Yay - proppa man cave :thumbsup:
But, yeah, death by fire is too good for that lampshade. ;)
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Yay - proppa man cave :thumbsup:
But, yeah, death by fire is too good for that lampshade. ;)
Don't diss the lampshade :steam: That's been here since I got hitched ,and I am too attached to bin the whole thing (it was used before the uplighter arrived !!!)
On the list for the tip though
The Akai's are suprisingly good !! I braved a visit to bandit country up by Marco's (Cefn Mawr ) while going to see the mighty Wrexham play , next to the famous Telford Aqueduct that I wont try and spell , at Trevor . Llangollen . The bass drivers were hanging about with advanced foam rot , so I gave a pound for them . £15 for a refoam kit off e bay and they don't sound bad at all , but despite being 1980 vintage they are nothing special !
Probably want the crossovers doing but they sound ok to my rough ears
Oh , I robbed the tv aerial lead , now that it does not get used much ,and it gave me suprisingly great reception on the Nad tuner !! (I am not sure the difference between a VHF aerial and a UHF ???)
Those lamps and shades are cool.. love them.
Ha ha , it knows when to keep quiet too !!;)
I like the old standard lamp for a bit of book reading , actually gives a nice bit of atmos !!
Tomorrow is my biffy . I have a old TT I am looking at , so fingers crossed . A project for me (no ,not a Project Debut Carbon either - does anyone want a 12 month old one , as new ??:)
Well , unlike the Thread title , 'Bargains on E Bay' , I did not buy a bargain as the Technics SL 23 for spares and repair made £46.75 , and my snipe was taken out by another snipe !!!:doh:
It was a mere 8 miles away from me ,and I should have bought it but hell if E Bay does not get my goat lately!!
What the hell is up with folk lol:D
Today I have mainly been - amazed at the sound from the Tannoy 635B's I bought off the Bay of Pigs ,last week!
I fully expected to be a bit underwelmed by any sound improvement over my old rosewood Mission 752's , but boy what a revelation!!:eek:
Pictures to follow as the mancave gets turned over for 'old shyte' to sell to recoup the vast £80 I paid for them ;)
Thought you might be impressed Anto. :)
Care to describe how you find these?
HHmm , I dont have a way with words Geoff , like some people , but will try my best !!:)
I hooked them up normally ,or non Bi wired , as I felt it would be a fairer comparison ,against the Missions (they were non bi )
Immediately I felt the bass was a tad overpowering (it was set at +2 on the Technics SU VX700 (95 watt per channel)so I put that back to -2 , and that sounded much better. (I do think the fullness of sound in the mid and bass caused my initial reaction )
On with a bit of Nursery Cryme -Genesis - The Musical Box , then a bit of Supertramp , the fullness througout all ranges ' a joy .
Those dual concentrics sing !!
My wife was struck by the way the bass went through the wall into the kitchen:eyebrows: and I didnt even have the sub on !!
Later on I cobbled together some stands from a bit of twin wall drainage pipe and some hardboard (for now)
Spent this afternoon listening to Dido's first album again , and the extra foot height ,does make that difference !!
Thanks for recommending Tannoys to me Geoff;)
Glad you like 'em Anto. If you can locate some sturdy stands, somrthing nice and hefty. It should clean the bass up and tighten it a bit.