On Mon, 10 Jul 2006 11:54:36 +0100, "Keith G"
wrote:

OK, not as daft as you might think - I went through 20,000 SS amplifiers
without realising I was looking for valves, I did almost the same thing with
speakers. (Was doing in fact!) Now I've got triodes and horns (and vinyl)
and am very happy with the 'Holy Trinity'! What ****es me off is that all
the 'advice' I got, after I got into the 'hifi' hobby, tried to push me in
the opposite direction, so it took a lot more time and money to get where I
am!

Ah Keith. Sorry you got pushed in the wrong direction, but you do need
to shoulder some of the blame for that if you were asking people for
advice about Hi Fi. People would naturally push you in the direction
of highest fidelity, but that wasn't what you wanted. You had a
particular sound in your head that needed matching, and you've found
it in SETs and horns.

That's all great, and I for one applaud it, but impressive sounds
aren't much to do with Hi Fi. I for one always run the other way when
I hear a system that sounds impressive, because I know that in the
long run I won't be able to live with it. I need my Hi Fi to be
self-effacing - all I want to hear is the music.

One man's meat...

d

--
Pearce Consulting
http://www.pearce.uk.com