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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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Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

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"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
...

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

Would the Tannoy Mercury (FR or F1 Custom) be to
your taste?

The FRs are priced at about Euro 80, and the F1
Custom is about Euro 150 (retail) The Swedish Audio
mag "HiFi and Musik" (note Dave, how the two are
inseprable:-) judged the F1s to be the best stereo
pair under SKr 2000 (that's about Euro 200)


Iain

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"Iain Churches" wrote in message
...


The Swedish Audio
mag "HiFi and Musik" (note Dave, how the two are
inseprable:-)

There used to be a magazine in the UK called "Music & Video", are they
equally "inseprable"(sic)?

David.

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David Looser wrote:
"Iain Churches" wrote in message
...

The Swedish Audio
mag "HiFi and Musik" (note Dave, how the two are
inseprable:-)

There used to be a magazine in the UK called "Music & Video", are they
equally "inseprable"(sic)?


There used to be a mag called "David Looser and Whiny Little Bitch", they
definitely were "inseprable"(sic).

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Iain Churches wrote:
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
...

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

Would the Tannoy Mercury (FR or F1 Custom) be to
your taste?


They are very good and are frequently discounted in the UK, a brilliant buy.


--
Bill Coombes

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

Would the Tannoy Mercury (FR or F1 Custom) be to
your taste?

I'll need to check the sizes.

The FRs are priced at about Euro 80, and the F1
Custom is about Euro 150 (retail)

That's within budget.

The Swedish Audio
mag "HiFi and Musik" (note Dave, how the two are
inseprable:-) judged the F1s to be the best stereo
pair under SKr 2000 (that's about Euro 200)

What for those who mainly listen to R4 etc so want good quality speech?

Your blinkers are rather obvious again, Iain.

Plenty low cost speakers can sound 'ok' on pop music but fall down
horribly on speech.

But for this app. they need to be decent all rounders.

--
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Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Iain Churches wrote:
What's around these days which is small but good? High levels not
required. Some sort of present day Goodmans Maxim. ;-)

Would the Tannoy Mercury (FR or F1 Custom) be to
your taste?

I'll need to check the sizes.

The FRs are priced at about Euro 80, and the F1
Custom is about Euro 150 (retail)

That's within budget.

The Swedish Audio
mag "HiFi and Musik" (note Dave, how the two are
inseprable:-) judged the F1s to be the best stereo
pair under SKr 2000 (that's about Euro 200)

What for those who mainly listen to R4 etc so want good quality speech?


Since you always extol the virtues of DAB you'll no doubt be listening to Radio
4 transmitted at 128 kbps then. Presumably you'll be wanting speakers that
magically restore all the information that's lost when broadcasting at that
****ty bit rate so you can get the 'good quality speech' you claim to want. LMAO!

--
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On Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:15:25 +0000 (GMT), "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. ;-)

AVI Neutrons.

Poochie's blowing smoke again....
 

"Iain Churches" wrote in message
...

"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
...

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

Would the Tannoy Mercury (FR or F1 Custom) be to
your taste?

The FRs are priced at about Euro 80, and the F1
Custom is about Euro 150 (retail) The Swedish Audio
mag "HiFi and Musik" (note Dave, how the two are
inseprable:-) judged the F1s to be the best stereo
pair under SKr 2000 (that's about Euro 200)



:-)

Slays me how every time I mention Poochie's endless *retro blogging* he
comes up with some lame 'my milkman wants a pair of small speakers' or
somesuch....

LOL!

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In article , 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. ;-)

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)" wrote in
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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. ;-)

Is the KEF Q-series still around?

I still like to listen to my Q15s.

Poochie's blowing smoke again....
 

"Keith G" wrote in message
...

"Iain Churches" wrote in message
...

"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
...

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

Would the Tannoy Mercury (FR or F1 Custom) be to
your taste?

