Recent content by ossy

I replaced a pair of standpoints for some Ruark Talisman II’s. The cat now tries to run up them 🙄. A water pistol is your best friend.

I’ve always used a pair of Ruark sabre 3’s. Sound great for both hifi and tv, they look beautiful too. I’ve got a pair in the loft!

Reminds me of the Alan Parsons quote: “Audiophiles don't use their equipment to listen to music. Audiophiles use your music to listen to their equipment”. No 6 could be ‘an urge to listen to Eye in the sky’.

I’m inclined to think this is hifi boll**ks! I think it is our emotions that need time to warm up and ears time to adjust. I had a densen beat that I convinced myself sounded better after half an hour. However, sometimes it also sounded fab just after switch on, all depended on mood. It’s a...

Great write up, Thankyou. And there was me, thinking that all amps sound the same 😜

My p3 does this occasionally. It’s the (in my case) the motor spindle. Take the belt off and push the motor spindle up and down a few times. Should cure it! (Or it’s something else).

Record cleaning machine!

Nope, use the money to buy some more records. The wall shelf is the most important. I’ve just bought a new chair, i consider this an upgrade in itself.

I’ve just bought a pair of these. They sound great through my quad vena 2 (it has a dedicated headphone amp built in). They’ve been keeping me up late which is always a good sign. An improvement over the B&O play h6 i have been using for the last few years.

Does this have speakers built in? If so, how many?

and yes yes. But give it half an hour and it will deliver some glorious sounds. I still miss mine. My (sensible) non hifi friends were in awe of its magnificent gold knobs.

I’ve got one of these. I would be interested in your impressions.

I like him, amusing and tongue firmly in cheek. I think anybody that questions an approach to what is after all, a bit of a daft hobby, should be applauded.

I think he’s being ironic… However, it’s a must to upgrade the wiim with a £500 power cable and stick Addis pads to its little feet.

Agreed. I think it is crucial to have paid your electricity bill.