Recent content by sparks68

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    Speaker advice please.

    You just shattered my world ,I truely believed I was perfect and everything else was flawed ! I need to go and lie down for a bit ! *nea*
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    Speaker advice please.

    I had no idea Blood pressure effected peoples hearing . I did skip a couple of days meds recently (I have high blood pressure ) maybe that explains some of the discrepancies in my listening . What a knowledgeable chap you are , I'm sure that your freinds and you have some great conversations .
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    Speaker advice please.

    Hi Vladimir . I'v not given up on speaker posistioning . Took me a while to decide on cable and the lengths I had were too short to move around properly. Now I have the length I need and have added plugs I can get to it properly . I thought I had it about right and then added the Bi wire...
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    Speaker advice please.

    I decided on Van Damme Blue Series 2(core) x 6.00mm Speaker Cable in the end . I managed to get 10 metres for £50 new ,a good deal I think. I'm experimenting with Bi wiring right now,just because I have 2 sets of cables to use . First impressions though are that it somehow seems to move the...
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    Speaker advice please.

    Challenge accepted it is !
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    Speaker advice please.

    Obviously I'm not aware of your taste in sound ,but for under £200 on average give the Mk2's a listen (seems to be average price for used looking) Mk 3's well if they are indeed an improvement, not just cheaper to make and trading on a name (as these things can go ) I would (after a few...
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    Speaker advice please.

    *clapping* Added as a signature ,Steve .............. *biggrin*
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    Speaker advice please.

    PS: Just spied Mk 3's for sale, rear ported though ..............................
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    Speaker advice please.

    As I am sure everyone that has read my post's is aware,spelling,grammar and punctuation are not my thing . My education was .... well not the best . But , hands on I'm very good. I will give the re build/restoration a go myself .If I fail I will seek a professional service . I am,or was when...
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    Speaker advice please.

    From Warpaint self titled album . Warpaint: love is to diehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnuFYYJHaY0
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    Speaker advice please.

    Any of you heard Carmel? Saw her in around 88 when Freelancing (Photography) blew my mind live , she can really sing . Next day I bought her album of the time "Everybody's got a little soul" . Purchased on vinyl of course . Just wanted to share as was listening last night .Again ,not my usual...
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    Speaker advice please.

    Thanks M&G , you are the 2nd person (at least) to say not to bother with Bi wire . I only need a relativly short run 10 ish feet or less for each ,just depends whether I decide to go under the carpet or around the wall.Just reading up on AWG rating and which to go for . I have read a few times...
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    Speaker advice please.

    What ya tryin to say Steve ? *pardon*
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    Speaker advice please.

    I have the worst shaped room Doug.I don't think I will find a nice neat formula to use to set the speakers up.It is my living room so there will be compromises made . On the plus side I live alone so no kids ,wife etc to worry about much shortening the list of compromises I have to make. As I...
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    Speaker advice please.

    *biggrin* There were remnants of the port foam in the bottom, just pieces. I assume they degraded over time and broke up.........