Recent content by LDTM

Hello everyone, it's been a while between posts and I thank you all for your feedback and comments with respect to speaker upgrades. I did it, I went ahead and bought the Venere S in walnut (they don't sell the black and white ones as standard in Japan, you have to order them specially - I'm not...

Evening everyone, An unexpected trip to Osaka left me with a day to bumble around and see what I could find. Sadly, because it was the end of a certain holiday period quite a few of the high end specialists were shut but I still got to listen to fair range of kit. Not necessarily stuff I was...

You raise a valid point regarding position in the ownership chain. As for used goods being indistinguishable from new, you may well be right. Still, if the buyer is not favourable located (as in my case) it's not quite as easy to find such quality kit. Say, however, that a pair of Venere S...

I understand the argument you are making, but respectfully must disagree for we are beginning to discuss in logical terms what could be argued to be an emotional decision. If we were discussing a business transaction with, for example, the depreciation of fixed assets then I would side with you...

On the utility you ascribe to buying new or second hand. There's a rational argument to make about buying used for any sort of consumer good, but there's also a utility in buying new. If and when I commit to buying a new pair of speakers, I would prefer to buy new. In the same breath, however, I...

Tarja is my favourite too, I love her voice. Floor is great but hers is a more visceral style whilst Tarja leans towards the ethereal. I bought her solo albums but it's just not the same. Tuomas is such a masterful composer.

I wrote 400+ pages about multiplayer multi-issue negotiation modelling vis-a-vis postal privatisation; consider yourself lucky (tongue firmly in cheek). But yes, you've got a point there, mate. With respect to the other comments - very true, thank you. I failed to mention it earlier but one...

So the good people at Antiphon hooked up the Venere S in their demonstration room. CD = Wadia two-box set up Pre/power amp = phasemation (can't remember the name but it was a monster amp) Room size = Give or take 20sqm (12-jyo). Front and rear walls covered in diffusers, no absorbers...

So I bumbled in to a local dealer who had a pair of Venere 3.0 ages back, on the off chance they might have the S version. No luck so asked them offhand what could be done should I want to audition them; they offered to call the distributor and arrange to have a pair loaned out. Scheduled to...

Although Cnoevil was referring to his own recommendations, just as a matter of conversation the Onkyo amp is quite a machine (in relative terms of course): 80W into 8 ohms, 150 into 4 ohms. Very big box with very big VU metres; keeps me entertained. *biggrin* I'm toying with the idea of taking...

I heard a pair of Amphion 7s at a show a year back and really liked them. I hadn't heard of the studio range until you mentioned it, could be an interesting wild card to look at. Have to admit though, the Sonus Fabers are exceptionally pretty to my eyes. Lol

Thank you, sir :) The room is 'L' shaped: the main part being about 5.3m by 3.4m. The 'return' part is roughly 3.1m by 1.8m. Speakers are positioned in the centre of the main area firing down the long wall. Speakers are about 1.5m apart and 2.4m from the listening position. Much obliged. LDTM

Hello everyone. So after more years I care to admit, my doctorate is complete and as a reward I'm thinking seriously about upgrading my Monitor Audio GS20s for something rather special. Considering a few different options: Dali Epicon 6 - auditioned: really impressed Brodmann F2 - auditioned...

Astute point, lindsayt, the Japanese are very fond of JBL and Diatone. One of the yahoo auction pages that is drawing a LOT of attention at the moment is an old JBL paragon: looks more like a console table than a speaker. When last I saw it this morning, it had over 130 bids and had cleared...

ID, yes and no. I have tried the DAC in the preamp, but not fed from the digital out of the CD player. I think I've just figured out what to do this weekend. Of course you're right, it warrants an audition, perhaps there is a conference I can attend in a major city.*mosking* Lindsayt, funny you...