Bargains on ebay?

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Originally Posted by wiicrackpot

Jeeez Jerry !!, just popped into the HFS forum and you've slipped a cheeky one in, :D

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Who? Me?

Nah, surely not.

I've not been back to that den of idjuts since I did my leetle flounce. :eyebrows:

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Originally Posted by wiicrackpot

I can honestly said there's not much out there that i've listened to that i've not like some aspects of apart from Heresy II...

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Fair enough, and that goes for me too.

I even liked aspects of the Heresy II - a real dynamic bouncy enthusiasm to the sound, even if it was horribly coloured.

Don't get me wrong - I really enjoy what Harbeths do well (to my ears) but I just can't get on with what I hear as the underlying tedium of the presentation, and I would choose not to live with that.

Life's too short for boring hifi! :D

I've had lots of kit that I really enjoyed that was obviously flawed.
You just have to choose the compromises that you are happy with. :cool:

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The 'spang' of a plucked note, say, is there (the detail) but not the dynamic verve that drives it (the pizzaz).
Yes, they are detailed. But for me they lack too much of the underlying dynamic drive that brings music to life.

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Fairy muff... However, when I was in Greg's room, there was some fairly simple solo cello, violin, etc, being played - nothing which required "pizzaz" - and it sounded extremely realistic (I listen to a lot of real instruments being played, so I know how they are supposed to sound).

Perhaps it's different when the music is more demanding, which then shows up their lack of "dynamic drive"? It would've been interesting to have heard them reproduce Shossy's 10th!! :eyebrows:

Marco.

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Originally Posted by Marco

.... It would've been interesting to have heard them reproduce Shossy's 10th!! :eyebrows:

Marco.

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eggzaktly :exactly:

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Originally Posted by Marco

Perhaps it's different when the music is more demanding, which then shows up their lack of "dynamic drive"? It would've been interesting to have heard them reproduce Shossy's 10th!! :eyebrows:

Marco.

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Originally Posted by jandl100

eggzaktly :exactly:

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Thats where i'll have to bow out guys, no classical fan plus i know how to pick my fights. :D

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ORTOFON-2M...item3ccfe453c2

any led zep fans out there with deeeeeep pockets
own a lot of 45rpm reissues myself , some sound superb likethe new doors infinite box - but not at this price

http://www.ebay.com/itm/160991266523...84.m1438.l2649

Very good at playing CD's these are http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Toshiba-SD...item19d9ce53a8

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Originally Posted by istari_knight

Very good at playing CD's these are http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Toshiba-SD...item19d9ce53a8

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Exactly James, tis what i use to spin my silver discs, killer transport seemingly if you want to partner it with an outboard DAC.

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Originally Posted by wiicrackpot

Exactly James, tis what i use to spin my silver discs, killer transport seemingly if you want to partner it with an outboard DAC.

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How does it sound as a CD Player on it's own?

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Originally Posted by wiicrackpot

Then you ought to give hifidave a call and get your derrier in front of a pair of SHL5, to coin a phrase from Oor Rabbie,
''But to hear her was to love her, love but her and love for ever''. :)

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No, very happy with what I've got. You'd have a job to better it!