Question What's your next HiFi purchase?

[Infiniteloop]

Not jealous at all.......

It's been a long journey... There's so many great-sounding speakers out there right now.

 

[Jasonovich]

Not jealous at all.......

I think the little bird needs to come out of the cage

 

[gasolin]

Hope you didn't pay to much they don't measure well

 

[Jasonovich]

I think the little bird needs to come out of the cage

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OMG it's Ken Kessler....he's still doing the rounds. What a legend.

 

[DougK1]

Hope you didn't pay to much they don't measure well

Only released this year so I doubt there was much discount

 

[Infiniteloop]

Hope you didn't pay to much they don't measure well

I'm really not interested much in how things measure. I'd rather trust my ears. Valve Amps measure badly too, but can sound sublime.

 

[Infiniteloop]

Only released this year so I doubt there was much discount

You doubt correctly ...

 

[gasolin]

I know a little rude of me, i had to google them, they surprised me

 

[Infiniteloop]

I know a little rude of me, i had to google them, they surprised me

No worries.

 

[Dom]

The Audient iD4 Mk2, it has pretty good sound quality, it really rock out the tracks.

 

[Will1962]

I've pre ordered a pair of buchardt E50 speakers for my birthday and Xmas hopefully they will be here by then .

 

[Revolutions]

Happy Friday/Divali/Halloween 🕯️

Fitted my first ever MC cartridge this morning. I discovered the Hana SL needs 400 Ohms resistance, which my pre can’t do. I’m likely to replace my TT this year, so all made sense to look at eBay for used carts. This Hana ML with 350 hours was too good a price to turn down.

I had no idea what to expect, and it might surprise none of you that it’s put a massive smile on my face. I think I’m hearing more realism in acoustic instruments; the strums, hits & plucks seem more audible, there is greater separation & a more cohesive sound floating in the centre.

A nice surprise is that treble seems much sharper without being harsh & the cartridge is v quiet. It’s far more forgiving on noisier records, something I was worried an MC would exasperate. No reason to fear, it’s brilliant.

Clearance is a bit of a worry. With the arm rest up, I’ve got about 2mm clearance on the outside of a record & nothing in the centre. I have to manually lift the arm to clear the vinyl when replacing it. Warped records might be an issue. Will see how I go 🙂

 

[Jasonovich]

Happy Friday/Divali/Halloween 🕯️

Fitted my first ever MC cartridge this morning. I discovered the Hana SL needs 400 Ohms resistance, which my pre can’t do. I’m likely to replace my TT this year, so all made sense to look at eBay for used carts. This Hana ML with 350 hours was too good a price to turn down.

I had no idea what to expect, and it might surprise none of you that it’s put a massive smile on my face. I think I’m hearing more realism in acoustic instruments; the strums, hits & plucks seem more audible, there is greater separation & a more cohesive sound floating in the centre.

A nice surprise is that treble seems much sharper without being harsh & the cartridge is v quiet. It’s far more forgiving on noisier records, something I was worried an MC would exasperate. No reason to fear, it’s brilliant.

Clearance is a bit of a worry. With the arm rest up, I’ve got about 2mm clearance on the outside of a record & nothing in the centre. I have to manually lift the arm to clear the vinyl when replacing it. Warped records might be an issue. Will see how I go 🙂

Thank you Mat, Halloween is always quiet where I am. Glad there were no silly costumes last night 😂
I think to really capture the real strengths of that vinyl analogue loveliness, you need to get yourself a nice MC tube preamp. 😊

 

[Revolutions]

Thank you Mat, Halloween is always quiet where I am. Glad there were no silly costumes last night 😂
I think to really capture the real strengths of that vinyl analogue loveliness, you need to get yourself a nice MC tube preamp. 😊

I am NOT spending any more money on preamps for a long, long time 😂

 

[Jasonovich]

I am NOT spending any more money on preamps for a long, long time 😂

That's sensible.
Check this out, I thought I was looking at the Linn Sondek, pretty neat from the Austrian outfit. 😊

This Popular Hi-Fi Maker Just Gave Its Classic Turntable an Audiophile Makeover

The Austrian audio manufacturer's new audiophile turntable blends modern technologies with vintage design.

www.gearpatrol.com

 

[Revolutions]

That's sensible.
Check this out, I thought I was looking at the Linn Sondek, pretty neat from the Austrian outfit. 😊

This Popular Hi-Fi Maker Just Gave Its Classic Turntable an Audiophile Makeover

The Austrian audio manufacturer's new audiophile turntable blends modern technologies with vintage design.

www.gearpatrol.com

That does look cool, will keep an eye out. Thanks!