Justin & Jerry's Hifi Blog

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Originally Posted by struth

Thats an idea if you can be doing without it for a while Jerry.

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No problem, PM me your address.

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Originally Posted by jandl100

2nd system update.
New speakers!

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...psztx5kuc4.jpg


Chario Syntar 100.
Very nice indeed.
3 ways with downward firing woofer in a separated plinth affair.
Sweet as a nut but can boogie, too. :thumbsup:

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Nice Jerry, i have a set of those Chario syntar T's, nice full sound, may have to dig them out from the cupboard.http://[IMG]/Users/apple/Desktop/P10....jpg[/IMG]

Pm sent

Whoops! - yes, I forgot the T for Tower!
Chario Syntar 100T

Here's a stock pic of the base of a similar Chario model showing the bass driver and port configuration on the base of the speaker.

http://hifistudio.pl/wp-content/uplo...ntar_533_1.jpg

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Originally Posted by jandl100

Oh yes, the DAC3 was an immediate winner.
The Xiang Sheng is excellent and I could (and did) easily live with it, but the DAC3 has that bit more presence and palpability.
I'd be quite curious to put it up against Justin's fancy LampiDAC. ;)

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Huh? Are you on about the Benchmark? I didn't know you had one. Nay cheap new.

You are most welcome to bring it round but we'll use the 211s so I can't blow your ears out with half a kilowatt LOL.

The Lampi changes so much with the triodes it has in at the time it is hard to make a solid conclusion as to what it really sounds like. So comparing is somewhat pointless. Love to hear the Benchmark though.

No, not a Benchmark.
A French battery powered design NOS TDA1543 DAC.
It's a bit special. :)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USB-SPDIF-.../201912192073?

http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/Ty0AAO...f8/s-l1600.jpg

I had an early Benchmark and was overwhelmed with its mere OK-ness.
They might have come along a bit in the last 15 years, though.

Grilles are off - to remove a slight plummy colouration.
Speakers tilted slightly back - to aim tweeters at ear level.

Sounding very nice indeed!

... and some carpet loveliness especially for Marco. :eyebrows:

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...psd0tdggsf.jpg

£150. Might buy one for fun.

lovely view of the fields there jerry

Yup v nice bucolic view there.
You listen with drapes closed? or with all that glass bouncing/mixing the sounds everywhere?
Or does it even matter ;)