What does Flat earth mean to you?

[John]

Hamish pure genius

[DSJR]

Steve, regarding Listen Inn, I could tell you much, but I hope that in my day (98-2000 and 02-04) and after the amalgamation into the KJ "group," we became less FE, although the latter years when I was there part-time were difficult as the business suffered from the contraction of the industry, full-time staff enthusiasm evaporated and the business folded a few months after I was laid off. KJ (part/mostly owned by the LI proprietor) was doing well a year or so ago I understand...

The Spendors I own aren't big speakers by any means, but in our sitting room, they look huge. I keep trying to picture the likes of BC3's, 'Briks and Harbeth 40.1's, let alone a real Tannoy in here and it just wouldn't work!!!!!

You know, the AVI ADM9.1 *is* a very sensible choice for non-gear music lovers with small rooms and the best compromise for us would be the much more expensive Croft pre/power and Harbeth P3ESR's I reckon....

[The Vinyl Adventure]

Hamish pure genius

ta!

[markf]

Summarised:-
In the flat earth days you'd run a top-notch source (LP12 )into amps that
could handle difficult loads into some small and difficult load speakers.
Then the wisdom crept in in recent years: why not use bigger/easier to drive speakers and amps that tell
you more about what's at source instead of attempting to hector the bitch down the road.
You don't need to live in a mansion to house big speakers though.



So today,the flat earth way is to run a source (not necessarily top-notch)
into an amp you consider worthy and use whatever good speakers take your fancy (as long as they are big )
and that's pretty much it ?

I still like the source first idea,if you get the best source you can it's going to serve
you well ,down the road.

[Spectral Morn]

Summarised:-
In the flat earth days you'd run a top-notch source (LP12 )into amps that
could handle difficult loads into some small and difficult load speakers.
Then the wisdom crept in in recent years: why not use bigger/easier to drive speakers and amps that tell
you more about what's at source instead of attempting to hector the bitch down the road.
You don't need to live in a mansion to house big speakers though.



So today,the flat earth way is to run a source (not necessarily top-notch)
into an amp you consider worthy and use whatever good speakers take your fancy (as long as they are big )
and that's pretty much it ?

I still like the source first idea,if you get the best source you can it's going to serve
you well ,down the road.

I agree 100% with you on that. If you don't have it to start with you won't have it on down the chain. I always have (still not found a contradiction in my own experience)to this source first rule.... However it needs to be in proportion. A £20000 CD player/etc into £100 amp and speakers would be crazy. The amplifier and speaker combination needs to be up to the job of showing what the source can and is doing. Sometimes you can have a front-end that punches way above its price point and this allows more to be spent on the amp/speakers.


Regards D S D L

[The Vinyl Adventure]

It's like building a house int it!? Good foundations! It's logical that a lot of things work to this principle

[Spectral Morn]

It's like building a house int it!? Good foundations! It's logical that a lot of things work to this principle

Yes, except its the source first imho. What Hi-Fi have in recent years persuaded people to go speaker first...buy the best speakers you can , but thats mad. You must imho, look to a balanced approach and consider how things will work in your room, and together. The room will always have the final say. There are however occasions, when changing amplification can cure a speaker issue that appeared to be a room set up issue. You had this experience yourself recently Hamish.

[Themis]

Yes, it's like having good foundations. You just don't need a sturder skyscraper foundation for a house.
Always balance.

[The Vinyl Adventure]

Neil- Yeah yeah that's what I'm saying, the source is the foundation, then amps then speakers!
I thought I had a problem with my speakers, but it was more the room and amps! And infact I thought the room was a major problem with the speakers I had, but it did infact turn out to be a lack of girth in the amp causing probs in the lower mids and bass

[The Vinyl Adventure]

Yes, it's like having good foundations. You just don't need a sturder skyscraper foundation for a house.
Always balance.

Eaqually you can't build a house on sand!
It's better to have stronger foundations ie better souce than have a solid roof ie speakers
that's at least how I see it!