So as The 2019 plan is almost complete, I find myself thinking about the next phase. It is kind of daunting and to be honest. I have no idea where to begin. Even though I do not intend to start the plan until next year. It is not a small undertaking and due to what I estimate to be the cost, I really don’t want to make costly mistakes.
I have achieved a great amount of success with my system up to this point. I have achieved a level of sound reproduction that I have only heard in other systems. I have reached my mountain top. My CD and Digital playback is at a very high level. While I can see the next rung, I don’t necessarily feel the need to reach for it yet. This is completely foreign to me and I admit that I love it! But there is just one part of my system that has fallen behind.
My Vinyl playback has fallen behind. Admittedly my weakest area of audio. I grew up with CD’s and cassette tapes. I missed the Vinyl heydays and so never really appreciated it much for home stereo enjoyment. My introduction to Vinyl was aspiring to become a DJ. And my first deck(s) where a pair of used Technics 1200’s Mk II’s in a cart case with a mixer.
House and early Hip Hop where my thing. Free style music too! Played house parties and eventually graduated to bars, lounges and small clubs. Made it to the bigger clubs as a side room DJ playing the main room between sets for bigger names DJs. Loved those gigs and loved the energy and the crowd. But most of all, I loved the the craft of a good clean mix. But those days are behind me now.
So being an enthusiastic participant in the Vinyl renaissance, I want to elevate my Vinyl playback system to align with the rest of my system. While my last set up was decent, it just didn’t measure up. So I decided to scrap it and start over. The only component that remains are a few carts and my enhanced Lounge Audio LCR Mk. III and Copla MC head amp. I am still mulling over selling the last remaining items for a clean start.
The Lounge stack is quite good and I really appreciate what it does. I have a backup table that I will use for now or I have a line on a decent Japanese market Direct Drive Kenwood. But this will be a placeholder while I formulate my plan. Can’t be completely without now can I?
If you have stayed with my ramble this long. Thanks. I will be picking your collective brains for ideas and thoughts while I ponder the next move.
I have achieved a great amount of success with my system up to this point. I have achieved a level of sound reproduction that I have only heard in other systems. I have reached my mountain top. My CD and Digital playback is at a very high level. While I can see the next rung, I don’t necessarily feel the need to reach for it yet. This is completely foreign to me and I admit that I love it! But there is just one part of my system that has fallen behind.
My Vinyl playback has fallen behind. Admittedly my weakest area of audio. I grew up with CD’s and cassette tapes. I missed the Vinyl heydays and so never really appreciated it much for home stereo enjoyment. My introduction to Vinyl was aspiring to become a DJ. And my first deck(s) where a pair of used Technics 1200’s Mk II’s in a cart case with a mixer.
House and early Hip Hop where my thing. Free style music too! Played house parties and eventually graduated to bars, lounges and small clubs. Made it to the bigger clubs as a side room DJ playing the main room between sets for bigger names DJs. Loved those gigs and loved the energy and the crowd. But most of all, I loved the the craft of a good clean mix. But those days are behind me now.
So being an enthusiastic participant in the Vinyl renaissance, I want to elevate my Vinyl playback system to align with the rest of my system. While my last set up was decent, it just didn’t measure up. So I decided to scrap it and start over. The only component that remains are a few carts and my enhanced Lounge Audio LCR Mk. III and Copla MC head amp. I am still mulling over selling the last remaining items for a clean start.
The Lounge stack is quite good and I really appreciate what it does. I have a backup table that I will use for now or I have a line on a decent Japanese market Direct Drive Kenwood. But this will be a placeholder while I formulate my plan. Can’t be completely without now can I?
If you have stayed with my ramble this long. Thanks. I will be picking your collective brains for ideas and thoughts while I ponder the next move.