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Post by Bigman80 on Jun 4, 2018 18:34:48 GMT
I’ve had these a few days and I’m in love with them. Silly cheap,bargains even at new price. Mine are black and not boxed, I need a white boxed pair, in order to transport them. They will likely be one of my few new purchases and worth every penny. They do magical things with the Sonneteers too. .
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Post by antonio on Jun 5, 2018 4:36:26 GMT
Heard Dueval speakers on a couple of occasions, not surprised you're enjoying them.
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Post by Bigman80 on Jun 5, 2018 7:50:15 GMT
They are almost too good to be true, especially with the Sonneteers. They get even better when you are further back from them. Nothing like my Spicas which have tremendous detail and holographic imaging. However, the result is just incredibly solid and tangible. They just make sense and never grate.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2018 12:12:06 GMT
Nice one, Andrew. Have fun!
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Post by antonio on Jun 5, 2018 13:50:50 GMT
Pleased you're enjoying them. I first heard a pair of Duevals at Walrus Systems, remember them, and just for your info also an Amazon tt. That was the first time I ever thought about getting rid of my LP12.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2018 14:03:55 GMT
Pleased you're enjoying them. I first heard a pair of Duevals at Walrus Systems, remember them, and just for your info also an Amazon tt. That was the first time I ever thought about getting rid of my LP12. That's interesting! My father also heard Duevals at Walrus Systems in 2003. Driven by a large MF amp. Notts turntable with gold uni-pivot arm. S. |
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Post by antonio on Jun 5, 2018 14:24:02 GMT
I think it was maybe a year later than that when we went, and I believe we auditioned cd players.  The guy who dealt with use did leave us to our own devices so we could play around with different bits of kit, the downside, he was a little bit smug in that hif salesperson way. I guess listening to the Duevals led me to Shahinian. |
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Post by antonio on Jun 5, 2018 14:34:08 GMT
We went to the Munich show 11/12 years ago and enjoyed our time in the Dueval room were they also had a live act, Wolfgang Bernreuther, purchased his latest lp which he signed
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Post by Bigman80 on Jun 5, 2018 15:12:04 GMT
I've just got a white pair and having them sent to Cyprus. They really do somethig I like, especially with the Sonneteers.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2018 15:15:32 GMT
I've just got a white pair and having them sent to Cyprus. They really do somethig I like, especially with the Sonneteers. When you have time, Andrew. Can you record a clip of them playing some music? S. |
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Post by Bigman80 on Jun 5, 2018 22:05:36 GMT
Sure but the bungalow is a renovation job so it looks crap right now
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Post by Bigman80 on Jun 6, 2018 9:16:32 GMT
I've done a video but it sounds nothing like it does in room. I used a brand new iPad and expected better sound but it's very harsh and tinny. Might be the iPad speaker. It may take a few days to get it uploaded. For some reason I always have trouble and it keeps rejecting
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2018 13:28:15 GMT
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Post by Bigman80 on Jun 6, 2018 14:20:29 GMT
I. might try again on my old iPad. I thought the sound from previous videos was poor but the new iPad is worse. I hadn't expected that.
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Post by Bigman80 on Jun 7, 2018 14:43:05 GMT
Ask and it is given:
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2018 16:35:40 GMT
Thanks, Andrew.
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Post by Bigman80 on Jun 7, 2018 17:02:15 GMT
Well I sold my black pair today and the guy who came to collect was shocked at how good they sounded. He's messaged me to say they also sound incredible in his listening groom. At £850 new and looking every bit a design classic, I can't believe people aren't talking about these. I'd happily pay the new price for them and that is a rarity for me.
Can't wait for the silver pair to arrive safely in Cyprus. It will give me somethig to fly back for!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2018 17:11:43 GMT
I know, never judge the sound through youtube! But still, I can tell that system sounds communicative. The Campion is a nice amp.
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Post by Bigman80 on Jun 7, 2018 18:25:18 GMT
The new iPad mini is poor in many ways. I'm an Appie die hard but it seems to offer nothing over my original iPad mini and has worse sound. Ok so it has more storage but only cos I paid a stupid amount extra to have it, I thought the idea of revisions was to make something better?
Talking of revisions, my Duevels in Silver have a different bass unit to the black ones. The black ones are off ten shelf Kevlar jobs. The silver ones look like modded ones with a large dustcap.i have no idea if they will sound better, worse it the same. Also no idea of which is newer. Both have the neater planetary support arrangement and the design isn't that old anyway. I'll be gutted if they sound worse,
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Post by antonio on Jun 8, 2018 9:58:24 GMT
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Post by Bigman80 on Jun 8, 2018 20:49:29 GMT
Are they white or silver, and did you pay full price? It's important we know these things. They look silver/grey from the pics. I got them second hand from Germany. I’ll post a pic from the listing. If I hadn’t seen these I would’ve bought a new pair because they are well worth it. |
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Post by Bigman80 on Jun 8, 2018 20:51:02 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2018 20:51:41 GMT
Are the Planets easy to drive?
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Post by Bigman80 on Jun 8, 2018 20:52:59 GMT
As you will see the right hand one has no logo. Not sure if they were originally made that way but I asked Markus Duevel to sell me a replacement. He answered within an hour and has sent one FOC. Can’t complain at that service.
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Post by Bigman80 on Jun 8, 2018 20:53:50 GMT
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Post by Bigman80 on Jun 8, 2018 20:55:41 GMT
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Post by Bigman80 on Jun 8, 2018 20:56:18 GMT
Silver? I think so.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2018 21:08:10 GMT
Interesting looking speaker. Must try a pair someday, if I get the chance.
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Post by antonio on Jun 9, 2018 3:38:08 GMT
Very nice.
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Post by Bigman80 on Jun 16, 2018 20:10:41 GMT
A pic from my wife with them in situ. I will be flying back with my Sonneteers on Wednesday. I can’t wait. 3 weeks in Britain has been like 3 years. Being away from the UK and coming back, all I see is decline, except for prices. It doesn’t feel like home to me anymore. In fact it feels like a foreign country I don’t want to be in.  |
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The guy who dealt with use did leave us to our own devices so we could play around with different bits of kit, the downside, he was a little bit smug in that hif salesperson way. I guess listening to the Duevals led me to Shahinian.
