Replace my rubbish Gothams

[Anonymous]

JohnDuncan:JoelSim:Alternatively just sell the Primares and get some Arcam kit. Even with the Gothams the Arcs will sound better

Nice try, but my wife and I had that "there has been an awful lot of upgrading going on recently" conversation this weekend.

So what is the lifespan of the 'oh what a lovely handbag effect' then ??

 

[Gerrardasnails]

JohnDuncan:JoelSim:Alternatively just sell the Primares and get some Arcam kit. Even with the Gothams the Arcs will sound better

Nice try, but my wife and I had that "there has been an awful lot of upgrading going on recently" conversation this weekend.

And now you're thinking, "she won't notice the cables at the back".

 

[John Duncan]

Clare Newsome:
JohnDuncan:Clare Newsome:We could come and do a Reader Rescue, bringing lots of different-price cables for a blind test....

Ooo now there's an idea. Could we do it at your place (the builders start end of next week), or is it all Awardtastic over there?

We are, indeed, somewhat in a state of lockdown this month. And testing the cables on your kit would be a rather more bespoke, of course....

Well I'd bring my own kit obviously (if only to hear the ATCs on the end of them

)

But then that does reduce my chances of losing some Nordost Baldurs in the toy box (drums fingers on chin).

 

[John Duncan]

Gerrardasnails:JohnDuncan:JoelSim:Alternatively just sell the Primares and get some Arcam kit. Even with the Gothams the Arcs will sound better

Nice try, but my wife and I had that "there has been an awful lot of upgrading going on recently" conversation this weekend.

And now you're thinking, "she won't notice the cables at the back".

Bingo.

 

[John Duncan]

andyb190:
JohnDuncan:JoelSim:Alternatively just sell the Primares and get some Arcam kit. Even with the Gothams the Arcs will sound better

Nice try, but my wife and I had that "there has been an awful lot of upgrading going on recently" conversation this weekend.

So what is the lifespan of the 'oh what a lovely handbag effect' then ??

Reducing exponentially, clearly. Though I headed off the "seeing as we're supposed to be clearing out the house do we really need a big stereo like that?" conversation at the pass.

 

[Anonymous]

Hi John

Won't the Gothams perform differently when used on different gear? You could be knocking yourself out unnecessarily, they could be a perfect match for your system.

 

[Anonymous]

JohnDuncan: "seeing as we're supposed to be clearing out the house do we really need a big stereo like that?"

 

[Anonymous]

Do you guys come as far north as glasgow?

I've not got Gotham's to throw out though 🙁

 

[drummerman]

Sorry for diverting attention away from your thread/question JD. This should bring back up to the top.

 

[John Duncan]

That's OK, Clare's coming round my house, my work here is done.

 

[plastic penguin]

JohnDuncan:That's OK, Clare's coming round my house, my work here is done.

Merlin Chopins should sound good with the Primare, JD. You always borrow mine if Clare can't arrange it soon.

 

[John Duncan]

That's just it, though - I thought the Gothams did too. But now I wonder whether I could have less sibilance, more bass, better imaging etc etc etc.

 

[Anonymous]

I thought you had a Blue Heaven? They're very good cables and probably match to the Primare's warm sound quite well. Personally I think the Chameleon Silver Plus is the place to stop unless you're spending over a couple of k.

 

[John Duncan]

igglebert:I thought you had a Blue Heaven? They're very good cables and probably match to the Primare's warm sound quite well. Personally I think the Chameleon Silver Plus is the place to stop unless you're spending over a couple of k.

Had one for about a week and thought it was no improvement, so went the other way, though that was with the Creej I htink.......

 

[Anonymous]

Why don't we all throw our cables in the middle of a fruit bowl and swap for a night?

That would be a swinging time IMHO.

We could even do blindfold tests, feel the cable figure of eight, teflon, and guess if silver or not........

"I'd insert my banana plug in there Hur Hur" etc. etc. in a Sid James dirty laugh way.

Sorry Clare - I'm fantasising again....it's a man thing.

 

[JoelSim]

Graham_Thomas:Why don't we all throw our cables in the middle of a fruit bowl and swap for a night?

That would be a swinging time IMHO.

I think my girlfriend would flip...

No seriously she would be more upset with that than a proper swinging!

In fact if she knew I was talking about cables full stop...

 

[Anonymous]

JoelSim:
Graham_Thomas:Why don't we all throw our cables in the middle of a fruit bowl and swap for a night?

That would be a swinging time IMHO.

I think my girlfriend would flip...

No seriously she would be more upset with that than a proper swinging!

In fact if she knew I was talking about cables full stop...

The 'C' word....... shhhhhh. Whoops - another thread currently debating this, war!