Ron, how many hours do you listen to your main audio system per week on average?
I see this very greatly among members here. I listen about two or three hours a day six or seven days a week. 15 to 20 hours per week. Actually that is the time I’m in the listening room. I would guess the stylist hits the vinyl about 75% of that time. So 12 to 16 hours a week. But it is always active listening, no office situation or multitasking.
Hours put in listening no doubt varies by individual but it is kind of interesting. Is there a thread on this?
Peter you are obviously an avid listener! I find myself listening just about everyday too although the length of each session varies. When I am listening to vinyl I am actively focused on the music. Lately I have been listening mostly to vinyl. When streaming I tend to multitask.
Ron, how many hours do you listen to your main audio system per week on average?
I see this very greatly among members here. I listen about two or three hours a day six or seven days a week. 15 to 20 hours per week. Actually that is the time I’m in the listening room. I would guess the stylist hits the vinyl about 75% of that time. So 12 to 16 hours a week. But it is always active listening, no office situation or multitasking.
Let’s say 15 hours a week times 50 weeks in a year is 750 hours a year. Do you replace your stylus every 375 hours?
I have nine cartridges. Four Colibris. These were sent back after 250 hours each for inspection and upgrades if offered. Each one was sent back three times so they’re still basically new. And then I have the other five cartridges. I might listen to three or four different cartridges in a year putting about 200 hours on a cartridge. And then there are the cartridges I don’t listen to every year.
50% of your playing is done on tapes is pretty high , i would say 200 hrs or so is usually good for Demag* and checking on heads you already cleaning , providing tapes are stored in a cool low humidity situation less deterioration on the whole, but your numbers for tape means you are hitting 200hrs + pretty quickly ..
Approximately 2 hours to 6 hours per week -- unless I experience audio overload (WBF posting, show travel, video editing, Masters & Makers interviews, Clarisys demos, system problems, time spent on the phone advising people on systems, Facebook audio Boomer drama) to which I have been susceptible the last few months.
I have many such audio devices all dead man’s stuff.
Ina studio I’ve read they clean the heads daily and definitely before a recording is made
demagnetize is very important and even if you just move the deck from one side of the room to another it’s needed.
From what I read demag does not make the head neutral it makes it less in that position
so often is better.
Approximately 2 hours to 6 hours per week -- unless I experience audio overload (WBF posting, show travel, video editing, Masters & Makers interviews, Clarisys demos, system problems, time spent on the phone advising people on systems, Facebook audio Boomer drama) to which I have been susceptible the last few months.
Your system is barely broken in Ron ! If i can't get in 5-6 hours of listening in a session, i don't bother, my system needs 1-2 hours to warm up and sound great.
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A timer is too much work but easy to hit this each time.
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A timer is too much work but easy to hit this each time.
Let’s say 15 hours a week times 50 weeks in a year is 750 hours a year. Do you replace your stylus every 375 hours?
I have nine cartridges. Four Colibris. These were sent back after 250 hours each for inspection and upgrades if offered. Each one was sent back three times so they’re still basically new. And then I have the other five cartridges. I might listen to three or four different cartridges in a year putting about 200 hours on a cartridge. And then there are the cartridges I don’t listen to every year.
This sounds very tedious to manage your fleet of cartridges and hour count them all etc. I am busy with work and family most days, so I probably only average 3-4 hours a week active listening.
Your system is barely broken in Ron ! If i can't get in 5-6 hours of listening in a session, i don't bother, my system needs 1-2 hours to warm up and sound great.
I had an amp that took a very long time to warm up, circa two hours, and generated a lot of heat, so I couldn’t leave it on. I sold it because of the wait time. It was annoying to hear it sounding, ok, but knowing in another hour it woukd sound glorious…
This sounds very tedious to manage your fleet of cartridges and hour count them all etc. I am busy with work and family most days, so I probably only average 3-4 hours a week active listening.
Sure Brad. We each make choices. I used to sell my cartridges when I found ones I liked more. The buyers appreciated knowing how many hours they had and they bought with confidence. I am fortunate to have the time to listen as much as I want.
I had an amp that took a very long time to warm up, circa two hours, and generated a lot of heat, so I couldn’t leave it on. I sold it because of the wait time. It was annoying to hear it sounding, ok, but knowing in another hour it woukd sound glorious…
I blame the speakers, the amp warmed up in about a hour on other speakers, it sounds good after about an hour, but magic starts after 2 hours playing time, not counting the one hour idle where just the power is turned on. The amps barely get warm, even after many hours of playing. The end result is worth waiting for, i still manage about 15 hours of concentrated listening a week, 3 times 5 to 6 hour sessions.
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