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- Mon Dec 30, 2024 11:10 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: What's the most overrated/disappointing gear you bought?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3197
Re: What's the most overrated/disappointing gear you bought?
My one whinge about the airtights is the two volume knobs. They have excellent build quality etc, but that would drive me mad. You're right of course and 1 input on the front and 1 on the back! Leave the 2 volimes knobs at max and use a preamp. With only two inputs a preamp allowed an additional cd...
- Sun Dec 29, 2024 6:03 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: What's the most overrated/disappointing gear you bought?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3197
Re: What's the most overrated/disappointing gear you bought?
I've had plenty of gear come and go over the years but one stands out for me as the most disappointing - the Airtight ATM2. A highly regarded amp and brand but I could just never get this sounding right and believe me not one stone was left unturned. There was something about the ATM2 that never ap...
- Tue Dec 24, 2024 7:02 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Happy Christmas!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1754
Re: Happy Christmas!
Indeed, I wish you all a happy Xmas 🎄 and a very prosperous new year so we may continue to add to our hobby! Have a good one!
- Sun Dec 22, 2024 3:55 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: What's the most overrated/disappointing gear you bought?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3197
Re: What's the most overrated/disappointing gear you bought?
Anything with B&W on it... I did pick up a pair of floor standers S/H which were fine as fronts in a cinema setup but a B&W centre in the same system would cut your ears off. Years before that I tried a pair of System audio floor standers in a system but they were a bit anaemic. Oddly enough...
- Thu Dec 05, 2024 10:07 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Gigs & Concerts in Ireland
- Replies: 12
- Views: 10413
Re: Gigs & Concerts in Ireland
I have a huge soft spot for Conor and his band. Subtle geniustweber wrote: ↑Thu Dec 05, 2024 8:46 pm https://www.musicglue.com/villagers/shows
Went along Tuesday night and it was brilliant!
- Thu Dec 05, 2024 3:03 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Americana and suchlike
- Replies: 582
- Views: 125246
Re: Americana and suchlike
An incredibly well produced album. Damn good songs too.
- Sun Nov 24, 2024 3:01 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Selling sealed or secondhand LPs to record shops in Dublin
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3197
Re: Selling sealed or secondhand LPs to record shops in Dublin
Interesting.Brutus1968 wrote: ↑Sun Nov 24, 2024 9:12 am I usually trade in used vinyls at Spindizzy. They also offer cash but in that case they will be evaluated a bit less of course. ......
Spindizzy can also give you a voucher for trade in if you don't find anything interesting in the shop; and you can use it on their website.
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- Tue Nov 19, 2024 8:16 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Bose to buy McIntosh and therefore Sonus Faber
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2101
Re: Bose to buy McIntosh and therefore Sonus Faber
I saw that... hadn't realised SF came into it. Not good for the serious brands.
- Fri Nov 15, 2024 8:57 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Chinese catridges
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5898
Re: Chinese catridges
In looks alone it's quite Hana like.. the ML level. Keep us informed as it beds in. 🛌
- Thu Nov 14, 2024 2:03 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Quad 33/303 -- new verion being launched
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2332