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    I thought them very bright and glaring (rather like the speaker's chrome-plated end caps), but as I said, they were probably not demonstrated under the best of conditions. Can't remember what amplification was used, but the dealers were agents for the early (aubergine coloured) Exposure electronics.
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    Yeah, partnered badly in the wrong room they can sound like that, but not on the end of some Radfords....

    So what's this about, then:

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    Your wife will be saddened to learn that I can still remember the photograph featured in Hi-Fi Answers with her sporting the Stax headphones.
    That seems somewhat of a 'random' comment, unless I missed something earlier. Did you know David's wife?

    Marco.
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    Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.

    Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.

    Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.

    CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.

    Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.

    Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.

    Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.

    Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.

    Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    Trust me, Barry, in the right environment (and on the end of the right system), they can sound stunning!

    Marco.
    Yes. I heard them a few times and was impressed. They were an interesting design, the early models empoying a pair of AR6 bass drivers, Peerless 4" cone midrange and a Celestion HF2000 tweeter. It all obviously worked well together.
    It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    Yeah, partnered badly in the wrong room they can sound like that, but not on the end of some Radfords....

    So what's this about, then:



    That seems somewhat of a 'random' comment, unless I missed something earlier. Did you know David's wife?

    Marco.
    No - I just remember the photograph of David's wife wearing the Stax headphones, in the systems feature in HiFi Answers. David Praekel's system featured in the article used Radford electronics and a Linn/SME III/ Decca front end. I have to confess I don't remember the Gale speakers.

    Don't ask me why I remember the article and photographs; it was just one of those eidetic memories that we all can have. Maybe it was because of the unusual partnering of audio equipment (at the time) that attracted my interest and attention.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Barry View Post
    No - I just remember the photograph of Davids's wife wearing the Stax headphones, in the systems feature in HiFi Answers. David Praekel's system featured in the article used Radford electronics and a Linn/SME III/ Decca front end.
    Ah, I get you now... You see I had no idea about any of that, as it was all before my (hi-fi) time.

    Marco.
    Main System

    Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.

    Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.

    Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.

    CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.

    Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.

    Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.

    Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.

    Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.

    Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.


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    I love that Radford-Gale set-up. And the black-and-white room. Always wanted a go on some Gale 401. You could pick them up mint for a couple of hundred back in the 1990's but when they came up I never had the money.
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    Hello DRG,

    Nice system and a pleasent looking place to enjoy music.

    There's people out there who pay style gurus/interior designers a fortune to have their homes look that now!

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    Ain't that the truth

    The man, he got style.....

    Marco.
    Main System

    Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.

    Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.

    Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.

    CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.

    Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.

    Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.

    Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.

    Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.

    Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.


    Protect your HUMAN RIGHTS and REFUSE ANY *MANDATORY* VACCINE FOR COVID-19!

    Also **SAY NO** to unjust 'vaccine passports' or certificates, which are totally incompatible with a FREE society!!!


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    Nice looking speakers, It has to be said that old speakers really do look nice and sound rather nice too. There's nothing like a nice old pair of speakers.
    Adios for Now,

    Chris.

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