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    Any experiences with the bigger Wolf Von Langa speakers?

    By which i mean the London, Chicago and Berlin open baffle speakers? Would they have the bass output I've grown accustomed to with my Stellas? They offer the intruiging proposition of field coils as dipoles, with apparently strong bass potential, given the on paper specifications. And I'm...
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    R I P Maxi Jazz, lead vocalist for Faithless

    Just heard the sad news that Maxi Jazz, frontman and lead vocalist for uk band Faithless, has died. This has hit me like a gut punch. I never met the man, but his work evidences a man of humility, warmth, wit and wisdom. The music is equally inspired; live-changing electronica with strong...
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    My new 2160

    ...is currently being built. After three years' saving I'm so happy i could xxxx
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    The cars you have loved, or are in love with. Tell us your car history and what each one taught you

    Ok lets start with an apology to WBass for taking over his excellent thread about 'Horn Speakers available in the UK' with our petrolhead-chatter. Out of respect to them, let's begin a fresh thread in the right place? So i invite you to list your significant car history, or your current...
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    New arrival....Miyabi Fuuga

    Arrived yesterday, first needle drop 1 this am. It was a bugger to mount. Combination of cylindrical body and the stylus being completely invisible when playing music. But got there in the end. There's an immediate sense of 'rightness'- a place for everything, and everything in its place...
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    Do mains distribution blocks create a bottleneck?

    So is it better to use a high- end distribution block, I'm thinking Entreq Atlantis Powerus or Dalby Celestial, instead of each component being plugged into it's own wall outlet...A wall outlet that might even have one dedicated strap straight to the junction box per outlet and be fused...
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    Lumen White speakers. What do we think?

    The other day I played a YouTube video of a mega system, Boulder 3010 - 3060 amplification, and Lumen White speakers. I'm not usually one for watching such vids. But these speakers sounded astonishing; so much presence. So much that i don't even know if it's a good or desireable thing. But my...
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    You're being interviewed by the news from home. What's your backdrop?

    We've all thought it. Watching some reporter - correspondent - panel member opining from home. You've switched off from the conversation, far more interesting to look at the books on the shelf behind And inevitably you wonder..what if it were you..would it be too much to have audio equipment in...
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    Azimuth adjustment on Ikeda 407

    There isn't any, right? In which case, given that my turntable is level in all directions, and a vdH spirit level on top and across the width of the cartridge shows the outer edge to be higher than the inner edge, is my tone arm damaged? Alternatively, can any great sage advise how to correct...
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    Esoteric P03 / D03 vs MSB Platinum Data cdIV transport plus Signature power base

    Hi guys Had a casualty over the break....sat down for a session New Years Eve, and two tracks in to my first cd my beloved YBA CD1 Delta 3box gave up the ghost. I will try to get the mechanism repaired, but replacements are like hen's teeth and repairs always take forever, so in the meantime I'm...
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    Can i offer my best wishes to all those affected by the fires in the LA area

    Couldn't decide the best location for this thread, hope noone minds Many forum members are based in the LA region, i would like to offer my best wishes to you during this difficult time. Stay safe Luvgav
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    Heavyweight amplifier showdown- Boulder 2160 v Wavac HE 833 mkII

    I love Boulder. I mean seriously, unaturally adore their power amplifiers. In my experience nothing else conveys the scale and emotional content of music, of any genre, as a Boulder fed by a Wavac pre amp. So that is why, when it came to purchasing a new beating heart for my system, these are...
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    Wrong Shui..... aka Mitsubishi evo 6 stroker rebuild thread

    Hello gents First let me start off by saying that i am not superstitious. Not me. 100% rational So a few months ago i decided to try my own Feng Shui. There may have been psilocybin involved. I thought, what if i laid a trail of coins from outside my front door, across my threshold. Might it...
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    Serengeti driving sunglasses

    Ok let me tell you what's best...... These bloody sunglasses! I've never owned properly designed driving sunglasses before, but i will never look back. These things are bloody amazing!! Edges are so sharp, colours so pleasing, i genuinely would not have believed things could look so...
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    The best Dipoles, Dipoles that can do bass?

