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Trying to get a hang of this tapas talk thing. One of the images at higher res to test...

Came across this extraordinary alabaster workshop in Volterra, Tuscany.

#3 is Keith Jarrett. Köln Concert.

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Seán wrote:On the few occasions I visited the Jazz & Classical section the horrible nose emanating from the adjacent departments made it a less than rewarding experience.

Agreed Seán, horrible noses have no place in Tower Records.

I've no problem admitting that the going to bed procedure regularly involves a gentle caressing of the lacquered curves whilst whispering sweet nothings towards the Italian ladies baffles... They seem to respond well to such overtures.... :) +1 on those Italian curves Steve. Very beautiful speakers...

I can't help feeling that some of the mega bucks brands, SF, Estelon, Magico and so on are charging an awful lot for bling, marketing and fancy packaging. But I get that the aesthetics are vital in some situations and maybe that does affect the sound in some peoples minds. The balance of priorities...

Delivered!

Cheers Ivor. Wrap two of my usual... I'll be down shortly. Simon, you mentioned the length of your room being a tad shorter than Devin Toner with his arms raised. It's been mentioned here already that a change of room could be the way forward. I'm inclined to agree. You could flog the shoehorn and b...

Hi Simon, I see Harbeth have just unveiled a '+' version of their SHL5. I auditioned a pair of Harbeth M30.1s a while back. Admittedly the room wasn't great and the dealer noted that they were only two weeks into burning in. I was disappointed - couldn't get past a distinct 'boxiness' and the imagin...

Not hearing much out of it recently Dermot, bought a Denon 304 cartridge second hand recently and I definitely now need a SUT for it. Bought 2 Sowther SUT's in the last week so trying to figure out now how best to wire them in, taken a bit of a DIY approach with no real knowledge of what I am doing...