Laurence Payne wrote:
On Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:03:17 +0000 (GMT), "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

Interesting, but I'm willing to bet they sound crap on speech. They will
have been 'optimised' for an 'exciting' sound on games etc.

I'm not sure I actually WANT "hi-fi" for speech. Unlike music, I have
no desire to luxuriate in the sound. When I start hearing the studio
sound, the speaker's mic technique etc. it gets in the way of the
content. Radio 3 might get switched to my good speakers. Radio 4
communicates best on my crappy little bedside DAB or the car radio.

Quite agree, radio 4 and the crappy bedside DAB unit fill many of my sad and
lonely waking/semi-waking hours.



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bcoombes bcoombes@orangedotnet wrote:
Laurence Payne wrote:
On Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:03:17 +0000 (GMT), "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

Interesting, but I'm willing to bet they sound crap on speech. They
will have been 'optimised' for an 'exciting' sound on games etc.

I'm not sure I actually WANT "hi-fi" for speech. Unlike music, I have
no desire to luxuriate in the sound. When I start hearing the studio
sound, the speaker's mic technique etc. it gets in the way of the
content. Radio 3 might get switched to my good speakers. Radio 4
communicates best on my crappy little bedside DAB or the car radio.

Quite agree, radio 4 and the crappy bedside DAB unit fill many of my sad
and lonely waking/semi-waking hours.


That's what you base your opinions about DAB on?

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Adrian C wrote:

On 11/02/2010 00:15, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
What's around these days which is small but good? High levels not
required. Some sort of present day Goodmans Maxim. ;-)

Go Active. See entry in Amazon for reviews for the following.

Logitech X 230 - 2.1-channel PC multimedia speaker system - 32 Watt
(Total) £30.64 inc free shipping from Dell.

"Crank up the audio on your PC with this 2.1 speaker system and enjoy
clean, crisp, consistent sound from your games, music, and more. The
Logitech X-230's high-tech subwoofer adjusts itself dynamically to
deliver distortion-free bass. And the two wall-mountable satellite
speakers use Logitech's patented FDD2 technology to eliminate the uneven
sound response created by conventional dual-driver designs. The result:
a clear, uniform sound field without the "hot spots" and inconsistency
of other dual-driver satellites."

/me, looks around and legs it....

I think a friend has a set. He likes it a lot and uses it for editing
music video.

Stephen

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wrote:
What's around these days which is small but good? High levels not
required. Some sort of present day Goodmans Maxim. ;-)

I've no experience with modern small speakers. However FWIW a recent issue
of HFW does 'review' sic? the Q Acoustics 2020 (140 quid). The plotted
response looks OK.

Slainte,

Jim

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"Dave Plowman (News)" writes:

What's around these days which is small but good? High levels not
required. Some sort of present day Goodmans Maxim. ;-)

If 10 litre is regarded as small this is the thing to go for:
http://bildarkiv.hififorum.nu/zalve/...030%20copy.jpg
It is called piP and it is sold but not marketed by Ino Audio
just north of Stockholm, Sweden. By not marketed I mean no web,
no adds, just word of mouth.

/Martin

How about Harbeth P3ESR or PMC DB1i

(Neither exactly cheap)

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What's around these days which is small but good? High levels not
required. Some sort of present day Goodmans Maxim. ;-)

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Michael Chare wrote:
How about Harbeth P3ESR or PMC DB1i

(Neither exactly cheap)

I'll have a look, thanks. Budget is up to 200 quid. I might even get
'trade' from Harbeth. ;-)

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