Audiophiles hifi appreciation thread old and new

Tannoys look great. Which FHs do you have?

MK3 I believe. Alpair 7 drivers

So nice.
My Mrs wouldn't let them anywhere near my house tho ;)

Same here.. was all set to pull the trigger and the veto was applied!

Not sure how I’ve managed it tbh. They sound amazing but even I think they’re aesthetically a bit big for the room.

Just have to move house to somewhere with a listening room.

I've sort of got a listening room that wfh has allowed me to claim. The boss still exercises a tight rein on decor and accessories.

Also the man jazz fund was depleted buying a new bike!

always easier to apologise than ask permission...

True dat. I’ve managed to get from little bookshelfs on stands to these two mini fridges with careful encouragement and A/B comparisons once the speakers are in.

Luckily Alisha is down with her music sounding good.

maybe, could you give me a rough price please? thanks

It cost me £396 - so.. say 250ish?

edit: does have a ding on the left back of the top panel, another £25 off for that

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a bit much for me now, but it's lovely - glws

https://pinkfishmedia.net/forum/threads/quad-vena-ii.260252/

that bargain of the century he is talking about was mine selling!

Suspected as much

Unpacking one of my last remaining boxes from the UK .... Moved back to Aus 5 years ago.... I found my old Cambridge audio azure AM5. Can I use it in Aus? It has the standard UK 3 pin plug. The back panel specs are 220/230 voltage and 50-60hz. Australia is 240v at 50hz. Will there be flames?

Perfect, thanks internet stranger. I shall entrust my electronic safety to your opinion! Plugged in the amp, it is indeed fine. Thanks.

Ever since Bluetooth 5.0 has arrived most reviews seem to imply that 4.2 is not even worth looking at. Any real life experiences here? I’m looking at headphones and some wireless units that I’m interested in are only available in the older codec. Thanks!
Also will ask in headphones thread.

I’m transmission line curious, these look like an affordable way in. They’re a bit chipped and ugly but would these give a good impression of that style of speaker? Anyone heard TDLs?

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I'm a pretty big fan of transmission line designs especially in smaller speakers. These look on the surface similar to PMC designs but the design and build quality of the transmission line would be paramount.

What are you hoping TL will give you?

I don’t know what to expect, which is why I would like to try. I have an excellent set of conventional ported speakers, some sealed horn-loaded speakers and now I have another location for a system so I’d like to try a different design. I guess I’m hoping for a big, thumping, forceful kind of sound.

My impression over the years has been more insistent bass with detail and strength that matches the mids and highs. So you don't really feel pounding bass but the bass volume is there.

I'm using a ported design on my main system these days but that's just because I don't have an equivalent quality TL pair. The largest pair I've heard for many hours are the PMC LB1, they are half the size of the ones you've pictured but delivered good bass and low frequencies.

PMC are pretty fussy about drivers and crossover components though, so I wonder what you're getting for £120.

Yeah those boxes were £400 new in 2018 I think, so obviously they’re not going to be the best of the breed, which is why I was wondering whether they would be a worthwhile introduction. Reviews tend towards lots of low end, not so special with the detail. I have bass light, highly detailed speakers and enjoy those, but I also like bassy, fun speakers so I dunno. I just like trying all the flavours.

I went towards TL designs because the bass seemed less boomy which helps not to overpower the kind of small rooms I'm listening in. PMC do have a range of subwoofers to cope with the low low end. In my experience subs are the best route to fun bass.

Makes sense, I can see how they work well for small rooms. I’ve got a pretty big space in mind, maybe a ported design might be better, I’ve never had a better opportunity to place them optimally.