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So I've been TV shopping for a couple of weeks now. After visiting no less than 4 sorta local Best Buy stores, 3 HH Gregg stores, and a couple of other TV sellers I've yet to find a store where I can see OLED side by side with a conventional LED backlit TV.
Has anyone here been able to do a direct comparison? If so is OLED worth the price premium? Why?
I'm more than happy to plunk down $2K or a little more for a TV if and only if it represents a significantly better return on my $$. I'd of course rather not.
Considering the space I have to work with 65" is probably a little bigger than I want or need. 55" is probably a better size for me.
Note: I have a brand spanking new Oppo UDP-203 4K deck in the stand waiting for a TV to be hooked up to. -
In the "What I Got Today" thread I mentioned that today was going to be a day of music and self indulgence. It begins here:
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No. The turntable is a U-Turn Audio Orbit with an Ortofon 2M Blue cartridge mounted.
As I understand it a small group of engineering students from a prestigious North East ivy league school decided that they could build a "high end" turntable at an affordable price. They did the whole "gofundme" thing and raised an ***-load of cash to get started.
Don't matter to me. I have a really nice turntable at a price that fits well in to my budget.
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Just finished all 4 sides of Mr. Clapton's Unplugged on 180G vinyl and cued up ELP's Brain Salad Surgery also on 180G vinyl. An almost "religious" experience being played through the recently received RF-82 II. I really REALLY need to go shopping for more vinyl.
My neighbor's only comment upon hearing the new system was "DAMN!" For just a tick under $3K I've assembled one of the best sounding systems that I've ever owned. And that's saying something considering I've owned stereo systems approaching $50K or a bit more.
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57 minutes ago, Ceptorman said:
Home brewed potato chips!
That deserves it's own thread
Ya think? Might just do that. If I do it'll be posted in the "Fine Food and Music" thread.
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1 hour ago, willland said:
No doubt a lot of speaker for the $$$. I have not seen much copper in the Hoak's home.
What are your thoughts so far? Pretty big sound huh?
Bill
First thought... I'm seriously glad that the guy who lived in the other side of the duplex from me moved out the end of last month. If he was still here he's be pounding on my door by now.
Second thought... I'm not entirely sure I "need" a subwoofer any more. Been playing them most of the morning with the sub off. Definitely much more bass output than the Heresys.
Third thought... Very revealing. Some of my CDs sound just awful when played through the new speaks. On the flip side what little vinyl I've played this morning sounded terrific.
I'm getting through my normal weekend chores today so I can take tomorrow as a day of loud music and self indulgence. I have a twelver of my favorite beer on ice and everything needed for a big batch of home-brewed potato chips.
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A pair of RF-82 II for the living room system. At $359 each these have got to be one of the best bargains to be had.
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Blasting a little Led Zeppelin to piss off the neighbors on this fine Friday morning.
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These I got today. Took the new (to me) Miata out for a drive to have lunch at a local Mom & Pop BBQ joint that I frequent. After lunch I wasn't quite ready to go home so I pointed the Miata at the nearest twisty back woods road I could think of. There are quite a few here in rural Polk County, Florida. When I got to the end I realized that I wasn't all that far from the local Best Buy. It's always fun to bang around the Best Buy store. Who knew they had a small selection of vinyl. 3 of my favorites came home with me but that could easily have been 20 were I not concerned about hitting my daily debit card limit.
I guess I know what I'm doing for entertainment tonight.
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Actually yesterday but... I finally retired the ancient Kodak digital camera that I've been using in favor of an entry level DSLR. It's pretty much the bottom of the line but I got a good deal on it and over the next few months I'll be able to determine if I use it enough to move up the food chain.
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Goes along with a recently received Outlaw Audio RR-2150 Receiver and an Oppo UDP-203 Universal disc player. All drives a pair of 84 vintage Heresys along with a Dayton Audio. 12" sub-woofer to fill in the octaves that that the Heresys just cant.
Yep... I'm a pretty happy camper right now. Currently spinning Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of the Moon and wishing I had more vinyl to listen to.
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Yup!
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13 minutes ago, willland said:
Jeff,
I can see you now scooting through the twisty roads in the mountains, okay hills, okay more like rises, of lower Central Florida.
Bill
It's headed to my Brother's vacation home in North Carolina as soon as I can pack a case. Looking forward to tossing it around a few of those twisty mountain roads.
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Picked up a very nearly pristine 2001 Mazda Miata. A few ticks less than 56K on the odometer. Not too bad for a 16 year old car. It's the LS edition so it's pretty much loaded option wise.
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Local to me. Be happy to facilitate the sale and shipping assuming it's still available.
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If this didn't sell to the previous guy who PM'd you contact me ASAP then consider it SOLD.
THANX!
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Very good but I still prefer the originals.
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Not sure if it was this thread or the cooler weather we've been enjoying here in Central Florida but I was compelled to go to the grocery and get the makings of a big pot of chili.
I know what I'll be eating for the next few days...
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My neighbor has one of these:
https://uturnaudio.com/products/orbit-special-turntable?variant=33392232970
I think it's a great TT. Enough so that I'm going to buy one as soon as I can.
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5 minutes ago, agreen60 said:
Looks Like the Forte 3's are1800.00 each!!
Source?
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Not today but a couple of days ago. I'm assuming that one of my tenants left it at my front door for me. No matter I loves me some Crown Royal. Especially when it comes with a nice heavy bottomed glass and a gimmicky blue light LED coaster.
Yes... I've had a couple (maybe more) already...
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DAMN!!!
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An early Christmas present to myself.
A 180g vinyl copy of Dire Straits Love Over Gold and a Japanese import SACD of Elton John's Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.
I haven't opened either one yet but I know what I'm doing to entertain myself this evening.
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PM sent.
What I Got Today!
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A shiny new Klipsch R-12SW to keep my recently acquired RF-82IIs company.
No... I really didn't need another subwoofer. The copper just kind of sucked me in.