Recent content by Mr. C Nation

Then don't spend the money! Listen to the music! At any price point in the world of 'hi-fi' it is possible to spend money and get apparently 'superior' gear. What Hi-Fi exists to make this point. But it is content that is paramount. You already have what makes you "very happy indeed." So -...

"change of mindset. " Spot on. You have owned lots of decent kit but you haven't been allowing any of it to play music. It's been making noises which you have sat there 'evaluating'. It's ok to have hifi as a hobby, chopping and changing gear because that give you pleasure. But that has...

I don't like to disappoint you but there are no such speakers as "high quality studio monitors". Unless you are talking about a "home studio" setup. And even then, quality spkrs for studio use are designed, in theory, to have a completely flat response - consistency being preferred to a pleasant...

Take a 'free' test of life without tone controls. Buy a Musical Fidelity B1 on fleabay. I had one (yes, just one) for 30 years. Actually, after 20 years I was so worried that I would lose this wonderful amp if it died, I bought another as a spare. It was described, at launch, as...

Way Of The Sun, by Jade Warrior.

Hi-Fi is Snake Oil Central - At last! Someone said it! And it's true! (y) Jimboo As I mentioned in another thread, recording studios, in which I have spent 100's of hours, test a rough mix of a take on a pair of 'near field monitors'. For many years all the studios I went to used Yamaha N10s...

Stereoman. You've been listening to hardware. Try listening to music.

There are two ways of testing the audio ouput of loadspeakers. 1] In a room reasonably appointed to resemble the 'real life' room where the speakers might be installed. This need not include having a bus stop outside which serves a large secondary school, as does the room of a friend who has...