What's your setup/configuration look like?

[Roedelheim]

You could play them from either a USB drive plugged into the Amp Ultra or a server anywhere in the house.

Still do not understand the need for that. For the living room the streaming services offer me more than enough. In my hobby room I grab a CD or LP and all is fine.

 

[slartibartfast]

Still do not understand the need for that. For the living room the streaming services offer me more than enough. In my hobby room I grab a CD or LP and all is fine.

It certainly isn't compulsory but that is a reason others do it. Even ripping LPs.

 

[Roedelheim]

It certainly isn't compulsory but that is a reason others do it. Even ripping LPs.

Not my way

 

[EddNog]

It certainly isn't compulsory but that is a reason others do it. Even ripping LPs.

Okay but one rips LPs because they literally wear every time you play it

 

[Roedelheim]

Okay but one rips LPs because they literally wear every time you play it

I am 46 now. When I listen to one LP per day I would be enough material for round about 7 years. No fear that they will suffer too much damage. It is fun, not an investment. When gone, then gone.

 

[slartibartfast]

Okay but one rips LPs because they literally wear every time you play it

Also you can remove annoying clicks and pops. I even managed to "nudge" my stylus carefully past a sticking point on one LP and repair the resulting click. I had bought a replacement years ago which didn't sound as good as the original so now I can play the better version any time I like

 

[TonyE]

I love reminding fellow Americans that it's pronounced, "ee-kay-ah."

-Ed

Hmm,.. the Japanese pronounced it like Americans.... Aye Kee Ah.. I think, I dunno I guess, Or maybe Ee Kee Ah.. I dunno, it was next to a Donki.

 

[TonyE]

Okay but one rips LPs because they literally wear every time you play it

Not really, if you keep your records and stylus clean, and the turntable adjusted properly those records will last for decades. I have hundreds of LPs I bought in the 70s... and more hundreds that I bought used from the 60s and even late 50s. They all play superb.

Now about ripping those LP. Yes, been there, done that, since the late 90s. I've spent literally thousands of dollars in the equipment, but then you upgrade the turntable... new tonearm, sub base, bearing, power supply, cartridge, preamp.... do you think I want to listen to my LPs they way they sounded played 30 years ago in my turntable?

So, I gave up. I just clean the LPs clean and they barely wear out if I play them every so often... I mean, it's up to 4000 by now. And Tidal HiFI gives me a good approximation with master quality streams...

So after spending years removing pops with Cubase, etc... I decided to keep the latest RME in the closet and spent an ungodly amount of money upgrading the Linn. It sounds fantastic, btw.

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Good job moving the streamers off the floor. Are those step stools? They look like they'd make good amp stands.