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    Join Date: Apr 2011

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    Default Cheapest upgrade ever ?

    Had a visitor yesterday who was into hifi, saw the system and wanted a listen.

    I obliged

    BUT

    he sat in my chair !

    So I sat in the other half's chair

    Much better sound quality there by some margin
    To do with room acoustics I assume

    I sit a bit to the left of centre, small coffee table then she sits a bit right of centre.
    She is closer to the right hand side of the room as is the RH Iso
    I'm roughly in the middle of the the room with the LH Iso not far off the middle

    Need to investigate this room more......
    TAD CD / DAC / Pre, Technics 1210, MCRU PSU, Mike New Bearing & Platter, Stillpoints LP1 weight, Speedy Steve Ebony armboard, Fidelity Research FR64FX arm, Ortofon SPU. Aurorasound VIDA Phono Pre Amp, TAD Power Amp, TAD E1 speakers. Coherent RTZ 3 Grounding box, Coherent grounding cables, Creaktiv racks. Coherent Mains Cables. SR Blue Fuse. Interconnects : Coherent and Yannis 223.5 Connect Litz. Coherent speaker cable. Audio Magic Transcendence Conditioner. Coherent mains socket. Mains Filters : , PS Audio Harvesters, Russ Andrews Purifiers, Tacima, Vertex. Black Ravioli and RDC supports. Electric Beach S1NX platforms for TAD CD and Technics. Ferrite chokes everywhere except the above. Ears, brain

    Mike

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    She'll just have to move then Mike

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    And you've never wondered what that smug look on her face was for?

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    It'll only be cheap if she doesn't get upset!
    Kevin

    Too busy enjoying the music....

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    Quote Originally Posted by brian2957 View Post
    She'll just have to move then Mike
    Er, thought crossed my mind.
    Not sure how I can put this over
    TAD CD / DAC / Pre, Technics 1210, MCRU PSU, Mike New Bearing & Platter, Stillpoints LP1 weight, Speedy Steve Ebony armboard, Fidelity Research FR64FX arm, Ortofon SPU. Aurorasound VIDA Phono Pre Amp, TAD Power Amp, TAD E1 speakers. Coherent RTZ 3 Grounding box, Coherent grounding cables, Creaktiv racks. Coherent Mains Cables. SR Blue Fuse. Interconnects : Coherent and Yannis 223.5 Connect Litz. Coherent speaker cable. Audio Magic Transcendence Conditioner. Coherent mains socket. Mains Filters : , PS Audio Harvesters, Russ Andrews Purifiers, Tacima, Vertex. Black Ravioli and RDC supports. Electric Beach S1NX platforms for TAD CD and Technics. Ferrite chokes everywhere except the above. Ears, brain

    Mike

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr Kipling View Post
    And you've never wondered what that smug look on her face was for?
    Funny you should say that.
    She sometimes picks up things I miss. Assumed she had super hearing. She may have of course
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    Mike

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    Quote Originally Posted by CageyH View Post
    It'll only be cheap if she doesn't get upset!
    I shall play it by ear !
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    Mike

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    Quote Originally Posted by MikeMusic View Post
    Er, thought crossed my mind.
    Not sure how I can put this over
    Hah! Let us know how you get on with that one Think this smiley is quite apt , don't you

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    Got to thinking, yes call me Mr Impetuous

    Very quick test today

    Playing Psychedelic Furs
    Sit in my chair - ok
    Sit in the guvnor's chair, better
    Sit in the chair on her right - in the corner of the room
    Pretty good, not far off and probably still better than my chair !

    More experimentation required
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    Mike

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    move the stereo a bit
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