Stewart Pinkerton wrote: On 14 Dec 2005 22:58:06 -0800, "Andre Jute" wrote: Stewart Pinkerton wrote: The SET amp lost legitimacy around 1926. Nanny told you, Stewart: Running it over on your tricycle isn't the same as making it obsolete.

I have tried many different speakers over the years, but if I go too big in the speaker for bass response, the overall sound suffers in my small lounge. The Kef IQ5 I now have seem to suit my room very well. The bass is tight and punchy, but certainly loses grunt when trying to reproduce the deep notes from instruments like organs. Would a subwoofer be a good idea to fill that gap? If so,...

Anyone got any ideas about a £1000-or-under SACD player I could pair with my Stax 3030 earspeaker system? I've noted various fine units from Marantz and Denon but wonder if there's some more esoteric players I'm not considering. In fact nearer to £800 would be better. At the moment I'm using a fairly mid-fi Sony m/ch SACD player with decent interconnects, but suspect the Stax could do a lot...

What was the name of a US speaker which used scan speak drivers 1 inch tweeter and 10 inch bass the crossover done in such a way you did not need a mid range driver

Surf to http://www.gratiskados.nl/?ref=15457 and order an Mobile AntenneBooster for 19,95 Euro en you get an iPOD NANO or Sony PSP2 for free It's no joke Marc

Are these systems reliable as far as signal continuity is concerned ? Any recommendations ? Thanks

I am looking for a Sub for my system. Current system is Denon 2105 AV amp with 4 Wharfedale 8.3+ floorstanders and a Wharfedale 8.0+ center speaker. System is used for both listening to music and for surround sound. Can anyone recommend a Sub that would but suitable for Music and Surround. I see the KEF subs have a music/movie mode. thanks Gav

Hi Guys, Just bought a Michell Tecnodec and it is superb, however, I'm playing it through the Phono stage of my Marantz PM7200, I've heard lots of good reports of the Graham Slee 2 Phono Amps, anyone here use them?? Cheers, Jamezgb

Andre Jute wrote: Arny Krueger, who pretends to be a scientist, after 67 messages in the thread, finally admits: However, Jute accuses me of lying because I talked about musicians: "...without knowing who they are or what they play or where." Therefore, Jute has stipulated that I spoke in ignorance, not malice.

It is interesting to note that Mr. Krueger has repeatedly claimed that he and Mr. Pinkerton are "peers". OTOH, Mr. Pinkerton seems to think that this could not be further from the truth. Pinkerton seems to base his claims on his superior education and the organizations he's been associated with during his career. Indeed this seems to make sense since Krueger seems to have little formal...

Hi, My Mum is hard of hearing but loves listening to the radio at night... so I am thinking of buying her an EVOKE Tempus DAB radio for Chrismtmas which are about £90. I also want to buy her a pair of wireless headphones so she can listen to said radio in bed without disturbing the neighbours. I had a pair of analogue Phillips ones a few years ago and they hissed so much I took them back....

LEDs...??? *LEDs*...??? We doan need no *steenkin'* LEDs....!! http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/bez/Bez048.JPG

Been reading up on what the Chang brothers have been buying, had Quad for ages and now Audiolab and of course Wharfedale but a name on the company info list is interesting they own Leak -- Dave

OK. Starting a new thread on this. I 'phoned my buddy in the shop, as I promised, and got to speak to the son who works in there, and is an audiophile type, who spends lots on high-end gear, so in general, I trust what he says. It's only a small specialist shop, so they depend a lot on repeat, and family ' next generation ' business, so have to get it right. The ones that they stopped...

I have just picked up January 2006 copy of hi fi World in the letters pages, a speaker designer talks of a review of the New Usher Amp, I bought (Usher P307 Pre Amplifier and Reference 1,5 Power Amplifier) seems its based on a Threshold S300 American amplifier? Has anyone a copy of the mag December 2005 issue, Which I suspect will have the Usher review is in it ? happy to buy and pay...

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My partners wants a digital radio for use in her workplace office. Small size would be helpful, since her (private) office is very small, and desk space at a premium. Listening will be done 95% of the time with an ear piece or head phones, so box construction and loud speaker

Too tight to pay the extra hundred bucks for 'quick' delivery I waited about 6 weeks for my Bez amp to arrive: http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/bez/bezt3b-3.htm My patience was rewarded by the volume control going tits up after only 3 or 4 days, so I contacted Bang Kmi Chek, the eBay Seller (3 months warranty on this) who put an Alps replacement in the post (allegedly) and used it with a...

Hi, Does anyone here have experience with selling fragile audio on Ebay? I am about to list an Arcam CD92 CD Player, but shipping considerations are putting me off- the thought of the box being thrown or dropped sends shivers down my spine! Is it a case of buyer collect, or simply add plenty of postage insurance? Any do's and don'ts are welcome :-)

Whatever any theories about 'absolute fidelity' say or don't say, back in the real world some things about systems stand out - with some it's bass, treble or mids, others it's transparency and detail, and so forth. I'm one of those guys who's always been very sensitive to the timbre of acoustic instruments, having been a musician for many years, and this would apply to anyone that regularly hears...