Turntable and HiFi

[jphelan81]

I've heard good things about Sonos but never actually heard one playing, that's a funky minimalist vinyl setup. Rega are decent, I had various bits of theirs over the years, turntables and speakers being the standout items.

I really enjoy the Rega, first of all I bought a technics and I hated it, it was between a Rega or Project after that and I am happy with what I got. Sonos is good, used to be amazing, I think its been left behind a bit compared to some other multi room companies I read about, but it works and my speakers around have been long lasting, some of mine in the house are well over a decade old and still going strong. I always thought Dolby Atmos was a gimmick, but not with these Era 300 speakers, sound superb.

 

[TRS]

One of those Hi-Fi music machines from 30`s. Sometimes I take it off the shelf and the magic of mechanism begins. The kid and the neighbors are delighted (it's very loud)
This is a Soviet portable gramophone from 1937. It has been fully restored, calibrated, and is in excellent working order. I have a collection of records from the 1930s (not vinyl, but shellac records). I prefer tango and foxtrot. In the video, a fragment of the 1940 composition " Tango of Nightingale (Tango Solovjja) " is an artistic whistle (Caution!!! listen at low volume, especially if you have headphones; many high notes are whistling).

Obviously, we're not talking about sound quality, volume, or other audio characteristics here—we're talking about emotion. This turntable is truly astonishing, especially when you discover it requires no batteries, power, or cables, just a simple crank and 33 turns to charge the mechanism's spring.

And this is a modern, digital version of this tango.

 

[Paper Plane]

I’ve had 3 Rega t/tables. This P3 is the current one and probably the last.

steve