Tangent system from Currys
 

Anyone have experience of Tangent systems? I'm looking for seperates rather
than a hi-fi system and for £299 this looks tempting. It would also save me
the hassle of trying to 'pick 'n mix' components.
Would like to hear your feedback on this.

http://tinyurl.com/66vou

Tangent system from Currys
 

AberTech wrote:
Anyone have experience of Tangent systems? I'm looking for seperates rather
than a hi-fi system and for £299 this looks tempting. It would also save me
the hassle of trying to 'pick 'n mix' components.
Would like to hear your feedback on this.

http://tinyurl.com/66vou



Looks to be a lot for your money. I've no experience of these particular
units - apparently (from reviews) the Denon mini systems are about the
best at this sort of thing - the Denon DM31S came out best in a recent
Which? micro system test.

And a lot may depend on the speakers - cheaper Mission speakers tend to
be quite good. Take a look at Richer Sounds.

Rob

Tangent system from Currys
 

"Rob" wrote in message
...
AberTech wrote:
Anyone have experience of Tangent systems? I'm looking for seperates
rather
than a hi-fi system and for £299 this looks tempting. It would also save
me
the hassle of trying to 'pick 'n mix' components.
Would like to hear your feedback on this.

http://tinyurl.com/66vou



Looks to be a lot for your money. I've no experience of these particular
units - apparently (from reviews) the Denon mini systems are about the
best at this sort of thing - the Denon DM31S came out best in a recent
Which? micro system test.

And a lot may depend on the speakers - cheaper Mission speakers tend to be
quite good. Take a look at Richer Sounds.

Rob

The Mission M71 standmount speakers were bloody amazing for £130 three or
four years ago, now for £60 from RS they are a steal. I just hope that they
are in stock. A problem I have often found with RS is that their tastiest
bargains are often out of stock, "Would you like to look at this better one
instead sir ...".

Dave W.

Tangent system from Currys
 

AberTech wrote:

Anyone have experience of Tangent systems? I'm looking for seperates rather
than a hi-fi system and for £299 this looks tempting. It would also save me
the hassle of trying to 'pick 'n mix' components.
Would like to hear your feedback on this.

http://tinyurl.com/66vou

Both sets of Tangent speakers *look* as though they would
sound horrible.

--
Eiron.

Tangent system from Currys
 

Looks to be a lot for your money. I've no experience of these
particular units - apparently (from reviews) the Denon mini systems
are about the best at this sort of thing - the Denon DM31S came out
best in a recent Which? micro system test.

And a lot may depend on the speakers - cheaper Mission speakers tend
to be quite good. Take a look at Richer Sounds.

Rob

The Mission M71 standmount speakers were bloody amazing for £130
three or four years ago, now for £60 from RS they are a steal. I just
hope that they are in stock. A problem I have often found with RS is
that their tastiest bargains are often out of stock, "Would you like
to look at this better one instead sir ...".

Dave W.

I've thought about:

1. the Denon DM31 at £180 plus some floorstander speakers.

2. Richer sounds package of Cambridge AUDIO CD34 CD Player + Cambridge
Audio A5 Amplifier + Mission M71i speakers at £249. Maybe buying a
receiver later. Those M71's aren't floorstanders though which is what I'm
really after.. I wonder if RS would let me upgrade the speakers...

3. An 'all-in-one' package like the Tangent but still seperates rather than
something like a mini hi-fi.

Tangent system from Currys
 

It looks the usual pile of ****e that has as much to do with making music as
Mcdonalds do with producing real food.

sorry


"Rob" wrote in message
...
AberTech wrote:
Anyone have experience of Tangent systems? I'm looking for seperates
rather
than a hi-fi system and for £299 this looks tempting. It would also
save me
the hassle of trying to 'pick 'n mix' components.
Would like to hear your feedback on this.

http://tinyurl.com/66vou



Looks to be a lot for your money. I've no experience of these particular
units - apparently (from reviews) the Denon mini systems are about the
best at this sort of thing - the Denon DM31S came out best in a recent
Which? micro system test.

And a lot may depend on the speakers - cheaper Mission speakers tend to
be quite good. Take a look at Richer Sounds.

Rob

Tangent system from Currys
 

AberTech wrote:
1. the Denon DM31 at £180 plus some floorstander speakers.

No.

