Shiny brand new second hand things in my system today V1.2

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[hermit]

@hermit

I’ll sort out a proper stand to sit over and clear of the Vida

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I bought these a couple of months ago. I really like them.

Excuse the mess.

[Mrs_Maureen_OPinion]

70WPC SETs - NICE!

Now you do need a set of Magellans in your life

[Gyroscope]

Rack assembled and installed.

Bloody hell that thing died hard.

Only one major cock-up, and thankfully I spotted it pretty quickly so only minimal disassembly was required.

Once finally put together it’s a sturdy little beast at 26.5kg. Also I have found that the feet are adjustable, which is just as well since it turned out that the parquet isn’t entirely level.

Pro tip: philips screwdrivers don’t work on allen bolts.

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I suspect they use a LOT of electricity.

[hoopsontoast]

Love the 4/5 Finger parquet floor

[Mrs_Maureen_OPinion]

Worth it

Any idea what supplies of GM70s are like?

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Easy to obtain. I ordered 4 spares from Wussia. £175 all in. The ones that came with it sound great, but I just wanted a spare set.

Apparently, they were used / designed for Russian tanks. Which, was part of the reason I couldnt resist them . The guy who owns / makes NAT Audio is ex Serbian military. They weigh 50kg each. Unsurprisingly, they are powerful. They are very holographic.

[Stevieg]

Audiophile Russky tankies. Having a minor boggle. No doubt Russian engineering philosophy means you can mend them with a hammer.

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That was the one question mark over those amps…there is the possibilty that they can only be serviced / repaired by specialists…the nearest one is in Germany. There is a UK dealer, but no service centre. I concluded they were a good deal / price and being artisan hand built was a good start on reliabilty. I’d been thinking about buying line magnetic. Germany is closer than China!

[Mrs_Maureen_OPinion]

They were almost starting to sound like not-too-bad-an-idea and then

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They weigh 50kg

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You know that “iron” is everything.

[Mrs_Maureen_OPinion]

I discovered the painful way that >50kg is no longer a weight I can lift…

(But yeah, sonically… )

[thebiglebowski]

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Apparently, they were used / designed for Russian tanks

One of those in a T-34 would keep it warm on the eastern front in the middle of winter

Fucking things run hotter than the surface of the sun.

[SAP7]

Went to local Richer Sounds today. I was prepared to buy the 3800 or even consider higher for reasons (FOMO).
I left with a 2800 and it was £370. They had an open box and 20% off the display price!
Don’t think my B&W M1 satellites need much more.

[browellm]

Holy fuck, what a score!

@SAP7

B&W M1 satellites

That’s what I bought for my fronts. Did a little HT upgrade in the sales.

[SAP7]

Having read up since I got back I am slightly unsure of accepting Audessey XT rather than XT32.
That’s probably the only reason I’d be tempted by the 3800.

[browellm]

Well you were saying you weren’t fussed about one of the channels the other day, so I reckon you’ll cope

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