I didn't realize people from the UK were such huge fans of the USA, nice flag
Really? I thought a lot of students owned MBP's....
Talk about trying to stand out in the crowd... Lol
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Post Your Mac Setup: Past & Present (Part 15)
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Talk about trying to stand out in the crowd... Lol
Well I know in my case it was called student loans and if I was going to be in dept then I at least wanted to get something that I really wanted.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7473374/SAM_0123.jpg
Here is my fairly new setup, nothing fancy..
Windows 7 was installed only for that I could play Limbo
Apparently there is some cable management to be done, but I have a subwoofer under my table so what can you do?
Are those Genelec 6010A ?
nice. Genelecs really do sound fantastic. Where did you get the stands from if I might ask ? Getting Studio monitors to the right height has always been a bit of a hassle.
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Here is my fairly new setup, nothing fancy..
Windows 7 was installed only for that I could play Limbo
Apparently there is some cable management to be done, but I have a subwoofer under my table so what can you do?
akg k601 ?
which amplifier do you use ?
Grooves get ruined no matter what.
Except that some turntables, especially if properly set up (which involves a perfectly flat surface and a perfectly balanced arm, because gravity and centrifugal force are your worst enemies - not to mention a fresh stylus!), are much easier on your records and give you much better quality (to the point of showing the damage done to the grooves by 70s cheapo turntables).
Has designed changed?
Theoretically not much, but engineering and manufacturing have taken quantum leaps, e.g. when it comes to cutting the sapphire or diamond stylus, a very important part of a turntable.
See, very little has changed in the design of the diesel engine, but I would take a Ford truck over a Lada all the same.
Come on, you are a Mac user. You should know better than this.
The state of the art has nothing to do with digital clocks.
The state of the art in 1978 looked more like this:
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/7826/jamichellgyrodec25silve.jpg
It's a Michell Gyrodec, not very different from the 1960something Transcriptor Reference seen in A Clockwork Orange nor from the modern-day top of the line Orbe.
Does it look familiar?
IIRC Steve Jobs used to own one.
Johnny Ive must be familiar with this kind of design too, heh?
Of course, I'm not saying everybody should go the Alex De Large route for funding the purchase of such a beauty
Those are gimmicks to ride the wave of the vinyl craze.
No self respecting hi-fi turntable incorporates a pre, much less a USB DAC.
For the same price you could get a used wood&aluminum Pro-ject Debut II: built like a tank.
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I believe I ordered those from here http://www.thomann.de/fi/km_232bk.htm
But then again, any microphone stand with 3/8" thread will do.
I'm using Beresford Caiman DAC which has a decent headphone jack. I previously had Heed Canamp which I stupidly sold
Grooves get ruined no matter what.
Except that some turntables, especially if properly set up (which involves a perfectly flat surface and a perfectly balanced arm, because gravity and centrifugal force are your worst enemies - not to mention a fresh stylus!), are much easier on your records and give you much better quality (to the point of showing the damage done to the grooves by 70s cheapo turntables).
Has designed changed?
Theoretically not much, but engineering and manufacturing have taken quantum leaps, e.g. when it comes to cutting the sapphire or diamond stylus, a very important part of a turntable.
See, very little has changed in the design of the diesel engine, but I would take a Ford truck over a Lada all the same.
Come on, you are a Mac user. You should know better than this.
The state of the art has nothing to do with digital clocks.
The state of the art in 1978 looked more like this:
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http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/7826/jamichellgyrodec25silve.jpg
It's a Michell Gyrodec, not very different from the 1960something Transcriptor Reference seen in A Clockwork Orange nor from the modern-day top of the line Orbe.
Does it look familiar?
IIRC Steve Jobs used to own one.
Johnny Ive must be familiar with this kind of design too, heh?
Of course, I'm not saying everybody should go the Alex De Large route for funding the purchase of such a beauty
Those are gimmicks to ride the wave of the vinyl craze.
No self respecting hi-fi turntable incorporates a pre, much less a USB DAC.
For the same price you could get a used wood&aluminum Pro-ject Debut II: built like a tank.
if you read my info
you'd see I managed to get it for £6.50 its an awesome unit, better than a lot of modern ones i've used. £800 in 1978 was an awful lot of money for a domestic appliance, I used an inflation converter and in todays money its like £3,600. At the moment i'm in the process of buying quite a lot of 1970s pieces as I want a unique room and as such am giving it a sort of space age style with my own twist.
Plusif you google Toshiba SM3750 they make modern stylus for it I fitted a new belt and stylus the moment I got it I am gonna replace the belt in the cassette deck at some stage.
I also said in the catalogue I got with (which was a Toshiba Catalogue) it was the top of the range out of all the others Toshiba made, I didn't say anything about any other manufacture,
some people just seem to hate when they see something unusual in someones setup I don't get it
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Not taking sides on this little 'discussion', but just wanted to point out that centrifugal force doesn't exist!
Wow! Love the new iMac! Those wired keyboards with the numeric pads are the best. I with I had one. Punching the little numbers along the top of the wireless version gets old fast. Haha!
That red clock/picture frame is quite elegant as well
Thanks! I absolutely love it! It has a much more expensive and durable look than the (plastic) G5.
I wouldn't want a wireless keyboard, indeed - I still don't understand why they didn't made the wireless keyboard with a numpad, just as in the previous Apple Keyboard.
The clock is nice indeed. It was only ten bucks so I thought it would be nice on my desk.
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