Recent content by nopiano

Now you can begin matching the sub level and tailoring roll off, not to mention room positioning.

As you’ve been down a few blind alleys I think you’d be best off going for an established manufacturer with widely recognised support. By support, I don’t mean so much help sett8ng it up, but longer-term support in the guise of firmware updates, and revisions to accommodate the evolving...

An hour, on an LP side?! That sounds like a world record, at least at 33rpm.

I am more comfortable with stereo amp recommendations but a few points I can make:- 1. KEF demo their speakers with Hegel amps, at least at two UK shows I’ve seen recently. A great choice as Hegel are essentially neutral, so they complement each other. I heard Blade 2 with the monster Hegel...

Is the Peachtree brand new? With a warranty I’d be very tempted, but if both are used I would go for the Exposure.

You can’t go wrong with a Marantz amp in my experience. The speakers will have far more ‘flavour’ in the sense of whether or not you like them.

The XP2* are fifty years old, and there was no official stand back then. I think you’re looking at the stands for the re-released ‘heritage’ model that is in any case likely to have a different set of dimensions. Are they in good working condition? If you’re unsure on the stands, err on the...

Welcome, Paul. None of us gets paid so we are all amateurs! The QA and the Diamonds are both some of the best budget speakers around, and as you’ve seen, widely available. The good thing buying used is that you can readily resell if you don’t like them. Try to buy boxed if you think you...

Yes you do. See if you can connect as SVS suggest. If you can high pass to your main speakers you’ll discover if the harshness you hear is amplifier strain or just unrefined output from the Klipsch...

I’m not deliberately ignoring it, but I am thinking of a lifetime’s enjoyment. Obviously not all music will be played regularly, but I’ve got numerous LPs that my parent bought when I was at school. Fifty plus years later they’re still in excellent condition, as they were always kept in a closed...

I was thinking the same recently. Then I remembered hearing about the scale of these so-called cloud storage farms and the millions of kW of electricity used to keep the internet running. Suddenly a record seemed quite eco friendly. Bizarre!

Yes, they’re savvy enough to send to today’s ‘influencers’, which seems to exclude traditional magazines and journals.

Hello, and welcome to the forum. I’m sorry to read about your hearing issue. It must be distressing. What you can tolerate may be extremely personal to you, so I think it’s essential you look, try and listen to some options. These Ruark are long-recommended speakers for the type of use you...

Did you see that on social media Fosi stated they had had over $200,000 in 24 hours pledged via Kickstarter for this product. Most manufacturers would give anything to get that sort of upfront investment, and most likely would need a bank to help. What amazes me is the speed of development and...

I think I saw them at a show once, but can’t recall ever seeing in a regular store. Was that another Sony invention, I can’t remember. (I’ll Google it. Was a rhetorical question)