Recent content by John1528

Great advice - thank you. The new price is 699, but they have demo speakers which I can get for 530 from Richer Sounds. They have only been on demo for a year and have run for around 8 hours in total. But as some helpful commentors here have suggested, I can pay 540 to Sevenoaks and get the...

That's a great price and with full warranty. Thanks!

Hello Everyone, I've decided on a pair of B&W 606. S3 speakers and I find I can buy some from Richer Sounds clearance of demonstration stock for a 130 pound saving - but only with a 1 year warranty. I'm a novice, and I wondered if reliability is much of an issue with the B&W speakers - or after...

Can you recommend a floor standing speaker that works close to a wall? I will defininately try them out.

Thanks for the advice. But I really don't want to buy pre-owned as I don't have enough experience to know what I'm doing! I like the safety of a warranty. I looked at the Neat Lota speakers and they look so lovely, but a they are a bit more than I can afford.

Thanks for replying, Shrek. No, I've never had a hifi system before and I couldn't afford one when I was working. But I just retired at 73 and can now access my pension funds. So, a modest hifi is in order! As it happens, I just tried out the wharfdales and I loved them!

Thanks Bill. I went into the HifI shop today and listened to B&W 607 S3s and Wharfdale 12.1 book shelf speakers and they seemed ok, but I do like the look of floorstanding speakers more. The chap in the shop really didn't have an opinion about the floor standing speakers, but he played the...

Thanks for the advice - it's very helpful. I just like the look of floor standing speakers, but the sound is more important. I popped into the HiFi shop and lsitened to some Bowers and Wilkins 607 S3 and the seemed very good.

Hello everyone, I am not at all experienced regarding hifi and I am wanting to buy my first system. I would really appreciate your advice regarding floorstanding speakers. My room is 11' x 12' - do you think my room is big enough for some entry level floorstanding speakers? My speaker budget is...

I would like a music streamer and an amplifier. I would also like to get a digital equaliser in the hope it might compensate for some of my hearing loss.

Thanks for the suggestion, Gray. I didn't know you could ask about a home test. I'll follow it up. (Much appreciated).

Hello everyone, I'm rather elderly and a complete novice, and I'm hoping for some advice. I have a smallish room 3.5m x 3.5m and I'm wanting to buy a budget hifi system for around 1,500 pound - I've never had one before. I like the look and sound of the Dali Oberon 5s, but when they...