2. Richer sounds package of Cambridge AUDIO CD34 CD Player +
Cambridge Audio A5 Amplifier + Mission M71i speakers at £249. Maybe
buying a receiver later. Those M71's aren't floorstanders though
which is what I'm really after.. I wonder if RS would let me upgrade
the speakers...

Yes

3. An 'all-in-one' package like the Tangent but still seperates
rather than something like a mini hi-fi.

No.


--
Teal'c: "Dr Jackson's preliminary electroencephalogram proved anomalous"
O'Neill: "I dare you to say that again"

Tangent system from Currys
 

Tim S Kemp wrote:
AberTech wrote:
1. the Denon DM31 at £180 plus some floorstander speakers.

No.

Ok, but...may I ask why? Is it the Denon itself (supposed to have good
reviews) or the speaker type?

2. Richer sounds package of Cambridge AUDIO CD34 CD Player +
Cambridge Audio A5 Amplifier + Mission M71i speakers at £249. Maybe
buying a receiver later. Those M71's aren't floorstanders though
which is what I'm really after.. I wonder if RS would let me upgrade
the speakers...

Yes

I guess I am edging towards this myself.

3. An 'all-in-one' package like the Tangent but still seperates
rather than something like a mini hi-fi.

No.

I take it Tangent don't have a good name then? Or are a 'no-name' when it
comes to audio....

Tangent system from Currys
 

"AberTech" wrote in message
...
Tim S Kemp wrote:
AberTech wrote:
1. the Denon DM31 at £180 plus some floorstander speakers.

No.

Ok, but...may I ask why? Is it the Denon itself (supposed to have
good
reviews) or the speaker type?

2. Richer sounds package of Cambridge AUDIO CD34 CD Player +
Cambridge Audio A5 Amplifier + Mission M71i speakers at £249.
Maybe
buying a receiver later. Those M71's aren't floorstanders though
which is what I'm really after.. I wonder if RS would let me
upgrade
the speakers...

Yes

I guess I am edging towards this myself.

3. An 'all-in-one' package like the Tangent but still seperates
rather than something like a mini hi-fi.

No.

I take it Tangent don't have a good name then? Or are a 'no-name'
when it
comes to audio....



First time round - about 30 years ago - Tangent had a very good name.
The company was set up by a chap who's name was - I think - Greenwood,
and who was by profession an opera singer. They were based near
Cambridge, finally at Bar Hill.

My father-in-law still has a pair of their TM1 floorstanders on which
he plays mainly classical organ music. Very nice they are too.


--
Woody

harrogate2 at ntlworld dot com

Tangent system from Currys
 

Gary wrote:
It looks the usual pile of ****e that has as much to do with making
music as Mcdonalds do with producing real food.

sorry

Ok. Thanks for your feedback.

How important is the name when buying audio products? As in manufacturers
name vs product specs?

Tangent system from Currys
 

I think it depends on how much you are spending as regards the importance of
names. A cheap Technics/Denon etc is not much better than a Cheap budget
brand (of which there are many)

Remember that you get nothing for nothing in this world, and if a system is
offering a lot for a small price then something (normally build quality etc)
will be compromised......

The best thing to do is go and listen to these systems, take some of your
own music CD's etc along

If you want cheap gear then somewhere like richer sounds could be a place to
start, it may seem like a pain the bum but if you put some time in and
listen and perhaps assemble a separates system you could end up with
something reasonable

I hope this helps

Gary


"AberTech" wrote in message
...
Gary wrote:
It looks the usual pile of ****e that has as much to do with making
music as Mcdonalds do with producing real food.

sorry

Ok. Thanks for your feedback.

How important is the name when buying audio products? As in manufacturers
name vs product specs?

Tangent system from Currys
 

Gary wrote:
I think it depends on how much you are spending as regards the importance of
names. A cheap Technics/Denon etc is not much better than a Cheap budget
brand (of which there are many)

Remember that you get nothing for nothing in this world, and if a system is
offering a lot for a small price then something (normally build quality etc)
will be compromised......

The best thing to do is go and listen to these systems, take some of your
own music CD's etc along

If you want cheap gear then somewhere like richer sounds could be a place to
start, it may seem like a pain the bum but if you put some time in and
listen and perhaps assemble a separates system you could end up with
something reasonable

I hope this helps

Gary


Yep - have a listen, even in Currys or RS. I bought a Panasonic mini
system years ago, about £200 with speakers. I listened to several up to
£400 in Currys - my criteria was a line input for the computer; sound
quality; cd; radio; cassette; smallish. The Panasonic sounded streets
ahead of the rest - even though its 'ratings' (lowish 10W power) looked
poor.