The FRs are priced at about Euro 80, and the F1
Custom is about Euro 150 (retail) The Swedish Audio
mag "HiFi and Musik" (note Dave, how the two are
inseprable:-) judged the F1s to be the best stereo
pair under SKr 2000 (that's about Euro 200)



:-)

Slays me how every time I mention Poochie's endless *retro blogging* he
comes up with some lame 'my milkman wants a pair of small speakers' or
somesuch....

LOL!

Seemed a perfectly reasonable question, didn't mention milkmen (where did
you get that from?) and I find no connection to what you call "retro
blogging". Fortunately he had some sensible replies to his sensible
question.

There are no stupid questions, only stupid answers.

Geoff MacK

Poochie's *pulls* a lurker....
 

"Geoff Mackenzie" wrote in message
...

"Keith G" wrote in message
...

"Iain Churches" wrote in message
...

"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
...

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

Would the Tannoy Mercury (FR or F1 Custom) be to
your taste?

The FRs are priced at about Euro 80, and the F1
Custom is about Euro 150 (retail) The Swedish Audio
mag "HiFi and Musik" (note Dave, how the two are
inseprable:-) judged the F1s to be the best stereo
pair under SKr 2000 (that's about Euro 200)



:-)

Slays me how every time I mention Poochie's endless *retro blogging* he
comes up with some lame 'my milkman wants a pair of small speakers' or
somesuch....

LOL!

Seemed a perfectly reasonable question, didn't mention milkmen (where did
you get that from?) and I find no connection to what you call "retro
blogging".



Sorry, that's not important to me....




Fortunately he had some sensible replies to his sensible
question.



Says who - you?

OK then, perhaps you'd like to tell me what speakers I'd find suitable for,
say, Tuvan throat singing on SACD with a Musical Fidelity nuvistor stereo
amplifier in my spare bedroom???




There are no stupid questions, only stupid answers.



Oh yes, you got that right........



Geoff MacK


Who?

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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....

--
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In article ,
bcoombes bcoombes@orangedotnet wrote:
What for those who mainly listen to R4 etc so want good quality speech?


Since you always extol the virtues of DAB you'll no doubt be listening
to Radio 4 transmitted at 128 kbps then.

Trust you not to actually read what I've said. I do listen to R4 DAB - in
the car. At home it is via FreeView.

Presumably you'll be wanting
speakers that magically restore all the information that's lost when
broadcasting at that ****ty bit rate so you can get the 'good quality
speech' you claim to want. LMAO!

I'd love to see you reliably tell which was which on the average made in
mono R4 prog between DAB and FM in a properly conducted test.

Most can't. Despite their claims.

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Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

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In article ,
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....

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

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Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

Poochie's blowing smoke again....
 

In article ,
Geoff Mackenzie wrote:

"Keith G" wrote in message
...

"Iain Churches" wrote in message
...

"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
...

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

Would the Tannoy Mercury (FR or F1 Custom) be to
your taste?

The FRs are priced at about Euro 80, and the F1
Custom is about Euro 150 (retail) The Swedish Audio
mag "HiFi and Musik" (note Dave, how the two are
inseprable:-) judged the F1s to be the best stereo
pair under SKr 2000 (that's about Euro 200)



:-)

Slays me how every time I mention Poochie's endless *retro blogging*
he comes up with some lame 'my milkman wants a pair of small
speakers' or somesuch....

LOL!

Seemed a perfectly reasonable question, didn't mention milkmen (where
did you get that from?) and I find no connection to what you call
"retro blogging". Fortunately he had some sensible replies to his
sensible question.

There are no stupid questions, only stupid answers.

Kitty insists on hanging on my every word and trying to make 'clever'
comments, Geoff. Despite having claimed very publicly to have killfiled
me. So basically, a stalker. Who wants this group as his own blog - and to
discuss anything *but* audio. Except where it comes up as an afterthought.

Perhaps we should discuss E-Types and really confuse him. ;-)

--
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Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

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Arny Krueger wrote:
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in
message
What's around these days which is small but good? High
levels not required. Some sort of present day Goodmans
Maxim. ;-)

Is the KEF Q-series still around?

