Stunsworth
pfm Member
Indeed - I heard the RS4 many moons ago and just didn't like it. I seem to recall they came top in a magazine review at the time beating BC1's and 104ab's - it may have been by Jimmy Hughes but can't be certain (long time ago). I do coincidentally remember also reading an article by a reviewer (again it may have been Jimmy Hughes) who warned against wearing a digital watch with an alarm in the same room as the speakers you were listening to, because the 'speaker' in the watch, which was located under a tiny grille on the face in many of these watches at that time, would vibrate sympathetically with the drivers in the speakers you were listening to at the time and this would 'colour' the sound quality. Whether it was true or not, I have no idea. I didn't care for digital watches and never owned one to test this theory but sounds like a load of old bunkum to me.
JMH was also also a Belt fan. I think he once wrote that he listened to his speakers with the drivers pointing away from him rather than towards him.
Naturally in those days having a phone in the room ruined the sound.