Varnish connoisseurs

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The could be the best speakers I ever heard but I could never live with them.

I keep thinking I might upgrade my speakers this year but I fundamentally love the sound so I'd have to be very careful. A used pair of these would be the dream but I'd probably need some acoustic treatment:
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Optimal listening position there.
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Ha-ha :lol:

Those tannoys are pretty fugly ,but I suppose when the polar ice caps melt theyed make a pretty decent ark :batlove:
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<trk>:I remember catching a big fat one and my friend said "throw it back in, that one already tastes like wood"
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My summer jams, as the **** youth of today would say. Sony ZX2, Oppo PM-3 and Tidal. Flippin' marvellous.

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Are then PM-3 good? They're not that expensive considering what the lcd's cost.
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I really like them. I still have my B&W P7 which I will part with eventually if I keep reaching for these. The P7 have lower, tighter bass, higher highs and separate instruments more precisely but there's something very warm and musical about the PM-3. They're really forgiving of crap mastering and easy to listen to. The sound signature reminds me a bit of the Sennheiser Momentum but more refined in all areas. They look fantastic too.
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I hear Welsh rocks are superior to these: http://www.machinadynamica.com/machina31.htm
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Just when you think you've seen (and heard :awe: ) it all..... :palm:
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ウィッグスプリッター - スーパーガレージゲームセンター。
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Looks like something Kernow doesn't need:

http://www.hifiwigwam.com/showthread.ph ... platter-FS
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The spinning weights are hypnotising :ugeek:
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This little beauty arrived today. Time for a DAC-off :awe:

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wigsplitta wrote:
Just when you think you've seen (and heard :awe: ) it all..... :palm:
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:lol:
Experience in a great many systems has shown that Brilliant Pebbles can sometimes effect the sound in unpredictable ways. So, some experimentation is usually necessary to establish ideal locations for Brilliant Pebbles in a given room/system.
In other words they do **** all, and if you believe otherwise you're an idiot.
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:lol: that is awesome ! :lolno:
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Ooh, pebbles :lolno:
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The original glass bottles for Brilliant Pebbles have been replaced by clear zip lock bags, which have a more linear response than glass.
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trolled softly
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Ludicrous :palm:
can also be taped to glass doors or widows to control resonances
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Rossyra wrote:trolled softly
Yep. Shouldn't stopped reading midway.
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I got a new digital coax cable and it sounds different btw. :shh: