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| I was literally minutes from purchasing the Special 40's... Exactly which BBC LS3/5 variant is best?Some say it's the Harbeth P3 ESR, whilst others, lifelong fans of the BBC LS3/5s never seem to mention the Harbeth's at all. Harbeth once had a licence to build the LS3/5s themselves due to its founder Dudle... | |
| What's been your turntable ownership over the years? First turntable was a Garrard back in the late 70s. I soon got rid of it for a music centre as I knew it must be rubbish. It just looked so retro and old fashioned.Yes, I was an idiot, but I was a young idiot and had only 'common sense' to go on.L... | |
| Forgotten/Neglected Artists? @fuzztone,'Coincidence I just listened to some Adam Faith before I saw this post.I just can't get into the arrangements.'Those arrangements seem to have gone out of style but back in the late 50s/early 60s they were all the rage. Thanks mainly to ... | |
| What's your favorite lyric from a song? Do You Believe in the Westworld?Theatre of HateThe yellow sun was setting in tombstoneThe citizen ......By a freak a coin in the piano made it playBut only the wind and the dust heard it sayDo you believe in the Westworld?Do you believe in the Wes... | |
| Speakers sound brighter at evening / night? Yep, there's usually less vibrations and less residual background noise.You might also feel more relaxed and able to focus better on the sound.For many years I used to feel that my car drove much quieter and smoother at night. It was like, wow I n... | |
| New game with active speakers @tdwolf1414,The ATC SCM 40a's also come in a passive version. So comparisons should be fairly straightforward.From what I've read most everyone prefers the actives. | |
| New game with active speakers It’s one of those things where we kind of know that active is better, must be better, certainly in theory, but can’t be bothered to deal with all the hassle (or the imagined limitations/restrictions we’d be subjected to?).Reviewers naturally enoug... | |
| $10K Budget for Speakers: Martin Logan Masterpiece vs Tannoy @esputnix,Yes, two entirely different approaches to high fidelity playback.An eventual update would be interesting. You might end up loving both, but there's bound to be a preference.Will the Dual Concentric Tannoys work in a stacked mode? Will th... | |
| KEF ls50 meta’s are on the way Crikey, the demand for these speakers must be phenomenal.I'm sorry you're having to wait so long. It doesn't seem right. It's one thing when you know that the wait will be a few weeks, and quite another when that date keeps getting moved back."I'm... | |
| Too terminate or not I don’t bother with termination, it often causes more problems than it's worth. If you do go with it then get some plugs that do not tarnish and give good contact with the sockets.At 30ft length each it’s far more important that you get the right ... | |
| $10K Budget for Speakers: Martin Logan Masterpiece vs Tannoy @sounds_real_audio I hope he gets back to you soon. Professor Petersen, the great friend of the threatened 21st male mind, might find his talents better served contemplating the intricacies of the audio mind as opposed to merely the abstract behav... | |
| $10K Budget for Speakers: Martin Logan Masterpiece vs Tannoy @fraterperdurabo,"But if you want the illusion of a large orchestra from 3rd-row center, the Tannoys can't be beaten. Less detail, but more scale. The Tannoys are also efficient and will work with a larger selection of amplifiers."Agreed. Less o... | |
| Why is black so popular for components? robert_1,"My living room is all wood, on the lighter shades of cherry"Yes, that light and bright natural look.Growing up I can remember just how 'busy' curtains, carpets and wallpaper used to look back in the 70s. Tons and tons of hallucinigenic f... | |
| Bass Driver Size - how much better is an extra inch? @phusis ,I rather suspected that my front ported Tannoy Berkeley's didn't go down that far despite their 15 inch drivers.According to one site their frequency response is 35Hz - 20kHz. I strongly suspect that it barely scrapes 35Hz let alone being... | |
| Analog vs digital? @nzastro,"Nothing replaced just readjusted and I'm blown away by the result."A tune up did all that? Overturned 25 years of your digital v analogue impression?Good for you. Let's hope it lasts.As for the so-called improvements in technology, it's ... |