henry53
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| System that sounds so real it is easy to mistaken it is not live Whilst not really being keen on YouTube reviewers or experts Zero Fidelity probably made the single most relevant statement about hifi I have heard in my 50+ years with this 'obsession', "which type of fake do you want?". No sound system can or is... | |
| Speaker upgrade Try Elac 247's. Great balance between detailed and dynamic. | |
| To couple, or not to couple, that is the question In my engineering degree we studied the effects of vibration and movement on adjacent objects and machines, it is clear that one moving and / or vibrating object creates energy that has effects on adjacent objects and machines. This is particularl... | |
| Who has heard and can comment on any of these brands?? Whilst seeking to replace my Audio Physic Yara 2's I took them to a friendly hifi store to compare them to a range of speakers most noticeably Monitor Audio's. I tried them in the main listening room against maybe 12 speakers. The Yara's sounded, ... | |
| Audio Science Review = Rebuttal and Further Thoughts We buy hifi for several reasons, what it sounds like, what it looks like, what it feels like and for some how it measures. Most use a combination with one factor often taking precedence. Discounting hifi based on measurements can be problematic. I... | |
| Streamers/DACs Having tried a variety of streamers and DAC's I have decided to separate the functions. I use a Lindemann Limetree Bridge and Denafrips Ares 2. Firstly there is no use nor need for a display on a streamer, had several and never looked at them, tab... | |
| What is the Best Sounding Stand Mount Speaker in the world? I guess many people have to consider what they have, or have had, is the best component be it speakers or any other, that's probably why they bought that component. Having listened to at least hundreds of speakers I am now truly happy with mine in... | |
| Which ones should I choose? Tannoy Kensington Gr or B&W 804 D4 With the McIntosh MC 8900 the B+W may well the better choice. The BW's can be a bit bright, the Tannoy's are definitely too dull. Each of these speakers may also appeal or not to the interior decider. Personally my wife hates both. Each is challen... | |
| Suggest one obsure album we all should hear Osibisa - First Album Osibisa. | |
| CD Transport Question +1 more for the 6000 CDT and upgraded power cord. The CD player spat the dummy on my Naim Unitilie, the Audiolab cost less than a repair and sounds better. | |
| Temporary Down Sizing - Integrated Amp Recommendations I have had my Vincent pre power SA 31MK / SP331MK for over 10 years, never missed beat sound beautiful, will power anything. the 228 looks very nice and lots of reserve power. You'll be surprised. | |
| What are/were the best sounding cheap components you have ever had? Around 10 years ago I bought my current Vincent SA 31MK hybrid tube preamp. It has always been good especially when paired with the matching power amplifier the SP 331 MK. I went and bought it in a B stock sale, I was updating from my Rotel pream... | |
| What’s your latest high-end audio purchase? Lindemann Limetree Bridge replaced my Sonore Micro Rendu, much more stable and reliable certainly no loss in sound quality probably better. The mR seemed to particularly dislike my Denifrips Ares ii, another fairly recent purchase I am exceptional... | |
| Where did you buy your first audio gear? 1972 Garrard, SP 25 deck, EMI speakers and a sort of no name amp, perhaps an Amstrad. Deck lasted some years speakers soon replaced by Wharfedale Dentons, amp replaced with nameless brand receiver not long after. Graduating in 1978 bought a Pionee... | |
| Interconnects - better before preamp or after preamp? If you drive a Ferrari do you put paraffin in the petrol tank? After all it's the world's best engine. |