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    Quote Originally Posted by Ninanina View Post
    Are you getting the Klipsch Martin ?

    Hi, decided to go for the Agathons and avoid a domestic dispute. I'd still very much like to hear the Klipsch one day, but this made so much sense (except for the mad journey that I'd like to avoid in future).

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    Blimey! 800 mile round trip to pick up a pair of speakers? That's dedication.
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    Quote Originally Posted by VanDerGraaf View Post
    It's the Agathons he's getting...

    Got them! Thanks for your encouragement. The Isle of Arran is stunning. What a contrast compared to the mainland. Pity that the weather was rubbish and the rain was just incessant. I was trying to get back to Ardrossan ASAP as the things were about to get very serious. Actually, I sailed a 30ft boat from Troon to Milford Haven a couple of years ago and very well remember the waves and the wind ;-). Will report back when I get the speakers hooked up!

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    I've experienced something like that journey, drove from Kent to Jonny walker in Kilmarnock, all day, then worked all night and drive back in the morning. I was a bit crafty, I drove the first hundred miles through the twisty roads with hood scenery then my mate took over at the motorway, it was hell trying to stay awake so we took it in turns and the passenger made sandwiches as we went along and this helped keep us alert. Those Hornings were worth the trip I reckon,
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    Quote Originally Posted by paulf-2007 View Post
    I've experienced something like that journey, drove from Kent to Jonny walker in Kilmarnock, all day, then worked all night and drive back in the morning. I was a bit crafty, I drove the first hundred miles through the twisty roads with hood scenery then my mate took over at the motorway, it was hell trying to stay awake so we took it in turns and the passenger made sandwiches as we went along and this helped keep us alert. Those Hornings were worth the trip I reckon,
    Yep, long journeys and driving on motorways solo are best avoided.... Just noticed your tonearm and cartridge - I have both (short version UA7) ! The Stax is easily my fav tonearm. I've not tried many other unipivot designs but this really is a gem. Also Shure Ultra 500 is a lovely cartridge for a MM! What are the Omens like?
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    Oddly Martin I can't see the pictures you've taken to share with us in the gallery.
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    Glad it all went well for you , when you have them set up we need lots of photos



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    Quote Originally Posted by Audio Al View Post
    Glad it all went well for you , when you have them set up we need lots of photos




    Sure, just need to find that ultra wide lens to accommodate its svelte figure. These speakers are massive - not that they are particularly tall - but they are very deep and seem to suck the space out of the room.

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    Quote Originally Posted by martinswimmer View Post
    Yep, long journeys and driving on motorways solo are best avoided.... Just noticed your tonearm and cartridge - I have both (short version UA7) ! The Stax is easily my fav tonearm. I've not tried many other unipivot designs but this really is a gem. Also Shure Ultra 500 is a lovely cartridge for a MM! What are the Omens like?
    I have a UA-7 as well, bought it after the 70 for a project, when I get round to it. Yes definitely the best tone arm I've had. The ultra is all I need. The omens sound great in my small treated room. Deep bass is tuneable by raising or lowering the speakers on the spikes, I use the blunt ones not the pointy ones on concrete slabs covered with velvet, purpose made. A friend of mine with oris horns and huge bass cabinets visited me and admitted that he was very surprised how good it sounds considering the small room but couldn't find much wrong at all.
    Bakoon 13r Denon DP80 Stax UA-70 Shure Ultra 500 in a Martin Bastin body with jico stylus, project ds2 digital Rullit aero 8 field coils in tqwt speakers

    Office system, DIY CSS fullrange speakers with aurum cantus G2 ribbons yulong dac Sony STR6055 receiver Jvc QL-A51 direct drive turntable, Leema sub. JVC Z4S cart is in the house

    Garage system another Sony receiver, cassette deck


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    Quote Originally Posted by paulf-2007 View Post
    I have a UA-7 as well, bought it after the 70 for a project, when I get round to it. Yes definitely the best tone arm I've had. The ultra is all I need. The omens sound great in my small treated room. Deep bass is tuneable by raising or lowering the speakers on the spikes, I use the blunt ones not the pointy ones on concrete slabs covered with velvet, purpose made. A friend of mine with oris horns and huge bass cabinets visited me and admitted that he was very surprised how good it sounds considering the small room but couldn't find much wrong at all.
    Do they need plenty of room at the back given the bass speakers seem to be located there, or is the main output from the horn in the base?

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