Recent content by RRankin

I paid about R6.5k for an AS1000 a while back and would think along the lines of R10k - R11k for the AS2000. Hope you can make the deal work !!

Really quite liked to article, and agree in many aspects, perhaps all of them. From a purist's perspective, the article may seem overtly indifferent. I however don't think it is meant like that; it is meant to say that we are all wired just that little bit differently, and one man's magic is...

Good advice this, I can vouch for this as well. I have a set of SF Electa's, placed fairly close to a back wall due to space constraints, with a 12cm bass trap custom sized to fit inside the bookcase cavity where the speakers are located. It makes a tremendous difference, and looks good. All of...

This is quite impressive. I have always respected Vivid, have heard a number of their speakers and they are good, but from a looks point of view they've never been an option for me. This is still not what I'd call pretty, but it is much better. Honestly, I would be curious to hear them. EDIT...

Had a pair of Concerto's long ago, and regret selling them to this day. I mean why...... What made it better is when I got hold of a set of 1st generation Electa's a couple of years ago. These are now 35-years old, they aged well looks-wise and sound fantastic. They were main speakers in my...

Guarneri's are truly magnificent speakers. They almost never come onto the 2nd hand market, which tells a story in itself. Even the Tradition model, which came in for some flak from a selection of reviewers, are very good. I think the flak came mostly due to aesthetic changes, the Traditions...

Both already mentioned, but my no 1 choice around that price range would be KEF Reference Meta 1's, followed closely by SF Olympica 1's which are real smooth operators and off-course stunning things to look at. Mind you the KEF's are quite pretty too although in a different way. Both these...

A visit to markc's place is always an occasion, as the pics above show.

I'll throw my vote in with andredt. We use a Kaercher WD6, and every single fitting on it is replaceable, Kaercher has an online shop as well. Good suction power if you maintain the filters well and replace as needed, and easy to clean. If this WD6 finally packs up, it will be replaced with a...

I loved Modern Talking back in the day. Thomas Anders also had some really good solo albums. I remember back in university days in the residence (koshuis), early 90's, I had a Thomas Anders CD "Down on Sunset". This was off course long before streaming and even before CD Writers in PC's, so my...

Nice stuff both Charles's !! @ Charles Barnes, those are Nautilius 802's, back as a cash strapped student I used to drool over those in the glossaries given to me at HFX (Hifi Excellence back then). I recognize them being those particular models from the reflex port arrangement at the bottom...

Long overdue pic of my office system, which is sort of the primary system in the house. 2nd pic is of my oft-present listening companion.

To me the high was redoing my room's sound treatment. The room did have treatment before as well, but it started to look a bit crap, and it was inadequate, specifically in terms of bass traps. Got the new panels and bass traps, done in custom colours, by Oxland Acoustics earlier this year, and...

Because I own a Jaaaaaaag...

Hi VikingRSA, I would vote for the Monitor Audio S6's. Lovely speakers and quite different to the 684's, as you say the 684's are not bad but if their voice is not for you, the S6 may work. To my ears, the S6's would be a bit 'less direct' and a bit more velvety sounding (if that makes sense)...