The Fat el Hombre
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malg said:
I've never actually been in there. Always assumed it was a bit out of the budget price range
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hi - fi separates v systems
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I've never actually been in there. Always assumed it was a bit out of the budget price range
aka blue jambo
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stonerblue said:aka blue jambo said:cheers guys I am in Edinburgh so will pop into Richer Sounds here and have a look although last time it seemed to be full of TVs ( tellys not crossdressers)
as for the sonos stuff all my music is on vinyl or cd
If you just want it for vinyl/cd's then seperates is the only way. Richer sounds will have some seperates they sell as a 'system' for a decent price. I'd pay most attention to the speakers and choose the ones right for your preferences (lots of bass/ crisp sound etc)
For the amp i'd make sure it had seperate bass/treble/balance controls and terminsals for 2 sets of speakers (switchable). Make sure it has headphones socket for easy connection of your laptop.
cheers lad
it will be for mostly rock and dub
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the acoustics in my l
last house were brilliant
no amount of money can improve the acoustics in my current abode
last house were brilliant
no amount of money can improve the acoustics in my current abode
The Fat el Hombre
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mammutly said:These are THE best value for money speakers bar none:
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.superfi.co.uk/index.cfm/page/moreinfo.cfm/Product_ID/7219" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.superfi.co.uk/index.cfm/page ... ct_ID/7219</a>
You got em? I remember QUAD being tidy gear. Bit out of mine and the OP's price range though
baldmosher
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Richers are brilliant for a first-time hi-fi buyer, and even for a first-time upgrader as long as you're happy to pick the best of what's on offer, but if you're starting at the £1000 mark you're better of taking your time and looking elsewhere.
Doug Brady Hifi in Warrington (if he's not retired yet) are very very good and have a lot of stuff that Richers can't get cheap enough to make a big profit on. There are plenty of independent hifi shops although I've not looked for 10 years as I spent £1400 on my hifi and I can't justify ever spending more than that again, especially now that CD is a dying format.
There's a Wired article on Good Enough Tech which goes some way to explaining why most people shouldn't bother with separates. That doesn't mean you shouldn't bother, but it does mean you should carefully consider whether it's worth spending a lot of money on them.
Personally, I'd trawl eBay for good second hand bargains. Keep your wits and you'll get a stunning amp and CD player and speakers for £300. I picked up a Musical Fidelity Elektra E600 CD player for £150 from Practical Hifi. It retailed for £600 a few years earlier. Awesome. Just wish I'd had another £700 to buy those Tannoy floorstanders they had in the demo room.
Oh, and if your room isn't large enough for floorstanders, I simply wouldn't bother. I've put mine in storage til we move out of the flat, I'm using a reasonably good set of Onkyos with a Cambridge 6.1 amp and a subwoofer for the time being, they do sound a bit rubbish really, but they do the trick.
Doug Brady Hifi in Warrington (if he's not retired yet) are very very good and have a lot of stuff that Richers can't get cheap enough to make a big profit on. There are plenty of independent hifi shops although I've not looked for 10 years as I spent £1400 on my hifi and I can't justify ever spending more than that again, especially now that CD is a dying format.
There's a Wired article on Good Enough Tech which goes some way to explaining why most people shouldn't bother with separates. That doesn't mean you shouldn't bother, but it does mean you should carefully consider whether it's worth spending a lot of money on them.
Personally, I'd trawl eBay for good second hand bargains. Keep your wits and you'll get a stunning amp and CD player and speakers for £300. I picked up a Musical Fidelity Elektra E600 CD player for £150 from Practical Hifi. It retailed for £600 a few years earlier. Awesome. Just wish I'd had another £700 to buy those Tannoy floorstanders they had in the demo room.
Oh, and if your room isn't large enough for floorstanders, I simply wouldn't bother. I've put mine in storage til we move out of the flat, I'm using a reasonably good set of Onkyos with a Cambridge 6.1 amp and a subwoofer for the time being, they do sound a bit rubbish really, but they do the trick.
