pete_mac Posted April 6, 2012 Posted April 6, 2012 Very true pete the challenge is to recreate it at home with opamps or ss good luck There are plenty of good SS amps out there that are more than capable. Each to their own. Not sure why you're lumping SS and opamps together either. Plenty of quality SS gear is completely opamp-free.
Two Flies Posted April 6, 2012 Posted April 6, 2012 Interesting concept. David Suzuki, who is a very keen fisherman, says that he would never torture a fish just for sport, only to eat it. That depends on the fish, now for a WA snapper I'd let it flap around on the deck for while before introducing it to the the priest.
Once was an audiophile Posted April 6, 2012 Posted April 6, 2012 There are plenty of good SS amps out there that are more than capable. Each to their own. Not sure why you're lumping SS and opamps together either. Plenty of quality SS gear is completely opamp-free. Your right heaps of good ones you never know i just might buy one when i find a excellent one..................
mikey d Posted April 6, 2012 Posted April 6, 2012 That depends on the fish, now for a WA snapper I'd let it flap around on the deck for while before introducing it to the the priest. I'm expressing no ethical opinion myself. I catch & release bass (with lures) on my own property (eating the occasional one & some yummy eal for smoking). And back on topic, I use 2 pr of Aussie handcrafted speakers at home. I enjoy them very much.
b.d Posted April 6, 2012 Posted April 6, 2012 Anyone heard the locally made Event Opal studio monitors, seem to be a major player in that market?
Drizt Posted April 6, 2012 Posted April 6, 2012 There are two members here that have or use to have them. I'd love to hear them myself.
planet10 Posted April 6, 2012 Posted April 6, 2012 Snapper fillets are going for $23.99/kilo at the Queen Vic market this weekend as well. Typically we see them here for $1.99/100g. Fried up on a bed of rice cooked in chicken broth (low salt) with a half head of garlic. yummm dave
logarhythm Posted April 6, 2012 Posted April 6, 2012 I catch & release bass (with lures). I use bass traps. In the corners. 2
Gordon Macfarlane Posted April 7, 2012 Posted April 7, 2012 Whatever ozcal all good life too short for this crap Just responding to your comment Mario.
Tony M Posted April 7, 2012 Posted April 7, 2012 Re Gale 401's vs NS1000M's - I hope to find out for myself next week if a little package from WA arrives safely.
Drizt Posted April 7, 2012 Posted April 7, 2012 Re Gale 401's vs NS1000M's - I hope to find out for myself next week if a little package from WA arrives safely. how exciting. I look forward to reading your review.
Tony M Posted April 7, 2012 Posted April 7, 2012 (edited) how exciting. I look forward to reading your review. Thanks Drizt I'm not really sure what to expect or hope for. A different set of strengths and weaknesses to the Gales would be nice, but I have heard some suggestions that they are quite similar in character. Anyway we'll see. As long as they're healthy, I'll be happy. Edited April 7, 2012 by Tony M
Luc Posted April 7, 2012 Posted April 7, 2012 Has any one heard of an Australian speaker manufacturer from Adelaide in the late seventies very early eighties called 'Chadwick' ? Just curious as I have a pair, quite massive, probably weigh about 50 or 60 kilos. I was going to start a thread on them but perhaps someone here might have heard of them. The boss at Krix hadn't when I asked him four or five years ago yet when I was down in Melb a week ago, one of the guys at CAV had certainly heard of them and asked was it the big fat looking floorstanders running Linn tweeters? I said I'll take a screwdriver to them and find out as they are big and fat or squat looking speakers. I'd be interested if anyone here had heard of them. Cheers:D 1
Guest yamaha_man Posted April 7, 2012 Posted April 7, 2012 (edited) Re Gale 401's vs NS1000M's - I hope to find out for myself next week if a little package from WA arrives safely. Edited April 7, 2012 by yamaha_man
Telecine Posted April 7, 2012 Posted April 7, 2012 (edited) Has any one heard of an Australian speaker manufacturer from Adelaide in the late seventies very early eighties called 'Chadwick' ? Just curious as I have a pair, quite massive, probably weigh about 50 or 60 kilos. I was going to start a thread on them but perhaps someone here might have heard of them. The boss at Krix hadn't when I asked him four or five years ago yet when I was down in Melb a week ago, one of the guys at CAV had certainly heard of them and asked was it the big fat looking floorstanders running Linn tweeters? I said I'll take a screwdriver to them and find out as they are big and fat or squat looking speakers. I'd be interested if anyone here had heard of them. Cheers:D Are they anything like these? If so, they were made by RAudio and quite expensive. They also made smaller models named Christin and Auditorium. Edited April 7, 2012 by Telecine
Luc Posted April 7, 2012 Posted April 7, 2012 No they're not (unfortunately) but thanks for making the effort in looking for them. I'll have to take a couple of pics and see if that helps someone recognise them.
