Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
October 15th 04, 10:08 PM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 782
Views: 26,056
Analogue vs Digital
Stewart Pinkerton wrote:
How about the vinylphiles who swear that a Garrard 401 or Thorens 124
is the best way to replay vinyl? Or fans of the Decca cart?
A 401 is the best way to spin...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
October 15th 04, 05:12 PM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 782
Views: 26,056
Analogue vs Digital
Stewart Pinkerton wrote:
Note he didn't say 'vinyl replay', he said *vinyl*. The *medium* has
not improved at all in thirty years.
What about the generally atrocious standard of pressings in...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
October 12th 04, 07:19 PM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 41
Views: 1,814
Good amps all sound the same do they?
Bob Latham wrote:
A few months ago I went to see a Pink floyd tribute band and packed my
ears with cotton wool and still found it painful.
Cotton wool is only good for stopping the blood...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
October 11th 04, 06:32 PM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 89
Views: 3,724
Good amps all sound the same do they?
Tat Chan wrote:
"TV sound system"? What did we do in the days before DVD and home
theatre, eh?
We watched/listened to "Simulcasts" with the television moved
in front of the fireplace and the...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
October 11th 04, 07:04 AM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 89
Views: 3,724
Good amps all sound the same do they?
Tat Chan wrote:
... my amp gets really hot in the Australian summer just driving a
nomimal 8 Ohm pair of speakers ...
(of course, it could be because my room gets the afternoon sun and...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
October 6th 04, 07:28 PM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,034
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
October 5th 04, 06:57 AM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 471
Views: 19,295
FA Quad QC24 Valve pre amplifier on ebay
Stewart Pinkerton wrote:
On Tue, 05 Oct 2004 13:17:34 +1000, Tat Chan
I have my eyes on the (non-WRX) Subaru Impreza AWD ...
BWAHAHA! Check the fuel consumption figures for those two....
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
September 28th 04, 10:24 PM Posted to rec.audio.tubes,uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 471
Views: 19,295
FA Quad QC24 Valve pre amplifier on ebay
Stewart Pinkerton wrote:
On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 21:01:52 +0200, Sander deWaal
wrote:
Other people see pink elephants, Pinky sees big white vans with red
crosses on them.
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
September 27th 04, 07:59 PM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 471
Views: 19,295
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
September 15th 04, 10:23 AM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,224
Replacement driver for TDL speaker
Nige wrote:
Could anyone tell me where I could obtain a new LF driver for my TDL
RTL3 speakers? One of the units was recently damaged and I'm looking to
get hold of a replacement - or perhaps...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
September 13th 04, 07:45 PM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 69
Views: 3,575
Older seperates vs new system
MG Lewis wrote:
With around £200 budget I've been thinking of buying a new hi-fi
system like a Sony or Panasonic or going to richer sounds and trying
to pick up some bargain seperates from...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
September 9th 04, 03:59 PM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,013
Loudspeaker stands
Tat Chan wrote:
Eiron wrote:
Andy Evans wrote:
Either I build some or I buy some. Ideas for a really good sounding
base for a
2 way bookshelf speaker? Don't want to throw...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
September 9th 04, 11:47 AM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,013
Loudspeaker stands
Andy Evans wrote:
Either I build some or I buy some. Ideas for a really good sounding base for a
2 way bookshelf speaker? Don't want to throw money at this, and am happy
scouring yards for...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
September 5th 04, 09:36 AM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 9
Views: 951
Who has heard Dynaudio speakers?
Fleetie wrote:
I finally found a CD with some bass:
A "C" at ~16.35Hz, though only at -20dB.
Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Organ. Telarc CD-80274.
Now I have an incentive to go the...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
September 4th 04, 08:17 PM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 9
Views: 951
Who has heard Dynaudio speakers?
Stewart Pinkerton wrote:
On Fri, 3 Sep 2004 17:59:13 +0100, tony sayer
wrote:
hence my enthusiasm for top-class
'minimonitors' combined with a killer sub, which...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
August 28th 04, 07:35 PM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 3
Views: 420
Amar's Magic Strikes Again!!
More Bose magic - this time active car suspension.
The photos in the Daily Telegraph motoring section today
looked faked as my Lexus doesn't roll that...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
August 26th 04, 10:11 PM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,468
Orchestral sound levels at home
ruffrecords wrote:
I have never heard it expressed in SPL but a long time ago I read that
the peak output from an orchestra is about 70 watts of acoustic power.
You should be able to work...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
August 24th 04, 07:50 PM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,936
Eltax Symphony 6.3
Triffid wrote:
Radiohead pibbled:
I'm looking for advice as I've seen a new pair of Eltax Symphony 6.3
for £40 which struck me as being a bargain, but I thought I'd post a
message on here...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
August 22nd 04, 09:35 AM Posted to uk.rec.audio,rec.audio.marketplace,aus.audio-visual.home-cinema
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Replies: 0
Views: 445
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
August 16th 04, 11:11 AM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 39
Views: 1,756
The old headphones question.
Pooh Bear wrote:
nsj wrote:
Spiderant wrote:
But other than price, the Grados do have another advantage: Unlike the
Sennheiser HD 580s, the Grados are low impedance (32 ohms as...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
August 14th 04, 05:10 PM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 856
Views: 27,906
Re Valve amps
Stewart Pinkerton wrote:
Any decent hi-fi can put out 110dB SPL. Run that through a subwoofer
CAD program at 15Hz, and see how many of your favourite sub drivers
you need (running flat out at...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
August 10th 04, 08:45 PM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 856
Views: 27,906
Re Valve amps
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
Then why on earth use a valve amp? They produce far more waste heat, use
more electricity and are less reliable. And take up more space.
In winter, no heat is...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
August 10th 04, 06:37 AM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 856
Views: 27,906
Re Valve amps
Trevor Wilson wrote:
**Here's where it gets a little complex. Back '72, Wireless World (aka:
Electronics World) published a loudspeaker design which caught my (then)
young eye. The mighty...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
August 10th 04, 06:28 AM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 856
Views: 27,906
Re Valve amps
Trevor Wilson wrote:
"Eiron" wrote in message
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Trevor Wilson wrote:
**There is no such thing. Here is, for example, the...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
August 9th 04, 09:50 PM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 856
Views: 27,906
Re Valve amps
Trevor Wilson wrote:
**There is no such thing. Here is, for example, the impedance curve of a
so-called '4 Ohm speaker':
www.rageaudio.com.au/kappa9.jpg
Take careful note of the...
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