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- Mon Jan 06, 2020 10:07 am
- Forum: General Audio
- Topic: Your hifi plans for 2020
- Replies: 30
- Views: 11791
Re: Your hifi plans for 2020
Plans for 2020? No plans - just the usual see what comes along that takes my fancy. Currently on the way are a preamp and a power amp to have a play with. I've not had really high powered amplification for quite a while - the power amp is the same as one I already have and will allow me to bridge an...
- Tue Dec 31, 2019 9:19 am
- Forum: General Audio
- Topic: Specifications - let's get them out of the way
- Replies: 22
- Views: 7072
Re: Specifications - let's get them out of the way
I don't think I've ever been influenced by a piece of gear's spec - I've had way too much gear to believe that the spec matters. I've had 15 and 20wpc amps that sound way more powerful and gutsy than some 100wpc (and 300wpc) efforts that couldn't fight their way out of a wet paper bag. To find out h...
- Mon Dec 30, 2019 8:23 am
- Forum: General Audio
- Topic: Hi-Fi Companies that lose themselves
- Replies: 57
- Views: 17414
Re: Hi-Fi Companies that lose themselves
Hah, yes, that's how the ducks started. Interesting to be reminded by the previous posts that RD and I usually had very similar views on how hifi gear sounds and whether it was any good. ... we both hated Tannoy dual concentrics, for example. :dance: Of course, RD had infinitely greater insight as t...
- Sun Dec 29, 2019 11:58 am
- Forum: Music
- Topic: Your last listen
- Replies: 8426
- Views: 2299338
Re: Your last listen
[BBvideo=560,315]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POEraf_OcLY[/BBvideo]
- Thu Dec 26, 2019 12:42 pm
- Forum: Music
- Topic: Your last listen
- Replies: 8426
- Views: 2299338
Re: Your last listen
[BBvideo=560,315]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjeFXf1rqww[/BBvideo]
- Thu Dec 26, 2019 12:19 pm
- Forum: Music
- Topic: Music for Christmas
- Replies: 23
- Views: 8049
Re: Music for Christmas
[BBvideo=560,315]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xc2HRnNnK8o[/BBvideo]
- Wed Dec 25, 2019 7:56 am
- Forum: General Audio
- Topic: Headphone users
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6117
Re: Headphone users
I have an extension that I made about 9n years ago, works just fine. That's a remarkably information-free post, Geoff! :grin: What cable and connectors did you use? Anything 'special'? ============================================================= Happy Christmas, everyone!! https://external-content...
- Tue Dec 24, 2019 2:01 pm
- Forum: General Audio
- Topic: Headphone users
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6117
Re: Headphone users
It gets very positive comments on forums - I tried one, full of doubt.
I now own 5 of the little buggers, scattered around my various headphone enclaves!
- Tue Dec 24, 2019 1:53 pm
- Forum: General Audio
- Topic: Headphone users
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6117
Re: Headphone users
My mistake, still available - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/The-Bards-He ... 3421683598
- Tue Dec 24, 2019 1:36 pm
- Forum: General Audio
- Topic: Headphone users
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6117
Re: Headphone users
... ah, well, it can be if you use one of these. ;) Which are well recommended imo. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/The-Bards-Headspace-by-Sonneteer-Make-your-Headphones-sound-REAL-BLACK/283421683598 Female jack socket at each end! Not currently available - sold out and understandably so - I suspect they...