Recent content by Bas V

I once got a tip (I think it was on PFM) to buy MIT CI 16-4 speaker cable. I have been using this for years and think it's great. Pretty cheap stuff. I would never ever spend much money on cables any more (been there, done that).

I certainly prefer floorstands over standmounts. I tried to live with standmounts several times, but every time I have to conclude I miss solidity. Subs don't solve that issue for me. So here's some love for floorstands! Never heard 3/5's so I can't give you advice on what to look for.

If you like what Naim does, a SuperUniti is a perfect end station.

No, I have never used Amazon. Why?

Both are not ethical. That doesn't make it right to choose the former. Go and look for something else! If it is very hard to find a good alternative, then it is what is. I myself use Apple products. It's too much of a hassle for me to find a good alternative. But in the case of hifi I think it's...

Ofcourse there's no way of avoiding Chinese stuff in your house. And I don't say it's all bad. But that fact doesn't make Ali ok. A better world starts with you. And we all have to start somewhere. For me it's amongst others not going Ali and alike (there's many many bad examples in fashion that...

I was mainly referring to the XLO replica and your comments about Rolex and others. But AliExpress is also a no-go for me. There’s way too much negative side-effects when buying from there to have a good night sleep. It makes me sad so many people just ignore that because it’s cheap.

That’s no excuse, there’s plenty of alternatives. It’s your choice to buy this stuff. And thereby you contribute to keeping in place very unwanted practices. Why do you think that’s okay?

My first was a Sony CDP-X555ES in champagne with wood covers. Traded it in against a Naim CDI. Then came loads of other players, although I think none of them was better than the CDI.

If you can't afford it, or don't want to pay that much, then don't buy it! The Chinese ****up all of our markets. It's not only audio. They copy our inventions and then sell them dirt cheap. It's just not right. And it all starts with us consumers: we just shouldn't buy this shit. Mind you, it...

I really don't get it people buy Chinese counterfeit-products. It's just not right :(

At the time I really liked DJ Shadow. UNKLE was also brilliant and very well recorded. One of my test records back then. I'll take a listen to it very soon, been too long :)

That’s strange. Volvo’s are well known for their outstanding chairs. Maybe a monday morning car?

I drove a V70 D5 (185 hp tuned to about 225 hp), an S60 D3 (2.0) and a D6. They were all great rides, but I think the D3 was a gem. It felt less like a truck than the 2.4 engines. And it was very quiet and seemed just as fast. I nowadays drive a Passat GTE which is also a very fine ride. But I...

ofcourse it can. Very sorry for your eldest! And ofcourse I have basic insurances for fire and such. But I don’t insure everything for anything. And audio equipment is one such thing.