Finally started

sir_lagzalot

I just started building my first two channel system, and so far I have an Adcom GTP-450, a Sony TAN-330ES and a pair of Monitor 10Bs, just listening to the tuner so far and all I have to say is wow. Just wondering what direction to take next.

dudeinaroom

A decent Vinyl setup, or a good CD/DVD-A/SACD player. Vinyl is generally the cheaper media, but you have to do some leg work to find it, and find what you are looking for. The digital formats, I believe, have more of a variety of of stuff from the '90s to present.

danger boy

take a right at the light, that's the direction I would go with it

domflane

Congrats sir, 2 channel is where its at. I would definately look for a new source next, probably a good CD player, but don't count vinyl out . .

comfortablycurt

Sweet!! 2 channel is where it's at IMO!!

To reiterate the others points...I'd definitely look into a new source next.

Vinyl is sweet, but your best bet would probably be a decent CD player. SACD playback is a big plus. There are plenty of universal players out there that sound great as 2 channel sources. I'm using a Denon 2910, and it sounds great. It sounds even better when it's running through my DAC though.

zingo

Put together a music PC. It will give you access to the unlimited world of digital music without a laser. Plus, playback/bit rates are the unlimited (so to speak).

cnh

The guys are right. But though Vinyl is cheap because few use that format and most have given theirs to a Goodwill, the price of a good turntable is not so cheap and most of the vinyl aficiandos also spend 100s on strange looking devices that 'clean' vinyl.

Remember Vinyl loves dust and static electricity..and that you're 'always' fighting a losing battle against these regardless of whether you keep your records in a vacuum sealed chamber that orbits the earth. Surface noise...is TOUGH to beat--no ifs, ands or buts about it. If it were really easy to exhile surface noise from vinyl--the CD would have never caught on.

Now I'm not saying that vinyl does not have that nice warm musical sound. It does. But you have to be this side of 'neurotic' to be able to keep your vinyl in any reasonably playable shape. I say this because I really, really really get disturbed by surface noise and not because I think CDs are better..they're not.

But a quality SACD/CD player would be my first choice for an upgrade. Because a good SACD is almost like vinyl--and guess what...? No dust or static noises, etc.

cnh

hearingimpared

dudeinaroom wrote: »

A decent Vinyl setup, or a good CD/DVD-A/SACD player. Vinyl is generally the cheaper media, but you have to do some leg work to find it, and find what you are looking for. The digital formats, I believe, have more of a variety of of stuff from the '90s to present.

LPs wise yes . . . hardware and accessories NO WAY Jose'. I'm not trying to discourage the OP from vinyl, far be it for me, a vinyl guy, to do so.

hearingimpared

cnh wrote: »

The guys are right. But though Vinyl is cheap because few use that format and most have given theirs to a Goodwill, the price of a good turntable is not so cheap and most of the vinyl aficiandos also spend 100s on strange looking devices that 'clean' vinyl.

Remember Vinyl loves dust and static electricity..and that you're 'always' fighting a losing battle against these regardless of whether you keep your records in a vacuum sealed chamber that orbits the earth. Surface noise...is TOUGH to beat--no ifs, ands or buts about it. If it were really easy to exhile surface noise from vinyl--the CD would have never caught on.

Now I'm not saying that vinyl does not have that nice warm musical sound. It does. But you have to be this side of 'neurotic' to be able to keep your vinyl in any reasonably playable shape. I say this because I really, really really get disturbed by surface noise and not because I think CDs are better..they're not.

But a quality SACD/CD player would be my first choice for an upgrade. Because a good SACD is almost like vinyl--and guess what...? No dust or static noises, etc.

cnh

With the 'neurosis' comes the ability to minimize surface noise to almost zero on LPs! Besides, unless you get a really good CD player the digital glare is worse than the vinyl surface noise. IMHO of course.

sir_lagzalot

Thanks for all the suggestions, I really do like the vinyl idea, but will probably start with a good universal player. Someday I hope to move on to tube gear, I know more money and my wife already wants to kill me.

reeltrouble1

your safe, every wife needs a fantasy, as long as you can have your rig its all good, persuing gear designed to play music and trusting what you hear will bid you well, remember to try things you have to have things......

RT1--Tubes Rule

wutadumsn23

Congrats on the 2 ch rig. I just recently heard what I was missing and last weekend I scored a pair of very nice looking and amazing sounding Monitor 10A's for $50. I will keep an eye on this thread as I am looking for suggestions on where to go next.

-Jeff