Recent content by Leeps

Yep, loved these too at the Bristol Show, but too steep for my pocket. I managed to hear the Iota Alphas directly after the Explorers, powered by the Heed Elixir integrated if I remember correctly. The Alphas weren't as expansive and dynamic as the Xplorers, but they were equally as musical and...

I was referring to my MRX710 which is indeed a 7.1 amp. I heard it first at the Bristol Show a few years ago powering some Paradigm speakers. It was the best thing I heard all day. It did help that the demo was the best organised and informative too. Really sad not to see Anthem at this year's...

Good point well made. I use BBC iPlayer a lot and I find the quality so variable from programme to programme. They seem to stream their flagship broadcasts at a higher bit-rate as some things look quite reasonable. But other content is comparable to DVD or even worse. I use my Roku 3...

+1 Definitely one of the top 3 or 4 things I look for when auditioning. You can usually tell if a system's got its timing sorted by your physical response: tapping feet, ear-to-ear smirk. For me, that sense of musicality and liveliness is why you'd want to listen to a half decent system in the...

Funny I've moved over to streaming almost entirely for music (Tidal), but still cling onto Blurays for video, partly due to the lack of compression and the sound quality. One thing I've done is to get rid of the cases they come in and just put them in one of these...

I'd be very surprised if you couldn't purchase single units, particularly as they do special finishes to order. I saw some used Iota Alphas on Ebay a while back in grey with the special raised feet they do. Very smart indeed. I'm surprised more manufacturers don't consider a grey finish. Less...

If you like the tonal balance of the Radius speakers, but just want bigger speakers, then I'd recommend looking at the Monitor Audio Silver series. There are plenty of options ranging from the Silver 50 standmounts (for smaller rooms) to the Silver 200/300/500 for larger rooms. There are two...

See this is where our ears / brains play these tricks on us...or perhaps it's just me! I'm gunna stick my neck out here...I've always thought the LS50's have a metallic brittle 'hifi' edge and sound nothing like real voices or instruments, so although I respect your experience and opinion Cno...

Sometimes size actually isn't everything. I'd certainly recommend listening to the Iota Alphas. It struck me that, to my taste at least, they just sounded RIGHT. Something that full sized speakers I heard the same day from B&W, Spendor and Dynaudio didn't quite pull off. There's always the...

One of the most significant factors in the overall sound and the effectiveness of your speaker choice is the size of your room. Your room is pretty small, so I would personally steer well-clear of a full-size speaker package. It would overwhelm your room and create bass nodes all over the...

I don't have too much of an issue with my own centre speaker, but I know it is a problem in many living rooms and with many cabinets. My own centre is ontop the AV cabinet placed ontop of angled Mopads; so although the centre speaker is waist height (sat down) rather than ear height, the tweeter...

I had this idea. For most people centre speaker positioning is a pain and often a compromise. If you have a projector screen, the centre speaker limits the size of the screen (unless you place it behind the screen, which presumably ups the cost of the acoustically transparent screen). If you...

A few questions first. What is it that you feel is lacking with your current amp / speaker combination? How do you feel about the tonal balance? Is your current combo too bright or too smooth/dull for your taste? Do you use your system for 2-channel, or solely surround sound? What's the size...

Great choice! Just listening to Kamasi Washington's Street Fighter Mas as I type. Marcus Miller's album is beautifully recorded too, love it. also, on YouTube, check out this super track... Od Ebra do Dunava Live in Vilnius - Barcelona Gipsy balKan Orchestra they're clearly enjoying...

Marcus Miller - Trip Trap A fair bit going on in this track. Tests your system's timing, how tight your bass is, organisational ability, musicality et al. I would imagine this track could sound fantastic or an awful mess depending on how adept your system is at all the above.