u/wiggan1989
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▲ 9 r/vinyl
First Stevie Wonder recored acquired.
Picked up from Ebay, UK first pressing. I own Talking Book on CD. This is probably my favourite of his.
u/wiggan1989 — 1 day ago
Think I underestimated the size of the Wharfedale Evo 5.2's
Made a post yesterday about pulling the trigger on these. Got them open box for £450. However, they were fully sealed, not a mark on them at all.
Anyway, these things dwarf the Elacs as you can see in the photo. I had to swap out my taller bookshelf speakers for smaller ones to accomamade the tweeter height being ear level. The subs are not always on, only for certain genres.
The sound is very filling compared to the Elacs and the mids are smooth and clear thanks to the midrange driver. The high end is detailed but not fatiguing too, haven't really experienced that before. I had to eq the Elacs to make them a tad brighter as I felt it was slightly lacking in that regard. Don't need to do that with these.
I bought these to future proof, because me and my partner are planning on moving to a bigger house and will fit better in a bigger room.
u/wiggan1989 — 1 day ago
▲ 1.6k r/BudgetAudiophile
Does anyone believe in Burn in for speakers?
Brain burn in yes, but actual burn in? Not so sure? Don't get me started on DACs burning in, looking at you Head-Fi.
u/wiggan1989 — 1 day ago
Quincy Jones - The Dude
Picked this is up earlier today in a charity shop. It was a blind buy as I've never heard this album before, but knew of the legend that is Quincy Jones, so surely can't be bad. Boy I was right, it sounds fantastic!
u/wiggan1989 — 2 days ago
Pulled the trigger on Wharfedale Evo 5.2 speakers for £450 ($610).
Open box from Peter Tyson and they come with a warranty. They'll be replacing my Elac DB63s. Was happy with the Elacs but at £450 nearly new I couldn't pass up the opportunity. I have a sub with the Elacs, doubt I'd need it with the EVO's?
u/wiggan1989 — 2 days ago
▲ 28 r/SACDAudiophiles
Picked this up from Cash Converters - Arcam CDS27 for £120
I had a Fiio DM15 R2R but had issues, so returned it and found this SACD player at Cash Converters (Used store) for £120. Only have 1 SACD (Dark side of the moon) so far in my collection, sounds great.
u/wiggan1989 — 4 days ago
"Must have" records
I never got this statement. Surely, music is subjective, I believe nothing is a "must have" record to own. It's good to recommend albums, I have done this in the past but I would never say it's a must have!
Maybe, I just being a miserable arse! Happy Friday.
u/Thatguy32101 — 6 days ago
▲ 3 r/vinyl
New additions!
The Womack Sisters - Self titled
Grand daughters of the legendary Sam Cooke, nieces of Bobby Womack. Listened to a lot of them via their live performances on YouTube, such a breath of fresh air. Bringing back that old school Supremes sound to the modern age!
Joey Bada$$ - B4DA$$
Debut album, has that east coast boom-nap feel to it. Definitely a recommendation for any rap fans.
u/wiggan1989 — 6 days ago
▲ 37 r/BudgetAudiophile
Unorthodox solution until taller speaker stands arrive.
My current stands are not ear level. So decided to do some experimenting and thus added some girlfriends books under the speaker to prop them up to ear level. Now it's Ear level, I've notice the soundstage and treble has improved. Feels like I've missed out on better sound.
I will use wider/bigger books but this was just a quick way to test.
u/wiggan1989 — 8 days ago
▲ 0 r/audiophile
Those that don't have room treatment, why?
I'm sure like many on here they'd love to get their room treated, but for some it's not possible. For me, my hifi setup is in the office room with my partner and when I've spoken about treating the room, she's not been keen on hanging big "ugly" panels on the wall. I have already taken up most of the space with my records and comic books.
My system sounds decent as is and I have uses Room EQ via the Wiim which has improved the sound, but room treatment would take it up a notch regarding better sound quality.
u/wiggan1989 — 8 days ago
▲ 5 r/daily_spins
Solange - A Seat at the Table
Modern RnB classic in my opinion.
u/wiggan1989 — 10 days ago
Keep flip flopping on which is the better Solange album.
When I get Home was my favourite for the longest, but been listening to A Seat at the Table a lot recently and I'm starting to like that more.
u/wiggan1989 — 10 days ago
▲ 106 r/vinyl
Those with 1000+ record collection. Do you feel overwhelmed when choosing a record to play?
For reference I have 198 records and counting and to me, I feel that's a lot. I normally listen to 3/4 records a day then transition to cd or streaming later in the day. I feel like I get a lot of use out of all of them.
If I have over 1000 though it would take me years if I used the same process. I know there are apps that pick an album a day for you via Discogs integration.
u/wiggan1989 — 11 days ago