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Thanks for the info Alan, this ties together numerous posts in this forum. :thumbs: Francois was trying to arrange a visit to Alan Hobkirk's to enable me to listen to the Onkens with the 604's.  Time is a challenge, never enough of it during the weekend.  When the time is right, this will...

No apology necessary Alan, discourse is a wonderful aspect of life and this is what my thread is meant for :2thumbs: Happy to take some more pics and share, I actually do like photography (just not good at it yet), the past week was a little hectic with business-related activities. Yip, that...

Yes Alan, those are uncle Chris' Coral-based horns; the ones with the Goodmans Axiom 201 drivers. However, I have not been able to categorically confirm that this pairing of cabinet and driver was as-built by Chris.  The cabinet has a cutout that I equate to the cabinets that originally housed...

Seeing as the weekend is knocking, I thought it prudent that I satisfy the picture-hungry masses :angel: Firstly, for a little perspective, let's show you what my (yes, I purchased her) sweet Japanese Geisha Girl looks like when compared to the sheer size of the Coral-based horns.  Mind you...

What a feeling of emptiness... Condolences to family and friends. Rest In Peace Chris

Point taken gents, I have been letting the side down, haven't I?  Phone is with me, let me see if I can take and post some pics before I'm banished :angel: The third machine is owned by Francois and is not an option for me to purchase.  He asked that I listen and write a review for him. ...

Yip, it is indeed a Leben DeonC and Nirvana. :thumbs:  She is a CS300F. Nirvana, the feedback on the Leben is already in the review. Initial impressions are that there are subtle differences between the two, but I will need to take time and perform back-to-back sessions to try and nail down the...

The Svelte Japanese Geisha To be totally transparent, this is the integrated that has tickled my fancy for a long time, not from listening to it, but based on the reviews that I have managed to find.  The first time I did manage to listen to a previous model from this lineup, I knew it was a...

Apologies to everyone for getting the valves wrong and thank you Charles....they are indeed EL34s. :facepalm: Congrats folks...yip, my Italian Lady is indeed a Unison Research Triode 25. The little Japanese Geisha description is in the making and I believe this one will be even easier...and I...

23 July, a little surprise to kickstart the weekend Time to partly reveal: My Italian Lady In my eyes she is an absolute stunner looks-wise, fronted by her cherry-wood faceplate which houses 2 chunky metal rotary selectors and an on/off toggle switch. This is the perfect foil for the mass of...

18 July 2021, the morning Cleanup time, the dust in the winter is terrible and gets in everywhere.  Out with my integrated and in with the revitalised beauty and not one expletive as no head-banging occurs. Connected via all its umbilical cords and switched on she makes Classic FM (UK) music. ...

17 July 2021 With family responsibility activities out the way, time to head out west to see, or is that listen to what?s happening at Francois'.  Maybe I will be in luck and the integrateds are ready for me to test.  In which case, you the reader will be out of luck as I won't be revealing my...

You are welcome Johan...and thanks for reading, as well as your feedback :thumbs: Let me go listen to Leonard and his The Future

11 July 2021, during the morning Got tired of 'Smooth Jazz', I guess there's only so much you can classify and listen to under this genre; even my wife said that she was finding the music ?all the same?.  Well, that's the benefit of internet radio ? go find another channel from just about...

9 July 2021, about 17h00 Not much critical listening done this past week.  A few early morning sessions, but can only be considered as background listening to 'Best Smooth Jazz' streaming across the net. Shakatak The Coolest Cuts is currently spinning whilst I am making dinner (and sneaking...

Fan-flipping-tastic choice Stefan.  :2thumbs: Too heck with WAF, this ticks all the DAF (Designer Acceptance Factor) boxes.

USA Independence Day 2021, the morning Decided to unpack the hifi shelves and rearrange equipment as the Pioneer TX-608 and Sansui TU-217 tuners will no longer be used, instead we are streaming radio channels across the web. Welcome to the modern world. Thumbs-up from my wife with respect to...

3 July 2021, about 13h00 Fandamily responsibility completed, in other words ? shopping, chopping veggies and cleaning kitchen after chopping veg.  Wife is very grateful for my help and we all know that ?a happy wife means a happy life?. Got my old Dell laptop with Linux Mint up and running...

I'm in the same boat as Ingenieus - 2 stunning tuners that will no longer be required.  What a waste. Hmmm...so, now I'm wondering whether I can strip out the electronics, whilst leaving the tuning dials in place, and replacing the innards with a laptop and DAC.  I shall ponder this over some ...

Settling on the horns was an easy choice - they do not require volume levels to be cranked up to start sounding decent.  Low-powered amps will drive these boxes to deafening levels, as so vividly described by Chris Templer over at TNT-Audio where the designs and builds of these enclosures are...