sE Munro Egg 150's. Bought.
- KVRAF
- 8620 posts since 2 Oct, 2006 from Leeds, UK
If you took four pairs home and then bought them off ebay that would be really bad.
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 15135 posts since 7 Sep, 2008
Yes true mate, but if you know anything about the UK retail climate it's horrendous.werp wrote:That company has made enough from me on guitars already 'he said innocently'
A major chain closes down almost weekly. It's very sad to see history disappear (ie, Woolworths etc). I know thats still in Oz, but not here.
"I was wondering if you'd like to try Magic Mushrooms"
"Oooh I dont know. Sounds a bit scary"
"It's not scary. You just lose a sense of who you are and all that sh!t"
"Oooh I dont know. Sounds a bit scary"
"It's not scary. You just lose a sense of who you are and all that sh!t"
- KVRAF
- 2022 posts since 15 Aug, 2012 from Australia
The major supplier here went belly up earlier this year..200 odd stores closed nationwide. Now it's that much harder to chip a bit off a suggested rrp.Mushy Mushy wrote:Yes true mate, but if you know anything about the UK retail climate it's horrendous.werp wrote:That company has made enough from me on guitars already 'he said innocently'
A major chain closes down almost weekly. It's very sad to see history disappear (ie, Woolworths etc). I know thats still in Oz, but not here.
RIP Billy Hydes...another aussie icon gone.
I'm tired of being insane. I'm going outsane for some fresh air.
- KVRAF
- 5948 posts since 19 Jun, 2008 from Melbourne, Australia
Their prices were absolutely outrageous, though. I mean like the highest of the high. The odd time checked their site, I would leave immediately thinking GTFO. No wonder they could not compete.werp wrote:RIP Billy Hydes...another aussie icon gone.
Peace,
Andy.
... space is the place ...
- KVRAF
- 2022 posts since 15 Aug, 2012 from Australia
I would never have paid full price for anything from B H.....unless they made really good coffee whilst I was having a browse
I'm tired of being insane. I'm going outsane for some fresh air.
- KVRAF
- 5948 posts since 19 Jun, 2008 from Melbourne, Australia
True enough, but the website needs to reflect reality at least a little bitwerp wrote:I would never have paid full price for anything from B H.....unless they made really good coffee whilst I was having a browse
... space is the place ...
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 15135 posts since 7 Sep, 2008
Off to a meeting. BRB to answer additional advice.
"I was wondering if you'd like to try Magic Mushrooms"
"Oooh I dont know. Sounds a bit scary"
"It's not scary. You just lose a sense of who you are and all that sh!t"
"Oooh I dont know. Sounds a bit scary"
"It's not scary. You just lose a sense of who you are and all that sh!t"
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- addled muppet weed
- 105855 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass
i know, where am i supposed to nick pick n mix from now?Mushy Mushy wrote:Yes true mate, but if you know anything about the UK retail climate it's horrendous.werp wrote:That company has made enough from me on guitars already 'he said innocently'
A major chain closes down almost weekly. It's very sad to see history disappear (ie, Woolworths etc). I know thats still in Oz, but not here.
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 15135 posts since 7 Sep, 2008
Odeon.vurt wrote:i know, where am i supposed to nick pick n mix from now?Mushy Mushy wrote:Yes true mate, but if you know anything about the UK retail climate it's horrendous.werp wrote:That company has made enough from me on guitars already 'he said innocently'
A major chain closes down almost weekly. It's very sad to see history disappear (ie, Woolworths etc). I know thats still in Oz, but not here.
"I was wondering if you'd like to try Magic Mushrooms"
"Oooh I dont know. Sounds a bit scary"
"It's not scary. You just lose a sense of who you are and all that sh!t"
"Oooh I dont know. Sounds a bit scary"
"It's not scary. You just lose a sense of who you are and all that sh!t"
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- KVRian
- 574 posts since 16 Jun, 2003
DV247 closed all but one of its retail stores a couple of months ago, which is a great loss.Mushy Mushy wrote:Yes true mate, but if you know anything about the UK retail climate it's horrendous.werp wrote:That company has made enough from me on guitars already 'he said innocently'
A major chain closes down almost weekly. It's very sad to see history disappear (ie, Woolworths etc). I know thats still in Oz, but not here.
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- KVRAF
- 6426 posts since 22 Jan, 2005 from Sweden
I browsed intensely for about 6 month for monitors.
My selection list:
#1. price range
#2. soundonsound reviews - not mentioned there, don't bother, kind of.
#3. abilities for room tuning.
Having switches for adjusting close to wall - maybe 150-300Hz adjustment, 2-4dB or so. Then ordinary low,mid, highs switches - +/- 4-5dB or so. Some have separate volume for tweeter and that will work as highs adjustment.
