Feedback section for buyers and sellers

bought some rogers from istari_knight
top chap to buy from.
kept me informed and gave help with setting up as crossover had come loose while with courier.

I can report a pleasant and straightforward transaction with Paul (Reffc).

The mains regenerator was as advertised, and packed properly. I got a nice cup of tea and, more importantly, a chance to listen to Paul's Tannoys.

These are obviously a labour of love and are as beautiful to look at as they are to listen to. Paul has designed the cabinets himself and the cabinet work is exquisite. But the sound is to die for! He has spent hundred of hours voicing the speakers and I was treated to both LP and CD. I know "The Wall" by Pink Floyd well but there was stuff I was hearing for the first time. We also listened to some organ music and I have never heard a set of speakers which could handle the swells and resonances as well as this pair. So my top tip to anyone buying from Paul in future is to make the journey to pick up in person. Persuade him to make you a cuppa and put some music on. Just sit back and listen for yourselves.

I really am glad I decided to go and pick the regenerator up, rather than get a mate who has family locally swing by.

Peter

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Originally Posted by Kember

I can report a pleasant and straightforward transaction with Paul (Reffc).

The mains regenerator was as advertised, and packed properly. I got a nice cup of tea and, more importantly, a chance to listen to Paul's Tannoys.

These are obviously a labour of love and are as beautiful to look at as they are to listen to. Paul has designed the cabinets himself and the cabinet work is exquisite. But the sound is to die for! He has spent hundred of hours voicing the speakers and I was treated to both LP and CD. I know "The Wall" by Pink Floyd well but there was stuff I was hearing for the first time. We also listened to some organ music and I have never heard a set of speakers which could handle the swells and resonances as well as this pair. So my top tip to anyone buying from Paul in future is to make the journey to pick up in person. Persuade him to make you a cuppa and put some music on. Just sit back and listen for yourselves.

I really am glad I decided to go and pick the regenerator up, rather than get a mate who has family locally swing by.

Peter

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You're very welcome Peter, it was an absolute pleasure meeting you and glad you enjoyed your brief time with the Reference Fidelio Loudspeakers!

Peter is also complete gent to deal with :thumbsup:

I bought a cartridge from TwoTone recently.
It arrived so quickly I'm sure it was posted before I'd even seen the add! ;)

Thanks tony.

A big thank you to Chris (technobear) for the Safri Duo CD. It was very well packed (had me wondering whether I'd ordered a CD from Amazon in my sleep :D) and it is in perfect condition. Chris is a terrific chap to deal with so buy with confidence :)

A thanks to Stu...(Chelsea) for the prompt delivery of the cable, alas my feedback was not so prompt.....excellent seller....

Thanks to Richardl, who I picked my Beresford Bushmaster DAC from this weekend. Item was exactly as described & a seamless sale, so thanks & recommended.

Just bought some SACDs from Dmitri (Themis) and they arrived very well packed and exactly as described - a pleasure to deal with, buy with confidence.


Regards Neil

much thanks to Mike (Datawireless) for the excellent,MINT ms10 speakers....look and sound great.

Many thanks to Julian (julesd68) - I bought a TEAC CD player from him - a pleasure to deal with, item exactly as described and good communication. Excellent forum member.:thumbsup:

Peter

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Many thanks to Julian (julesd68) - I bought a TEAC CD player from him - a pleasure to deal with, item exactly as described and good communication. Excellent forum member.:thumbsup:

Peter

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Thanks Peter - delighted you are happy with it ... :)

I recently bought a KAB-EV1 record cleaning machine from Bernie (canetoad).

As many of you, I'm sure are aware, a real pleasure to buy from :), better than described condition and great comms.

Thanks Bernie

Thanks Mike. Hope it makes a difference to your records. :)

Thanks to Simon (sq225917) for the Avondale TPR2 regulator board for the PSU for my Young Dac.

Fitted it the other night, nice improvement over the SuperTeddy board there previously.
More cap upgrades for the Young to come, should be good. :eyebrows:

Thanks too for answering my layman questions and giving good advice.
Cheers Si, top man.

+1 to John B - turned up exactly when he said he would. Nice and straightforward to deal with.:clap:

I hope your son enjoys the Pentas.

Peter

Bought a batch of vinyl from Rexton, nice easy transaction, well packed and received in A1 condition as described. Many thanks Andrew:guitar:

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+1 to John B - turned up exactly when he said he would. Nice and straightforward to deal with.:clap:

I hope your son enjoys the Pentas.

Peter

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Many thanks Peter, much appreciated, beautifully wrapped also.

We'll report back when we've got them set up (Robbie wasn't too keen when I said that we should test them on my system), but now seen the aesthetics of B&O kit he's all of a sudden interested in resurrecting my Beomaster turntable!

Hope the move goes smoothly.

Best Regards
John

Chris (Sarnies)

Nice and easy. Great guy to do business with. Thanks Mate

Andy

Many thanks to Ron (koowat) for the "Blackburn Road" Mullard EF86s he sold me.

Superbly packed and with excellect communication, they arrived today in perfect condition by first class post.

Wonderful - thanks again

Barry

Big thanks to Seppi aka shevans for the cable, well packed and very swift postage.

cheers

Nigel

Many thanks to Petrat for the arm cable, well packed and very swift service.

Thanks Pete.

Nigel

Big thanks to Frank (effem) for the cds, well packed and posted in good time.

