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- Sun Feb 26, 2017 10:46 am
- Forum: General Audio
- Topic: The Hi-Fi Industry and Hobby
- Replies: 173
- Views: 57827
Re: The Hi-Fi Industry and Hobby
Richer Sounds is the only dealer now left worth having. Never thought I would say that 30 years ago when they started, everyone sneered at them. They don't try to rip you off. Unfortunately, they have indulged in some sly practice. Advertising flavour of the month 5 star reviewed products at a low ...
- Sun Feb 26, 2017 10:42 am
- Forum: General Audio
- Topic: The Hi-Fi Industry and Hobby
- Replies: 173
- Views: 57827
Re: The Hi-Fi Industry and Hobby
Stan association with Cambridge ended a long time ago . Cambridge Audio were in financial trouble as Stan was never a good business man. He worked out a system to defraud Customs and Excise (vat). The problem is he fell out with and sacked a member of staff who knew what he was doing. The next time...
- Fri Feb 24, 2017 2:55 pm
- Forum: General Audio
- Topic: The Hi-Fi Industry and Hobby
- Replies: 173
- Views: 57827
Re: The Hi-Fi Industry and Hobby
On the Stan Curtis article, a team of 5 people needing 18 months to design and develop an amplifier seems excessive to me. It might apply to a Devialet amplifier. It won't apply to an NVA amplifier. If we're looking at a pair of speakers, even high end ones, I can't see any sort of justification fo...
- Fri Feb 24, 2017 2:51 pm
- Forum: Bake-Offs
- Topic: ATC v AVI v EV bake-off
- Replies: 114
- Views: 46518
Re: ATC v AVI v EV bake-off
DSJR, the DM10's were marketed as better than every passive speaker ever made. The bake-off was done in a very average sized UK living room. When used with the Creek amp, the EV Sentry system cost me £600. The AVI system cost lpv 3 times that amount - c£1800. And the ATC system cost andrewjvt about...
- Thu Feb 23, 2017 11:03 am
- Forum: General Audio
- Topic: The Hi-Fi Industry and Hobby
- Replies: 173
- Views: 57827
Re: The Hi-Fi Industry and Hobby
Big changes at AVI. Since Ash all but retired from the day to day running of the business last summer and the new majority owner took over, AVI have moved to the north western side of Gloucester and returned to totally retailing through dealers, I believe because the far eastern dealers they recent...
- Thu Feb 23, 2017 9:47 am
- Forum: General Audio
- Topic: The Hi-Fi Industry and Hobby
- Replies: 173
- Views: 57827
Re: The Hi-Fi Industry and Hobby
They aren't you just have multiple simplicity if that makes sense. Large JBL studio monitors for example may have many drivers but are inherently very simple in nature. Current multi driver WAF towers are far more complex in terms of faffing with the design. They probably use drive units that our b...
- Thu Feb 23, 2017 9:41 am
- Forum: Bake-Offs
- Topic: ATC v AVI v EV bake-off
- Replies: 114
- Views: 46518
Re: ATC v AVI v EV bake-off
I don't expect any form of truth from the AVI gang. I do find it mildly amusing to highlight some of the more ridiculous statements, from time to time. The 12 grand statement is almost as much :Bllocks: as saying that they sound better than every passive speaker ever made. Looks like things have ch...
- Wed Jan 25, 2017 11:02 pm
- Forum: ebay highlights
- Topic: For Doc Mods
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4361
Re: For Doc Mods
where theses chosen as the best British makes available cheaply and most seem to be stand mounts would multi driver floor standers be a non starter
- Wed Jan 25, 2017 11:43 am
- Forum: General Audio
- Topic: T Amp
- Replies: 72
- Views: 17119
Re: T Amp
Hi Slinger did you order from the website as I have seen them on Amazon UK in differing specs and looking at reviews a lot of customers have replaced the supplied plug for a fused UK version look forward to your findings as I might get one to power by JVC speakers wadding removed for TV use and drop...
- Sat Jan 14, 2017 7:58 pm
- Forum: General Audio
- Topic: Yuin; little earbuds - big sound !
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5506
Re: Yuin; little earbuds - big sound !
They're still available for £25 on Amazon. (Only in black though.) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-MDREX650APB-CE7-In-ear-Headphones-Black/dp/B01M00S8ML/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1484419919&sr=8-1&keywords=Sony+MDR+Ex650 Sounds a good price? Yes Build Quality is really superb compared to mos...