To successfully play digital music though my HiFi several software components play a part.
It’s not just about throwing numbers at a digital to analogue converter.
Raspberry Pi music player. Software
Retire my Goldring E3 catridge for Audio-Technica VM-95EN
I’ve really enjoyed my Goldring E3 Cartridge for the last couple of years, but all good things come to an end. Time to embrace a new cartridge.
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Vinyl Club Selection. Queen. Sheer Heart Attack
Today I offer for your consideration Side 1 of Queens third album.
Queen are a band with a massive back catalogue. The obvious choice for a good one is “A Night At The Opera.” The album which brought us Bohemian Rhapsody. Personally, I prefer Shear Heart Attack.
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Technics SL-QX200 Turntable. Wot, no motor!
This was given to me by a friend. A “small problem with the arm” he said.
I’ve never been inside a direct drive turntable before. This will be interesting. Continue reading “Technics SL-QX200 Turntable. Wot, no motor!”
Metal take up spool, a bonus and an unpleasant discharge
I have been trawling ebay for a metal take up spool to improve the looks of my Sony reel to reel.
They are really expensive. £40 -£60. This one was advertises at £14, so I snapped it up. Nice. Continue reading “Metal take up spool, a bonus and an unpleasant discharge”
A Meter bridge too far.
I do like the clean simplicity of the aesthetics of my Mission Cyrus One amplifier.
However a nice big pair of mechanical VU meters also looks good. So, I built this. Continue reading “A Meter bridge too far.”
Jim has Garrard 301 and SME 3009
Last summer I met an old colleague at a mutual friends birthday party. Turns out Jim is also a vintage HiFi fan and has some very nice kit. Continue reading “Jim has Garrard 301 and SME 3009”
Denon DMD-M30 Minidisc
I love Denon Mini systems and I love Minidisc. So, why was this a disappointment? Continue reading “Denon DMD-M30 Minidisc”
A curious Philips automatic turntable
I spotted this in a local charity shop.
At first glance it looks rather smart. But is it worth buying?
Raspberry Pi music player. Hardware
In a previous article I described why I wanted to build a Raspberry Pi based music player.
Here I describe the hardware part of the project. Continue reading “Raspberry Pi music player. Hardware”