As time goes by.

[ianrjones]

I used to purchase WHAT HI-FI magazine, in the mid seventies. I built KEF 104 ref speakers out of hi density chipboard and drinking straws. My amp was a TRIO (30w p c) and my T table was a GERARD SP 25 Mk 4. Before I got evicted, my house mate had a Japanese stack with PIONEER speakers. He used to go back to his hometown for the weekend. This was the time when THE WAR OF THE WORLDS was realeased on an unsuspecting public. To entertain a room full of stoned friends I extracted said PIONEER speakers to test them against mine.
DON'T BELIEVE EVERTHING YOU READ IN MAGAZINES. I DON'T.

 

[12th Monkey]

1) Not entirely sure what this post is intended to be communicating - if it's about the magazine it belongs in a different subforum.

2) I certainly don't believe everything I read, but there's a logical contradiction in saying you shouldn't believe everything WHF says if you haven't read it since the '70s.

 

[davidf]

I made a pair of KEF Blades out of Fairy Liquid bottles and some big roll tubes once.

 

[12th Monkey]

I made a pair of KEF Blades out of Fairy Liquid bottles and some big roll tubes once.

Double-sided stick tape, perchance?

 

[ianrjones]

My Hi-Fi is superior to most of your guys. And it only cost £4,000. Of course I don't have a turntable, and why should I. Tic-crackle. you are young. tic-crackle. I've been there, tic- crackle. I'm an old man. tic-crackle.
If you don't know your history, your future is doomed.

 

[ianrjones]

I made a pair of KEF Blades out of Fairy Liquid bottles and some big roll tubes once.

Abuse deleted by moderation.

 

[WayneKerr]

My Hi-Fi is superior to most of your guys.

And you base this on what exactly? Price? Brand? Superior thinking? Surely the best hifi in the ear of the beholder.

 

[JDL]

My Hi-Fi is superior to most of your guys. And it only cost £4,000. Of course I don't have a turntable, and why should I. Tic-crackle. you are young. tic-crackle. I've been there, tic- crackle. I'm an old man. tic-crackle.
If you don't know your history, your future is doomed.

Yes......

 

[Clarkey_71]

My Hi-Fi is superior to most of your guys. And it only cost £4,000. Of course I don't have a turntable, and why should I. Tic-crackle. you are young. tic-crackle. I've been there, tic- crackle. I'm an old man. tic-crackle.
If you don't know your history, your future is doomed.

OK. I'm tapping out on this one.

 

[nopiano]

My Hi-Fi is superior to most of your guys. And it only cost £4,000. Of course I don't have a turntable, and why should I. Tic-crackle. you are young. tic-crackle. I've been there, tic- crackle. I'm an old man. tic-crackle.
If you don't know your history, your future is doomed.

I’m not sure what you’re on, but I definitely don’t want any of it.

 

[JDL]

My Hi-Fi is superior to most of your guys. And it only cost £4,000. Of course I don't have a turntable, and why should I. Tic-crackle. you are young. tic-crackle. I've been there, tic- crackle. I'm an old man. tic-crackle.
If you don't know your history, your future is doomed.

You seem to make rather too many assumptions, here in this post of yours. For starters many of us here are not young by any means. Quite possibly older and more experienced than you Sir. As for your Hi-Fi being as marvelous as you assert that it is.
Perhaps you'd like to tell us all what exactly it is. Then we can agree with you or not.
Nevertheless, notwithstanding your rather arrogant stance, I'm sure most of us can overlook that.
However facts, Sir facts. Not wild presumptive, unsubstantiated, self congratulatory boasts.

 

[Gray]

My Hi-Fi is superior to most of your guys.

😆
If that's not a joke.....you are 👍

 

[JDL]

😆
If that's not a joke.....you are 👍

Did he buy it all from China perhaps?

 

[daveh75]

View: https://youtu.be/jclPWidTfak?si=HAlqmbCVrErmfkop

 

[Gray]

Did he buy it all from China perhaps?

No idea John, I'm on about the unbelievable superiority claim being a joke.

 

[JDL]

No idea John, I'm on about the unbelievable superiority claim being a joke.

Yes I thought so, I was joking as well.

 

[plastic penguin]

And you base this on what exactly? Price? Brand? Superior thinking? Surely the best hifi in the ear of the beholder.

This is surreal thread. I wonder what time he's due back?😁

 

[Deleted member 201267]

Its the eccentrics that make this forum interesting, and, there has been a few over the years !

 

[plastic penguin]

Its the eccentrics that make this forum interesting, and, there has been a few over the years !

There's a couple at the moment. Perhaps the heat is having an adverse effect.

 

[JDL]

This is surreal thread. I wonder what time he's due back?😁

Probably never.

 

[12th Monkey]

The line's probably been crossed in this thread in terms of it getting a bit personal, but given the OP's tone (and abuse doled out) it's not hard to see why. Perhaps a more conciliatory tone if the OP returns might help?

 

[JDL]

Agreed. I would be interested to hear about the actual audio system that the OP is running. It might well be a good system that's worth knowing something about.

 

[Stuart83]

And you base this on what exactly? Price? Brand? Superior thinking? Surely the best hifi in the ear of the beholder.

I love that "waynekerr" hifi is a personal thing, what's loved by one is loathed by another, stating price at 4000 points exactly to what some think is the way to acquire a superior sound, that type will have sum1 with a 25,000 £ system think there's is better still and so on, yet there are plenty of ppl who've spent 1000 and tap their feet with pleasure, there's times I listen to a system in one room then go to my living room and listen to my other system, both vastly different in almost every way but one and that's the fact I love the sound they produce

 

[WayneKerr]

I love that "waynekerr" hifi is a personal thing, what's loved by one is loathed by another, stating price at 4000 points exactly to what some think is the way to acquire a superior sound, that type will have sum1 with a 25,000 £ system think there's is better still and so on, yet there are plenty of ppl who've spent 1000 and tap their feet with pleasure, there's times I listen to a system in one room then go to my living room and listen to my other system, both vastly different in almost every way but one and that's the fact I love the sound they produce

Thanks Stuart and couldn't agree with you more

I'm fortunate to now own a reasonable system but I 'hope' I don't brag about it as I really loathe financial p*ssing contests. The best system I heard in my lounge was a £1K system but the speaker positioning was completely unworkable for a functioning lounge. I spent multiples more than this to get something which sounded as good with compromised speaker positioning and think I've finally nailed it.

HiFi is always personal preference and what works best for you and your room, irrespective of price. I have no time for HiFi snobbery.

 

[treesey]

Laaaaaads..... you do realise that the OPs name is an anagram of Jimmy Page?

Listen to what he's really trying to tell you.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCl54khN9XM