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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2019 16:13:07 GMT
The stupid show off brands!
Audio Note
Kondo Japan
Mark Levinson
Linn
Naim
Krell
Burson Audio
Audio Analogue
KEF
B&W
As always, anyone is welcome to list other brands.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2019 16:24:05 GMT
harbeth
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2019 16:57:28 GMT
Agreed. Can't stand that prat called Alan Shaw. S. |
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Post by antonio on Jul 5, 2019 17:06:07 GMT
I'm sure Westie got it right Shane, naming unpretentious, your list is going to be endless.  |
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Post by dsjr on Jul 5, 2019 17:35:01 GMT
.. And do you know something? They're bloody successful at it with millions in assets and full order books going forward very many months - far eastern markets pay up front too - so win-win! The far easterners, with differently built rooms to many of us here in the UK, absolutely fucking LOVE THEM!
Further more, the brand is evolving the tonal balance, so the bass heavy (in UK small rooms) tone is disappearing fast. I'm saying this glaring at my previous generation un-updatable 2007 issue SHL5's which sounded so musical in a lively room and so dull in my over-furnished small sitting room... Can't flog 'em just yet either, but Rudi would absolutely love 'em!
Not sure all of Linn and Naim is pretentious either, but to follow my thoughts you need to play with the current crop of very elegant and lovely to operate streaming gear. It's B&O for the unwashed  |
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Post by Bigman80 on Jul 5, 2019 17:45:10 GMT
Agreed. Can't stand that prat called Alan Shaw. S. Me neither. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2019 17:49:39 GMT
.. And do you know something? They're bloody successful at it with millions in assets and full order books going forward very many months - far eastern markets pay up front too - so win-win! The far easterners, with differently built rooms to many of us here in the UK, absolutely fucking LOVE THEM!
Further more, the brand is evolving the tonal balance, so the bass heavy (in UK small rooms) tone is disappearing fast. I'm saying this glaring at my previous generation un-updatable 2007 issue SHL5's which sounded so musical in a lively room and so dull in my over-furnished small sitting room... Can't flog 'em just yet either, but Rudi would absolutely love 'em!
Not sure all of Linn and Naim is pretentious either, but to follow my thoughts you need to play with the current crop of very elegant and lovely to operate streaming gear. It's B&O for the unwashed Not going to lie. I still slightly hanker for the SHL5, not the recent ''plus'' version. Did borrow a set of P3ESR last year, lovely little things. Can play them for hours! S. |
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Post by dsjr on Jul 5, 2019 18:59:37 GMT
That's the point I think!
Harbeth people don't play dance music though, although the P3ESR's could manage Massive Attack's 'Karma Coma' very well as long as they weren't too loud. When I've heard them, they've usually been with Croft 25/7 amps.
Their market is the far east and I suspect timber framed rooms which can absorb bass a bit. I have to say the more recent models (5+, 30.1/30.2, 40.2) have a tauter sound but really need a powerful amp to wake the dynamics up imo. Compact 7's sound tubby, bloated and too 'phat' to me - ugh
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Post by sq225917 on Jul 5, 2019 20:53:26 GMT
None of that first lot would get on my list.
I'd be mostly limited to multi-thousand pound cable brands, vendors of cable lifters, small metal bowls and other bullshit.
Any brand who espouse a my-way-or-the-highway approach to audio.
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Post by Bigman80 on Jul 5, 2019 20:56:11 GMT
None of that first lot would get on my list. I'd be mostly limited to multi-thousand pound cable brands, vendors of cable lifters, small metal bowls and other bullshit. Any brand who espouse a my-way-or-the-highway approach to audio. I like your last line and would agree. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2019 21:37:06 GMT
Nordost
Chord
Mcintosh
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2019 21:48:12 GMT
Agreed on the Mcintosh gear. Talk about pure fucking obnoxious!
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