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Location: N E Kent
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I'm Geoff.
Well, tomorrow I'm off with Shane (southall-1998) to Hounslow to collect his latest eBay bargain:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...vip=true&rt=nc
A pair of Mordaunt Short Pageant 2 speakers from the seventies, all for the huge sum of £2.54.
I'd spotted these not drawing much attention from eBay bidders and I might have bought them myself if I had room for them, anyway I thought I'd tell Shane about them and he won them.
Nice speakers these and definitely a bit of a classic.
Wow, what a bargainI recall the Pageant's getting an excellent write up in Practical HiFi many years ago. In fact they didn't have a bad thing to say about them other than they would rather have seen a more meaty set of speaker terminals fitted as the ones provided precluded the use of thicker, high end cables. There was particular praise for their openness and imaging abilities IIRC. Congratulations Shane!!!
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Location: Glasgow
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I'm andy.
Nice spot and you're solid gold Geoff, thats a bigger bargain than my Gumtree purchase.Originally Posted by walpurgis
Shane is blessed with friends like you and Dave (dsjr) to steer him through his HiFi journey.
Frank...made me do it.
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Location: Weymouth
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I'm John.
Giant lee(a)ks
Anyone not fancy these
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Leak-2075-...item1c2a9e0d14
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Location: Sheffield
Posts: 2,899
I'm Simon.
yeh i can think of a lot better ways to spend #400, half a pair of NS1000 m's for a start.
Kuzma Stabi/S 12", (LP12-bastard) DC motor and optical tacho psu, Benz LP, Paradise (phonostage). Imac m1, gustard A18dac, Bruno Putzeys balanced pre, neurochrome 486 dual mono amps, Yamaha NS1000m with raal ribbons
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Location: Torquay, Devon.
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I'm Tim.
Had a brief listen, good imaging, and timing....have to have a more in-depth dodaa later..might give them a try on my system..Audiolab 8200MB monoblocks, and the Townshend rock...
Tim
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Location: Torquay, Devon.
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I'm Tim.
wonder what the little switches on the back do ?? they are above the speaker terminals.....The treble is a bit sharp...
Tim
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Location: Wrexham, North Wales, UK
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I'm AudioAl'sArbiterForPISHANTO.
Adam Smith (from HFW) owns a pair, and reckons that they're the dogs danglies... I think they look quite cool, but will stick with my, rather awesome, Celestion 66s!
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & regulator mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat with Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight. Isonoe feet & boots. Ortofon RS-212D tonearm with Denon DL-103GL, in a Denon PCL-300 headshell, fitted with Funk Firm Houdini and Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp and Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp, fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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Location: Lancaster(-ish), UK
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I'm ChrisB.
......from HF News now, I think!
Site Owner/Administrator
Location: Wrexham, North Wales, UK
Posts: 110,541
I'm AudioAl'sArbiterForPISHANTO.
Ah, he's obviously been one of their new million pound signings!
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & regulator mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat with Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight. Isonoe feet & boots. Ortofon RS-212D tonearm with Denon DL-103GL, in a Denon PCL-300 headshell, fitted with Funk Firm Houdini and Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp and Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp, fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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