hughmc2
04-07-2011, 18:10
Hi all,
not sure if this is the right place to post this Marco but I have to mention some people.
There is a very well known "belt-driven" hi-fi dealer in Leicester city centre, but just around the corner there is also Leicester Hi-Fi.
I went in there a couple of weeks ago looking for help, having been patronised a few doors down. I thought I needed "better" speakers with more bass, cause my living room has wooden floors and we have blinds and we have no wallpaper.. and...and....
The guy in Leicester Hi-Fi asked me lots of questions about my existing kit, didn't treat me like and idiot and didn't look as if someone had trodden in something when I told him my budget. We spoke about possible options and in the end he suggested a B&W ASW608. I went away a searched the internet and read about it. I also saw that I could get it £25 cheaper but the guy had been so helpful I went back for it. I asked if he did bi-wire cable and he gave me 2m of terminated bi-wire for nothing !! top bloke.
Anyway I connected it all up and well, what can i say. I didn't even know I had bass missing from the vocals, acoustic guitars, piano. I never knew they even had any :doh: I spent 6 hours on saturday playing anything I could get my hands on. Grinning !
I am sure you all have similar sources in your own areas but I thought it was great. They are just 3 normal guys. They don't jet off to far off places setting up rich peoples kit like some shops. But they are genuine blokes who always have time for you.
I'm going in this weekend to ask him what cartridge will be better in my SL1210 than the AT440. ...and I'll buy whatever he bloomin well suggests.
not sure if this is the right place to post this Marco but I have to mention some people.
There is a very well known "belt-driven" hi-fi dealer in Leicester city centre, but just around the corner there is also Leicester Hi-Fi.
I went in there a couple of weeks ago looking for help, having been patronised a few doors down. I thought I needed "better" speakers with more bass, cause my living room has wooden floors and we have blinds and we have no wallpaper.. and...and....
The guy in Leicester Hi-Fi asked me lots of questions about my existing kit, didn't treat me like and idiot and didn't look as if someone had trodden in something when I told him my budget. We spoke about possible options and in the end he suggested a B&W ASW608. I went away a searched the internet and read about it. I also saw that I could get it £25 cheaper but the guy had been so helpful I went back for it. I asked if he did bi-wire cable and he gave me 2m of terminated bi-wire for nothing !! top bloke.
Anyway I connected it all up and well, what can i say. I didn't even know I had bass missing from the vocals, acoustic guitars, piano. I never knew they even had any :doh: I spent 6 hours on saturday playing anything I could get my hands on. Grinning !
I am sure you all have similar sources in your own areas but I thought it was great. They are just 3 normal guys. They don't jet off to far off places setting up rich peoples kit like some shops. But they are genuine blokes who always have time for you.
I'm going in this weekend to ask him what cartridge will be better in my SL1210 than the AT440. ...and I'll buy whatever he bloomin well suggests.