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Cheers Grant,
I like to design stuff that looks good, then I worry about making it sound good
I'm a "function follows form" kind of guy.

My Own design, semi omnidirectional, quarter wave transmission line speakers.
http://i.imgur.com/c0vkGiw.jpg

I had Bells a couple of years ago, brought on by a middle ear infection, caused by a flu virus. It completely immobilised the right side of my face. A high dose of steroids cured it in the end, but I...

It's a strange one with me.
I obsess over details when it suits me, but will only look at the big picture when it doesn't.
A lot of things can become very black/white, especially in social/conflict...

24 for me, borderline autism, no surprise.:)

Yes, I was wondering about that too.
Seems like we have one rule for.....
The whole episode with the TSS seems like gigantic wind-up, and no doubt it will resurface, when the wind-up merchants want...

Copies eh?
Nope
I've been building and refining these quadratic tapered expanding quarter wave transmission line speakers since I came up with them in 2006. These are another refinement.

Here...

These.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7181882/sixinchmet.jpeg

Yep Grant, recording something then playing it back over loudspeakers is intrinsically un-hi-fi. We have to make a decision about what compromises are acceptable to us. The wider our tolerance of...

Why does making a recording to sound good on a portable make it "poor" ?
I have plenty of 60s Tamla Motown vinyl, that kicks serious ass.
If your dedinition of a hi-fi recording is one without any...

Agree, it is far from easy and TBH it has taken me years to get to the stage where I can throw whatever I want at the system and it just plays it, warts 'n all without any wince inducing moments.

The absolute rule for me is that a system has to be enjoyable to listen to on EVERYTHING, no exceptions, no matter how "bad" the recording.
Translated - there are no bad recordings, only bad...

Yes...sad indeed.
I have quite a few of her records.
She was a kick-ass vocalist in the old-school soul tradition.
The soul world is a bit poorer now. :(

As far as I am aware Ron Welborne ceased trading a while ago.
I and a few others have, however built our own DRD amplifiers and it has to be said that they do sound very good; having a nice direct...

Whatever

NVA cables are not of Litz construction. Just because a cable has individually insulated strands does not mean it can be called Litz.
Below is an explanation of what a Litz construction is:

Litz...

There you go:

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Every hip home should have one.

Well yes I would agree with that.
My take would be, If you don't want to buy from a shop, don't go to one. There are plenty of sources other than shops you can go to these days. Don't use a dealer...

@ Marco

+1 to both posts.

@Macca,

"replay enthusiasts" love it!
You need to copyright that. Brilliant terminology.

The fact that you quoted me is a bit of a clue I would have thought

I'll leave you with your illusions and I won't waste anymore of your time.

Bye bye :ner:

Look Jez
I told you my views are diametrically opposed to the majority of hi-fi enthusiasts and the louder folk shout, the more I know I'm on the right track. I don't need educating on the finer...

I too think the days of magazines are numbered, which is a shame as I like the tactile feel of a book/magazine.
Jez - we'll have to agree to disagree on this one as all that'll end up happening is...

Jez - Gimme a law of physics that says that speakers can't be put into corners.
Gimme a law of physics that says speakers can't be against walls/on bookshelves either side of a fireplace/TV.
Gimme...

And that attitude is precisely why the industry is in terminal decline and will not recover.