Classic hi-fi components

[Joe]

Too f*cking TRUE, amigo!!

Or... It all went out the window when British men lost their balls and became subservient hen-pecked puppets, pandering meekly to the (often unfair and selfish) wishes of 'her indoors'

Both are responsible for the sorry state of affairs we have now, speaker-wise!

Marco.

But since speakers only contribute about 10% to the sound quality of a system, it doesn't really matter.

[Barry]

But since speakers only contribute about 10% to the sound quality of a system, it doesn't really matter.

Who says?

[Mike]

Who says?

Master Toy.

But I think he may have been in one of his 'thought provoking' moods!

[Alex_UK]

Who says?

Mr Toy - post #12 http://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?t=6832

[Joe]

Who says?

Steve Toy, post no 12 in the 'chez themis' thread:

'I find that speakers account for about 10% of the overall signature of a system and no more.'

Maybe he can't persuade his wife to allow some big Tannoys into the house, and this is post-hoc rationalisation.

[Marco]

Steve champions the rebellion against 'WAF', yet I can tell you it definitely isn't him who wears the pants in his house! More like the floral pinny



Marco.

[Techno Commander]

Steve Toy, post no 12 in the 'chez themis' thread:

'I find that speakers account for about 10% of the overall signature of a system and no more.'

No way, Speakers account for a lot more to the overall sound and presentation than that.

[The Grand Wazoo]

That 10% was further refined to an astonishing 5%.
Still waiting to be told just how this (or any such figure) might be derived.

Alex, there are many tuners that will do the job just fine, and for very little money at the moment. An Accuphase would probably cost a bit more that you'd like to spend and you'd probably get into a bidding war with Neil over one of those. A Troughline will give you a great sound as long as you have a decent signal available to you. It would also cost under £100, but if you have to add a decent aerial & have it realigned etc, you might be better off going for a Japanese model. Personally I think that manual units are best & couldn't contemplate owning anything too much beyond Andre's musical timeframe (well, OK '79/80 then).

I'm a bit busy at the mo' but if you see something you fancy on Ebay or somewhere, PM me & I'll happily pass on anything I know. I'm sure Neil will do the same (if you want to risk alerting him to something he might want!!!).

[Alex_UK]

Alex, there are many tuners that will do the job just fine, and for very little money at the moment. An Accuphase would probably cost a bit more that you'd like to spend and you'd probably get into a bidding war with Neil over one of those. A Troughline will give you a great sound as long as you have a decent signal available to you. It would also cost under £100, but if you have to add a decent aerial & have it realigned etc, you might be better off going for a Japanese model. Personally I think that manual units are best & couldn't contemplate owning anything too much beyond Andre's musical timeframe (well, OK '79/80 then).

I'm a bit busy at the mo' but if you see something you fancy on Ebay or somewhere, PM me & I'll happily pass on anything I know. I'm sure Neil will do the same (if you want to risk alerting him to something he might want!!!).

Thanks Chris, much appreciated. You're pretty much spot on with where I am headed I think - I'm not after anything "legendary" just something that will put in a reasonable performance, and, look 70s cool. Plenty of options and no mad rush. Thanks again.

[DSJR]

My tuner issue is that my Arcam Delta 80 sounds the best of all, but looks so boring compared to the 70's greats. It was an analogue tuner with digital display.