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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2018 19:17:38 GMT
Just a bit of fun but I was wondering if there are bits of hifi that grated on you so much that you get the shudders just thinking about them. Ive had a few over the years, but here is a pic of one particular "offender" to start the thread.  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2018 19:24:55 GMT
These horrible things. Rega Kyte.  |
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Post by julesd68 on Mar 8, 2018 20:14:12 GMT
Rega RS1. Boxy, brittle, brash and no bass.  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2018 20:21:06 GMT
Rega RS1. Boxy, brittle, brash and no bass. Like the Kyte’s then. |
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Post by The Brookmeister on Mar 8, 2018 20:29:23 GMT
Interesting subject matter for a thread. Quite interesting so respect due to the OP. I cannot possibly contribute but would say Chord Dac's in general leave me cold.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2018 20:30:39 GMT
Heybrook HB1s were my most painful speaker experience, There was an incredible midband hardness that inflicted pain like no dentist has ever managed. Duffest speakers were Musical Fidelity MC4. Sounded like they had a 6 inch layer of cotton wool glued to the fronts.
It will be interesting to see how many items mentioned are unbearably harsh/bright and how many are dull and lifeless. The former would usually be more memorable to me.
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Post by Slinger on Mar 8, 2018 20:40:45 GMT
A Harman Kardon HD980 CD player. It sounded bloody awful and continued to make my life a misery even when I sold it as the buyer tried to convince me, and eBay, that it had arrived damaged. He did not succeed.
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Post by John on Mar 8, 2018 20:45:39 GMT
A few
Jamo Concerts 8 I really could never live with that treble again
Musical Fidelity Xp 100 preamp gosh that had a good bit of fizz to the sound
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Post by julesd68 on Mar 8, 2018 21:01:45 GMT
It will be interesting to see how many items mentioned are unbearably harsh/bright and how many are dull and lifeless. The former would usually be more memorable to me. This passive was the very definition of dull and lifeless in my system -  |
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Post by Slinger on Mar 8, 2018 21:28:44 GMT
The HK definitely falls into the " harsh/bright" category.
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Post by ant on Mar 8, 2018 21:31:29 GMT
B&w cdm1 nt. Foul
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Post by Chris on Mar 9, 2018 5:04:04 GMT
Pal had a Marantz cd63 ki amp and cd. He'd hooked them up to bloody awful big Jamos.
I never,ever want to hear that again.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2018 7:25:30 GMT
I would run in the other direction from Every KI signature that I've ever heard, Actually, I'd do the same with anything bearing a Marantz logo, especially their CD players.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2018 10:14:08 GMT
My Dad had a pair of these Lumley speakers on loan from John Jeffries when he used to own Lumley and Sounds of Music in Tumbridge Wells. They were just crap!  |
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Post by MartinT on Mar 9, 2018 10:36:38 GMT
My Dad had a pair of these Lumley speakers on loan from John Jeffries when he used to own Lumley and Sounds of Music in Tumbridge Wells. They were just crap! They were laughably poor, I've never heard quite such badly designed speakers. Oh, yes I have. Naim DBS. Terrible. |
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Post by MartinT on Mar 9, 2018 10:39:02 GMT
Helius Aureus arm. Shocking piece of u-bend that did nothing a good arm should do, like track properly or sound good. The stiction on the bearings was a joke.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2018 10:58:18 GMT
Linn basik/basik plus tonearm. I wouldn't use vinyl at all if I had to have one of them. Such a weak link on any half decent deck. The old basik Lvv is said to be even worse. I can't contemplate what "worse" would sound like. The budget Jelcos were much cheaper than the Linn arms and so much better.
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Post by MikeMusic on Mar 9, 2018 12:28:59 GMT
I would run in the other direction from Every KI signature that I've ever heard, Actually, I'd do the same with anything bearing a Marantz logo, especially their CD players. I was recommended a Marantz CD player. Coughed up 50 quid for it !
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Post by karatestu on Mar 9, 2018 12:48:48 GMT
Naim NAC112 - the worst Naim product I have ever heard. I owned it for a few months and it was so dull and lacking in resolution. In fact is was lacking in everything as a lot of Naim products are - not all mind you, I like the CDP's Oh, and I had a Marantz CDP once. Never again  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2018 13:29:11 GMT
Naim NAC112 - the worst Naim product I have ever heard. I owned it for a few months and it was so dull and lacking in resolution. In fact is was lacking in everything as a lot of Naim products are - not all mind you, I like the CDP's Oh, and I had a Marantz CDP once. Never again I agree on Naim CD players. They just seem so much more musical than so many others. I haven't had a 112 but I haven't heard a good word about it. |
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