Hifi and our World leaders...

[Frankyc2003]

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/oct/05/dmitry-medvedev-stereo-system-russia

This article 3 years ago got me thinking, what does your HIFI tells us about?

What do you think David Cameron listens to The Smiths or Hawkwind on his full Quad system when he is back at N.10

Do you think Francois Hollande listens to Edith Piaf on his Platine Verdier in the Elysee?

Imagine Angela Merkel, going through a spot of Wagner on her Burmester system...

And Obama, does he rock a full Macintosh System, or do you think he has D'agostino and Wilson Alexias playing Bruce Springsteen at deafening volumes?

It just tickles me to think of what they listens to...


PS. sorry about the national stereotypes, I did not intend to hurt anyone's (national) feelings...

[southall-1998]

I wonder what the Queen/Charles uses?? Vintage Tannoy's/Quad II???

[Frankyc2003]

Charles probably uses a gramophone.

On the other hand, her Majesty is definitely using an iPod with Dr Dre Beat headphones listening to Miley Cyrus while Philip is out running the corgis...:lol::lol::lol::lol:

[Macca]

I reckon Obama is a 'girl with a guitar' man. Valves and Harbeths.

Cameron - hmm... I suspect he is not cool enough to be an enthusiast or even an audiophile. Radio 4 on a Fergusson or a Hacker.

Merkel - might listen to whatever her husband is playing on his system while she does the ironing

Hollande - megabucks system with 50K speakers, just for show, never uses it.

[Frankyc2003]

I reckon Obama is a 'girl with a guitar' man. Valves and Harbeths.

Cameron - hmm... I suspect he is not cool enough to be an enthusiast or even an audiophile. Radio 4 on a Fergusson or a Hacker.

Merkel - might listen to whatever her husband is playing on his system while she does the ironing

Hollande - megabucks system with 50K speakers, just for show, never uses it.
:lol::lol:

Brilliant!

I now imagine Berslusconi listening to a really awful tearjerker aria from one of Puccini's Opera in his Roman flat on a Unison Research S9...

[Macca]

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I now imagine Berslusconi listening to a really awful tearjerker aria from one of Puccini's Opera in his Roman flat on a Unison Research S9...

Whilst surrounded by under-age hookers. Allegedly.

[PaulStewart]

I wonder what the Queen/Charles uses?? Vintage Tannoy's/Quad II???

Years ago the late, great Angus McKenzie told me and I had it confirmed by the companies in question that Charles used a Radford/KEF system with a Garrard 401/SME 3009 and SME Plinth. Also, back in those days Wallace Heaton of Bond Street had the Royal Warrant for supply of this kind of kit and photo equipment to the Queen. The Simon the manager was summoned to Buck House to show HM some ghetto blasters as the then young Edward wanted one. He took among others a top of the range JVC RC 828 and she said it was too expensive for Edward and he got one two models down. :)

[Lodgesound]

In reality????

Most likely an ipod with a £7.99 pair of speakers.....

Seriously rich folk do not listen to music or watch television...................they consider it a waste of time. No really...

[synsei]

I would have thought Cameron was more of a Naim man myself, brash, uncompromising with an overinflated sense of worth :lol:

[istari_knight]

I would have thought Cameron was more of a Naim man myself, brash, uncompromising with an overinflated sense of worth :lol:

http://www.coreymichaelsmithson.com/Images/Images_Drag/OhNoYouDidNot.gif

Camerons a wannabe, probably has a Richer Sounds special system :lol: ... Naim has fans in Russia ;) http://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/oct/05/dmitry-medvedev-stereo-system-russia

[Macca]

Seriously rich folk do not listen to music or watch television...................they consider it a waste of time. No really...

That's true. You don't get rich by squandering your life watching the telly. I would be billionaire already.

[The Grand Wazoo]

I recently attended an evening in the house of a Baron and the 'entertainment' was provided by an ipad sat on a music stand in the corner of the room.
I used to work for a Baronet, who had a TD160 & some Pioneer electronics.
I used to work for a Duke who had nothing to speak of whatsoever in the home I knew (one of at least six).