music in the shed

Davo said:
I have just gone into my office and listened to half a dozen USB cables and they all sounded the same to me. Not a single one of them made any sound at all.
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Correct. USB and HDMI carry digital signals. The cables make absolutely NO difference in anyway. I have a mate who owns a HIFI shop who is always rabbiting on about how his $600 HDMI cables are demonstrably better. I try and tell him that's been disproved a million times but he still rips stupid people off all the time. Ah well, I guess the wealthy are gullible. It's commonly known as psychacoustics, it cost a lot so of course it sounds better. Its digital folks, makes NO difference.
 
Davo said:
I have just gone into my office and listened to half a dozen USB cables and they all sounded the same to me. Not a single one of them made any sound at all.
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Oh wait, I just read what you actually wrote..... LOL
 
The method of install is often more important and neglected. Shielding from sources of electrical interference and quality of terminations important.
 
Dellortoman said:
As far as music systems are concerned, it's probably wise to pay attention to someone who's forum name is sonicboom.
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He owns a monty, something worth bearing in mind when considering his judgement on sounds :)

FWIW with regards to streaming services, I didn't think my tastes were particularly obscure but I've always struggled to find the music I want to listen to on both Spotify and itunes. Must admit I haven't revisited spotify for a couple of years after a very frustrating day discovering they had nothing that had been on that days random playlist of my ripped music[1]. iTunes is currently driving me demented as herself is a subscriber and keeps fruitlessly looking there for the stuff I've just played her on vinyl.

[1] that day had been mostly British punk, 80s British reggae, 90s British indie and a smattering of 80s prog
 
I'm definitely no audiophile as my hearing has taken quite a large hit from 25 years of chainsaws and chippers but i am an avid music listener. Still got most of my vinyl but no turntable. Turned the dark side of iTunes etc a few years back and just recently bought a nad viso 1. Its feckin ace, not massively loud but a good rich sound with great base. On wires or nufink, and not really expensive at all.

FFFANARCHY

 
I have an old set of Hi-Fi speaker boxes loaded with JBL's: 15" Bass, 10" mid range and horn for tops. My daughters boyfriend came in one day while I was playing some Pink Floyd and couldn't believe his ears. We also have a digital system with a sub woofer that shakes the floor, but the whole thing sounds like I'm listening via two tin cans with a piece of taught string between them.

 
Bob you'll have to try Elvis Shakespeare just up the road from me http://www.elvisshakespeare.com or
Backbeat Records in East Crosscausway, just stand at the door and shout your request in to Dougie and he will try to find it for you.
http://www.edinburghsouthsiders.co.uk/portfolio/dougie-mcshane/
 
For the Zep nuts, this is one of the first know live recordings of Zep at Whiskey Au Go Go in LA in '69. Only a sound track and not great quality but its interesting to hear their bits taking shape.

https://youtu.be/aFiPqMoAyHM

BTW the other act on the stage at the time was Alice Cooper. Am trying to find a recording of that as well.
 
bet you like Coldplay too ;)

Seriously they are playing at Victorious Festival in Portsmouth, saw Noel Gallaghers High Flying Birds there last year ,great value and a good festival.

https://www.victoriousfestival.co.uk/
 
This caught my attention, for some obscure reason ................... I listened to the whole thing ........... with the volume off.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwkriLcTxiQ
 
I love the slow blues, if you go to you tube and search for slow or relaxing blues you will find 10s of hours of awesome guitar blues along those lines, mostly just sound not video.
 
I really like this lot! More power to your Elbow.
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Guy Garvey (singer with Elbow) has his own show on BBC radio 6 music. Nice guy, can get a bit horizontal for me sometimes, more of a Marc Riley style for me. Iggy Pop has a show on Friday nights, now he plays some random stuff, he introduced me to Sleaford Mods, seen em 3 times now. Most of you probably won't understand them as they speak a foreign language, Nottingham! :D

https://youtu.be/zAdkI0wbThk
 
Stars of the Edinburgh Cultural Festival, bit of light relief after too much Grinderman.

Fourteen minutes into The Uayeb had to check outside to make sure it wasn't the 70s.
https://youtu.be/uKHqdlhD3zk 
 
Great tight backing band. OK, it's studio produced, but tighter than a fishes arse.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtdKvpCWUOE&index=10&list=PLjmbvI96ChbvZTkNK8QPVvAvpP14oY7TE
 
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