This may be difficult for you with the floorstanding speaker preference
- I really don't think you're going to get very good speakers of this
type for your budget, best to get the tiddly Missions IMO.

Rob

Tangent system from Currys
 

On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 07:26:30 +0000 (UTC), Gary
wrote:
I think it depends on how much you are spending as regards the importance of
names. A cheap Technics/Denon etc is not much better than a Cheap budget
brand (of which there are many)

I disagree strongly with the above statement as regards Denon:

http://groups.google.co.uk/groups?se...u tput=gplain

--
Anthony Edwards

Tangent system from Currys
 

Gary wrote:
I think it depends on how much you are spending as regards the
importance of names. A cheap Technics/Denon etc is not much better
than a Cheap budget brand (of which there are many)

Oddly enough, I saw a Dual 'micro hi-fi' in Asda yesterday for £29.99! I
presume Dual have fallen on hard times since the days when they made decent
turntables? Has the name been sold on to someone else?

Tangent system from Currys
 

Rob wrote:
Yep - have a listen, even in Currys or RS. I bought a Panasonic mini
system years ago, about £200 with speakers. I listened to several up
to £400 in Currys - my criteria was a line input for the computer;
sound quality; cd; radio; cassette; smallish. The Panasonic sounded
streets ahead of the rest - even though its 'ratings' (lowish 10W
power) looked poor.

I think I know what you mean. Browsing around Comet last month there was a
Philips Micro system at around £150 which sounded surprisingly good.

This may be difficult for you with the floorstanding speaker
preference
- I really don't think you're going to get very good speakers of this
type for your budget, best to get the tiddly Missions IMO.

I was thinking of the Mission M73I floorstander speakers paired with the
Cambridge Audio A5 amp and CD34 cd player?

Tangent system from Currys
 

AberTech wrote:
Rob wrote:

Yep - have a listen, even in Currys or RS. I bought a Panasonic mini
system years ago, about £200 with speakers. I listened to several up
to £400 in Currys - my criteria was a line input for the computer;
sound quality; cd; radio; cassette; smallish. The Panasonic sounded
streets ahead of the rest - even though its 'ratings' (lowish 10W
power) looked poor.


I think I know what you mean. Browsing around Comet last month there was a
Philips Micro system at around £150 which sounded surprisingly good.


This may be difficult for you with the floorstanding speaker
preference
- I really don't think you're going to get very good speakers of this
type for your budget, best to get the tiddly Missions IMO.


I was thinking of the Mission M73I floorstander speakers paired with the
Cambridge Audio A5 amp and CD34 cd player?




If you're willing to forgo the convenience of an all-in-one box that
setup might well do you. Have a look at:
http://www.reviewcentre.com/reviews408.html
for some reviews of the M73 - pretty mixed and plenty of 'light bass'
comments. I've only owned the very old Cambridge stuff, but read
consistently good things about the newer RS range. Noisy transformers is
about the worst I've come across.

Visit a RS during a quiet moment and try different speakers - i have a
feeling you'll prefer bookshelf for that money (don't be too put off by
'minor names' - I went through all of this with a friend about a year
ago and he preferred some 'Eltax' speakers; even I was impressed!), but
in any event you're not likely to go far wrong.

Rob

Tangent system from Currys
 

I agree with you Anthony
The Denon is substancially better than any other cheap budget system I have
heard, and if you must have a midi system it beats anything at twice the
price.
imo it mush better than the simular technic's offering.

chris


"Anthony Edwards" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 07:26:30 +0000 (UTC), Gary

wrote:
I think it depends on how much you are spending as regards the
importance of
names. A cheap Technics/Denon etc is not much better than a Cheap budget
brand (of which there are many)

I disagree strongly with the above statement as regards Denon:


http://groups.google.co.uk/groups?se...upernews.com&o
utput=gplain

--
Anthony Edwards

Tangent system from Currys
 

AberTech wrote:

Gary wrote:
It looks the usual pile of ****e that has as much to do with making
music as Mcdonalds do with producing real food.

sorry

Ok. Thanks for your feedback.

How important is the name when buying audio products? As in manufacturers
name vs product specs?

It may or may not be important.

More to the point. Curry's have no tradition of nor expertise in selling
audio. They are simply box shifters.

As another poster mentioned - try Richer Sounds - you can get some half-decent
stuff there for a snip price.


Graham