Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 1959 report on audiophiles

2021-05-22 Thread cliveb
Paul Webster wrote: > I don't imagine that a speaker from 1958 is going to sound fantastic There's an exception to every rule. Quad ESL57 Transporter -> ATC SCM100A cliveb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 1959 report on audiophiles

2021-05-22 Thread Jeff07971
Paul Webster wrote: > I don't imagine that a speaker from 1958 is going to sound fantastic - > but I presume that the person who paid nearly 5000GBP for it was > interested in more than the SQ. The Japanese love them for their tonal quality as they love their horns. Theres a couple of pairs of

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 1959 report on audiophiles

2021-05-22 Thread garym
Paul Webster wrote: > I don't imagine that a speaker from 1958 is going to sound fantastic - > but I presume that the person who paid nearly 5000GBP for it was > interested in more than the SQ. Yep. My Subaru Forester is so much better on almost every dimension than a 1956 Porche 356 or a 1967

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 1959 report on audiophiles

2021-05-22 Thread Paul Webster
Jeff07971 wrote: > I think a lot of the Tannoys are well overpriced for their SQ > > All the DC ones I've heard sound massively bright and coloured to me and > the older they are the worse they are. > > Apparently they appeal to some I don't imagine that a speaker from 1958 is going to sound

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 1959 report on audiophiles

2021-05-22 Thread Jeff07971
slartibartfast wrote: > Estimate £200-300, sold for £4800, wow. > > Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk I think a lot of the Tannoys are well overpriced for their SQ All the DC ones I've heard sound massively bright and coloured to me and the older they are the worse they are. Apparently the

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 1959 report on audiophiles

2021-04-14 Thread slartibartfast
Paul Webster wrote: > screengrab > 34190 > > Perhaps ... > Tannoy Canterbury > 34191 > > From > https://auction.gorringes.co.uk/asp/fullcatalogue.asp?salelot=LJUNE15++139+&refno=10339460Estimate > £200-300, sold for £4800, wow. Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 1959 report on audiophiles

2021-04-14 Thread Paul Webster
screengrab 34190 Perhaps ... Tannoy Canterbury 34191 From https://auction.gorringes.co.uk/asp/fullcatalogue.asp?salelot=LJUNE15++139+&refno=10339460 +---+ |Filename: tannoy.jpg | |Dow

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 1959 report on audiophiles

2021-04-14 Thread RobbH
Can anybody identify any classic gear in the 1959 video? I thought those might be Wharfedale speakers in the stereo demonstration. LMS 8 nightly running on Raspberry Pi OS. Mostly virtual players, occasionally with SB Radio, Boom or Classic.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 1959 report on audiophiles

2021-04-14 Thread Tex
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vp5ZywoaFdI (1) Pi 3 w/ HifiBerry Digi + Pro, piCorePlayer 7.0.0-64 Bit LMS 8.2.0, WD usb drive for Music files (1) Touch, (1) Transporter, (1) Duet QLogitechMediaServer on QNAP TS-853a Te

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 1959 report on audiophiles

2021-04-14 Thread P Nelson
The part of the video when the group is trying to find the imaging sweet spot made me laugh! Then the comment “machines more sensitive than the ear they play to”! It is a good thing I did not take that sip of tea while listening to the video as it would have been expelled during to my laughter.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 1959 report on audiophiles

2021-04-13 Thread garym
My favorite post this year!!! *Home:* Pi4B-8GB/pCP7.x/4TB>LMS 8.1.x>Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio (all ethernet) *Cottage:* rPi4B-4GB/pCP7.x/4TB>LMS 8.1.x>Touch>Benchmark DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery (Radio WIFI) *Office:* Win10(64)>foobar2000 *The Wild: *rPi3B+/pCP4.0/4TB>hifiberry Dac+Pro

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 1959 report on audiophiles

2021-04-13 Thread expectingtofly
mrw wrote: > Very enjoyable, thanks. John Schlesinger directed. > > Here is link to “original” on BBC web-site, for those who may like to > browse further. > https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/hi-fi-fo-fum/zjt6kmn That's wonderful! Stuart McLean EXPECTINGTOFLY PLUGINS : - *BBC Sounds* :

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 1959 report on audiophiles

2021-04-12 Thread mrw
Paul Webster wrote: > From an old BBC Monitor (arts programme) > > https://twitter.com/bbcarchive/status/1381615591212089344 Very enjoyable, thanks. John Schlesinger directed. Here is link to “original” on BBC web-site, for those who may like to browse further. https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/hi

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 1959 report on audiophiles

2021-04-12 Thread kidstypike
Man in a van wrote: > Cue more posts about "licking the road clean" :p > > ronnie "wit tung" ;) *Server - LMS 8.2.0 *Pi4B 4GB/Argon one case/pCP v7.0.1 - 75K library, playlists & LMS cache on SSD (ntfs) *Study -* Pi3B/pCP 7.0.1/pi screen/AlloBoss DAC HAT/Ruark MR1 Mk2 *Lounge* - Pi2/pCP 6

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 1959 report on audiophiles

2021-04-12 Thread Man in a van
Cue more posts about "licking the road clean" :p ronnie Man in a van's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=43627 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=114360 _

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 1959 report on audiophiles

2021-04-12 Thread chill
Fantastic. "Machines more sensitive than the ears they play to." I wonder what he'd have made of today's super high res stuff. chill's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10839 View this thread: http

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 1959 report on audiophiles

2021-04-12 Thread Paul Webster
>From an old BBC Monitor (arts programme) https://twitter.com/bbcarchive/status/1381615591212089344 Paul Webster http://dabdig.blogspot.com author of \"now playing\" plugins covering radio france (fip etc), planetradio (bauer - kiss, absolute, scala, jazzfm etc), kcrw, supla finland, abc aust