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What component have you heard and straight away thought 'no way'

the only item i've purchased and sold within the first few months of ownership was a Trends T-Amp. It felt a bit anemic. It also cost basically nothing.
 
Linn Kans.

For me they were just 'shouty'. I have never been able to understand why people rave about them. I guess they are 'Marmite' speakers.

Having said that, I've never liked any of the Linn speakers (barring Saras which I have never heard).
 
Debs - you're really rocking the boat there.

I agree 100% - I also have never liked any of the Linn speakers I've heard.. Even when I had a fully Linn system, I still used KEF speakers.
 
Fox said:
Tune dem/tap along to this, mother****er

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stevec67 said:
Naim 500 series.

Audiolab 4000 & 8000.

Some Kef speakers in the mid 90s - dull and muddy.
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My findings too on the Kef's i heard then. Can't remember the model but they where huge things and just sounded dull. Audiolab 8000's and Mission speakers together sounded nice and detailed but had no soul in the music. Also an all Naim system admitted that it was the lower budget one sounded again detailed but a very thin sound.
 
Harbeth speakers - boring beyond belief.
Spendor - even boringer.
Linn - boring.

Magicos sounded silky smooth at the end of a Devialet Premier...
 
...oh and ATC 40s - matter-of-fact, no involvement possible with those. Did hear large-a*** active ATCs at a show, they were a bit better, but I yet have to hear active speakers that do not scream 'COUNT THE NOTES'.
 
Generally when you first encounter an unfamiliar system, the only thing you 'hear'is gross room /loudspeaker errors.
I wouldn't write off any component until you have heard it in your room, or at least a room with which your are extremely familiar with the correct ancillariy equipment.
Keith.
 
Spendor S3/5. They lacked detail and didn't image. Anyone who thinks they can image hasn't heard a speaker that can image IMO.

Had a demo of some big Martin Logans about 15 yrs ago: it was the dealers' statement system, but the sound was so diffuse it put me right off the logans. There was no definition to the sound either frequency wise or in terms of instrument placement.
 
Debs said:
Linn Kans.

For me they were just 'shouty'. I have never been able to understand why people rave about them. I guess they are 'Marmite' speakers.

Having said that, I've never liked any of the Linn speakers (barring Saras which I have never heard).
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You are excluding Saras just because you haven’t heard them?

No, no, this thread is about hating stuff. Any stuff. All stuff. No one will know the difference, fill your boots.

I once heard a Gyrodec sound bad. No context, but I now hate Michell.
 
Tannoy prestige gold ref, in fact any of them , lack treble , and don't sound natural to my ears, heard them many times and really don't get it .
 
wacko said:
Yeahbut isn't 'silky smooth' the same as boring ? Or is that what you mean ?
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naha....if I had meant boring, I would have said so.

Silky smooth means no frequency range stood out but everything was there to its fullest, dynamics to boot.

Jeez, it feels good to let some steam off :D
 
I didn't say you were wrong not to like them.

I merely stated that if you were unable to discern any merit then you might be a bit deaf.

I detest ATC but I reckon I can recognise what people like about them.
 
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