What are you listening to right now?

[Sirgin]

The Shadows Vol. 3

I'm listening to the actual vinyl on my new Technics SL-1210 MK2...awesomeness

[lackofselfcontrol]

Listening to Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago

Pretty good stuff

[blcklblskt]

Going through Metallica's albums from the '80s.

I loves a good solo.

[logical123]

The Shadows Vol. 3

I'm listening to the actual vinyl on my new Technics SL-1210 MK2...awesomeness

That there is a nice player. How much did that run you?

[BadEnoughDude]

I'm listening to the actual vinyl on my new Technics SL-1210 MK2...awesomeness

We had one of those in the media closet while I was at the U of M Morris. They never used it. I tried to get them to sell it to me for years. They never would

[Sirgin]

The Shadows Vol. 3

I'm listening to the actual vinyl on my new Technics SL-1210 MK2...awesomeness

That there is a nice player. How much did that run you?

€435. I bought it at the (famous in Europe) German "Music Store Professional". I've bought stuff there before. They're pretty awesome when you live in Belgium. Because Belgium is close, any purchase over €100 will be shipped for free. Their prices are also unmatched here because they buy in large quantities. Buying the exact same player in Belgium would cost me around €580 (no joke). See it here. I know it's a bit over the top to have a professional DJ player in my bedroom (while I'm not a DJ), but I don't regret it...I like high-end equipment.

I also had to buy a stylus; they recommended me this one (Shure M97xE) as being the best for simply playing records (no scratching).

Then I had to buy a phono premamp because my studiomonitors (KRK Rokit RP-8) are active monitors already. I went with this cheap one (ART DeeJay Pre II) from ART because the total cost was going up fast. It sounds better than I expected; I'll eventually replace it with a tube-preamp when I have the money.

I also had to buy 2 cables (although turned out I didn't need one of them ) to hook it up to my FireWire Interface.

The whole thing set me back almost €600, but it doesn't bother me. I saved up for it and I don't regret it because it sounds awesome.

[James]

The whole thing set me back almost €600, but it doesn't bother me. I saved up for it and I don't regret it because it sounds awesome.

I got a £65 pair of headphones of my choice for my birthday last year. They're 5.1 surround (Sharkoon XTatic 5.1) and although the surround effect isn't fantastic, they're very good quality. I was a bit unsure of spending so much on headphones but I'm glad I did.


I use them with my Xbox 360 and PC so I can play late at night without disturbing anyone. I wrote a review for them in my blog on here.

[Sirgin]

I got a £65 pair of headphones of my choice for my birthday last year. They're 5.1 surround (Sharkoon XTatic 5.1) and although the surround effect isn't fantastic, they're very good quality. I was a bit unsure of spending so much on headphones but I'm glad I did.

Yup, I've read your review, it was good

Quality equipment always pays off in the long run. Not only does it sound better but it last much longer than cheap stuff.

[logical123]

Heh... I still love my pseudo surround sound system (Paid $4.50, stereo was 2, wiring was $2.50, speakers were free) and my Technics baseline player that I got for x-mas.

[Sirgin]

and my Technics baseline player that I got for x-mas.

What's the product name of that baseline player?

[Tondog]

Metallica - Death Magnetic, the MUCH BETTER sounding Guitar Hero 3 mix. Someone in the production of that album really dropped the ball with the mixing on the regular CD version. Thank God Neversoft put out a version of this album without any dynamic range compression or brickwalling. Kudos guys, kudos.

[Sirgin]

Frank Sinatra with Quincy Jones and Orchestra - L.A. is my lady vinyl

[hXd]

I recently got into Daitro and I got as much of their stuff as possible

[BadEnoughDude]

18,000 songs on random.

Right now, Nirvana - Moist Vagina.

[James]

Norah Jones - Come Away With Me


Perhaps a bit soppy but it's nice and relaxing late at night.