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Filterlab
28-11-2008, 11:02
I bumped into Mad England whilst I was browsing through ebay (as I often do) viewing interconnects and the like. Mad England is a London based company run by a very friendly chap named Timothy Jung, who has had a fascination for audio from a very young age (I know that feeling :)) Mad England specialise in rather special high end cables, some frankly awesome loudspeakers and other tweakery of the finest variety.

Have a look at their website, some great deals on at the moment and if you order directly from their e-shop there's some good savings to be had.

Mad England (http://www.madengland.com/)

Cotlake
28-11-2008, 21:49
It's all marketing hype. Sign up to it if you like but understand that in your satisfaction you are being seriously ripped off. These products are price inflated. Do a bit of research and source similar items at a fraction of the cost. You might need to solder the odd plug for yourself or even employ someone else to do it for you but you'll save a packet and won't get ripped off.

Mike
28-11-2008, 21:53
Don't beat about the bush now will you! :)

Afraid I have to agree to a rather large extent! :(

Cotlake
29-11-2008, 21:38
I prefer to say it as it is. I've got no time for 'smoke and mirrors'. :)

Remember, the biggest rip off in hi-fi is the wire connection market. It's the simplest area to do a bit of DIY and serious punters would do themselves a significant favour to explore this. Even the most ham fisted person can master this and get some very satisfactory results. All AOS members are generally genuine enthusiasts. Please look to extend your enthusiasm and build a few cables for yourselves. After a trial or two, I'm sure you'll never look back and never buy a commecially produced connector again, nor should you. What you can make for peanuts will sound far better than anything bought over the counter.

I'd be happy to make some cable and connector recommendations if members are interested. It won't be a conclusive recommendation because the user will need to suck and see for themselves, but it'll certainly get people started in the right direction. Come back to me.

anthonyTD
29-11-2008, 22:31
I prefer to say it as it is. I've got no time for 'smoke and mirrors'. :)

Remember, the biggest rip off in hi-fi is the wire connection market. It's the simplest area to do a bit of DIY and serious punters would do themselves a significant favour to explore this. Even the most ham fisted person can master this and get some very satisfactory results. All AOS members are generally genuine enthusiasts. Please look to extend your enthusiasm and build a few cables for yourselves. After a trial or two, I'm sure you'll never look back and never buy a commecially produced connector again, nor should you. What you can make for peanuts will sound far better than anything bought over the counter.

I'd be happy to make some cable and connector recommendations if members are interested. It won't be a conclusive recommendation because the user will need to suck and see for themselves, but it'll certainly get people started in the right direction. Come back to me.

hi greg,
i have to agree to a certain extent, although good soldering techniques are a must for most types of connectors etc...:)
anthony,TD...

sastusbulbas
29-11-2008, 22:48
Van Damme with WBT Next Gen. All you need.

Marco
30-11-2008, 10:45
And if it's speaker cable, lose the WBTs (or any other plugs) and go bare, direct to terminals, for even better results ;)

Always hard-wire where possible with cables.

Marco.

Steve Toy
30-11-2008, 11:25
Mark Grant offers excellent value for money and his interconnect cables are not soldered they are crimped.

Dave Cawley
30-11-2008, 11:29
go bare, direct to terminals

Yes, commando is best!! But retighten after 20 minutes when the stresses have goten out!

Regards

Dave

Mike
30-11-2008, 13:52
I prefer to say it as it is. I've got no time for 'smoke and mirrors'. :)

Remember, the biggest rip off in hi-fi is the wire connection market. It's the simplest area to do a bit of DIY and serious punters would do themselves a significant favour to explore this. Even the most ham fisted person can master this and get some very satisfactory results. All AOS members are generally genuine enthusiasts. Please look to extend your enthusiasm and build a few cables for yourselves. After a trial or two, I'm sure you'll never look back and never buy a commecially produced connector again, nor should you. What you can make for peanuts will sound far better than anything bought over the counter.

I'd be happy to make some cable and connector recommendations if members are interested. It won't be a conclusive recommendation because the user will need to suck and see for themselves, but it'll certainly get people started in the right direction. Come back to me.

A big thumbs up from me on that one!

Have you had chance to play with those bits I sent you BTW?


Cheers...

Filterlab
30-11-2008, 19:07
go bare, direct to terminals

Wouldn't have it any other way Dave!

Marco
01-12-2008, 08:21
Ya, the more discerning amongst us have firmly embraced this simple principle :)

It applies to mains leads too, btw, have you done those? ;)

Plugs and 13A fuses? Pah!

Marco.

Filterlab
01-12-2008, 08:42
Nah, I still use an old fashioned three pin plug - call me conventional! :lol:

Marco
01-12-2008, 08:45
Hehehehe... Fix that banner, baby :)

Marco.

Filterlab
01-12-2008, 08:49
The banner's perfect mate, no problems on my Mac or the works computer. :)

Marco
01-12-2008, 08:52
There is on mine! I've sent you a screen grab :)

Maroc.

David Price
04-12-2008, 13:06
I find that the sophistication of the website and packaging is often in inverse proportion to the sonic properties of the cable itself!

Primalsea
06-12-2008, 09:37
So are you saying that many of the bigger name cables are all marketing hype with little performance to back them up??

Marco
06-12-2008, 11:09
That was the general gist I think, Paul ;)

Marco.