    Hi guys What is the state of the art regarding dipoles....who makes the best? And can they do bass slam? I have muliple subwoofers so absolute bass extension less important than mid bass slam. Currently the contenders would be Nola Concert Grand Reference Gold My current speakers are Focal...
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    I must have pleased the gods. Eventually

    Right now I am one happy camper I've been grappling with a problem for three and a bit years 42 months ago I invited my father to spend Christmas with me. The entertainment would be provided by my new turntable, first in over a decade, a VPI Tnt 5.5hr. And as keeper of the best bits...
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    Alt-j- Relaxer

    The wait for Alt-j's latest album is over...and yet again, it was worth the wait. Dreamlike, ethereal and utterly original, they continue to blaze a trail through regions untouched by other musi4cians. And after the disappointments of their live performances they revert to studio again, their...
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    Has anyone heard both Evolution Acoustic and Focal Utopia loudspeakers?

    Hi guys I'm speaking as an owner of Focal Stella Utopia em3 considering trading over to MM3 Exact, have any of you heard both Focal Utopia and the MM series? Could you point up any differences, similarities or general impressions? Should I make the change? Thank you very much for...
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    Whatever happened to Halcro?

    They were The Next Big Thing a few years ago, but now they barely get a mention and seem absent from WBF signatures. Was it an example of an audio industry folly? Unreliable reviewers and the allure of something different? I see the power amps second hand and they just strike me as butt ugly
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    A question for those who have heard Zellaton speakers

    Do they play electronica and hip hop to the same standard they play the usual easy listening stalwarts? And do they go chest - thumpingly loud as convincingly as, say, Focal Grande Utopia or Magico Q7.? Which would you choose? I've read with great interest members' accounts of hearing...
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    more legendary service from Boulder

    In my experience Boulder continue to set the Gold Standard in customer service; I was having my 2060 serviced by the distributor and they discovered some issues they were unhappy with. Since Boulder no longer manufacture some 2060 parts such as the main board they are upgrading any internals...
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    what would YOU choose over Artisan Fidelity?

    Hi guys If you had a friend who was considering pulling the trigger on either an Artisan Fidelity 301 Statement or AF Technics Sp10Mk3 NGS, (or both), what would be your advice? Would you steer them towards Kronos, Techdas or someone else? I liked what I was hearing about Wave Kinetics...
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    Bass Stacks

    Hi guys First a teeny tiny bit of background. ... We all come to this hobby from different starting points and with different frames of reference. My first system arrived after a school holiday spent working in a large canteen to earn the money, and a cancelled holiday with some drinkin buddies...
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    that thing we all dread the most

    hello all As buyers of consumer electronics we inhabit a world where trust is crucial, especially when purchases are made online. we hope that our transactions will be honoured, and usually they are. but not always i am going to share with you my cautionary tale in the hope that you will...
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    the end for the 2008; what now for Boulder phono stages?

    hi guys just received the sad news that Boulder can no longer supply new 2008 phonostages. sad for me because i was halfway through saving up for one :( officially they are saying they have no plans for a replacement...a 2108, for example. have any of you heard more info on the grapevine? if...
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    what do we think of Westlake Audio speakers? (specifically the SM1)

    Hi Guys i don't ever hear much talk about Westlake Audio. is that because they aren't any good? i have never heard any of their offerings, but a dealer i have a good relationship with has a pair in and says they are worth making the effort to hear. since that effort will likely involve me...
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    Atlas Asimi Interconnects; any opinions? are there better i/c's at this price? £3.5k

    hi Guys recently a friend brought a pair of these round to play (RCA). we inserted them between my YBA cd player and Wavac pre-amp, and, as my friend had predicted, i was astounded. i didn't think my system exhibited any grain, but the results were indeed very impressive; such a natural...
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    hello!

    hi there i've just joined the forum so wanted to say thank you for having me, and to introduce myself (apologies if this isn't the correct place for that). i'm just your typical uk-based audiophile, a lifelong music lover who joined a rave collective in the 1990's and spent ten years...

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