joz Posted April 8, 2012 Posted April 8, 2012 (edited) Re Gale 401's vs NS1000M's - I hope to find out for myself next week if a little package from WA arrives safely. I would imagine a difference. I'm sure the front end and room interaction would effect each somewhat differently aswell. Pity they are not exactly the same as RTRs NS1000s, it would at least give a bit of a reference as I had just heard them recently. Edited April 8, 2012 by joz
polfrus Posted April 8, 2012 Posted April 8, 2012 I purchased a pair of Australian made floor standing Chadwick Monitors from Eastwood Hi Fi somewhere around 1977 to 1980. That was when Eastwood Hi Fi was located in the Eastwood shopping centre NSW and was operated under different management to now. I thought I was upgrading from a pair of mid sized English Wharfdale 2 way speakers that I had owned since about 1968/9. I A/B tested various speakers in the demo room and chose the Chadwicks. However once i got them home I was very disappointed as the Wharfdales sounded better. I got a friend to bring around his Peaks and they were heaps better than the Chadwicks in every respect. I was filthy at myself, Chadwicks and Eastwood. I would not go back to Eastwood so within a month I got the Peaks owner to get his mate Les (Johnston I think - sadly departed) from Springwood Hi Fi to trade the Chadwicks for a pair of Marantz floor standers. The Marantz were about the equivalent of the Peaks. They were used at home until the the late 90s, had a period in storage then were reconed at Speakerworks Sydney about 5 years ago after which they made a 7 hour trip up to near Coffs Harbour where they currently do service in the Dundurrabin Community Hall. The Peaks are still firing. The Wharfdales lived on in my family, firstly with my dad, then my daughter before finally doing landfill duty about 6 years ago. The Chadwicks?- who knows but I suspect that Les burned them in his slow combustion stove and the crackling noise would have been some of the better sounds they ever made. I was clearly at fault for making a bad choice, but I never forgave Chadwick or Eastwood for making them available.
Luc Posted April 8, 2012 Posted April 8, 2012 (edited) Ah, good to hear someone might have actually seen these speakers:D. What were the dimensions of them do you think? Mine sounded simply great everytime I listened to them at length but it was the eighties and I smoked funny stuff back then but Tales From Topographic Oceans with the Luxman SS cranked up always sounded uber good to me as I watched Withnail+ I... Edit: I don't think mine are monitors. Edited April 8, 2012 by Luc
VanArn Posted April 9, 2012 Posted April 9, 2012 The Executive Monitor from Chadwick Audio Furnishings(NSW) was the top model in the Chadwick range and used a modified Etone245(300mm) unit in a rear vented transmission line enclosure with the Audax 160mm mid/range,25mm dome and an aluminium cone super tweeter. I have no idea how it compared to the imports,in the early 80,s,but many Australian designed speakers outshone the competition in performance and value at the top end of the market;unfortunately there was a cheap product area that supplied bulk stores and these inferior items still surface from time to time.A bit like the white van stuff .
