beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
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Shanling MC-3000 Music Centre
Look like a prop from a 60's SciFi B movie and not in a good way.
on the other hand, those snail speakers are the mutts nutts.
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HI-FI Recommendations
- Thread starter Buttinhams
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Look like a prop from a 60's SciFi B movie and not in a good way.
on the other hand, those snail speakers are the mutts nutts.
disgruntled h blocker
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Quite funny spending all that money on a Hi-Fi, making sure you have the right interconnects and speaker leads, and then connect it to an MP3 player! 
Guess it's good as you can hear the audio compression really clearly!
Guess it's good as you can hear the audio compression really clearly!REDLAND
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Quite funny spending all that money on a Hi-Fi, making sure you have the right interconnects and speaker leads, and then connect it to an MP3 player!
iPods do play .wav files you know !!!
disgruntled h blocker
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So you might as well get it off the CD, using a separate transport and DAC, instead of getting your CD or DVD drive on your PC ripping the music off the disc at 32x or 48x speed with the associated error correction issues.
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
Right thats it.
I'm geeking outta here.
I'm geeking outta here.
Chickenrunner
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- Jul 26, 2004
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The Shanling (which is designed and produced in China) is a bit of an unknown
quantity, some people swear by tube technology( inside the four circley things!)
but it's not always the most reliable. I'd be tempted to go for one of the all in one units from a established audio company such as the superb Arcam Solo or the
Linn Classik. Both these will set you back about a grand, leaving you enough for your speakers.The Opera are very nice, but also have a listen to new models from companies such as B&W and Kef.Don't forget you'll have to budget for stands and cables if they're not floorstanders. As for ipods... well, you can't beat a proper
Hi-Fi!
quantity, some people swear by tube technology( inside the four circley things!)
but it's not always the most reliable. I'd be tempted to go for one of the all in one units from a established audio company such as the superb Arcam Solo or the
Linn Classik. Both these will set you back about a grand, leaving you enough for your speakers.The Opera are very nice, but also have a listen to new models from companies such as B&W and Kef.Don't forget you'll have to budget for stands and cables if they're not floorstanders. As for ipods... well, you can't beat a proper
Hi-Fi!
NMH
Banned
Valves
Valves?? Now you are talking!
If it takes a few minutes to warm up, and has that warmth and nature that only valves can give - then it's worth a listen.
Get a turntable and vinyl records to play through that, and you will be on the right track.
:yahoo: 
NMH
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I had a pair of Kefs and a pair of Mordent Short, and compared both sets on my Quad system. The Kefs had excellent imaging, but were confining in their size (for the money). The MS speakers splayed the sound more, giving an impression of a wider origin, but then had not got the same dimensional imaging quality.
Somewhere there's a happy medium suited for my room-space/amp power and optimum volume, but for now the MS will do okay.
Quad do make speakers, but not only are they huge (for the ones that would suit my amp) and look like radiators, they are also hugely expensive. So - it's a matter of horses for courses imo.
