beck wrote: ↑2023-09-08 07:36 A really interesting video! :

https://youtu.be/9QlaAFVA6qs?feature=shared

Nait 1 has clearly benefited from an extended burn in... :)

TM 3. 027/028 ( upgraded TM2s) This is for Marco Any reports on how these compare to standardTM3s. I’m expecting them to be a huge upgrade on TM2 and very close to brand new TM3s. Marco is out biking and is expected back next week. I too want to hear his impressions! Any word? Did Marco get back sa...

I did wonder about the height of the 5/5s, but saw that the listening position is raised on a dais, and Hermann did admit that “the Grahams weren't optimally set up”… I know I’d be reluctant to mess with the meticulously installed stack of mana stands unless the Grahams showed promise over the ‘brik...

Not N! M is for Music - elements hold together, and support the rhythm & music. N is just not - it feels exaggerated and disjointed with no connection between voice and percussion, losing the music in the process. I enjoyed M; felt like stopping N almost immediately - surprising, and not had a negat...

Without LP12 and speaker sales, that disparity in turnover between the two companies would be even more marked... :!

Apparently that’s “an excellent track for auditioning soundstage width and depth” … (a)musing that there are those that go for that rather than listening to the music* :shrug:

* didn’t hear much here, but that may not be the fault of the speakers :?

Did you buy your Ekstatik from said "friendly dealer"? If so, then I'm not sure they're deserving of that title. €26 isn't a lot to protect a €7.2k cart, but it's also an opportunity for a little goodwill on the part of the dealer (& Linn?) in appreciation of the (repeat) business 🤔

Yep, mine usually goes a similar amount of time between restarts... sometimes longer; rarely less than 2 weeks. Unusual to run into problems, but thanks again for making us aware, and reporting that it was an easy fix.

Thanks for sharing ekay. Good to know, and glad a restart fixed things. Something to watch/listen for... I've had occasional glitches with AirPlay from iPad Mini to Apple TV only playing audio, not video, or not finding the Apple TV despite both thinking they're connected - a wifi dis/re-connect of ...

Gets the Keilidhs dancing :) Sets them free ;)

Getting more musical integration from the separates; more separation from the integrated... 50 sounds (mighty) impressive but still not quite gelling, like Tom mentioned against the other clips/system - better in this system, but not better than the 12/160, for me.

TLDR; bought a 2nd iPad Mini :) Considering getting a 2nd control point - it's between: iPhone 11 (refurb) iPad Mini 6 Mac Mini (M1 or M2) I don't need a 'new' phone at the moment, and realistically wouldn't buy a 4-yr old phone as a new/replacement phone. Concerned that the screen size is less prac...

Charlie1 wrote: ↑2023-08-03 15:17 ...
Can use headphones for sure but it's nice to be able to play music out load as well...

Helps with sharing clips too, unlike headphones ;) Rock on :)

That room always seems to be a bit more challenging to find a satisfactorily musical set up than your other rooms, and systems... Late night, lower volume listening is going to present its own challenges, driving the music in the room, without playing too loud... Is there another orientation within ...

109s sound 'projected'; feel they would get tiring... Happily listening to (& enjoying ;) the Tukans while I type this :)

Tendaberry wrote: ↑2023-07-18 10:06

Charlie1 wrote: ↑2023-07-16 00:02 To further answer Tendaberry, I would like to try some late Kabers if I can find them at some point.

There's a nice pair in rosewood for sale on WigWam... GBP 495,-

Subject/title line has them reduced to GBP 445 ... Bargain 🤑

What have you tried in that room: Ninka, Kan, Kan II, Tukan/Katan?, Majik 109?, Majik 140?, Keilidh?, 212, Saras, don't know if you tried the 'bariks in there, Komponent?, Series 3?, JBL LSR308, and others: there were some Naims as well, iirc... Given how relatively simple it has been to dial in you...

I had the same thought, John. Not going to spend £50k/$60k to find out... Hope it sounds better than it looks.

Curious way to celebrate a 50th anniversary; like paying for your wife to get a facelift that doesn't suit her... :/

Prefer 1 - there's more time for musicianship and interplay to develop...

2 - more drive, but feel a bit rushed, and less interesting musically.

Thanks folks. Moved the speakers further apart which has helped the music breathe a bit more. I'm sure it could be better and always glad for critical comments, as long as they are kind :) These are with Blacks, right? Good timing but missing the body - I've preferred floorstander over bookshelf in...

Interesting. I hear ... Silver is more tuneful Black has better timing Problem for me is that the lack of timing with Silver affects the overall interplay just a bit more than the (relative) lack of performance in the voice with the Black. The tune is carried by both aspects to my mind which seems ...

Before had Silvers After has Blacks Sting with Silvers just for you! https://www.dropbox.com/s/dxlzpundd23oi9j/20230614_145221.mp4?dl=0 Blacks vs Silvers is just different to my ears. Each is musically better than the other - just in different ways. Pain really. I wish I was someone more one end or...

Are these clips all (back to) Black interconnects or Silver before; Black after as well as the speaker position change?

Just updated from .42 to 8.8.43; already being offered 8.8.44 - just a 'psa' to be aware of what version you're on/updating to as .44 may supercede .43 in available updates soon if they don't need to be applied sequentially... I've turned *off* auto updates after getting .43 to listen to the recomme...

lejonklou wrote: ↑2023-06-06 23:51
.. I didn't realize how nervous I was until afterwards when the tensions released.

.. he was approved with the highest grade!

I can imagine... What a wonderful achievement. Thanks for sharing.