Mike Stevens Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Quad are still in business but owned by the Chinese now I believe. Borrowed a pair of ELS 57's long time back and really loved those but not for your normal sized living room I worked for Pink Triangle when the business was set up by an old school mate. I have rebuilt my 303/33 combo - and have a few spare pre/power amps in various stages of repair. I have also built my own LS3/5a's using a Falcon acoustics kits and spare KEF drivers from ebay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Davis Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Posted by cymaz on 13/01/2018 07:22:33: David, is that a floor standing speaker on a stand ?? Yes otherwise the sound would have been blocked by the settee and armchair. The speakers and amp are by Icon Audio, the turntable is a Dunlop Systemdek 2 which I bought in the Seventies, Syrinx arm, new Ortofon Quintet Red cartridge and Phono Box step-up amp. The Mission Cyrus provides a CD player and FM Tuner. Used to use Quad IIs with both ELS and Tannoy loudspeakers. Not at the same time of course. Marriage and house moves soon got rid of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Marsh Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Portsmouth is an odd track, a mixture of middle-age music and electronic. weird. Regarding Hifi, I also use a reference system; Kef Reference one, Audiolab Amps, SVS Subwoofer and Sherborne AV processor/dac. And a Sonos streamer system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Etheridge 1 Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 I used to do a lot of fishing JS, only yesterday my wife sorted out a cupboard at home and found some pictures of me taken 25 years ago of me holding a large Rainbow trout I had caught and the very last Sea Trout I caught which weighed over 6 lbs. As far as Hi-Fi goes I don't think she understands that you need plenty of power (Hence volume ?) to operate speakers properly depending on the speakers efficiency. If she is in the house I get immediate requests to turn the volume down when I am playing music. I cannot locate my speakers where I want them either. Over Christmas my youngest son brought round his new sound system which consists of an odd shaped Bose speaker presumably with an internal amplifier etc that he could operate from his Smart phone. ''Why don't we get a system like that and get rid of your old stuff''' my wife said 'tongue in cheek' knowing I have not got a Smart phone ! I do a have a Tandberg TCD 310 MK2 tape player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Marsh Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Ha! I live on my own, even the subwoofer is a 800w amp, a SVS PC12 plus. Although SVS make a more powerfull PC-13 ultra with a 1kw, 3 kw peak output amp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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buster prop Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 This is all very interesting but far from Mike Oldfield, subject of the OP. It’s become a Hi Fi thread! Reminded me that I have a Garrard GT35P turntable somewhere in the loft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Aye all this talk about hi fi and no youtube post of tubular bells. Used to listen it on Walkman whilst I was fishing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Fry Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Mystified me. Am I reading the fish listen to music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Julian Bream Chubby Checker Sole music Rock Salmon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster prop Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Rod Stewart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McG 6969 Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Some of the forumites here are really showing their age now... By the way - if going into the Hi-Fi stuff - I'm still the proud owner, including the very rare cassette deck, of a full tower-set Luxman Laboratories Series from the mid seventies. Anyone interested? The 400W Amp only weights over 12Kg, so collection only, of course. Cheers Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Davis Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Schubert's Trout Quintet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cymaz Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Not listening tonight but watching Bridge of Spies....wow, excellent film . The music was superbly sparing and atmospheric. That’s as close as I got to music tonight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cymaz Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Arcam A35,P35 power amp. Meridian CD507 Sony tuner Denon AVC-A10SE home cinema amp 10 bonus points if anyone can identify the top unit B&W cdm-7nt, Bi-amped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Marsh Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Pioneer Laserdisc. Have an old Pioneer DVD player, still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cymaz Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Posted by Paul Marsh on 14/01/2018 13:38:24: Pioneer Laserdisc. Have an old Pioneer DVD player, still. . CLD-2950 with a AC-3 conversion kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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