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  1. #31
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    Know what you mean... I,m getting big sound at moment pretty effortlessly. Wondering how i will handle the smaller singles? Mind you they are as sweet as a nut so may be ok, if i ever do lol. Im spoilt for choice tbh, and short of space now. Got 5 sets of good speakers now.. All built or refurbed by myself, and i like them all in their own ways.
    Fortunately in some ways, they are not popular these days, so no-one would pay me enough to sell.
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    Grant .... ؠ ......Don't be such a big girl's blouse

    I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply-doesn't-work
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    Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?

    “Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".

    “You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”

    "You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”

    “There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”


    ***SMILE, BE HAPPY***

  2. #32
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    Quote Originally Posted by struth View Post
    Always used side snips myself. Was never keen on proper strippers, unless dancing on the table not tried scissors for many years... Side snips are an art too. A sharp scalpel works well and is more accurate, although there is more blood
    Ah... I was wondering why there was a table in the middle of your living room
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  3. #33
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    Quote Originally Posted by struth View Post
    Know what you mean... I,m getting big sound at moment pretty effortlessly. Wondering how i will handle the smaller singles? Mind you they are as sweet as a nut so may be ok, if i ever do lol. Im spoilt for choice tbh, and short of space now. Got 5 sets of good speakers now.. All built or refurbed by myself, and i like them all in their own ways.
    Fortunately in some ways, they are not popular these days, so no-one would pay me enough to sell.
    Yes you are spoiled for choice mate . I also liked the big standmounts you have . Lovely sound in your room.
    Regards
    Brian

    Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment . (Rumi )


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    Amplifier : Sony TA FB740R
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    Interconnects : MS Audio / Klotz MC5000 .
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  4. #34
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    Some good pictures of the MC120.2 speakers here on Beoworld, shows the internals and crossovers:

    http://forum.beoworld.org/forums/p/1...23.aspx#141323

    Playing some Tom Petty at the moment, sounds good enough to keep distracting me from what I'm supposed to be doing.
    Current Lash Up:

    TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Macca View Post
    Some good pictures of the MC120.2 speakers here on Beoworld, shows the internals and crossovers:

    http://forum.beoworld.org/forums/p/1...23.aspx#141323

    Playing some Tom Petty at the moment, sounds good enough to keep distracting me from what I'm supposed to be doing.
    Nice pics. I remember those now Martin. Look nice enough but as you say, not big enough for you ... Think you may be on to something with nearer field listening though for much of your listening. Just maybe bigger speakers with a wider soundstage.

    Quote Originally Posted by brian2957 View Post
    Yes you are spoiled for choice mate . I also liked the big standmounts you have . Lovely sound in your room.
    Is that the telefunkens or the celestions ?
    Regards,
    Grant .... ؠ ......Don't be such a big girl's blouse

    I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply-doesn't-work
    .... ..... ...... ...... ................... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
    FIIO K7 BT, M11 PLUS, BTR7, KA5 - OPPO BDP-103D - PANASONIC UB450 - PANASONIC 4K ULTRA HD TV - PIXEL 6 - AVANTREE LR BLUETOOTH - 2* X600 SOUNDCORE - HEADPHONES INCLUDE, FIIO, NURAPHONES', FOCAL, OPPO, BOSE, CAMBRIDGE, BOWER & WILKINS, DEVIALET, MARSHALL, SONY, MITCHELL & JOHNSTON - 2*ZBOOK'S- MERCURY BD ROM, ROON, QOBUZ, TIDAL, PLEX, CYBERLINK, JRIVER - MULTI HDD'S -

    Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?

    “Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".

    “You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”

    "You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”

    “There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”


    ***SMILE, BE HAPPY***

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    Quote Originally Posted by struth View Post
    Nice pics. I remember those now Martin. Look nice enough but as you say, not big enough for you ... Think you may be on to something with nearer field listening though for much of your listening. Just maybe bigger speakers with a wider soundstage.



    Is that the telefunkens or the celestions ?
    Telefunkens mate . I haven't heard the Celestions ( I don't think )
    Regards
    Brian

    Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment . (Rumi )


    Korus Computer Audio music server
    JustBoom DAC . HRT Musicstreamer 2
    Amplifier : Sony TA FB740R
    Speakers : Tannoy 637
    Interconnects : MS Audio / Klotz MC5000 .
    Speaker cables : Western Electric 16AG

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    youve heard them with the Sony amp, but a while ago. 12" drivers... not too bad either really. Kinda forgot about the Sony amp til now. Its in the cupboard unloved at moment lol.
    still to try it with the new speakers as Martin suggested.


    So Martin, have you cleaned those xovers, or did the couch make you a proposition
    Regards,
    Grant .... ؠ ......Don't be such a big girl's blouse

    I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply-doesn't-work
    .... ..... ...... ...... ................... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
    FIIO K7 BT, M11 PLUS, BTR7, KA5 - OPPO BDP-103D - PANASONIC UB450 - PANASONIC 4K ULTRA HD TV - PIXEL 6 - AVANTREE LR BLUETOOTH - 2* X600 SOUNDCORE - HEADPHONES INCLUDE, FIIO, NURAPHONES', FOCAL, OPPO, BOSE, CAMBRIDGE, BOWER & WILKINS, DEVIALET, MARSHALL, SONY, MITCHELL & JOHNSTON - 2*ZBOOK'S- MERCURY BD ROM, ROON, QOBUZ, TIDAL, PLEX, CYBERLINK, JRIVER - MULTI HDD'S -

    Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?

    “Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".

    “You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”

    "You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”

    “There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”


    ***SMILE, BE HAPPY***

  8. #38
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    I've not done it. Got distracted, now it's after teatime and beer o'clock. Maybe next weekend. Having plenty of fun with the B&O speakers at the moment. A change is as good as a rest, so they say.
    Current Lash Up:

    TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.

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    Got rid of the extreme toe in on these speeks, gone for almost none at all. Much better again. Smoother and less exposed, wider sweet spot, better soundstaging.

    Never liked toe-in much on any speaker I've owned, these seem to be no exception. Indeed they are not exceptional in any area, just competent all-rounders. Good bass tone, but electric guitars are not quite right - or not what I'm used to them sounding like anyway. A minor criticism though. These were allegedly the sweet spot in the range, but I'd like a try of the big 'un at the top of the range. Probably very rare.
    Current Lash Up:

    TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.

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    Near-field listening ain't too shabby, eh?

    Anyway, fire-up yer lazy arse, daftee, and get those crossovers done!

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