Anyone familiar with "TEP Norge" ? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2714375633...84.m1423.l2649
Looks pretty well put together... Might stick a bid on :hmm:
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Anyone familiar with "TEP Norge" ? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2714375633...84.m1423.l2649
Looks pretty well put together... Might stick a bid on :hmm:
Nice "woofer" by the way Geoff.
SOMEONE BUY THESE FOR GOODNESS SAKE !!!! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ACOUSTIC-R...item20e2cded67
He comes from Barking! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by istari_knight
Be very interested to hear your comparisons vs. the Meridian Geoff, the DV-717 is just as serious a transport under the hood...
Well the whole system is apart at the moment, so I can get the TV on the wall. Once I get it all rigged up again I shall make the comparison. But I can't see a DVD player that cost me £22.50 bettering a Meridian that I spent £1200 on.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yomanze
It did retail at £650 in the 90s though... In any case looks like a great cheap as chips TV setup you've just bought. :)
Looks like the latest version of " Snooze Woofer "Quote:
Originally Posted by istari_knight
"The Station Agent" is an excellent film; though your dog doesn't seem to be too impressed.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Nothing special but a good deal nonetheless... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hi-Fi-sepa...item417ed4f1b2
He was exhausted from having just watched 'Fast and Furious'. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
MYST TMA-3
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1712799229...84.m1423.l2649
On my watch list but I really can't justify another amp - but then again if none else wants it .......
Teac A-450. Possibly the best cassette deck next to a Nakamichi.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TEAC-A-450...item258c397601
You might be surprised.. Apparently the memory buffers which are standard in DVD players make a good difference and not something Meridian would have implemented back in the 90s (practically no transport/CD player with a dedicated CD mech does). There are some studio players from back then which do (for instant start) but not sure they are implemented in a way which benefits sound quality.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
My Meridian 507 is not from the nineties. It's maybe nine years old, possibly the same age as the DV-717. What buffering is used, if any, I don't know, but it sounds excellent.Quote:
Originally Posted by nat8808
Oh I see, thought I read earlier it was a 200 series. 507 does indeed use buffering of some kind and uses a CD-ROM drive rather than CD specific mech.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Some DVD players sound excellent as transports too. Also though DVD players depreciate a million times more so the £22.00 won't be a good judge..
From the 507 User Manual:Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
"The 507 uses a precision CD-ROM drive, with the data read asynchronously and then triple buffered to isolate output timing from the mechanics of the drive. The data is also dejittered using very precise master oscillators to give a clear, open, authoritative sound. The digital signal is decoded using the latest 192kHz 24-bit dual-differential Delta Sigma digital-to-analogue converter, combined with a discrete class A output for superlative audio performance."
I have a 206 as well (and a couple of Pioneer PD-S505 Precision players).Quote:
Originally Posted by nat8808
Bloody hell! Somebody snapped up the twigs for £62!!
I wonder if there's a market for Cornish twigs ? I could always throw in some sand grains & pasty pastry flakes to sweeten the deal.Quote:
Originally Posted by mr sneff
:lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by istari_knight
Nice grey/black Leak Stereo 20 for refurb (may be completely OK). Low price at the moment. In London.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Leak-Stere...item258c3beee0
Parasound Zamp v.3 power amp. Great little unit for the money. Proper Hi-Fi.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Parasound-...item461d2a1fd1
Thats a lot of amp for £100 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3011340174...84.m1423.l2649
Yes, I spotted that. Nice amp!Quote:
Originally Posted by istari_knight
A wonder if there's a market for good Scottish cabers :lol: High postage costs though :eyebrows:Quote:
Originally Posted by istari_knight
Still way too expensive imho..Quote:
Originally Posted by istari_knight
That 401 looks like it would need a lot of work to get it working..
Still to expensive if you ask me
yup, they are too expensive in good condition
;)
Maybe so but remove the rust / a quick polish & some mug will pay £400 for it...
It may end up with an enthusiast thats going to restore it but more likely it'll be back on next week from a different seller at twice the price.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/R-E-L-STRA...item20e294f579
"THE SUB WORKS GREAT,THE OUT SIDE BIT WORN" - Look at it, Its flucked :lol:
Looks like it's been dropped and the joins split, or someone has been practising their sanding skills on the edges. Crap photos don't help. Mind you if the photos were sharper.......
Can't go wrong at the price
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CASTLE-TRE...item4d1ae8cfeb
Really underrated are the Monitor series IMO
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NAD-MONITO...item43c8050929
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NAD-MONITO...item461d9eb822
Any hot Goldmund Studio refurb action, anybody? Servo b*ggered, arm missing. I'm quite tempted!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=131160604804
Peter
Top quality DAC this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sony-Digit...item417f218c8e
Shot of the gizzards:
http://www.agoraquest.com/editor/upl...7d025b826d.jpg
Handy if your near Brum http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Ha...item43c8230fa5
These are getting a little silly!! Sold from Ireland, posted from Poland!!! Isn't the guy that makes new cabinets for these in Poland??
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Chartwell-...item27e14f9128
"bit silly"....
ffs, 2300 odd quids.
Yeah it is ridiculous, £1900 gets you a brand new pair of Amphion Argon3s that'll just stomp over these...
The whole selected vintage Equipment pricing is ridiculous. I suppose it's a smoke screen for the guy that loom down their noses to buy such equipment & get away without admitting it's old tat.. Money can work in many different ways :eyebrows:
Example: You don't look very cool with a Quad '303' cos they can be had for around £120-150. Now if you had a pair of Quad 'II' which can be had for £600-£1,000.00, you look like someone better even though they don't sound very good imho however the pricing & because cos they have hip valves you rather more of a propar enthusiast arnt you? .. This attitude gets right up my back.
:rolleyes:
"Pair matched by listening" hahaha! Not even an original matched pair.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gordon Steadman
The price is fine if that's what people want to pay.
Not sure though how much of that attitude exists..Quote:
Originally Posted by The Barbarian
I see it more as: "This bit of kit is going for high value, therefore it must sound good because I can't work these things out for myself!"
I've got some expensive kit but instead of setting it all up, I keep listening to my £80 ebay purchase integrated, some 90's job that no-one's heard of.
Yerp... 99% of people are sheep simple as that [myself included :lol:]
Give us a clue !Quote:
my £80 ebay purchase integrated, some 90's job that no-one's heard of.
I don't necessarily distance myself from that either.. fully caught up, at least in curiosity even if I can't afford all the expensive stuff I'd like.Quote:
Originally Posted by istari_knight
My integrated is a Higher Fidelity amp Model 2K3, part of their Century Series (so it says on the front). Apparently Van den Hul had their top of the range monoblocks as his reference system once upon a time. Bought it on a vague recollection of a photo from an old magazine plus it had distortion on one channel which I correctly guessed to be power down on one voltage rail of an Class AB amp - was just a fuse. Sounds very good!
Well you're right, I've never heard of it ! ... Nor has Google - Thats a first :stalks:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3213750684...84.m1423.l2649
I've tried all the usual naughty tricks of offering cash outside of eBay but he's having none of it so one to watch maybe ? :cool:
I know i would rather have the 303 because of the heritage and the 1 thing it sounds good to these ears nothing more nothing less..:D Even love the 33 pre even thought people give it some slick i don't really care its a PERIOD classic to me and thats why i can never bring myself to part with it....if you ask many experts the did test with the quad II and the 303 and they were difficult to compare as they both sound as good as each other.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Barbarian