"If Bose spent just a tenth of their marketing budget on sound engineering, their products might be pretty good" - an acoustic engineer friend of minemalg said:or God forbid a Bose
Practical Hi-Fi, and you're right, they also get some really good value second hand stuff. +1 from memalg said:Oh, and the shop opposite Super-Fi in Manchester is the best. Their staff are brilliant, and won't let you spend a fortune on something if they know they have a cheaper model elsewhere that will do the same job for you. I didn't get that kind of service from Super-Fi.
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decent amp at around £200
pair of speakers around the same
Squeezebox Touch to stream from your PC, listen to Spotify, radio, etc.
Job done
pair of speakers around the same
Squeezebox Touch to stream from your PC, listen to Spotify, radio, etc.
Job done
The Fat el Hombre
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Haha is Bose stuff really that shit? Not got any of their stuff by the way, NAD for me
squirtyflower
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practical hi-fi have been there donkeys years and are extremely helpfulbaldmosher said:Richers are brilliant for a first-time hi-fi buyer, and even for a first-time upgrader as long as you're happy to pick the best of what's on offer, but if you're starting at the £1000 mark you're better of taking your time and looking elsewhere.
Doug Brady Hifi in Warrington (if he's not retired yet) are very very good and have a lot of stuff that Richers can't get cheap enough to make a big profit on. There are plenty of independent hifi shops although I've not looked for 10 years as I spent £1400 on my hifi and I can't justify ever spending more than that again, especially now that CD is a dying format.
There's a Wired article on Good Enough Tech which goes some way to explaining why most people shouldn't bother with separates. That doesn't mean you shouldn't bother, but it does mean you should carefully consider whether it's worth spending a lot of money on them.
Personally, I'd trawl eBay for good second hand bargains. Keep your wits and you'll get a stunning amp and CD player and speakers for £300. I picked up a Musical Fidelity Elektra E600 CD player for £150 from Practical Hifi. It retailed for £600 a few years earlier. Awesome. Just wish I'd had another £700 to buy those Tannoy floorstanders they had in the demo room.
Oh, and if your room isn't large enough for floorstanders, I simply wouldn't bother. I've put mine in storage til we move out of the flat, I'm using a reasonably good set of Onkyos with a Cambridge 6.1 amp and a subwoofer for the time being, they do sound a bit rubbish really, but they do the trick.
"If Bose spent just a tenth of their marketing budget on sound engineering, their products might be pretty good" - an acoustic engineer friend of minemalg said:or God forbid a Bose
Practical Hi-Fi, and you're right, they also get some really good value second hand stuff. +1 from memalg said:Oh, and the shop opposite Super-Fi in Manchester is the best. Their staff are brilliant, and won't let you spend a fortune on something if they know they have a cheaper model elsewhere that will do the same job for you. I didn't get that kind of service from Super-Fi.
be quick last pair in prestwich <a class="postlink" href="http://www.richersounds.com/product/floorstanders/kef/iq70/kef-iq70-lgt-oak" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.richersounds.com/product/flo ... 70-lgt-oak</a>
Lucky13
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My system which i've had about 8yrs
nad amp
nad cd player
b + w dm602 s3 speakers
pure dab / fm radio
qed inter connects and silver anniversary bi - wire
atacama speaker stands and atacama shelves.
and a dvd player that plays anything because my music is downloaded now.
As others have said do some research , What hi fi magazine and go into the hi fi shops tell them your budget , they will be very helpful.
nad amp
nad cd player
b + w dm602 s3 speakers
pure dab / fm radio
qed inter connects and silver anniversary bi - wire
atacama speaker stands and atacama shelves.
and a dvd player that plays anything because my music is downloaded now.
As others have said do some research , What hi fi magazine and go into the hi fi shops tell them your budget , they will be very helpful.