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I didn't know the msrp or the second hand value and when I found out (msrp 699 euros, second hand value 250 euros) I was even more shocked. It's a boomy clock radio, and that's all it is.

@@rollingtroll It's a transmission line design, but apparently a badly tuned one.

@@D1N02 Aye, it's slow AND boomy. I generally like transmission line speakers, I don't mind their slowness as long as they have some sort of musicality and control. I prefer a sloppy, slow bass over an overly tight, hollow one. But this ain't it. I don't think it's just the TL though, probably a lot of EQ'ing going on as well.

Bose is and has been overhyped the last 30 years. It's not that special

That's a 30 year old speaker😂😂 and it was the bottom of the line model

They are 'okayish', even for a mini system. There's some really impressive mini system speakers, once you hook them up to a better amplifier (I hooked a pair of small full range JVC's up to an ayre k3 and audio analogue donizetti. Those things sang!)

Are they?

Happy to hear that!

Purely for sound, there is better for less money. They do look cool though!

Then either it's broken, or it's one of those super cheap DJ style record players that have a fake anti skating knob. Unfortunately that's a thing.

You can’t. There are different models for different regions. What do you have and what do you need?

@@rollingtroll Hello dude! I have the model pionner PL 12R, I found the selector key is inside of the record player, I already changed the voltage. Thanks! Grettings from Brazil!

@@romulormartins shit you are right. I am mixing up my machines. Keep in mind that for 60hz you need another pulley

I was recommended the a25 and bought the a26. And then realised how wrong I was. Sold them, bought the a25. The A26 sounds really messy and has a gap in the midrange and uncontrolled lows. The A23 just sounds small. There’s only one sweet spot in the range. Even the tower speakers (a250 I believe) aren’t that spectacular

There's four of 'em! The lower ones are the Ion Deskrocker (remarkably good cheap things), the ones that are hanging up high are the Sansui Micro 820v (ua-cam.com/video/o36-tj2yoNY/v-deo.htmlsi=BUZu0W0dRp0vi2xA)

@@rollingtroll alright noted!👍thanks!

Where are you from?

@@rollingtroll South-Africa. They are mostly well used and a bit over priced.

@@Allan-mf1he I will be selling mine eventually but I am sure exporting it there will be costly. Also wheel on the wrong side 😁😁

Which one is that?

@@rollingtroll Okta Logue!

@@homestudioculture ah yes! I am happy I got away with using that on UA-cam 😁

@@rollingtroll superb band👌

“Okayish”. Happy to sell you these for a small price but shipping might get tricky 😁

@@rollingtroll Yes, I can imagine :D Thanks, but I am really only looking for the bookshelf versions as they don't take up too much space...

I know a bad case design when I hear it I’m afraid. A wall isn’t going to remove that hollow thunk, that is coming from the cabinet itself. It may be a little less pronounced when placed right but it’s not going to be a good sounding thing

Absolutely idiotic. People generally don’t care too much about second hand here so it’s pretty affordable.

Bit of work to do to them but still! And those tapes are always welcomed

Plastic, maar dat is niet per definitie een slecht iets als de effectieve massa deugt en de resonantie frequentie klopt. In principe kun je die armen van alles maken. De levendigheid zit in het geveerde chassis bij deze speler dus de arm mag best een beetje dempen. Als het nou een star houten chassis met een licht plateau was wilde je deze arm echt niet maar zoals het er nu bij staat maakt het best wel muziek (als er een beter element in had gezeten. Deze ortofons klinken dodelijk saai)

It technically would if you used the beginning or the end. But it shouldn’t stand still. People are somehow convinced the stylus should stand still to get anti skating right and that just is never the case.

Not worth your time really, goes for most affordable Japanese speakers :)

Yup, when it powered on I was like 'that's actually kinda cool'. And then I noticed they didn't do anything else :D

they are pretty sensitive though, with their thin grooves. And a well treated 78 sounds much, much better. Still, when used correctly there's quite a bit of use to these.

Rarely disappoints, I find. I have no reason to use JVC stuff myself (other than a few of their cassette decks) but it’s very solid hi-fi. Part 4 in 2 weeks! Not much jvc left but there is still a little 😀

They are part of the speaker. If they are not there they are incomplete :)

I mean, we have those too. But we tend to skip those. There's a pretty good app that gives you an impression of what to expect

@@rollingtroll no app over here you have to go to find out some don't even look like they're in business same thing every time

@@abdelkaderelbachir3817 Time to start a website or Facebook group then!