I still like to listen to my Q15s.

My Kef Q Compacts get their share of voice (R4 and Formula 1 commentary).
Although I listen to what they're saying rather than what they sound like,
it all seems clean and clear to me. Comes through a Freeview box.

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In article ,
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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"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

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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.

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In article ,
Laurence Payne 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.

Each to their own. Kitty says much the same about music.

--
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Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

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Why not go flebaying (eh?) for a pair of LS3/5a? Probably one of
the best small speakers ever made.

I admit however that since they are no longer in production the
prices are getting silly. They sold new for something like
£500/pair: I saw a pair on eBay at that moment sitting at
£1200!!!



--
Woody

harrogate three at ntlworld dot com

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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. :)



--
Bill Coombes

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In article ,
Woody wrote:
Why not go flebaying (eh?) for a pair of LS3/5a? Probably one of the
best small speakers ever made.

I admit however that since they are no longer in production the
prices are getting silly. They sold new for something like
£500/pair: I saw a pair on eBay at that moment sitting at
£1200!!!

I've got three pairs here - including one made from a Chartwell kit. ;-)

But way outside the budget for this job. And too big - I'm after something
about half that size.

--
large*

Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

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In article ,
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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Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
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?


Don't be a **** all your life Dave..take a day off now and then...give everyone
a break.

--
Bill Coombes

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In article ,
bcoombes bcoombes@orangedotnet wrote:
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
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?


Don't be a **** all your life Dave..take a day off now and then...give
everyone a break.

Suppose it's too much to expect you to actually try to give an answer to
the question (if you had a suggestion) instead of just putting your oar in
on every thread?

--
*Sticks and stones may break my bones but whips and chains excite me*

Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
bcoombes bcoombes@orangedotnet wrote:
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
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?


Don't be a **** all your life Dave..take a day off now and then...give
everyone a break.

Suppose it's too much to expect you to actually try to give an answer to
the question (if you had a suggestion) instead of just putting your oar in
on every thread?


I did Dave, I endorsed I the Tannoy F1 suggestion, but of course as the
suggestion came from a non-buddy you dismissed it even though you haven't heard
them. FWIW those Tannoys make excellent speech units particularly for a signal
of the Radio 4 free to air 192 kbps [approx] type.
HTH but don't really care if it doesn't.

--
Bill Coombes

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In article ,
bcoombes bcoombes@orangedotnet wrote:
I did Dave, I endorsed I the Tannoy F1 suggestion, but of course as the
suggestion came from a non-buddy you dismissed it even though you
haven't heard them. FWIW those Tannoys make excellent speech units
particularly for a signal of the Radio 4 free to air 192 kbps [approx]
type. HTH but don't really care if it doesn't.

An endorsement from one who says he doesn't care about speech quality is
hardly going to mean much, now, is it?

It's also rather too big. As I said I wanted something more like a Goodman
Maxim in size.

--


Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

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On Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:24:31 +0000 (GMT), "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

An endorsement from one who says he doesn't care about speech quality is
hardly going to mean much, now, is it?

Why not? Music is about sound. Voice is about intelligibility

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"Laurence Payne" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:24:31 +0000 (GMT), "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

An endorsement from one who says he doesn't care about speech quality is
hardly going to mean much, now, is it?

Why not? Music is about sound. Voice is about intelligibility

I disagree with both stereotypes. Music is not just about "sound", it is
also about other things such as rhythm and melody. Whilst speech is about
more than mere intelligibility, voices can have tone, warmth etc., have you
not heard it said that so-and-so has a beautiful speaking voice?

David.

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How about Harbeth P3ESR or PMC DB1i

(Neither exactly cheap)

--
Michael Chare

"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
...
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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Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

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In article ,
Laurence Payne wrote:
On Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:24:31 +0000 (GMT), "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

An endorsement from one who says he doesn't care about speech quality is
hardly going to mean much, now, is it?

