Cool Old Kit You Never Heard Of

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Originally Posted by Lawrence001

Tuner meters don't count they have to move in time to the music. Having said that I've never seen a Dolby level meter before, I would find that interesting to watch how the level of noise reduction varied with the signal.

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I find all meters, whether they are mechanical or bar-graph style distracting. The only time they are useful is when recording, either on a reel-to-reel machine or s cassette recorder.

If you are listening to music then just do that - it is what your system is for! :doh:

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Originally Posted by Barry

I find all meters, whether they are mechanical or bar-graph style distracting. The only time they are useful is when recording, either on a reel-to-reel machine or s cassette recorder.

If you are listening to music then just do that - it is what your system is for! :doh:

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While I would agree with that statement, it is true that looks do matter. Given the choice, you might prefer black components to say silver, even though it makes not a jot of difference to the sound.

Personally, I like the look of meters, even though from my seating position I couldn't see them anyway! What can I say, we like what we like, and logic doesn't always come into it.

Metres (done well) are cool:)

Marco.

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Originally Posted by Marco

Metres (done well) are cool:)

Marco.

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Absolutely correct.

They also improve sound quality by up to 8% on any item that uses them, depending on needle orientation and length, and illumination colour.

That’s a fact, that is.

Nah, my Accuphase meters add 8.2347882% to SQ.

But 100 inch ones rock too;)https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...b64822c5a9.jpg

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Originally Posted by Marco

Metres (done well) are cool:)

Marco.

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Metres or meters? Are you saying size matters?

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Originally Posted by Beobloke

Absolutely correct.

They also improve sound quality by up to 8% on any item that uses them, depending on needle orientation and length, and illumination colour.

That’s a fact, that is.

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You could get a marketing job at Bose :)

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Originally Posted by Barry

Metres or meters? Are you saying size matters?

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Usain Bolt did a hundred of them in 9.58 seconds. That's pretty cool :)

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Originally Posted by Barry

Metres or meters? Are you saying size matters?

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Meters. my bad:)

Size? No, not really, just backlit and analogue. You want a nice glow in the room at night.

Marco.

P.S how's the holiday going? Have you sent me a card?;)

I like this - nice and simple and not too blingy: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/189005270...hoCYPYQAvD_BwE

Marco.