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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2015 11:31:05 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2015 11:33:55 GMT
This second source I have only just acquired this very morning!  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2015 11:35:03 GMT
I am feeding the signal from the CD player into this item.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2015 11:36:09 GMT
Then from the DAC, I am feeding the signal into this little valve preamplifier.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2015 11:37:12 GMT
From the pre amplifier into this amplifier into this amplifier.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2015 11:38:08 GMT
The sound finally reaches my ears via these old yet trusty speakers.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2015 11:43:06 GMT
I have been on another forum and been advised to consider various models of speaker and my short list is these.      Have I missed any that you members think should be on my list? Which is:- Hitachi Towers Spender D7 Sony SS-F6000 Ruark Prologue Two Monitor Audio Silver 10 |
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Post by John on Jul 22, 2015 11:49:45 GMT
If you can hear them that be the best way to go or at the very least get on sale or return getting your speakers right can make a huge difference and will depend on your room, equipment and listening preferences
I did not like the Monitor Silver 20s which should have more scale and bass than the 10s when I heard them, the rest I not heard
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2015 13:07:29 GMT
If you can hear them that be the best way to go or at the very least get on sale or return getting your speakers right can make a huge difference and will depend on your room, equipment and listening preferences I did not like the Monitor Silver 20s which should have more scale and bass than the 10s when I heard them, the rest I not heard Anything I get will be on sale or return John, as any listening room will not have the same acoustics as my own will it? I am not looking for bass, treble nor attack, but rather neutrality. My personal opinion is that a system should not have a 'sound' just reproduce what is on the source without any colouration what so ever. I've been getting as much information as I can and any thoughts are gratefully accepted, thank you. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2015 13:08:17 GMT
Spenders eliminated due to hefty price tag.
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Post by John on Jul 22, 2015 13:42:00 GMT
Yes sale or return best as you say each room different
The nearest yu get to neutral will be the electricbeach speakers Very clean sound
But every speaker I heard has it own take on music to some degree or other
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Post by julesd68 on Jul 22, 2015 13:57:43 GMT
Are you particularly wedded to having floorstanders? Whilst I have Tannoys now, I have never held on to a pair of traditional floorstanders for long as none of them could do 'imaging' like a good pair of standmounts ... In fact the only ones I really liked were Audio Physic Virgo speakers, which were superb with excellent imaging and all round performance, but the sideways firing bass didn't work with my room lay out. I think they were something like this - www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AUDIO-PHYSIC-VIRGO-2-STEREO-SPEAKERS-WITH-ORIGINAL-PACKAGING-SHIPPING-CARTONS-/291520310954?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item43dff6eeaaHave you considered anything from the old Royd range? I haven't heard a Royd speaker that I didn't like and whilst their prices have increased on the second hand market, prices are still very affordable. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2015 14:30:38 GMT
Ok so maybe a little bit of a plug (delete if inappropriate please admin) but I have a pair of excellent Epos ES-14 speakers for sale (stand mounts) and I can really recommend them… I had to buy speakers in the silly money category to improve on them!
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Post by ynwan on Jul 22, 2015 14:39:14 GMT
Spenders eliminated due to hefty price tag. All of those speakers will have a hefty price tag relative to what you have now. |
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Post by John on Jul 22, 2015 15:25:31 GMT
The Sony fits in your price bracket you might get lucky second hand with the Monitor Audio Silver 10s
No idea around the Hitachi speakers but looking at them I imagine over your price range
The Rurak I doubt you can find second hand at the price you looking for
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2015 16:30:36 GMT
The Sony fits in your price bracket you might get lucky second hand with the Monitor Audio Silver 10s No idea around the Hitachi speakers but looking at them I imagine over your price range The Rurak I doubt you can find second hand at the price you looking for This is excellent gentlemen. Saying a speaker will not suit me for one reason or another is just as useful as recommending a speaker. Thanks to the column above I have now eliminated Hitachi [very reluctantly as the 3's have been very serviceable] and Ruark. I have also not added the Virgos because, though I have the money I don't want to buy very expensive speakers and then spend time and effort once again upgrading sources and amp. I've been advised that what I have now is pretty well balanced both in terms of cost and performance and it looks like my current list is now down to three possibles. Kent Engineering Foundery C5 Sony SS-F6000 Monitor Audio [not yet picked the definite model]. Though I thank the member who suggested stand mounters, I don't tweek and it seems to me there is always someone advocating either filling stands with lead shot or bolting speakers to stands and so on.......... I just think floor standing speakers will make me content. 'If' I buy the right ones! Just as a final point; when I got the amplifier, the seller threw in plenty of QED 79 strand anniversary cable. In another forum [yes I like to get as much information as I can] the wire has been trashed by no less than four advisers. Yet What High Fi Loved it! What are you kind gentlemen's opinion's on this please? |
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Post by pinkie on Jul 22, 2015 17:06:27 GMT
I am a renowned for being hard to get excited about cable. I have used QED 79 strand in the past and think it decent cable. It would be my first choice for cheap decent quality. I use it for all the other channels on my AV system. If you pin me up against a wall, I would have to concede that there is other cable I find a bit better - like the talk 3 I use for the main 2 channel. But there are plenty of things I'd change before I worried too much about the QED79 in a starter system.  |
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Post by Chris on Jul 22, 2015 17:15:55 GMT
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Post by Chris on Jul 22, 2015 17:23:23 GMT
If you want to cover the postage you are welcome to borrow mine to try. Meant to say.
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Post by julesd68 on Jul 22, 2015 17:32:52 GMT
The Sony fits in your price bracket you might get lucky second hand with the Monitor Audio Silver 10s No idea around the Hitachi speakers but looking at them I imagine over your price range The Rurak I doubt you can find second hand at the price you looking for Though I thank the member who suggested stand mounters, I don't tweek and it seems to me there is always someone advocating either filling stands with lead shot or bolting speakers to stands and so on.......... I just think floor standing speakers will make me content. 'If' I buy the right ones! If you think floorstanders are what you want, that is as good a reason as any to buy them! I should add though that I am not a tweaker myself and have never done more than put speakers on decent rigid stands ... Same thing with the cable - if you like QED 79 I would ignore other people's opinions regarding it ... Why don't you start with that cable when you get the new speakers and see how you get on. |
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