New (hi-fi) toy just arrived :-)

[Hill Wimp]

And why not?
It’s replacing my venerable 30 year old 8000a which was getting graunchy on one channel (not switches). I toyed with having it refurbished, but then thought I’ll try something modern!

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The old girl has done well! But it’s part of an overall upgrade strategy. Currently the rest is this (residing in my small office):

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And a pair if Audio Q 8020i bookshelves.

The Rogers Studio1a’s having died a long while ago....

Next stop is building a pair of these:

https://iplacoustics.co.uk/S2tlm Ribbon.htm

In the meantime there is the Thorens TD 160 SME 3009 combo to refurb and move it into @Hill Wimp lounge ;-)

Then CD player upgrade...

 

[raleighnut]

 

[SpokeyDokey]

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I remember it sounded great with BASF metal tapes that I used to record on from a Hitachi tuner....

I had a Dragon way back (late 80's I think) - they still fetch big money.

 

[Fab Foodie]

I'd give it time, you might grow to really like the sound of it. The other two I tried were harsh and thin sounding, not my thing. The Audiolab is a really good amp though...

Of course. It’s only a first impression. Need to get the Transmission lines built first :-)

 

[Fab Foodie]

Gulp! I’ve been rumbled!

 

[raleighnut]

Yeah the 'modern' sound isn't my cup of tea either and not that keen on Amplifiers without some tone controls.

A lot of the advice these days is run a Sub-Woofer to add bass but for me that defeats the object of a stereo, so some say run 2 Subs.

Aah finally found the clip I was searching for earlier

View: https://youtu.be/Pp-0vvqERAs

 

[raleighnut]

Aah finally found the clip I was searching for earlier

View: https://youtu.be/Pp-0vvqERAs

Mind you Paul gets to listen to some pretty big speakers,

View: https://youtu.be/u-THnT8LGY8

View: https://youtu.be/NPazywXrqJo

 

[Cletus Van Damme]

Mind you Paul gets to listen to some pretty big speakers,

View: https://youtu.be/u-THnT8LGY8

View: https://youtu.be/NPazywXrqJo

Wow those speakers and the whole lot looks awesome. I haven't got as good a hifi as that guy, but at least I have an IKEA chair like the 3 he has...

 

[raleighnut]

Wow those speakers and the whole lot looks awesome. I haven't got as good a hifi as that guy, but at least I have an IKEA chair like the 3 he has...

Quite an interesting fella, he started the company in the mid 70s with his mate Stan (Paul Stan Audio) in his video series (500+ vids) he answers questions on HiFi but also diverts into tales of his own life and experiences (he used to smoke a lot of Marijuana)

I watch them when I'm bored and scanning youtube, well worth it.

 

[Milkfloat]

Are you worried that he talks about getting his old girl refurbished or the fact that he ended up replacing her?