{"id":68,"date":"2020-04-30T09:17:39","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T09:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.murpworks.com\/thetalesofsilverdale\/?p=68"},"modified":"2020-05-03T07:48:04","modified_gmt":"2020-05-03T07:48:04","slug":"i-like-the-sound-of-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.murpworks.com\/thetalesofsilverdale\/nb-silverdale\/i-like-the-sound-of-that\/","title":{"rendered":"I Like the Sound of That"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>mu and I both love music, it&#8217;s how we met. We were students in Huddersfield in 1981. I was going to see Adam &amp; the Ants in Sheffield and mu asked if I could get her and her friend tickets. I did and the rest was history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Musical Fidelity Sound<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We knew that this time around, we would make our narrowboat full of sound. However, a narrowboat is just that; narrow. There isn&#8217;t a lot of space. Power is also at a premium, you have to generate it yourself when on the cut. I have a stereo system I built many years ago. It&#8217;s based around <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicalfidelity.com\/\">Musical Fidelity<\/a> with floor standing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ruarkaudio.com\/\">Ruark<\/a> speakers. Everything is big, heavy and uses a lot of power. there had to be a change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, on 9 February 2020 we went into Bath and purchased a Hi Fi system for Nb Silverdale. Funds are at a premium so it had to be something on a budget. Now I know the comments will flood in with<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;You can&#8217;t do Audiophile on a budget&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Sound System<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>But I had to try and this is what I came up with<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgeaudio.com\/en\">Cambridge Audio<\/a> One<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dali-speakers.com\/uk\/loudspeakers\/spektor\/spektor-1\/\">Dali Spektor 1<\/a> Speakers<\/li><li><strong>Cambridge Audio<\/strong> Banana Connectors<\/li><li>Wire<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgeaudio.com\/gbr\/en\/products\/hi-fi\/phono-preamp\/duo\">Cambridge Audio Alva Duo<\/a> Phono Preamp (recently added)<\/li><li>Existing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.project-audio.com\/en\/category\/turntables\/\">Pro-ject<\/a> Debut Carbon turntable<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We needed sounds and we needed a mix of digital and analogue sounds. And we needed it on a limited budget! The &#8216;One&#8217; is small but has some power provided by a toroidal transformer. The One forms the hub of the entertainment system: CD, Bluetooth for phones, laptop and TV but most importantly; vinyl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The speakers had to be small. Coming from <strong>Ruark Prologue Ones<\/strong>, the <strong>DALI Spektor 1<\/strong>&#8216;s are minuscule but upon listening to them in Richer Sounds I thought &#8211; I like the sound of that. The combination of Spektor 1&#8217;s with the One sounded great. Once at home, they sounded even better. I also love the Danish design of the speakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My <strong>Pro-ject Carbon Debut<\/strong>, now coupled with the <strong>Alva Duo<\/strong> sounds amazing. Some might say it&#8217;s had a counterproductive effect in that it&#8217;s spurred me on to buy more vinyl. This inevitably takes up space but the solution has been four record boxes made in Glastonbury, from The Record Station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have to say, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.richersounds.com\/\">Richer Sounds<\/a> were outstanding in their customer service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Sound Verdict<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, it&#8217;s a size-limited system, for not much money and I think we&#8217;ve got something really special that will work. It&#8217;s also expandable. I added the phono Pre-stage. A <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rega.co.uk\/turntables.html\">Rega<\/a> Planar 6 Record Player would be a great upgrade choice. A Sub-woofer could be added in. The possibilities are endless. However, for now I&#8217;m happy if I never get to move away from this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Is it the best in the world? No. It does however sound great and my vinyl has a new lease of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I can&#8217;t wait to spin up <em>Yellow Submarine<\/em> aboard Nb Silverdale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.murpworks.com\/thetalesofsilverdale\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/murpworks_hifi_web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.murpworks.com\/thetalesofsilverdale\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/murpworks_hifi_web-1024x812.jpg\" alt=\"murpworks I Like the Sound of That image\" class=\"wp-image-80\" width=\"256\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.murpworks.com\/thetalesofsilverdale\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/murpworks_hifi_web-1024x812.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.murpworks.com\/thetalesofsilverdale\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/murpworks_hifi_web-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.murpworks.com\/thetalesofsilverdale\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/murpworks_hifi_web-768x609.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.murpworks.com\/thetalesofsilverdale\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/murpworks_hifi_web.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-medium-brown-color\"><strong>rp &#8211; peace and narrowboats<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>mu and I both love music, it&#8217;s how we met. 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