My weekend listening taken care of, thanks Frank :cool:


Nigel

Enjoy :)

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Big thanks to Frank (effem) for the cds, well packed and posted in good time.

My weekend listening taken care of, thanks Frank :cool:


Nigel

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Thanks to Dave ( Emmings), for prompt sending of well packed item.

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Big thanks to Seppi aka shevans for the cable, well packed and very swift postage.

cheers

Nigel

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No thank you for you for buying.

Purchased '''Talk 3''' Speaker cables from Seppi. Many thanks for a good and easy sale. Cables arrived safely!!

Thanks!!

A big thank you to Nigel (vinylspinner) for the excellent Mamba speaker cables, well packed & speedy shipping.

:cool:

Tom

Thanks Tom,

Glad you like them, enjoy, and many thanks for the speedy payment, pleasure dealing with you.

regards

Nigel

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Originally Posted by southall-1998

Purchased '''Talk 3''' Speaker cables from Seppi. Many thanks for a good and easy sale. Cables arrived safely!!

Thanks!!

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Thanks Shane, they are great cables enjoy.

A long, long time ago on a planet far, far away somebody promised to send me a copy of the movie Paul. The PM from said person has now been lost in the mists of time and I've slept since then so the loss of neural connections in the interim is not insignificant. Anyway, thank you, whomever you may be, for leaving it with dear old Uncle Alfred, he left it to me in his will... ;)

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A long, long time ago on a planet far, far away somebody promised to send me a copy of the movie Paul. The PM from said person has now been lost in the mists of time and I've slept since then so the loss of neural connections in the interim is not insignificant. Anyway, thank you, whomever you may be, for leaving it with dear old Uncle Alfred, he left it to me in his will... ;)

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Dave Dave come back , Are you still with us

Many thanks to Geoff (walpurgis) for the quick delivery of the Yaquin Buffer. It was double boxed, arrived perfect!

Stuart

You are welcome Stu! :)

Thanks to Bev (Ninanina) for sending my Bushmaster 'best of both worlds' PSU. Paid for it yesterday and it arrived today in all original packaging. Also bought some NVA LS3 cable off her a while back, same story, seamless and recommended!

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Thanks to Bev (Ninanina) for sending my Bushmaster 'best of both worlds' PSU. Paid for it yesterday and it arrived today in all original packaging. Also bought some NVA LS3 cable off her a while back, same story, seamless and recommended!

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Thanks so much Neil. I am very glad you received the PSU today too

Neil is also a super chap to deal with, instant payments etc. Recommended indeed ;)

Many thanks to Mike (datawireless) for the pristine Cyrus I Mk.2 Integrated Amplifier. My wife and I went over to collect the amplifier today and couldn't have recieved a more welcome reception from Mike and his wife.

My second (office) system is well on the way to being up and running now :)

Paul.

bought pauls' (hermit) speaker cable , great guy to deal with , many thanks mate , tommy

Jason...feet and spike shoes arrived safely...nice handy little bits of kit...cheeerz my friend for bargain...Big Al...(mad-moon)...

Many thanks to the legend that is Walpurgis for the Lentek MC pre-amp.

Arrived in luvverly condition as described - can't wait to try it but just need to get some cash together now for a suitable cart .. :doh:

My thanks to Nigel (Vinylspinner) for his classic Cambridge Audio P60 amp which was optained for a modest amount.

Thank You Nigel.

Thanks Stephen,

She needs a bit of tlc but glad she has gone to a loving home, great vintage amp, I will miss her.

regards

Nigel

Sold my Stan Dac to Martinoslice! smooth easy transaction! very fast payment.

He might be a comparative newbie here, but he has a. :thumbsup: from me,

Thanks to Mike (Green Home Electronics), for the interconnect he sold me.

Thanks to Andrew {Rexon} for the 1950's 'Practical Wireless' magazines in superb condition & amazingly nearly all i am missing from those particular years..

:thumbsup:

No worries mate glad they got to you ok!

Every time I visit this thread I expect to be assaulted by an ear-splitting electronic screech... :D

Bought my bushmaster from icehockey boy at a great price, it was delivered straightaway, pleasure to deal with...big thumbs up..

I had a very pleasant morning with Shane yesterday (Southall-1998) when I went to collect the Klipsch speakers he was selling. Had a good chin-wag about hifi and got to hear his fabulous system.

I had some time to play with them this afternoon. It is a great pity that one of the bass drivers has a problem as I think they are a great sounding pair of speakers. Mind you they need quite a lot of volume to make them sing, so again (in the same way as the KG3's) may be a difficult load despite being fairly sensitive. I have turned the problem bass unit to see if gravity will help align the voice coil. You can stop the distortion by applying pressure to the other side of the cone whilst music is playing.

I will do some googling, but I think that to re-align the voice coil you would have to remove the cone and pole piece dust cover. Quite a lot of work which would mean prising the rubber surround from the speaker casting so that the cone is floating. I will have to see if I think I am brave enough!

Thanks for a painless and pleasant transaction.

I spent an enjoyable few hours this morning with Busybee330 (Bernard) who visited to audition (and buy!) my EAR amplifier. Bernard is a complete gent with good musical taste! It was a pleasure meeting and doing business with you Bernard.

You shouldn't have to remove the centre dust cover Rob.
If you can separate the cone surround from the frame, then you can apply some glue & then before it sets, send a small current via an AAA battery to the terminals for very short periods. This will cause the driver to pulse & if you repeat this a few times, the coil should centre itself within the magnetic field.