THe best HIFI component ever

[Anonymous]

I have to put a vote in for transmission line speakers. The larger implementations never cease to amaze me when it comes to sheer welly and scale. What a great design principle. Enormous fun, especially when you can make the house windows rattle and things move...

 

[John Duncan]

[quote user="gpi"]

Preferably two of them.[/quote]

Rules out Patsy Kensit then.

Although this may explain Eighth Wonder..............

 

[plastic penguin]

I own Wharfedale E20, a friend, up until a few years ago, used to to have E90's. Classics of their time although compared to modern speakers lack a little bass - great for parties though

 

[Anonymous]

Rogers LS6 Speakers. Big boxes of full range fun!

 

[a91gti]

The Quad 33/303 gets my vote, had one hooked up to a pair of Leak Sandwich (the big ones!) and I would do unspeakable things to have the same again!

 

[Anton90125]

[quote user="Ryelane"]
Rogers LS6 Speakers. Big boxes of full range fun!
[/quote]

Very nice speakers for the money. I changed the tweeters to some metal dome (from MA 252?) and bi wired them. They are even better now

 

[amarocknrollstar]

Denon TU-260L Tuner. None better!

 

[Anonymous]

[quote user="amarocknrollstar"]Denon TU-260L Tuner. None better![/quote]
I rather like the Quad FM3...

 

[cse]

Ion Obelisk FM1 the best of all.

 

[evo6tme]

I'd have to say,and its obviously only a personel choice,as i know nothing about hifi. and after waiting 20 years man and boy.

I now am a proud owner of a pair of kef 104.2 . And i must say they sound exactlly as i remember from hifi shops in the late 80's

 

[Anonymous]

Very nice speakers for the money. I changed the tweeters to some metal dome (from MA 252?) and bi wired them. They are even better now

How do you bi wire them ???

 

[Anonymous]

Hughes, my best mate has Wharf E60s and they are quite terrible when compared with modern day speakers

 

[Anonymous]

[quote user="joeparnell"]
Hughes, my best mate has Wharf E60s and they are quite terrible when compared with modern day speakers
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Sorry Joe! And Penguin! Only just read this! Wow! Nobody else has heard of the Wharfeys on here really...I love 'em, can't get enough...the E70s are my favourite (only because I can't afford the 90s) they are THE ULTIMATE party speakers! Their ability to thump out music is magical! And that's before you realise the E70s have a 94db efficiency with 4 drivers! Superb 70s beasts! Shame they are all trashed today...I saw some on ebay without any paper on the drivers, the person claimed "it doesn't affect the sound quality"....

 

[timwileman]

ear wax removal by nurse........best upgrade

 

[Anonymous]

[quote user="timwileman"]ear wax removal by nurse........best upgrade [/quote]
...esp if you want to damage your ear canals...

 

[Anonymous]

[quote user="igglebert"][quote user="timwileman"]ear wax removal by nurse........best upgrade [/quote]
...esp if you want to damage your ear canals...[/quote]

That reminds me
Never put anything in your ears that is smaller than your elbow.

(one of my school teachers told me once )

 

[professorhat]

Does that mean putting in something bigger than your elbow is okay?!

 

[Anonymous]

For me it has to be the Audiolab 8000a. After over 20 years mine is still going strong (I can't imagine how many owners its had before me). I don't know how far Amp technology has moved on in that time but it blew me away when I bought it. It really opened up the treble and midband and gave vocals a realistic open and breathy quality. And all from such a compact unit. Amazing.