If not having enough room tuning stuff - you are vulnerable to the acoustic treatments to a higher degree. Maybe you will move and use another room for studio later - so being flexible is kind of vital here.
That list ruled it all down to max 2-3 possible products.
My selection list:
#1. price range
#2. soundonsound reviews - not mentioned there, don't bother, kind of.
#3. abilities for room tuning.
Having switches for adjusting close to wall - maybe 150-300Hz adjustment, 2-4dB or so. Then ordinary low,mid, highs switches - +/- 4-5dB or so. Some have separate volume for tweeter and that will work as highs adjustment.
If not having enough room tuning stuff - you are vulnerable to the acoustic treatments to a higher degree. Maybe you will move and use another room for studio later - so being flexible is kind of vital here.
That list ruled it all down to max 2-3 possible products.
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 15135 posts since 7 Sep, 2008
The supplier I'm looking at will indeed have an audition room. It is far from ideal though.kritikon wrote:It depends on the store. I used to go to a studio supplier years back that would happily let you try gear out at home. I think they would have baulked at letting me take 4 sets of monitors though. But those kind of suppliers tend to get to know you - they certainly are a bit easier with regular customers. I never found more mainstream music stores to be quite as easy about it, and my supplier really wasn't set up as a straight retail outlet - it was dedicated to studio stuff only. Having said that - they had a well set up auditioning room, and its accoustics were far better than my own home studio, so I generally found it a better place to check out gear. My philosophy is that I want to know how it sounds in good conditions - your own room will have nodes so that you can't adequately judge the speakers at certain frequencies. You're going to have to compensate for your room anyway, so you may as well start out at the best position you can.(IMO)
A decent supplier will set up all 4 speakers at their showroom so that you can A/B them, so it's only a matter of taking in CDs that you know really well (and some of your own mixes that you know really well). I suspect you'll end up having to do it this way.
"I was wondering if you'd like to try Magic Mushrooms"
"Oooh I dont know. Sounds a bit scary"
"It's not scary. You just lose a sense of who you are and all that sh!t"
"Oooh I dont know. Sounds a bit scary"
"It's not scary. You just lose a sense of who you are and all that sh!t"
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 15135 posts since 7 Sep, 2008
Billy Hydes is gonewerp wrote:The major supplier here went belly up earlier this year..200 odd stores closed nationwide. Now it's that much harder to chip a bit off a suggested rrp.Mushy Mushy wrote:Yes true mate, but if you know anything about the UK retail climate it's horrendous.werp wrote:That company has made enough from me on guitars already 'he said innocently'
A major chain closes down almost weekly. It's very sad to see history disappear (ie, Woolworths etc). I know thats still in Oz, but not here.
RIP Billy Hydes...another aussie icon gone.
I spent thousands there over the years.
"I was wondering if you'd like to try Magic Mushrooms"
"Oooh I dont know. Sounds a bit scary"
"It's not scary. You just lose a sense of who you are and all that sh!t"
"Oooh I dont know. Sounds a bit scary"
"It's not scary. You just lose a sense of who you are and all that sh!t"
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 15135 posts since 7 Sep, 2008
Same selection criteria here actually.lfm wrote:I browsed intensely for about 6 month for monitors.
My selection list:
#1. price range
#2. soundonsound reviews - not mentioned there, don't bother, kind of.
#3. abilities for room tuning.
Having switches for adjusting close to wall - maybe 150-300Hz adjustment, 2-4dB or so. Then ordinary low,mid, highs switches - +/- 4-5dB or so. Some have separate volume for tweeter and that will work as highs adjustment.
If not having enough room tuning stuff - you are vulnerable to the acoustic treatments to a higher degree. Maybe you will move and use another room for studio later - so being flexible is kind of vital here.
That list ruled it all down to max 2-3 possible products.
Bugger it, my shortlist is:
- Genelec 8040
- Dynaudio BM6A MkII
- Adam A7X
- Focal CMS65
"I was wondering if you'd like to try Magic Mushrooms"
"Oooh I dont know. Sounds a bit scary"
"It's not scary. You just lose a sense of who you are and all that sh!t"
"Oooh I dont know. Sounds a bit scary"
"It's not scary. You just lose a sense of who you are and all that sh!t"
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- KVRAF
- 6426 posts since 22 Jan, 2005 from Sweden
Spooky - instead of Genelec I had KRK VXT 6 or 8 - otherwise the same.Mushy Mushy wrote:Same selection criteria here actually.
Bugger it, my shortlist is:
- Genelec 8040
- Dynaudio BM6A MkII
- Adam A7X
- Focal CMS65