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    matt49 reacted to nopiano's post in the thread Are you tinkering or tweaking your HiFi to achieve the best setting? with Like.

    Our living room looks like a bankrupt Hifi shop this week! I bought some 40 year old speakers on a whim a fortnight ago, and last week...

    Wednesday at 10:53 AM
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    matt49 replied to the thread Question What's your next HiFi purchase?.

    Having moved house in spring to a rather dull-looking mid-20th-century place (which is in need of lots of refurb), I've decided to go...

    Nov 11, 2024
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    matt49 replied to the thread Colors....

    It depends. This is beautiful: And so is this:

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    Nov 9, 2024
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    matt49 replied to the thread Question Compact replacement for CerwinVega xls 215 speakers?.

    Compared to most domestic hi-fi speakers, your CVs have relatively high sensitivity: 95.3dB. So they shouldn't need much amp power to...

    Nov 9, 2024
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    matt49 replied to the thread Question What makes speakers "Hi-Fi"?.

    Arguably, the latest Sonos Five speaker qualifies as hi-fi, at least on any conventional definition of hi-fi. It covers the full...

    Nov 8, 2024
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    matt49 replied to the thread My new Cambridge Audio CXA81 mkII lacks bass. Now what?.

    I had the ATC SCM50 ASL. They now retail at £15,000.00. (I bought mine second hand and paid much less.) As for reproducing what’s fed...

    Nov 3, 2024
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    matt49 replied to the thread My new Cambridge Audio CXA81 mkII lacks bass. Now what?.

    You're in the fortunate position of knowing what a real acoustic instrument sounds like -- your Steinway grand. So you have a good...

    Nov 2, 2024
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    matt49 replied to the thread Vintage.

    Yamaha CA-2000 amp from the late 1970s. It's the amp I use in my main system, with big modern JBL speakers to create that 1970s vibe...

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    Oct 26, 2024

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