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Post by davidf on Apr 24, 2015 18:04:02 GMT
This photo shows the Blade in Sapphire Blue and the smaller a Blade 2 in Snow White, and shows the difference in height between them, which isn't all that much. It is when viewing them from the side that the Blade 2 looks surprisingly smaller. The 'front on' view is the ugliest, in my opinion - they look much better from other angles! You can see the LS50 on the floor, and some average size floorstanders to the right of the picture. So they're quite slim, which has a few advantages, one of which I presume helps the side firing force cancelling bass drivers to work better.
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Post by davidf on Apr 24, 2015 17:44:21 GMT
Hope he broke his neck getting down...
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Post by davidf on Apr 24, 2015 0:00:35 GMT
It's always the ones that can afford large collections that never look after them...makes me sick. I mean, who the hell would stand on their records?! That's like a big FU to vinyl enthusiasts everywhere!
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Post by davidf on Apr 22, 2015 18:02:16 GMT
Is there any chance of a photograph please? Just a general photo or a photo to show off any particular feature? Or their size?
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Post by davidf on Apr 22, 2015 18:00:21 GMT
Which electronics do work well with them David? If I thought long enough, I could probably list everything I've ever used them with, but so far, in my opinion, the best sounding electronics to be used with the Blades have been Classe Delta and Sigma models, Cyrus, and Chord Electronics. These have been the standout combinations, but there have been others that work well, but produce nothing special, and for the price, you want something special. These aren't the sort of speakers you buy just because you can, there are plenty of "lifestyle" speakers out there that will suit that purpose if needed. Bear at in mind though, those I've listed have been based on both the Blade (as in the picture above) and the smaller Blade 2 models. Whilst they're very similar, the larger Blades to take a little more controlling due to their extra depth.
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Post by davidf on Apr 21, 2015 22:19:42 GMT
Each to their own I suppose, but definitely not thin sounding, and I don't find bass lacking - clean maybe, but thin or lacking. Careful partnering with electronics is important, as you'd expect. Some stuff works, some just doesn't. I've heard other speakers around this price bracket and not found any that do what these do. Some may class them as "big", but they're very slim, so not really as big as first appears. Many other speakers in this price bracket are wider than a car and take up an enormous amount of space. I don't listen to church organ anyway.
Launches, shows etc etc are never the best place to hear any product.
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Post by davidf on Apr 21, 2015 18:40:06 GMT
£20K over-priced thin sounding & lacking bass for a big floorstander but they do look nice Thin? Lacking bass? I'm not sure you've been listening to the same speaker as me...
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Post by davidf on Apr 20, 2015 22:52:32 GMT
Naah, about five and a half foot tall - I'm taller than they are, although not by much!
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Post by davidf on Apr 20, 2015 18:10:59 GMT
What did anyone else buy, or am I the only one who turned out for RSD2015? The main one I was after (other than the Foos) was Amon Tobin's Dark Jovian - haven't listened to it yet other than a few short excerpts off the web - liking it, and glad I didn't miss out as people are asking silly money for it now!
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Post by davidf on Apr 20, 2015 18:06:37 GMT
Fairly More that from the side they resemble the shape of a pen knife blade...
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Post by davidf on Apr 20, 2015 18:05:38 GMT
Depends who you shop with I suppose. Anything we have left will be added to our website, but the prices won't be any different to what we were selling it for on the day, other than adding some postage. I think it's a bit cheeky upping the price, especially when there's so many people out there unable to get what they wanted because of the lack of decent local retailers, so their only choice is to hunt down what they want on the net.
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Post by davidf on Apr 16, 2015 12:43:58 GMT
Tomorrow's Harvest - Boards Of Canada
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Post by davidf on Apr 15, 2015 18:29:06 GMT
I'd love to pop up there and note that it's on a Saturday, so it may be possible. If you pop in, do say hello!
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Post by davidf on Apr 15, 2015 18:22:14 GMT
Casino Versus Japan - Casino Versus Japan
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Post by davidf on Apr 14, 2015 21:59:57 GMT
The concept of Record Store Day is a good one, but as with all things, it is open to abuse. The organisers do try and clamp down on as much abuse as they can, but I'm guessing they can only do so much. I know last year, prices were fixed so that retailers couldn't sell for any excessive profit. I believe there isn't a limit this year, so it'll be interesting to see how that works out. Retailers also can't sell via ebay for the first so many weeks, and again, only for its RRP, again to stop them gaining excess profits (as most stock should be sold by then). I know quite a few retailers have been excluded this year for breaking rules last year, but as I say, wherever there is an unscrupulous dealer, there will be abuse.
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Post by davidf on Apr 14, 2015 21:49:52 GMT
Permutations - Amon Tobin
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Post by davidf on Apr 12, 2015 16:28:21 GMT
I'm based West Midlands/Warwickshire border between Birmingham and Coventry.
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Post by davidf on Apr 12, 2015 15:19:33 GMT
Hmmmm. From that thread I have a few Hybrid albums and Herbie Hancock's Futureshock! Not a good start...
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Post by davidf on Apr 12, 2015 14:52:34 GMT
At the request of MartinT, I have agreed to do a review of the KEF Blade 2 loudspeakers, into which I can also incorporate the Blades as well. I have no measuring equipment, so this will be a subjective review for the most part, but will also include a little bit of tech talk to explain the ideas behind the design, and the resulting benefits. I tend to find that if the speaker is better understood, it is better appreciated. Of course I will be using very familiar music to do this, but thought I'd open it up to the forum to see if any members had any particular album suggestions (digital or analogue) to use with them. I may already have the album, but if not, I'll try and obtain it. Also, if there's any particular aspects of the review that some may want greater depth, I'll do my best, long as it's not over my head! This isn't going to happen overnight, but I will try and do it as soon as I can. As I have access to these models on a daily basis, questions can be ongoing after the review. I will make no apologies for rambling - it's what I do best Regards David
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Post by davidf on Apr 12, 2015 11:43:03 GMT
Tycho's Past Is Prologue is one of the nearest albums I've found so far, other than the Thomas Koner stuff I mentioned earlier that's like the last track on Tomorrow's Harvest.
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