02GF74
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 posted on 24/6/10 at 11:07 AM |
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speaker fire
it can happen
a lot of hifi peeps leave amps turned on - so they are at optimum temp - but this one ^^^^ went bad and caused the speaker to catch fire
something to be aware of.
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cloudy
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| posted on 24/6/10 at 11:32 AM |
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You have to wonder given the price tag, why the build quality looks so poor! Massive gauge wires to link the HF and LF sections, but bell wire inside
and cones just screwed into wood with self tappers! Sealant smeared everywhere inside... Can't be more than £100 in parts there. £2850? not a
bad mark up...
[Edited on 25/6/10 by cloudy]
www.warnercars.com
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tegwin
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| posted on 24/6/10 at 11:44 AM |
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Was just thinking the same... thats some seriously expensive tat...
I do know that some of the drivers can be expensive... but thats tad OTT wouldnt give him more than £50 for a pair of wooden boxes!
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Stott
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| posted on 24/6/10 at 12:42 PM |
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He said the stands were £550, the package cost £2850!!!!!!!!!!!!
That much money and a crappy carbon "look" finish to the rears of them amongst the other things listed above !!!
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nick205
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| posted on 24/6/10 at 01:30 PM |
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High end HiFi is good business with LARGE mark-ups, but then the volumes are decidely low.
IMHO the price:performance ratio peaks fairly low - the vernerable Pioneer A400 amplifier was a prime example (I'm not up to date with current
equipment).
Once that point is breached you're paying for the design, looks and at the very top end exclusivity - remind you of the automotive world...?
Also IMHO equipment set-up and the room itself have such an impact on overall sound quality that most HiFi reviews are pretty meaningless. As a
student I made a set of speaker stands out of 2 piles of building blocks with the speakers Blu Tacked to the top - did wonders for the bass clarity
from my old B&W 600's 
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gazza285
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| posted on 25/6/10 at 02:11 PM |
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Bullshit baffles brains.
DO NOT PUT ON KNOB OR BOLLOCKS!
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