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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2020 13:45:17 GMT
So, after being happy with my EVA pads under my speakers, I have glued them in place with some Neoprene glue.
They seemed to make a minor change to the soundstage, so it would have been rude no to do it.
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Post by Bigman80 on Feb 15, 2020 14:09:03 GMT
So, after being happy with my EVA pads under my speakers, I have glued them in place with some Neoprene glue. They seemed to make a minor change to the soundstage, so it would have been rude no to do it. Eva pads? |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2020 14:18:43 GMT
Yes. I wanted to get the speaker bases off the suspended wooden floor. Like these |
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Post by Bigman80 on Feb 15, 2020 15:42:01 GMT
Yes. I wanted to get the speaker bases off the suspended wooden floor. Like theseAh, yes....they look ok donf they |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2020 16:11:01 GMT
They seem to work ok, and don’t have a HiFi price tag.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2020 9:24:21 GMT
Still no update. At what point should I start to be worried.....  It has left Slovenia, but there is no update since Wednesday morning on any tracking system. Sometimes the Tracking part doesn't kick in until it reaches the destination country. I had that with the Alphasson Tonearm when it was coming from Croatia. The guy you got them off has decent history on DIYaudio, so i wouldn't be too concerned. Still no update. At what point should I start to be worried? End of the week? |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2020 9:27:35 GMT
Typical...
I post that, and 5 minutes after it is showing on the French system.
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Post by Bigman80 on Feb 17, 2020 9:35:54 GMT
Typical... I post that, and 5 minutes after it is showing on the French system. 😆😆 |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2020 10:12:48 GMT
Delivery planned tomorrow, but I will postpone it until Wednesday.
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Post by Bigman80 on Feb 17, 2020 10:26:09 GMT
Delivery planned tomorrow, but I will postpone it until Wednesday. I'm glad you've got an update. Mind at ease now. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2020 20:16:30 GMT
Sat here on the sofa in my man cave, listening to Yello, The Race, sipping a wee dram of Talisker.
I am really enjoying the sound of my system and wondering why the hell I have bought some new amps, and am contemplating changing the drivers in my speakers.
If it were a straight swap, then I probably would have already done it, but the Mark Audio Alpair 7ms are slightly different to my Alpair 7.3.
The 7ms are supposed to be better though.
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Post by Bigman80 on Feb 17, 2020 20:53:00 GMT
Sat here on the sofa in my man cave, listening to Yello, The Race, sipping a wee dram of Talisker. I am really enjoying the sound of my system and wondering why the hell I have bought some new amps, and am contemplating changing the drivers in my speakers. If it were a straight swap, then I probably would have already done it, but the Mark Audio Alpair 7ms are slightly different to my Alpair 7.3. The 7ms are supposed to be better though. Hahaha, The opportunity to hear a much hyped amplifier? I'll be very surprised if you aren't quite shocked by what you hear. Hopefully anyway |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2020 13:38:18 GMT
The amps have been delivered.
I just hope they are still there when I get home!
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Post by Bigman80 on Feb 18, 2020 14:32:46 GMT
The amps have been delivered. I just hope they are still there when I get home! Why wouldnt they be?? Haven't left them outside have they??? |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2020 15:00:03 GMT
Nobody was in to accept delivery, and they have been delivered...
I will be leaving work early, as I need to get home before it rains.
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Post by Bigman80 on Feb 18, 2020 15:55:09 GMT
Nobody was in to accept delivery, and they have been delivered... I will be leaving work early, as I need to get home before it rains. Oh God!!! |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2020 16:43:34 GMT
They have arrived safely, despite the best efforts of DPD/Chronopost. They were dropped over my garden wall, which is about 1.5m high.
Fortunately they were well packed, and seem to have survived unscathed.
I have plugged them in, and have listened to my first track. They sound incredibly clean, and fast. Almost bordering on too clean with my FH3s.
I need to let the interconnect (or my brain) settle in, as I have plugged in a new Graham Slee Lautus Phono to XLR cable that I happened to have lying around.
They show great promise for sure, and I can see why they are highly rated.
I need to have a listen to them for a while, and switch back to my FB Monos with a similar cable and see what I think/prefer.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2020 16:47:54 GMT
Parcel as I found it....
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Post by Bigman80 on Feb 18, 2020 17:07:06 GMT
Sweet jesus lol Is it ok??? |
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Post by firebottle on Feb 18, 2020 17:19:35 GMT
Read previous post.
Glad they are working Kevin.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2020 17:22:59 GMT
Me too!
I am tempted to make up a similar cable as I had from my pre to power, but phono to XLR, so a real comparison can be done.
The problem is that the Aeco pure silver plugs and the OCC silver cable are flipping expensive. I am going to have a rummage and see if I have my old MC5000 cables kicking about, as they may be a better match for my ears.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2020 17:34:50 GMT
It’s amazing what a change of cable can do. MC5000 now fitted.
It is like listening to two different systems.
I know Oli loves this cable....
Yes, it deserves better, so I need to get my soldering iron out at the weekend.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2020 17:39:02 GMT
Any recommendations for a good XLR cable?
I was thinking a Neutrik NC3MXX-BAG (or what ever the 3 pin male silver connector model number is) would be ok.
It is going on the end of my silver OCC cable, so it needs to be good, and preferably silver contacts.
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Post by Bigman80 on Feb 18, 2020 18:08:01 GMT
Any recommendations for a good XLR cable? I was thinking a Neutrik NC3MXX-BAG (or what ever the 3 pin male silver connector model number is) would be ok. It is going on the end of my silver OCC cable, so it needs to be good, and preferably silver contacts. Sweet lord above..... I use these plugs....they are really good silversonic.com/products/connectors/ultimate-xlr/As for cable, I only use my own these days. I certainly wouldnt use Klotz lol |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2020 18:36:33 GMT
Where do you buy them from?
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Post by Bigman80 on Feb 18, 2020 19:01:00 GMT
Where do you buy them from? This guy..... www.ebay.co.uk/itm/163604857303He doesn't have them available all the time so I had to nab a set whenever he got them in. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2020 19:03:26 GMT
Thanks Oli.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2020 19:35:00 GMT
There look,like there are some nice ETI XLR connectors available now.
Also tempted by some Xhadow.
But at £3 a pop, the Neutrik are probably good enough?
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Post by Bigman80 on Feb 18, 2020 19:51:31 GMT
There look,like there are some nice ETI XLR connectors available now. Also tempted by some Xhadow. But at £3 a pop, the Neutrik are probably good enough? Up to you, but I recoil at the brass conductor. I'd guess your rca cables are of sufficient quality being Pure Silver so my choice would be to do the Neurochrome the courtesy of decent plugs. Of which, Neutrik are not even close to my idea of ideal. If you only need males, look on Audiophonics.fr at the Elecaudio ones. They are £10ea but I dont use them as the opening for the cable isnt big enough for my cable |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2020 20:29:40 GMT
Yes, my cable is 11mm, so ETI or Xhadow are looking best, but a bit pricey.
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