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Great tablets too, or certainly used to be. Had one a while back and it was a terrific little unit.

I've ordered some 3m QED XT25 that'll do for my needs. Hopefully here sooner rather than later. Nice shout on the 60s era Quad amps. I love that Quad still service all their gear. In the meantime, the NAD is ticking over quietly. I had to shift the speakers a tad to accommodate the new amp...

Good to hear Matthew. I've just taken them out the box. It's the rosewood effect finish which is quite decent for a basic (then) speaker - I think the 10i was less than £150 when it came out? Just need to get that speaker cable organised now...(still)!

No. Don't get confused with cable burn in, a speaker has moving parts, which is why your amp needs a decent damping factor that manages the excursion of the driver. So, and depending on the speaker, the size of the driver or drivers, it might take a little time for the drivers to loosen up a bit.

I'm not talking about speaker burn in. I'm talking about the drivers loosening up, and physically moving. And that's a thing.

I'm not quite sure how you can judge new speakers out the box on the afternoon they've arrived. Give them a day or two to settle and let the drivers loosen up. Maybe even a little more.

So, both arrived - the speakers yesterday and the 3120 today. Got round to getting the NAD hooked up and as I need to get some longer speaker cable for the MS10i pair, I'll order that in the next few days. Have to say I'm really impressed with the NAD preamp. It arrived around lunchtime...

Acoustic Signature is another brand, they make some nice high end decks. And not a manufacturer, but a dealer in Germany that refurbs and tweaks mainly Thorens, Denon, Kenwood and Yamaha decks. Art and Sound in Sasbach... https://shop.art-and-sound.de/Plattenspieler

Different discussion I think, though I'm glad you found an improvement over the Stirling B's. I'm just comparing the 751 original against the inferior direct successor. The original 752 was another good one. Had those about 15 years ago, maybe a little more. Paired them with a Sansui AU-217...

Maybe they did, but the original worked a treat. My guess is some audiophiles of the day couldn't hack clarity. My setup was used daily back then with CD, vinyl and cassette as options. Rock, metal, some classical and "high frequency spikes" were notable by their absence IMO. Fast forward to...

They added a silk dome tweeter. Killed it in one.

You might not be able to buy a new hifi for £99, but you could get a nice little Sony system on Ebay that looked like a nice little setup for about £200. TA-F242 amp with a CD player and a tuner. You could shop around to get something for less no doubt, and admittedly, it's not the better 246...

And this is why I'll be scouting round for a good pair of Mission 751s - I would love to scratch that itch as it's been over 30 years and they remain one of the best speakers I ever had. I'd be keen to hear how they've aged. They were a fast and highly musical listen. Clear as a bell but...

I remember reading how good the MS25i model was but as floorstanders, they never had a visual appeal for me, which put me right off them. The 10s though look good and should on paper be a good match up. The 3120 apparently also has a good MM/MC phono stage as well as a good preamp, so hopes are...

Not really mate, I just go with mine as is - I like to keep it more like a living room than a recording studio. All I ever do is get the speakers dialled in right and that's it. Hasn't really let me down yet - you can get down some right rabbit holes with the hobby and I think that's kind of...