Recent content by avole

AVI, not because they don't make OK speakers, but because they seem to have virtually disappeared. Are they still going? Their forum is dead, and their website also.

You need new speakers, as someone said, you don't need to change source or amp, they are Fine. The iQ series was always meh. The LS5às are better, but you'll still have problems with the bass. Your best bet is the ATC as mentioned, Focal or Neat, but, even better, head down to your hi fi store...

Frankly, he needs to understand more about the science behind turntables before making really silly comments. For example, and understanding on wow and flutter plus rumble and the effect they can have is a good starting point, not to mention chassis damping etc.

bloody awful. If you like Yamaha pro actives, time to visit the audiologist. Mind you, if you like the sound of fingernails being scratched across blackboards, go for it.

Look at the support Priam is getting both from here and in Thailand. The turntable might not be that flexible, but Rega seem to be bending over backwards to help. That said, secondhand is probably the best option. Far better bang for buck.

who has the decks concerned, and the expertise, al dickears :)

the equal of the LP 12. just buy it. Ignore the idiots who think they know it all, they’re not using their mouths to speak. What a bunch of dicks !

but perhaps you have had humour bypass surgery?

By looking carefully at the speaker cabinets, and reading the labels. How do you find the bass/treble controls ? Sniffer dogs :) ?

I have one, and it was a happy day when the stylus snapped off when trying to align it for the nth time. The shape makes them difficult, and you have to align using the cantilever. That's no bad thing, but the sound, while more detailed than the concept 2, isn't in the the same league as the...

Right on two counts. Apart from the lack of any real measurements, there's also the fact WHF does not do blind testing. Therefore, even if two items sound exactly the same, sight =bias, whether it be from the brand, the opinions of others, how the thing looks etc. The stars are meaningless.

I have a TD 150, which is to my mind a better turntable than the TD160, which I overhauled by adding new springs, building a new plinth and mounting an audiomods tonearm. The cartridge I have on it is an AT440mlb. Compared to my Clearaudio Emotion with upgraded arm and Concept 2 cartridge, the...

If you look carefully, you'll see I added the info in the Silver, which is high output. I simply don't agree with your opinion, no matter how humble :) My MCs are several orders better than the MMs I've tried, one of which cost considerably more. I agree the need to replace the entire cartridge...

It is, but there's the similar Benz Micro Silver, which is high output and can be used with an MM input.

They are. They're exactly the same thing - RAM, ROM, SD cards, even CD-ROM. ALL memory is storage, even our own.