BTW, I used to buy vinyl, copy it to a cassette and listen to the cassette, mostly in my car. So the records have been played very little.
P.S. and somewhat unrelated, I just discovered the amazing dynamic range available using digital/optical connectivity. Not that the source material is better and the amp with the optical input certainly isn't, but loud is LOUD and soft is very soft. I wonder if there is a way to take advantage of this in my tube type amps. My OLD Sony CD player has a "digital out". Owners manual says "for future use". Hum - - -
BTW, I used to buy vinyl, copy it to a cassette and listen to the cassette, mostly in my car. So the records have been played very little.
P.S. and somewhat unrelated, I just discovered the amazing dynamic range available using digital/optical connectivity. Not that the source material is better and the amp with the optical input certainly isn't, but loud is LOUD and soft is very soft. I wonder if there is a way to take advantage of this in my tube type amps. My OLD Sony CD player has a "digital out". Owners manual says "for future use". Hum - - -
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