Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
November 23rd 11, 08:38 PM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
November 12th 11, 04:22 PM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 33
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Anyone Remember Gale's Chrome Ended Speakers?
Dave- For the record...
I have owned the latest Quad electrostatic speakers continuously since
1974. Currently we have one "all Quad" 988 based system (I prefer it
to the 2905) set in the house,...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
November 8th 11, 04:06 PM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 33
Views: 2,287
Anyone Remember Gale's Chrome Ended Speakers?
For the uninformed, Gale GS401A's were one of the finest speakers made
in the UK during the 1970's and were only sold in premier stores.
Designed around a Peerless midrange driver, their performace...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
November 4th 11, 04:52 PM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 33
Views: 2,287
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
November 4th 11, 04:50 PM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 3
Views: 604
Anyone Remember Lecson?
Lecson made some stunning audio components back in the 1970'- winner
of a Design Council Award. You may remember their flat little
preamplifier with the multicolored sliders and their cylindrical...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
July 29th 08, 06:13 PM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 63
Views: 3,210
No wonder people can't hear the difference...
No one is a fool for being skeptical. Many of the claims in audioland
are quite foolish indeed.
Yet in a high resolution system, power cables and interconnects can
make a difference. Not always an...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
March 15th 08, 04:12 PM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 8
Views: 731
fat man
One of the sadder aspects of the entire affair was what happened to
the crew of the USS Indianapolis, a cruiser which delivered the
contents of Little Boy from San Francisco to Tinian. Only two...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
March 13th 08, 02:31 PM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 8
Views: 731
fat man
Actually the first atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima was Little Boy
(originally named Thin Man after Franklin Roosevelt, then renamed
after a smaller casing).
Fat Man (named after Winston Churchill)...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
March 8th 08, 01:35 PM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,083
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
March 5th 08, 07:06 PM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 0
Views: 561
Gale Audio
We're improving our Gale audio site- dedicated to the chrome ended
GS401 speaker and GT2101 turntable. Take a look if your
interested....
http://groups.google.com/group/gale-audio
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
January 25th 08, 06:28 PM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 122
Views: 5,050
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
January 21st 08, 03:04 PM Posted to uk.rec.audio, rec.audio.tubes
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Replies: 31
Views: 1,785
Indictment of credulous doomsayers
Hands up if you'd like Jute to stop writing!
In fairness, there always seems to be someone in his role for every
forum.
The interesting part about global warming (for whatever the reason) is
that...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
January 21st 08, 01:32 PM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 122
Views: 5,050
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
January 20th 08, 07:39 PM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 122
Views: 5,050
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
January 20th 08, 07:35 PM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 122
Views: 5,050
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
January 15th 08, 08:00 PM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 122
Views: 5,050
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
January 15th 08, 06:52 PM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 122
Views: 5,050
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
January 13th 08, 05:18 PM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 122
Views: 5,050
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
January 2nd 08, 09:47 PM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 75
Views: 4,233
The damping factor and the sound of real music
Both the quad Quad and the Plasmatronics systems feature low Wife
Acceptance Factor and well as the lack of the UL label. People ask
whether filling the helium tanks is expensive. As Tony's...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
January 2nd 08, 02:38 PM Posted to rec.audio.opinion, rec.audio.tubes, uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,118
RIAA out of control
I wouldn't blame the RIAA, but rather the folks that fund these
activities....
EMI
Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Universal Music Group
Warner Music Group
Clearly they understand the financial...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
January 1st 08, 02:01 AM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 75
Views: 4,233
The damping factor and the sound of real music
I was sorry to hear that Alastair had passed on. He was quite a
character!
Anyway, I'm going to type up the standard SME Quad modification
response for the 63 from The Closest Approach: (Bear with...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
December 31st 07, 10:06 PM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 75
Views: 4,233
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
December 31st 07, 03:38 PM Posted to uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 75
Views: 4,233
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
December 31st 07, 03:38 PM Posted to uk.rec.audio, rec.audio.tubes, rec.audio.tech, rec.audio.pro
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Replies: 75
Views: 4,233
The damping factor and the sound of real music
Why is a properly implemented plasma speaker so much better?
The only mass they have is the media itself (air/helium mixture) would
be the simplest answer. We're currently working on a Hill...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
December 31st 07, 12:21 AM Posted to uk.rec.audio, rec.audio.tubes, rec.audio.tech, rec.audio.pro
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Replies: 75
Views: 4,233
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