Gromit's music centre...

[Gromit]

Yes it would have been interesting.

I agree with everything you say about them and I won't part with mine either. The foam surrounding the tweeters has started to go on mine but everything else is sound.

I recall when the replacement version came out Proac had killed what was excellent with the version you and I have. The Mini Tower, Super Tower and EBT are also very good, from in and around the same time period.


Regards Neil

Agreed Neil - it seemed ProAc, in their 'wisdom' got obsessive about making the Tablettes larger and larger, and ended up with a speaker that was totally alien to the original and completely lost the plot. Then they went back to the original dimensions with the Ref 8.

Yup, the tweeter foam on one of mine has gone (I ended up removing it all when it became an eyesore) and the other is just about hanging in there. ProAc will sell you a new foam for something like £40 - each. A brand new Scanspeak D2010 tweeter only costs around 50 quid.

Not heard the Towers, unfortunately.

[Gromit]

Having fun with my new ultra-wide...

[MartinT]

I think you and Mika are in competition!

[Gromit]

I think you and Mika are in competition!

I think we both just enjoy taking photographs.

[southall-1998]

Gromit,

I still own the lovely Grado SR80 headphones. Do you know some headphone amps that works well with the SR80? I listen to all types of music

[Gromit]

Gromit,

I still own the lovely Grado SR80 headphones. Do you know some headphone amps that works well with the SR80? I listen to all types of music

I just use mine off my Sony amp - they sound fine, although living where we are now I don't use headphones much at all now. Maybe best to start a separate thread for suggestions?

[Mika K]

I think we both just enjoy taking photographs.

Yes the defect doesn't have to be big when it's between the ears

[MartinT]

Well, I applaud you both for your wonderful photography. Please keep posting more!

[MartinT]

Richard, I heard your Techie at the Scalford-before-last show. How do you find the Pioneer in comparison?

[Gromit]

Richard, I heard your Techie at the Scalford-before-last show. How do you find the Pioneer in comparison?

Hard to say, Martin. It was a fair while ago. My Tecchy wasn't overly modded (TS HE psu/Vantage bearing & feet/KAB damper/Sumiko shell/Achromat) but I do seem to remember the Pioneer was on a similar level. The deck that beat both of them though was the Sony PS-6750. Doing a very brief comparison on the day, everyone else in the room came to the same conclusion, in fact it was a major and unexpected eye-opener. Should add the Sony wasn't even set up optimally - the cartridge was just balanced out, no re-alignment at all. Shame it had an earthing problem which I fixed on getting the deck home.

If a good 6750 came up now I'd sell the PL71 in a heartbeat.