Why does it look like some kind of cheap tatty plastic birdhouse/garden ornament thingy you get at B&Q thenanyone?
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Why does it look like some kind of cheap tatty plastic birdhouse/garden ornament thingy you get at B&Q then
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I share your pain. As an avid Sansui nutter, it pains me to see what has become of the Sansui name. At least I can now diversify away from audio and buy Sansui TVs and dishwashers!
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When I remember hearing the 2ax and 3a in friend's systems, and lusting after the LST, those things are absolute travesties.
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The LST was a bit of a beast I must sayLike a 3a on steroids
I had a very soft spot for the baby MST's as well. The 10 Pi was a definite step forward in sonics though IMO, mainly I think due t balance changes, even if it was pig ugly in comparison..
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Mark Levinson in his 'Cello' system used a stacked pair of AR LSTs. I'm not sure of the arrangement of drivers in the LST, but whenever I have heard stacked multi-driver systems it always sound wrong; usually because the treble dispersion is spoilt and so has no focus!Originally Posted by MartinT
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This saddens me too...I have a pair of nearly-perfect AR4x's that sing, and I'm happy to pull them out on rare occasion and remember what a great pairing they make with the Harman-Kardon 430 Twin Powered receiver with a measly 25 watts per at 8 ohms a side. Not amazing, but really listenable (with a nice ARXA to boot) and a unique quality all their own. That system has synergy.
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Sansui Hi-Fi components are back in the UK and though there are no reviews yet that I'm aware of, it seems it may be proper Hi-Fi gear!I share your pain. As an avid Sansui nutter, it pains me to see what has become of the Sansui name. At least I can now diversify away from audio and buy Sansui TVs and dishwashers!
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I share your pain. As an avid Sansui nutter, it pains me to see what has become of the Sansui name. At least I can now diversify away from audio and buy Sansui TVs and dishwashers!
Yes, Matsui are pretty shite compared to more well respected manufacturers, I wouldn't touch anything of there's except with a shitty stick
I did happen to purchase a Matsui Freeview TV decoder, but only because it happened to be a rebadged decent one.
Funnily enough it is the only bit of kit I have that has ever suffered death by loudspeaker
There was a bloody great big crash as said driver managed to 'walk' off of the top of the Ditton 66 & it landed right on top of the Matsui decoder
I could have been unhappy, but I laughed at the irony of it & carried on regardless
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No, the Sansui name was on that type of stuff for a bit - not so much in the UK though.
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What hidden link was that Marco? Cos I got one too.Indeed, Chris.
I think you need a linky-poo, to accompany the pic, though, as I didn't even know that abomination had anything to do with AR, until you mentioned it (and I also uncovered the hidden link in your pic, by using my admin rights)
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