Recent content by flowjm

I have a pair of Technics SB-C700 in basically perfect condition, boxed etc., that I have no use for, having gone down the active route. https://www.stereophile.com/content/technics-premium-class-sb-c700-loudspeaker

Or a tone control 😉.

If no-one is willing to have a public confrontation or pursue legal action, might I suggest at least a publicity drive? A concerted effort to post succinct statements of the situation (e.g. 'John Westlake has taken £x in crowdfunding for xyz, and produced nothing in almost ten years; see this...

£1500–£1700 seems to be the going rate for a standard these days, but the neck repair will devalue it significantly, as TonyL states. Personally, I'd suggest following his advice but start the bidding at £1k.

Isn't that where one of the Pro-ject factories is based?

Also bear in mind that you don't need a specific /specialist piece of hardware for DSP. You could just use a raspberry pi, although you'd need something to convert any analogue signals to digital and back again.

Or just buy something neutral and with low distortion and then use an equaliser to change the tonality to suit your room and/or taste.

This sounds likely. Gapless should sound just like playing a CD. I suspect that the confusion as to what gapless entails might be because it's so common these days that some might not have experienced the annoying, fraction of a second delay that would be evident on a DAP made 10-15 years ago...

Yes and no. You don't have to buy the expensive foo peripherals if you have a multi-box system.

Mine are the standard model, so no built in DAC. No sub either, and I actually use the EQ switches to attenuate the bass because I find it overwhelming otherwise, which I suspect is due to room modes. I wouldn't worry about a lack of bass, and you could always add a sub later if necessary.

Another vote for the KH310's. Extremely happy with my pair, I was looking for accuracy and they deliver. Also bear in mind that they have a built in EQ, albeit a rather crude one, so some tailoring of the FR is possible.

What about getting a CD player with USB DAC input and using a Raspberry Pi, hidden round the back, for streaming/network/Bluetooth?

+1 for a pair of Etymotics. Note that different sized tips are available, and there are options other than Etymotic's own. I use small sized Shure olives with my ER4SE's and find that they give excellent isolation and comfort. Their newer models offer detachable (and therefore, replaceable)...

Agree with those objecting to the Keith bashing. As a businessman, first and foremost he has to stock what his customers want to buy, otherwise he won't be in business much longer. That doesnt automatically mean that he can't express a personal opinion.

The "quality" of the reviews tends to be correlated with the objective performance of the equipment. Some of Schiit's earlier designs performed very poorly (and in at least one case, were electrically dangerous), but despite much whinging and trying to discredit the reviews, they ended up...