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I quite fancy trying an Emotiva. Very good reviews and a very good price. Ive not heard a Shiit Mani, id like to though.Originally Posted by struth
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They were a few hundred quid a while back when I looked, now they're £500!!! Im thinking I should've bought one lolNakamichi is really worth hunting down but they are getting bloody pricey and no I'm not parting with mine
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If you check out phono stage shootout by Hifivinylnews on Youtube the Emotiva is ranked quite low while the Mani came out best in the test.
https://youtu.be/wZpgjd-hE_8
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For the money the Mani is superb. Nothing really near it at that price.
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The last person to try the Arkless 640P is in the process of selling his Graham Slee Era Gold V (£430, MM only) with a view to upgrading to the Arkless (MM and MC) @ £225
There are many reviews on the inter web thingy of the Arkless, mainly on pfm, and comparisons to units at £500 -800 are common, with the Arkless coming out on top 9 out of 10 times.... Check 'em out yourselves folks...
Arkless Electronics-Engineered to be better. Tel. 01670 530674 (after 1pm)
Modded Thorens TD150, Audio Technica AT-1005 MkII, Technics EPC-300MC, Arkless Hybrid MC phono stage, Arkless passive pre, Arkless 50WPC Class A SS power amp, (or) Arkless modded Leak Stereo 20, Modded Kef Reference 105/3's
ReVox PR99, Studer B62, Ferrograph Series 7, Tandberg TCD440, Hitachi FT-5500MkI, also FT-5500MkII
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Cables- free interconnects that come with CD players, mains leads from B&Q, dead kettles etc, extension leads from Tesco
Looking into listening to a Mani and a Nakamichi CA5e. Should be interesting.
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I did my own test end to end with both mc and mm. For me the emotive beat the schiit out of it. Lol
No there wasn't an awful lot in it but it was better so I sold the mani. Had a firebottle and a whest before that. And a nak ca5 b4 that. I'm happy with this one
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“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.”
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Thats VERY interesting Grant. I know as youre a Mod you cant be biased either.
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Just my take mate. Everyone is different. I first had the nak that jamie has, then tried a whest. Thought it nothing special. Then a fb. Plus. It beat both for me so moved the nak on. Then a mani to try. Thought the fb plus slightly better but not much, then the emotiva was imo better than schiit. Probably on par with fb but they were not tested together. Just schiit and emotiva. So sold schiit and still got the xps1 to this day. No intent to change either.
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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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