ah my mistake, lock them up safe and don't let me know where you liveOh no, I meant, my ESLs give me "the fizz"!
Do the sockets on the back of the Hiendy say Inpuuuuut?
Or ji... nope too far.If lower down, it would be 'pizz', surely (or am I just taking........?)
I quite liked the look of Meridian 500 (and 600) series, I actually have some 500 series home theatre kit but it’s relegated to 2 channel use in my conservatory now.Olive Naim and a nice LP12 are pleasing to my eye and a timeless design IMO. ATC SCM 50s look just right to me too, plus big Harbeths and Spendors.
Meridian, Lecson, old clamshell Rega and P9s. Revox R2Rs and other bits, Nakamichi tape decks and Koetsu cartridges all come to mind. Quad 34, the tuner and 306 would make a nice 2nd system I reckon.
In the end though, big amps driving big speakers is proper fizzy.
... best served with a horn in a blue baffle.
Or, like I have, isolate all the kit and software in an ante-room and only have the speakers and controller (a wee MacBook and remote for the pre by preference) in the listening room. Bit of a shame, as my Quad QSP and Acoustic signature Turntable are great pieces of industrial design.Not sure I am fully on top of the concept of the fizz but I like high quality sound that is heard but not seen. Speakers built into walls or cupboards, hardware in cupboards or possibly on bookshelves among the books, tablet as controller or possibly phone but less so a computer or TV which I would also wish to hide except when in use. I may have missed the point.
Linn LK has always looked superb to me, perfectly proportioned (almost identical dimensions to Meridian 500 series), excellent build quality and finish, just all round elegant.
Actually a few tiny speakers get me all gooey.
Does that include John Bercow?
80’s B&O for me, does look very cool. I was given a Beocenter 9000 and Beosystem 6500 along with Penta speakers a few years ago all in immaculate aesthetic condition but with various faults. It all looked amazing and attracted a lot of attention from visitors. I did get it all working properly and it didn’t sound too bad... sold easily!Surprised nobody has mentioned the 1970s vintage Bang & Olufsen stuff. Still does it for me. I’d love to collect some, even just to look at.