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Post by MartinT on Dec 22, 2021 17:42:57 GMT
The new Usher Grand Tower, 2m tall.  |
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Post by julesd68 on Dec 22, 2021 21:26:34 GMT
Purely in terms of aesthetics I prefer yours Martin!
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Post by wannarock2 on Dec 22, 2021 21:41:39 GMT
The new Usher Grand Tower, 2m tall. yeah, these beauties would definitely deserve their own room  |
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Post by MartinT on Dec 22, 2021 21:44:31 GMT
Purely in terms of aesthetics I prefer yours Martin! So do I. It would be quite a large room that they could be used in, so perhaps their size would look more reasonable in such a space. |
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Post by julesd68 on Jan 4, 2022 15:40:16 GMT
Who believes this Russ Andrews Mains Block represents value for money at £1500?
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Post by MartinT on Jan 4, 2022 16:07:19 GMT
Without trying it, how could you know? It doesn't SEEM to represent good value but we don't know what's inside it.
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Post by MikeMusic on Jan 4, 2022 16:09:36 GMT
I imagine there are better ways to spend £1500.
It might work well...
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Post by Slinger on Jan 4, 2022 16:10:27 GMT
...but we don't know what's inside it. We do, because the video shows us what's inside it, if we watch it. |
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Post by MartinT on Jan 4, 2022 18:19:14 GMT
I see filters and what looks like Kimber cabling. I'm not even defending it, I know most of RA's products are overpriced.
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Post by julesd68 on Jan 4, 2022 19:14:24 GMT
All I could see was some silver cabling and a little 'Superclamp' spike / surge circuit.
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Post by julesd68 on Jan 21, 2022 19:28:39 GMT
This is amazing, a real game changer.  An amplifier stand that does this - - Specifically designed for MC901 Dual Mono Amplifier - Made from sustainably sourced solid white ash - Jet-black stain with a catalyzed lacquer topcoat Just incredible, I can't imagine the years of R&D that has gone into this revolution in audio, what an upgrade that must be. Now where's my £4K?  |
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Post by MartinT on Jan 21, 2022 20:26:59 GMT
But it has a green light-up logo on the front...
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Post by Slinger on Jan 21, 2022 21:24:13 GMT
If you can afford £80K for a pair of ( quite pretty i.m.o) 901s... And it has got catalyzed lacquer. Mind you, "catalyzed lacquer" tells you bugger-all really. There's pre-catalyzed laquer, where a hardening catalyst is already in the laquer before it's applied, or post-catalyzed laquer, where the hardening catalyst is added after the laquer has been applied. "Catalyzed laquer" could be either of those. It also doesn't match the amp, in so much as the MC901 must be the only Mcintosh amp that doesn't have a predominantly black fascia. So, other than the price, the look, and the pseudo-scientific bollocks used to describe it. Quite nice.   |
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Post by julesd68 on Jan 21, 2022 21:47:47 GMT
'Bollocks' is an eminently erudite & succinct summary of the audiophile smoke and mirrors forthwith.
And those speakers look like they were designed by the Cackmeister General himself.
I thank you Gentlemen.
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Post by wannarock2 on Jan 21, 2022 22:18:25 GMT
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Post by MartinT on Jan 21, 2022 22:46:16 GMT
81 drivers should suffice.
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Post by julesd68 on Jan 27, 2022 0:51:45 GMT
McIntosh. Again.
The RS150 Wireless Speaker.
Reminds me of my old Wharfedale Diamonds with a VU meter and a couple of knobs. Surprised it isn't bulging with tubes. Looks cheap, but isn't at 5k.
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Post by Slinger on Jan 27, 2022 0:59:26 GMT
Speaking as a " Big Meter" fetishist, even I think that this is, sadly, a meter too far from McIntosh. |
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Post by julesd68 on Jan 27, 2022 23:15:05 GMT
I would never spend 2k on a wireless speaker, but if I did, it would be this Pantheone where you actually get something for your money unlike that McIntosh tat. The spec and build looks rather impressive and I really like the sculptural aesthetic.  |
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Post by julesd68 on Mar 30, 2022 20:08:01 GMT
Well here is a first - headphones with a built-in air purifier!
Perfect for the smog ridden commuter.
Made by Dyson, of course, price tbc $$$$$
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📶NAS > Gustard x26p DAC > Benchmark LA4 Pre-Amp > NAD M22-V2 Amplifier > Revel F228Be Speakers
