ID. said:Hnnggg. Just a 200 pound premium per pair for the pretty finish.
ID. said:I'm not sure about gullible, but people are prepared to pay a premium for equipment to feel more like furniture. I've considered what options I have to make my Adams more living room friendly (paint job or veneer, even just a wood pattern vinyl).
davedotco said:ID. said:I'm not sure about gullible, but people are prepared to pay a premium for equipment to feel more like furniture. I've considered what options I have to make my Adams more living room friendly (paint job or veneer, even just a wood pattern vinyl).
I was speaking more generally here, the A7x in question makes no claims to be anything but a finish option, which is fair enough.
I was thinking more along the lines of expensive dacs and stand alone streamers which seem specifically designed to unburden the unwary of their savings.
abacus said:Adam already produce a range of speakers for home audio http://www.adam-audio.com/en/home-audio/products
Bill
drummerman said:Ugly but with the grille it should be ok.
Alternatively one could cut a hole in the carton packaging and just leave them in there.
chebby said:Chord used to make remote controls for their amps that were suspiciously similar in size and shape to their Chordette cases...
Having said that, I love the Chordette Gem look with a choice of anodised coloured finishes and that magnifying porthole and the glow from within ...
Luckily I have the self control to eschew such blatant appeals to my inner lizard.
davedotco said:I did some work for Wadia some years back and their original 2000 dac really was housed in an enclosure milled from solid, not just the front panal or sections, the whole thing in one piece.
chebby said:davedotco said:I did some work for Wadia some years back and their original 2000 dac really was housed in an enclosure milled from solid, not just the front panal or sections, the whole thing in one piece.
Chord used to make milled from solid remote controls for their amps that were suspiciously similar in size and shape to their Chordette cases...
Having said that, I love the Chordette Gem look with a choice of anodised coloured finishes and that magnifying porthole and the glow from within ...
Luckily I have the self control to eschew such blatant appeals to my inner lizard.
chebby said:Jota180 said:Don't need no grills!
You live in a cleanroom?
chebby said:Jota180 said:Don't need no grills!
You live in a cleanroom?
Jota180 said:Got a pair of these coming soon.
Don't need no grills!
Leeps said:Jota180 said:Got a pair of these coming soon.
Don't need no grills!
I'd be very interested in a mini-review if you're able to once you've got them hooked up. They look like a largely well-thought out flexible package.
I was looking at the specs though; some of the interconnects seem a little short. Ok for desktop use but if you intended to position them on stands in a living room, it means they'd need to be sited fairly close together (if you deduct 2 x the height of a typical stand, say 2 x 600mm). But maybe it's possible to just get some after-market interconnects that would work.
ID. said:abacus said:Adam already produce a range of speakers for home audio http://www.adam-audio.com/en/home-audio/products
Bill
We know. Unfortunately not distributed in my market. Not sure that these will make it out here either.
drummerman said:Ugly but with the grille it should be ok.
Alternatively one could cut a hole in the carton packaging and just leave them in there.
Obviously you haven't seen the carton packaging that they come in. It's a close call, but they would be marginally uglier left in the box.
The grill thing is one I wonder about. There were also some Fostex pro monitors where they did a similar wood veneer thing but once again didn't bother with a grill. It's not like it would've been particularly pricey to implement, especially considering the markup they are seeking for the veneer.
The piano black edition seems pointless to me too. As far as I'm concerned it's basically no different to the standard black finish except that it shows up fingerprints. I don't get the attraction of speakers in a glossy black finish, although I understand some people like it.
Leeps said:Jota180 said:Got a pair of these coming soon.
Don't need no grills!
I'd be very interested in a mini-review if you're able to once you've got them hooked up. They look like a largely well-thought out flexible package.