Why not? Music is about sound. Voice is about intelligibility

With respect, crap.

I enjoy the sound of the human voice. In the same way as I might enjoy the
sound of waves lapping on the shore. Or the wind in the trees.

It seems strange to me that any reading this sort of group doesn't think
the same. If all they are interested in is music, they're in the wrong
group. As I've said many many times before.

--
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Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

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In article ,
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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Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

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"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in
message
In article ,
Laurence Payne wrote:
On Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:24:31 +0000 (GMT), "Dave Plowman
(News)" wrote:

An endorsement from one who says he doesn't care about
speech quality is hardly going to mean much, now, is it?

Why not? Music is about sound. Voice is about
intelligibility

With respect, crap.

Agreed, other than hard core communications audio. And, I'm not so sure
about that.

It's like people who want speakers that are good for jazz or good for
classical music or rock.

What would differ in the technical specs for speakers that would be tasked
to any of these 3 genres of music?

Anything at all?

I enjoy the sound of the human voice. In the same way as
I might enjoy the sound of waves lapping on the shore. Or
the wind in the trees.

IME a speaker that would do a good job of reproducting *any* voice in high
fideltiy would need response from no more than 85 Hz to no less than 12 KHz.

It seems strange to me that any reading this sort of
group doesn't think the same. If all they are interested
in is music, they're in the wrong group. As I've said
many many times before.

Last time I looked the name of the group is uk.rec.audio, not
uk.rec.amateur.music.listening.only.

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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Laurence Payne wrote:
On Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:24:31 +0000 (GMT), "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

An endorsement from one who says he doesn't care about speech quality is
hardly going to mean much, now, is it?

Why not? Music is about sound. Voice is about intelligibility

With respect, crap.

I enjoy the sound of the human voice. In the same way as I might enjoy the
sound of waves lapping on the shore. Or the wind in the trees.

Hello, Dave's waxing lyrical today..or was that wanking lyrical?

--
Bill Coombes

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In article ,
bcoombes bcoombes@orangedotnet wrote:
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article , Laurence
Payne wrote:
On Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:24:31 +0000 (GMT), "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

An endorsement from one who says he doesn't care about speech
quality is hardly going to mean much, now, is it?

Why not? Music is about sound. Voice is about intelligibility

With respect, crap.

I enjoy the sound of the human voice. In the same way as I might enjoy
the sound of waves lapping on the shore. Or the wind in the trees.

Hello, Dave's waxing lyrical today..or was that wanking lyrical?

Since you can't even get an ellipsis right I'm guessing you're typing with
one hand...

--
*A hangover is the wrath of grapes.

Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

Small but decent speakers
 

Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
bcoombes bcoombes@orangedotnet wrote:
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article , Laurence
Payne wrote:
On Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:24:31 +0000 (GMT), "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:
An endorsement from one who says he doesn't care about speech
quality is hardly going to mean much, now, is it?
Why not? Music is about sound. Voice is about intelligibility
With respect, crap.

I enjoy the sound of the human voice. In the same way as I might enjoy
the sound of waves lapping on the shore. Or the wind in the trees.

Hello, Dave's waxing lyrical today..or was that wanking lyrical?

Since you can't even get an ellipsis right I'm guessing you're typing with
one hand...

'Tards should never guess Dave, it just makes you look foolish.

--
Bill Coombes

Small but decent speakers
 

In article , Dave Plowman (News)
scribeth thus
In article ,
Woody wrote:
Why not go flebaying (eh?) for a pair of LS3/5a? Probably one of the
best small speakers ever made.

I admit however that since they are no longer in production the
prices are getting silly. They sold new for something like
£500/pair: I saw a pair on eBay at that moment sitting at
£1200!!!

I've got three pairs here - including one made from a Chartwell kit. ;-)

Worth doing the Plowman gaff over then;)))...


But way outside the budget for this job. And too big - I'm after something
about half that size.


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Tony Sayer