Recent content by Green Bow

Yeah, needing a bit more than a a metre out from a rear wall, I think means a dedicated listening room. Or not the kind of room where you're going to be moving around at all, near the speakers and their stands. @rainsoothe, yeah, going down to only 75hz is not what I am looking for. I know that...

I have the Dynaudio Emit M10, and that's a rear bass port speaker. However there's not mention of it needing a lot of space, Or I think they said it needs a bit of space. The slightly bigger M20 does get comments in pro-reviews about needing a some space. With them saying the Special Forty needs...

Re-reading what some pro-reviews are saying about the Dynaudio Special Forty, and positioning. They are saying about a metre from the rear wall for best sound. . However where I am, I don't have that much space behind my speaker position. I am going to have another look at the B&W 705 S2...

I was reading a chap, I think from Stereophile, that was saying, buy the best amplifier you can afford. (In realtion to his Moon 240i review.) Then find some used high end speakers. (Which really opens up the playing field. .. Then over time spend on cables. Yet some folk say, be really careful...

I've never heard Naim at all. I find punchy depens on how it's made. .. I used to listen to some Q Acoustics BT3, and the bass was rolled off at maybe 65Hz. The result was a puch with hitting bass sounds, and I did not like it. It stood out and apatr from the music. i think it was because bass...

Please don't think I meant that. It's just when you explain why you're not off to auditions, people can sometimes get a bit off with that. There is a store that does Naim nearby. I suppose I could go hear that. I'd be looking for tonal neutrality in the timbre. I really don't want to go even...

Firstly Lavardin are so rare, that there isn't a dealer within easy travelling distance. I think there are about six dealers in the UK. Moon are similar, with more dealers, however still a good long journey, from me. Also as someone pointed out, you don't get to hear the contasting equipment...

Thank you, but that's the Lavardin ISx integrated amplifier. The one I was looking at was the Lavardin ISx Reference integrated. .. No worries though. I was keen to press on yesterday, and almost got on the phonoe to buy the Moon 240i. .. Today I feel deflated, and less decided. I wasn't...

I am struggling to find input level across the RCA terminals though. Also I am struggling with a comment What HiFi made about the ISX Reference. They said, quote, "Stereo imaging is lovely and precise: the Reference has one of the most spacious and uncluttered presentations we’ve heard. Its...

Yes, I owned a class A amplifier once. It was OK. .. I seriously did not like the heat from it. It made it awkward to stack without a dedicated stand. I took it to university with me. I just like my kit to be nuetral. My music tastes are not genre specific.

Haha, I nearly picked up the phone today, to talk about the Moon 240i amplifier. Still might. About the only thing holding me back with the Moon 240i is, only two RCA inputs. It's all I use at the moment though. ......... Thank you for the heads up about Densen. I can't remember if I heard of...

Well the previous iterations of the Brio were brighter sounding. The new Brio 2017, has toned this in and is hassle free to partner. The Moon 240i, I expct will be smoother and more neutral still. More to my liking. The Brio however is fabulous for the money, and widely agreed upon to be right...

I did read a good long review of the Naim 5si in conclusion, described at fractionally erring on the thin side timbrally. However so fractionally, so that you would not really care.

By the way, please and thank you for all the ideas so far. I need to read more about a couple of the speakers suggested. I am wondering whether I would get help, starting an amplifier thread though, for last minute suggestions. There's often something new arrived that you didn't see, that...

I have a worry about auditioning equipment, that I should mention. I actually prefer to aim at equipment that pro reviewers agree on. Also equipment that is tuned neutrally, meaning not bass or treble heavy, or soft or hard sounding. The reason why relates to my experience when I bought a...