Gear
Listening is a dangerous place to be on the internet. Everybody has an opinion on what you use and what sounds better. (much like I do with vinyl).
This site is designed to simply give my opinion on a. record. I am using this page to simply provide details on the equipment I use. I don’t need help here as I know what I am doing with the technology and am providing the detail purely so readers know how I am listening tot eh vinyl to review it.
That said, if you think I need better kit – get in touch, I will happily receive any free kit you wish to buy me. My pockets are not that deep but if yours are – I am happy to be the beneficiary.
“Audiophiles don’t use their equipment to listen to music. Audiophiles use your music to listen to their equipment”
The HiFi Rack
back when I was a child, the HiFi rack was a thing of amazement. it was large, often with a. large cabinet, featuring a glass door, sat in the corner of the room.
These days class D equipment has changed the game for home audio enthusiasts. One brand in particular is making a lot of waves and that is Fosi Audio. This Chi-Fi brand is bringing out great kit, and low (ish) prices, that allow anybody prepaid to save a little the chance to build a HiFi rack that can fit on a desk.
Rediscovering music but with limited funds meant that I went down this route. I cannot express how happy I have been to find them (Thanks to CheapAudioMan on YouTube). The items they make (mostly) give great performance at a budget price.
I will not be sat with the gear forever but, as I start the site and my passion for music all over again, Fosi Audio will feature quite highly on my list of wants. At least whilst they continue to provide such amazing quality and value in the home music enthusiast space.
Fosi ZP3 Preamp
where all my audio sources connect before being sent elsewhere
Each speaker is connected to a Fosi V3 mono block amp. Each speaker getting maximum clarity and output.
Wharfedale 9.1 speakers offer premium sound at budget pricing.
How Else Do I Listen?
While physical media was absent from my life for a long time, music has featured for a long time. I have been down the whole car audio route in my late teens and very early twenties.
I ventured into home cinema in a. hard way in my mid twenties, just after I moved to Dorset and got a job working at Comet. Listening to music videos.
Streaming has featured in my life with Spotify, Tidal and Apple Music all featuring. Thee formats also seemed hollow though. I would sit and find tracks I like and add them to my playlists. Then I would just listen to the same playlist over and over again. never discovering new offerings.
This is why vinyl has me hooked. Since starting on this journey I have found myself buying records that look cool. I listen to an entire album without skipping (a reason why I have avoided getting a CD transport). I just pop it on, sit down and listen to what I have sent to my ears.
Vinyl is not cheap so I also have a home NAS with Plex installed. I use this with Plexamp on my iPhone to listen to other music while I walk the dogs or am in the car. The thing is, whilst being like a normal streaming service, since getting into vinyl, I have tarted listening to Plexamp more how I listen to a new record. I still have a playlist but rarely touch it.
I think the main reason I use it a lot is that I cannot afford the 1983 albums on vinyl. I will be doing my best to get them but, for now, this has helped plug some gaps.
Vinyl Review 