Bristol Hifi Show

[jandl100]

I'm on a phone so briefly - Kev has them at the moment. Kev really likes them but I prefer the ones he owns by a margin. Just way more dynamic but Kevin likes the added refinement and detail they offer. You know what I like Jerry and a fast, dynamic ballsy sound is not what those Es offer.

I could say more but I am just really pleased I heard them purely for interest's sake.

The best I have heard his system sound is with the pair he owns on the end of my 211s. Dynamic, room filling and awesome IMHO but I am biased there

Urk. Nuff said.

[montesquieu]

Plenty of assorted accessories and music on offer too although the price of LPs seems to be creeping up every year and merely sticking a label on an lp which reads "Audiophile Pressing" and charging over £45 for it is a bit of a joke and will put many off even getting back into vinyl. Come on guys, less greed where LPs are concerned?

And the rest Paul ... there were audiophool pressings for over £100 ... I just don't see how any bit of vinyl is worth that, unless it was Paul McCartney's personal copy of AbbeyRoad and destined for Sotherbys some day. I'd rather have the CD at that price. Many of the vinyl vendors were totally taking the piss, the trouble is having a turntable has suddenly become a trendy rich people signifier and such people don't seem to have a problem with dropping this sort of cash on vinyl. It's now 'luxury' and as with all things 'luxury' there's a more-money-than-sense premium attached.

I did leave with (of all things) some Naim Jazz records all of which were priced reasonably sensibly, much as I think their amplifiers are the spawn of Satan.

Is your suggestion that we should not make purchases from Amazon as they seem to use a very suspect accountancy method to avoid such tax. It seems to me that if they are not actually doing something illegal and our government has not as yet closed the loophole then if I as a customer can purchase cheaper than I will.

As for Amazon, I nowdays mostly avoid them if I can buy elsewphere. The way they arrange their accounting affairs may be legal, but it's not moral, they have bullied their way to a stupidly low corporation tax arrangement in Luxembourg which enables them to avoid proper taxes in the main EU jurisdictions they sell in (UK, Germany, France, Italy), where they make their profits, and whose national infrastructure (such as working tax credits in the UK) that they exploit for their substantial operations. It may be permitted by Brussels, but consumers can vote with their wallets if they don't approve. I don't.

There are moves afoot to deal with this sort of aggressive tax avoidance at an EU level and I don't think it can come quick enough. (I don't use Starbucks for similar reasons).

[struth]

Juno Records are where I get most of mine tbh and all have been great and delivered v quickly.

[RichB]

And the rest Paul ... there were audiophool pressings for over £100 ... I just don't see how any bit of vinyl is worth that, unless it was Paul McCartney's personal copy of AbbeyRoad and destined for Sotherbys some day. I'd rather have the CD at that price. Many of the vinyl vendors were totally taking the piss, the trouble having a turntable has suddenly become a trendy rich people signifier and such people don't seem to have a problem with dropping this sort of cash on vinyl. It's now 'luxury' and as with all things 'luxury' there's a premium attached.

I did leave with (of all things) some Naim Jazz records all of which were priced reasonably sensibly, much as I think their amplifiers are the spawn of Satan.



As for Amazon, I nowdays mostly avoid them if I can buy elsewphere. The way they arrange their accounting affairs may be legal, but it's not moral, they have bulled their way to a stupidly low corporation tax arrangement in Luxembourg which enables them to avoid proper taxes in the main EU jurisdictions they sell in (UK, Germany, France, Italy). It may be permitted by Brussels, but consumers can vote with their wallets if they don't approve. I don't.

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[ReggieB]

Did anyone else like the Elac Wall mounted speakers?



I thought they sounded good, and were a great wife-friendly solution

http://www.bristolshow.co.uk/news_de...3#.VOu2g5_RcUQ

[Butuz]

I thought they sounded awful sibilant and shouty compared to elacs normal, delicate speakers.

[Marco]

I thought they sounded good, and were a great wife-friendly solution

The best “wife-friendly solution” (WAF) is to change the wife to one that’s more acceptable, not the speakers!

Marco.

[hifinutt]

Did anyone else like the Elac Wall mounted speakers?



I thought they sounded good, and were a great wife-friendly solution

http://www.bristolshow.co.uk/news_de...3#.VOu2g5_RcUQ

not that keen on the speakers but I must say I am glad I did not take my wife because she would have nagged me to have them !! rather liked the sub which ran its own test from your listening position

[RochaCullen]

I did leave with (of all things) some Naim Jazz records all of which were priced reasonably sensibly, much as I think their amplifiers are the spawn of Satan.

Same here, I bought a load of their charlie haden stuff. Unfortunately I left it in the hotel I was staying in, so had to arrange for it to be posted. Silly me. I also think I must have missed a lot of the show. I did spot MCRU and had a brief chat with David, but didnt manage to catch the Harbeth room or the Audio Note room. Both of which I wanted to see. I really liked the sound coming from the quad room through those tiny bookshelf speakers; plus there was a session where they switched sides in the Arcam room and played some high rez tracks through some lovely Spendors, which to my ears sounded very clean and balanced.

Was delighted to get there that Sunday, so the flight over was worth it. The Jazz in The Duke the night before was worth the trip alone, the hangover on the Sunday made the show a little bit of a daze. A friend and I managed to stumble across another Trio playing in a bar around the corner from our hotel on the Sunday night also, and they were really good.

[RochaCullen]

Just had a look on the Spendor site and it was the D7 I heard in the Arcam room. They did sound lovely.