blandy Posted March 5, 2022 Moderator Share Posted March 5, 2022 1 minute ago, chrisp65 said: Bought myself some new speakers. How do they sound, Chris? Good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Just now, blandy said: How do they sound, Chris? Good? Yep, I’ve not played much yet, and that might not be their final position, and I have ‘bungs’ for the back if I decide they’re a bit boomy. But yes, they’re great. They’re the 3010i’s, so I also had a listen to the 20i’s and the 30i’s and there was a detectable improvement at volume as they went up in size and price. Which is as it should be. They’re in a small room and will rarely be tested at any great volume so they’ll be just dandy for me. More often than not it’s either on quite a modest volume or on semi open headphones. Certainly distinctly better than the mid 1970’s set they just replaced. They’re half the size of what they replace and I’ve just had to tweak the bass down a little. it was losing a bit of bass that I was worried about but I guess 50 years of technology appears to have sorted that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted April 14, 2022 Author VT Supporter Share Posted April 14, 2022 I've been obsessed with the Devialet Phantoms for a while now. Probably a long shot but wondering if anyone has any experience with them. Ideally I'm looking for someone to tell me they're not worth the money as I could probably do without blowing a load of money on one but they are beautiful and I'm dangerously close to spending money I could better use elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 Onkyo, a name I remember a lot, from my days of reading What Hi-Fi, has gone They also owned Pioneer's home AV business. Quote Onkyo shuts down. The once-honoured Japanese hi-fi brand has gone bankrupt. Thus ends a chapter in audio history that has lasted since 1946..... https://www.lbtechreviews.com/news/hi-fi/onkyo-has-gone-bankrupt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted May 15, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted May 15, 2022 31 minutes ago, Xela said: Onkyo, a name I remember a lot, from my days of reading What Hi-Fi, has gone My first quality receiver was a Onkyo. What a shame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuart_75 Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Looks like its not the division of Onkyo that makes the AV receivers. They are still going strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 My 45 year old amp went pop today. Well, it sort of went crackle crackle crackle pop. They don’t make anything to bloody last these days. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted July 11, 2022 Moderator Share Posted July 11, 2022 9 hours ago, chrisp65 said: My 45 year old amp went pop today. Well, it sort of went crackle crackle crackle pop. They don’t make anything to bloody last these days. Do you have someone who can fix it for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 9 hours ago, blandy said: Do you have someone who can fix it for you? Annoyingly it could always just be ‘dust’, so I’m not going to bin it for want of a clean. Even if its a few caps, they’re not exactly expensive, I just wouldn’t know what I’m doing. Every time I find someone that is supposedly a ‘hobby’ hifi repairer they end up being really quite specialised and won’t go outside of what they know. I’ve been on site all day today, I sent out a few texts and emails last night fishing for anyone willing to have a look at it, but no responses yet. It’s not urgent, I went out the garage, dusted down something else off a shelf and plugged that in instead. So it’s not like I’ve got to watch the tv or anything. Whilst looking for another amp I actually found an old NAD CD player I’d forgotten I’d bought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakemineVanilla Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 On 10/07/2022 at 22:19, chrisp65 said: My 45 year old amp went pop today. Well, it sort of went crackle crackle crackle pop. They don’t make anything to bloody last these days. My 70-year-old Pilot radio is still going strong; its not what you might call hi-fi, but I really love Dick Barton and ITMA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 3 hours ago, MakemineVanilla said: My 70-year-old Pilot radio is still going strong; its not what you might call hi-fi, but I really love Dick Barton and ITMA. It’s good that the old kit can still pick up the old programmes. My mum had a coil fitted in 1972 and she still gets Larry Grayson when she touches the washing machine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakemineVanilla Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 Outrageous or nauseous, take your pick! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted January 27, 2023 Moderator Share Posted January 27, 2023 2 hours ago, MakemineVanilla said: Outrageous or nauseous, take your pick! Why wasn't shit an option? It doesn't even have the ONE THING that Amstrad introduced to the world of hifi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakemineVanilla Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 29 minutes ago, bickster said: Why wasn't shit an option? It doesn't even have the ONE THING that Amstrad introduced to the world of hifi Apologies for the inadequacy of my choice of epithets, I was still struggling to control a gag-reflex when he opened the speaker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted January 27, 2023 Moderator Share Posted January 27, 2023 8 minutes ago, MakemineVanilla said: Apologies for the inadequacy of my choice of epithets, I was still struggling to control a gag-reflex when he opened the speaker. Any AMSTRAD that doesn't have the iconic Double Cassette deck isn't worth having 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Bought a Marantz 6004 amp recently, sounds much better than my Yamaha. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talldarkandransome Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 I used to have some really nice speakers and amp. The missus came along and they had to go (apparently). They were only 175 watts but the bass was thundering. I'm stuck with Alexa and ear buds now, sometimes when I'm alone in the house and ironing I turn the alexa thing right up. Kill me now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakemineVanilla Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 On 30/01/2023 at 21:51, Talldarkandransome said: I used to have some really nice speakers and amp. The missus came along and they had to go (apparently). They were only 175 watts but the bass was thundering. I'm stuck with Alexa and ear buds now, sometimes when I'm alone in the house and ironing I turn the alexa thing right up. Kill me now The quality of hi-fi has always been a good measure of a relationship. Quad amps and speakers, a Revox B44 and or a Nakamichi Dragon, and you knew they had a keeper. I am not sure what an updated list would look like but I suspect it might include some Martin Logan speakers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 30 minutes ago, MakemineVanilla said: The quality of hi-fi has always been a good measure of a relationship. Quad amps and speakers, a Revox B44 and or a Nakamichi Dragon, and you knew they had a keeper. I am not sure what an updated list would look like but I suspect it might include some Martin Logan speakers. My other half, when I said I wanted a new amp, said "go for it". I also wanted a Beach Boys bootleg LP I used to have decades ago and got offered, she said the same. I must just be lucky! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 I want to add a graphic equaliser to my set-up, anyone know which input/outputs I need to connect to on a Marantz amp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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