muzzagruzz Posted April 17, 2012 Posted April 17, 2012 Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think anyone in this thread mentioned Legend Acoustics? I purchased my first pair of Legend Joey II's 8 years ago and had a Brazilian Mahogany veneer put on them. Stunning build quality and beautifully engineered - more than equal to imported speakers at twice the price! That's in my opinion, of course. Considering that there are many imported brands, with reputable names, that are made in China, why on earth would anyone want to purchase stuff when so many superb Australian speakers are designed and made here? It's great to have the choice of imported products available, but when the quality of locally made product exceeds the imported brands then it becomes a no brainer. I can understand people buying overseas cars because the build quality of many of them does, unfortunately, exceed the quality of Australian built cars. (This is a great shame as we are capable of brilliant engineering in this country but there is such a lack of will in the automotive industry - and bad planning). However, when it comes to Australian made speakers/audio there is no question that 'our' product is superior in many ways. I recently purchased Legend Kurre 7 standmounts to replace the Joeys - which are now in HT system - and they are so beautifully made. A Legend Kanga centre speaker is on order, so soon I will have Legend speakers in both of my systems. The two channel system is also powered by ME amps - will soon be purchasing an ME 750 power amp. Australian hifi tragic - I admit it. There is no hope for me. Tricky
KeithL Posted April 17, 2012 Posted April 17, 2012 Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think anyone in this thread mentioned Legend Acoustics? I purchased my first pair of Legend Joey II's 8 years ago and had a Brazilian Mahogany veneer put on them. Stunning build quality and beautifully engineered - more than equal to imported speakers at twice the price! That's in my opinion, of course. Considering that there are many imported brands, with reputable names, that are made in China, why on earth would anyone want to purchase stuff when so many superb Australian speakers are designed and made here? It's great to have the choice of imported products available, but when the quality of locally made product exceeds the imported brands then it becomes a no brainer. I can understand people buying overseas cars because the build quality of many of them does, unfortunately, exceed the quality of Australian built cars. (This is a great shame as we are capable of brilliant engineering in this country but there is such a lack of will in the automotive industry - and bad planning). However, when it comes to Australian made speakers/audio there is no question that 'our' product is superior in many ways. I recently purchased Legend Kurre 7 standmounts to replace the Joeys - which are now in HT system - and they are so beautifully made. A Legend Kanga centre speaker is on order, so soon I will have Legend speakers in both of my systems. The two channel system is also powered by ME amps - will soon be purchasing an ME 750 power amp. Australian hifi tragic - I admit it. There is no hope for me. Tricky Agree to a point. If you find an Australian made speaker that ticks all your boxes then it makes a lot of sense to buy them but to say locally made exceeds imported brands is taking it a bit far. My first "hifi" speakers were Legends. I had Legend Kama fronts, Kurka centre and Kurlo sub and have a lot of love for Legend but the build quality, although solid, is no where near some imported brands. I recently purchased some Usher S520 bookshelves that have a fit and finish that's hard to believe for the price. If we're talking sound quality then that's totally subjective. The Kurres are a very nice bookshelf but I've heard overseas brands that sound just as good in the same price bracket (with a better build quality). Of course this is just my opinion.
Zaphod Beeblebrox Posted April 17, 2012 Posted April 17, 2012 Has any one heard of an Australian speaker manufacturer from Adelaide in the late seventies very early eighties called 'Chadwick' ? Just curious as I have a pair, quite massive, probably weigh about 50 or 60 kilos. I was going to start a thread on them but perhaps someone here might have heard of them. The boss at Krix hadn't when I asked him four or five years ago yet when I was down in Melb a week ago, one of the guys at CAV had certainly heard of them and asked was it the big fat looking floorstanders running Linn tweeters? I said I'll take a screwdriver to them and find out as they are big and fat or squat looking speakers. I'd be interested if anyone here had heard of them. Cheers:D It is important to understand a little history of Australian speakers. Back in the 1970s, there were a lot of speakers built by the big stores, like Miranda Hi Fi, Encel, Douglas and so on. They were, first and foremost, designed to deliver maximum profits to the retailers and match the cabinets sold by that retailer. Sound quality was a secondary consideration. Then there were the likes of AMW, who were attempting to build speakers that could match the best designs available anywhere. Somewhere in the middle was Chadwick. I worked on a few Chadwick speakers over the years. They were OK, but not all that well designed, IMO. Better than the house brands from the big retailers, in most cases. In some cases, Chadwick supplied their speakers to the big retailers, but built down to the price demanded by them.
LuzArt Posted April 17, 2012 Posted April 17, 2012 (edited) Polfrus - interesting you mention Les from Springwood HiFi. I knew him back in the 80's/90's, my dad bought much of his gear from him. I remember when I was quite young the store also sold vinyl and cassettes. He designed and had built Springwood Speakers for many years, a friend of mine who used to work for him now has a client (he's now an IT guru) who still owns a pair of dominators - 7 foot towers that retailed for $20,000. Les never aimed for big success, he simply loved quality audio. The current owner of Springwood HiFi runs the business geared more towards home theatre and sadly Springwood Speakers are no longer made. Edited April 17, 2012 by LuzArt
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