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1 hour ago, SteamyTea said:

Where do you wire the earth to?

 

Myself, via a wander lead, then to ground as part of my earthing therapy regime...

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9 hours ago, MikeSharp01 said:

They saw you coming, wire is wire and although I agree nor all wires are created equal they are more equal than a. The average ear can tell any difference and b. The fidelity of the cheap speakers, well cheap by comparison to the £1000 wires.

OK I'll bite. I don't know the reasons but cables can make a major difference to the sound on a decent hifi system. Many moons ago I got to do a barter with friend who was working as a hifi reviewer for the magazines. He needed some wood work and in exchange I got to try out and keep some hifi equipment. We were nearly done and he then asked about my speaker cables. I was using QED 200 strand which was considered an OK budget cable at the time. He went up into the loft and handed me 3 hefty coils of speaker cable and I was sent off to compare them and report back as he always valued a second opinion. All were Audioquest and of a similar thickness and length. I would play the same track over and over while swopping cables. The first two I tried were better than mine and slightly different from one another but nothing dramatic. The third one I tried was a step change (Audioquest Hyperlitz for anyone who is interested) Everything sounded more open and simply more musical. It made as much difference as a major upgrade to an amp or the speakers. Turned out it was the most expensive at £95 per metre and I had 2x 7.5 lengths of it which I was allowed to keep. I ended up with cables, a pre amp and some amazing if eclectic speakers in exchange for building some garage doors and a chair. I think was the winner in that barter not that I think he had to pay for any of the gear. When he wrote favourable reviews they didn't always ask for the equipment to be returned.

 

Also don't neglect your room. When we moved into the barn I set up this same hifi system and it sounded completely different and in a BAD way. It became way to bright and in your face due to all the flat reflective surfaces, tiles not carpet and general lack off stuff to break up and absorb sound waves. 

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Money spent . Fair play to RicherSounds did a good job . In the cinema room he asked if I wanted a drink . Did ask for a beer . But that was a no .

So

 

r6000f II left and front mains 

500c II centre 

4 x 40m for surrounds 

s121 sub 

 

No 3800h in stock . Went online to Peter Tyson and ordered that .

 

Demo’d the Sonos arc ultra also . Significantly better than my q990c . But a true surround system was even better - he could only do 5.1 - sounded great though .

 

Now I just tell SWMBO it all cost £800 .

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2 hours ago, Pocster said:

Money spent . Fair play to RicherSounds did a good job . In the cinema room he asked if I wanted a drink . Did ask for a beer . But that was a no .

So

 

r6000f II left and front mains 

500c II centre 

4 x 40m for surrounds 

s121 sub 

 

No 3800h in stock . Went online to Peter Tyson and ordered that .

 

Demo’d the Sonos arc ultra also . Significantly better than my q990c . But a true surround system was even better - he could only do 5.1 - sounded great though .

 

Now I just tell SWMBO it all cost £800 .

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/205396452936 🫡

 

Unfortunately i live nowhere near Bristol, they've just reduced them to about half price!! Could be a bargain for someone looking

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