The Vinyl Thread

[Mardy]

Some decent deals here if you've got gaps to fill that include Elvis Costello, Elliot Smith, Sonic Youth and some other half decent odds and sods. John Martyn's One World for 8.99 is  a steal

https://thesoundofvinyl.com/*/Black-Friday-Sale/

 

[eFestivals]

wondering if you lovely peeps can help me.

I want to use the "digital optical input" on my Marantz MCR603.
(the spec doc is here: https://www.marantz.co.uk/uk/products/pages/productdetails.aspx?catid=hifi&subcatid=cdreceiver&productid=mcr603melodymedia)

I bought a TOSlink cable, but it's the wrong plug-type for the Marantz.

So what is the right type called, so I can buy the right cable?

[The Nal]

Should work Neil. Looks like a standard optical in on the back to me. Is the cable you bought not the standard optical with the square ish end?

Edited December 17, 2017 by The Nal

[Mardy]

From looking at the picture of the back of the Marantz, the left hand side of Nal's picture should fit into it. That's how I connected my Marantz, I think.

[Mardy]

This is the input

 

 

and the cable is the standard TOSlink

 

Unknown

[eFestivals]

thanks, i'll give it another go ... tho when I tried before it definitely seemed like it was a different socket type.

(it might help if I disconnect some of the other cables so I can get at the back of Marantz a bit easier).

 

[eFestivals]

yep, it did work. Thanks.

[The Nal]

Looks like a nice little unit. No wifi though. Can you chuck a Chromecast in the back? 

[eFestivals]

1 hour ago, The Nal said:

Looks like a nice little unit. No wifi though. Can you chuck a Chromecast in the back? 

it's got wired, which would be fine if my media server didn't randomly fall off the network now and then .... which I've given up trying to find a solution for.

It's now got a sonos connect hooked up to the back of it which doesn't fall off the (it's own) network. That's what the digital cable's for.

Edited December 18, 2017 by eFestivals

[5co77ie]

album of the year so far for me has to be Everything Is Recorded by Richard Russell - sounds great on vinyl

[chemica]

Did anybody see anything they'd like from the Record Store Day lists??

[Wooderson]

2 minutes ago, chemica said:

Did anybody see anything they'd like from the Record Store Day lists??

Welcome to the Blackout.

[Wooderson]

In general is the least impressive RSD list ive seen - and there have been some proper turkeys in the past.

[The Nal]

1 hour ago, chemica said:

Did anybody see anything they'd like from the Record Store Day lists??

Its a total swindle but saw a few yeah. The Bert Jansch, stuff,  Neil Young  doing Tonights the Night at the Roxy, Pere Ubu, Wilco live from 96, Stooges, Piper at the Gates of Dawn, PiL, Rage Against the Machine at the Dem Convention, Jeff Buckley at Sin E, The Whos Kids Are Alright. 

Won't bother though. No interest queuing and then battling through a shop full of 50 year old virgins who still live with their mum who are on the hunt for a coloured 7 inch single of some dogshit they don't even like. No fun in that. I can pick up any of the above later. 

[Wooderson]

"A few"? 

[Mardy]

There’s some stuff I quite fancy this year, more so than in previous years.

Hopefully getting the Tom Waits reissues, Pictish Trail, The Streets, Bobbie Gentry, Erasure, Sandy Denny. We’ll see. Huge amount of shite there too, novelty records etc

[Mardy]

1 hour ago, The Nal said:

Its a total swindle but saw a few yeah. The Bert Jansch, stuff,  Neil Young  doing Tonights the Night at the Roxy, Pere Ubu, Wilco live from 96, Stooges, Piper at the Gates of Dawn, PiL, Rage Against the Machine at the Dem Convention, Jeff Buckley at Sin E, The Whos Kids Are Alright. 

 

I think all the BertJansch stuff is all getting put out again, I picked up that box set of the first 4 albums the other week. 

[The Nal]

42 minutes ago, Mardy said:

I think all the BertJansch stuff is all getting put out again, I picked up that box set of the first 4 albums the other week. 

Aha excellent. Yeah usually the case. I'll hold off so. He sounds the biz on vinyl. 

[Mardy]

57 minutes ago, The Nal said:

Aha excellent. Yeah usually the case. I'll hold off so. He sounds the biz on vinyl. 

Reading up on it, might only be the Transatlantic records stuff that’s getting reissued. Those RSD ones are the stuff he did for Charisma. Pick of the bunch there is L.A Turnaround. Glorious album. I’m tempted now, damn you Nal.

 

 

[The Nal]

13 minutes ago, Mardy said:

Reading up on it, might only be the Transatlantic records stuff that’s getting reissued. Those RSD ones are the stuff he did for Charisma. Pick of the bunch there is L.A Turnaround. Glorious album. I’m tempted now, damn you Nal.

 

 

Ha! Yeah LA Turnaround the one that caught my eye too. Cant see it flying off the shelves though. 

[Guest]

OBVIOUSLY it's only for complete morons.... But I've got my heart set on the Sufjan Call Me By Your Name 10", and if I'm there anyway there's no harm in picking up that Run The Jewels box or the re-release of This Is The Kit's debut. I don't know if my pride will allow me to be one of those complete tools who queue up for it, but I hope to be strong and pure enough in my love of Sufjan to not succumb to that deadly sin.

[Wooderson]

All the negging about queuing on ‘ere is *ahem* unimaginative.

[pryce]

just got Fear of a Blank Planet by Porcupine Tree, my fav album and it sounds sooo good!

[Wooderson]

2 hours ago, pryce said:

just got Fear of a Blank Planet by Porcupine Tree, my fav album and it sounds sooo good!

I only know Deadwing. (Particularly *ahem* enhanced night cruising Spotify) what else should I be digging? To The Bone also fun.

[pryce]

18 minutes ago, Wooderson said:

I only know Deadwing. (Particularly *ahem* enhanced night cruising Spotify) what else should I be digging? To The Bone also fun.

Deadwing would be my 2nd choice, In Absentia and Lightbulb sun both really good as well.