You are very welcome! Happy I could help. Many analog greetings back from the Netherlands

(Also; Trinidad the country or the city?)

@@rollingtroll oh sorry, my bad, Trinidad & Tobago, islands in the Caribbean. Ah Netherlands. I had a feeling u were from there. Beautiful country. I had the pleasure of visitng there a few years ago & enjoyed it. Ppl are kind and friendly there. Thanks for the warm analog greetings, mate 🙂🇹🇹💯

@@ShazeemKhan I would have guessed right but still wanted to check :D. Happy you enjoyed your time here! And even more happy we were good to you :D :D

So happy to hear that! Insane, how people spent good money for stuff back in the day and now it's trash. Can't let that happen!

I'd prefer the ELT7. I just wouldn't go for the Marantz :)

@@rollingtroll la paire que je veux est nommée elac elt-7 mk2, bi câblage disponible, c'est la seule différence avec les elt-7 ?

@@pascaldasilva4252 I don't know! I only had the ELT7. If that's the only difference though; connect the bi-wiring poles with a short bit of decent copper speaker wire, not with the little plates that come with it. Almost free upgrade!

@@rollingtroll merci beaucoup 😉

@@pascaldasilva4252 De rien! :D

I always thought the DII was way less good, but it's almost the same. The tweeter is definitely a little less refined but if you can find them cheap, no reason to avoid them :)

@@rollingtroll Cheers.

We already agree, i use a test record to eyeball the resonance frequency. How else did you think I'd do it? That being said, I see a 2m (compliance 22 at 10hz if I'm not mistaken) on a typical SL-1200 like arm (12 grams, usually) and I'm very sceptical about the resonance frequency of that combo. That aside, even a good matching 2m I think is a waste of money. But people seem to buy them :D.

@@rollingtroll Yeah I meant it as an example; could be useful for other viewers. And you're right, its resonance frequency isn't at 10Hz... that shows that eyeballing simply gives an idea if it's more or less in the ballpark, but it's not that accurate. I've measured it using an FFT diagram to be about 8 or 8.5Hz, which is still higher than you'd expect from the specs. This also telling for the quality of these 2M cartridges: they're not that accurately specified/made. There's quite a bit of spread across 2M cartridges when it comes to their compliance and even output voltage. The 2M Black for example is specified at 5mV, but mine outputs more like 6 or 6.5mV. So yeah I agree, these 2M cartridges aren't that great... it was one of my first cartridges, so I didn't know any better back then... As I always say: *Gaande weg leert men* 😉 I've even heard stories about people who had their cartridge pins come off their 2M cartridges when connecting/disconnecting the headshell wires! Audio Technica offers way better value for the money, so I changed to "team AT" over the years... except for Ortofon Concordes, the older LOMC ones in particular... I'm just sucker for those haha

@@QoraxAudio I just don't get why people buy the 2M. There's the AT-VM95 series, the Goldring 2xxx series, the Nagaoka MP1xx/2xx series, the new Sumiko's, the good old Denon DL-110, Dynavector's 10x5. How on earth people end up with Ortofon, Shure or Stanton, I'll never get it. That being said, sometimes you have freak matches. I have an old Lenco L76/s that somehow REALLY sings with a Stanton 500s. I don't know how, but it does. It was already in there, I tried loads of carts, and the Stanton just sounds 'nicest'. Maybe not best but 'nicest'. As for ortofon; I think ortofon starts at about 700 euros. And the SPU series are absolute gems. I could use one for my EMT 928 but try and fit one to that. So I went AT-XP5 (so underrated, it's insane how good that thing sounds. It beats my Goldring 2400 in that player, which has a ridiculously heavy arm at 35 grams effective mass).

@@rollingtroll I agree on most of that, except for Shure... those cartridges are actually quite good, very neutral sound. The Shure V15 type V with a Jico Microridge stylus is just great... very accurate! However, they've become ridiculously expensive since Shure stopped production... way overpriced...

@@QoraxAudio May I ask which other cartridges you used? Also what's the compliance of the Jico stylus and in which arm are you using it? (I already know I don't like the V15V, Jico or not. It's a muddy mess and barely better than the M97xe, but I am curious what your taste is).

Here you go: www.discogs.com/sell/list?format_desc=16+%E2%85%94+RPM

@@rollingtroll thanks my friend, congratulations from Brazil!

@@millerornelas8641 No problem! Hope you find some cool records :D.