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[aaronjb]

I'd say if your prepared to accept the sound quality of ... and vinyl,

Pretty sure I just heard the audiophiles start sharpening their pitchforks and scythes, Chris.. start running now!

[Kevin Wood]

I'd say if your prepared to accept the sound quality of ... and vinyl,

Pretty sure I just heard the audiophiles start sharpening their pitchforks and scythes, Chris.. start running now!

It's worse than that.., He said B .. B .. The B word, you know..   

<shudder>Bose

The Falken of the Hi-Fi business. Actually, scratch that. Falkens are only crap, not overpriced.

.. I can forgive most people for thinking records were crap. It wasn't until I started cleaning them, and got a cartridge (2nd hand bargain) that cost more new than my Omega's worth, that I started to see the light. Turns out dragging and old rock across a bit of plastic can work acceptably well.

The last thing anyone worried about the appearance of his system needs is an umpteen-speaker home theatre setup.

[chrisgixer]

I'd say if your prepared to accept the sound quality of ... and vinyl,

Pretty sure I just heard the audiophiles start sharpening their pitchforks and scythes, Chris.. start running now!

OPPS em!

How anyone can make comparisons on quality when cassette is involved is beyond me!

Vinyl to a much lesser extent, is still shite in comparison to digital and cd formats. My Dad has a top of the range B+O set up. Quad speakers the size of radiator each, which are awsome it has to be said, that can pick out the slightest differance in quality.

He came to visit and watched the rugby on telly. ...but via the home cinema. Ooh, he said, what speakers are those. Christ knows says I. Some mid range tat richer sounds Had on special. We played music. Pumped up the volume. "That's amazing" said the B+O audio file. "The quality of speakers these days is so much better"

But is it? The source being completely differant to anything he has at home.

[Marks DTM Calib]

Remember of course that a wireless speaker will still need a mains lead.      So far from Wireless

[Jusme]

B + O..... Spent a small fortune on a B+O video player years ago. When it went wrong the bloke who worked on it said, 'this is all Philips inside'....    Sorry for wandering 'off thread'..

[chrisgixer]

B + O..... Spent a small fortune on a B+O video player years ago. When it went wrong the bloke who worked on it said, 'this is all Philips inside'....    Sorry for wandering 'off thread'..

Yep, and their tv's are fony sony, allegedly.

As said, the source is more important over this range of formats. It's not until you get into this centuries tech that the "F...F....FER  FER FALKEN" arguments become relevant.

[Taxi_Driver]

Ive got a couple of Acoustic Research wifi speakers looking for a new home. They can be powered either by mains or their internal rechargeable batteries (that probably will want replacing by now)

IIRC the input to the sender needs to be a 'line out' from the amp.

Nothing wrong with them tbh (but shall check they still work, if interested) I originally bought them to use in the garden on bbq evenings....used a few times....then bought a different stereo and didn't realise it didn't have a 'line out' so haven't used them since...

Yours for what you think they are worth 

[Shackeng]

Remember of course that a wireless speaker will still need a mains lead.      So far from Wireless

Yes I got that Mark, but fortunately, I have accessible power points, so am still interested in wireless options.

[Shackeng]

Ive got a couple of Acoustic Research wifi speakers looking for a new home. They can be powered either by mains or their internal rechargeable batteries (that probably will want replacing by now)

IIRC the input to the sender needs to be a 'line out' from the amp.

Nothing wrong with them tbh (but shall check they still work, if interested) I originally bought them to use in the garden on bbq evenings....used a few times....then bought a different stereo and didn't realise it didn't have a 'line out' so haven't used them since...

Yours for what you think they are worth 

I might be interested, what physical size are they?

[Taxi_Driver]

Ive got a couple of Acoustic Research wifi speakers looking for a new home. They can be powered either by mains or their internal rechargeable batteries (that probably will want replacing by now)

IIRC the input to the sender needs to be a 'line out' from the amp.

Nothing wrong with them tbh (but shall check they still work, if interested) I originally bought them to use in the garden on bbq evenings....used a few times....then bought a different stereo and didn't realise it didn't have a 'line out' so haven't used them since...

Yours for what you think they are worth 

I might be interested, what physical size are they?

Roughly 12"Hx7"Wx8"D

[Shackeng]

Ive got a couple of Acoustic Research wifi speakers looking for a new home. They can be powered either by mains or their internal rechargeable batteries (that probably will want replacing by now)

IIRC the input to the sender needs to be a 'line out' from the amp.

Nothing wrong with them tbh (but shall check they still work, if interested) I originally bought them to use in the garden on bbq evenings....used a few times....then bought a different stereo and didn't realise it didn't have a 'line out' so haven't used them since...

Yours for what you think they are worth 

I might be interested, what physical size are they?

Roughly 12"Hx7"Wx8"D

Will my old Pioneer set have this, and if so how would I tell?

[zirk]

Ive got a couple of Acoustic Research wifi speakers looking for a new home. They can be powered either by mains or their internal rechargeable batteries (that probably will want replacing by now)

IIRC the input to the sender needs to be a 'line out' from the amp.

Nothing wrong with them tbh (but shall check they still work, if interested) I originally bought them to use in the garden on bbq evenings....used a few times....then bought a different stereo and didn't realise it didn't have a 'line out' so haven't used them since...

Yours for what you think they are worth 

I might be interested, what physical size are they?

Roughly 12"Hx7"Wx8"D

Will my old Pioneer set have this, and if so how would I tell?

May have Line Out, (it will be marked Line Out, Tape Out or Rec Out etc), but thats not what you need, as all them are output feeds prior to the Pre Amp, what you need is Pre Amp Out which is an Output after the Volume, Balance and any Tone Controls, otherwise you will have no control feeding the Speakers.

Unless your your Pioneer is an actual Pre Amp ie, it doesn't have its own Speaker Amp, it wont have that facility.   

[Taxi_Driver]

Ive got a couple of Acoustic Research wifi speakers looking for a new home. They can be powered either by mains or their internal rechargeable batteries (that probably will want replacing by now)

IIRC the input to the sender needs to be a 'line out' from the amp.

Nothing wrong with them tbh (but shall check they still work, if interested) I originally bought them to use in the garden on bbq evenings....used a few times....then bought a different stereo and didn't realise it didn't have a 'line out' so haven't used them since...

Yours for what you think they are worth 

I might be interested, what physical size are they?

Roughly 12"Hx7"Wx8"D

Will my old Pioneer set have this, and if so how would I tell?

May have Line Out, (it will be marked Line Out, Tape Out or Rec Out etc), but thats not what you need, as all them are output feeds prior to the Pre Amp, what you need is Pre Amp Out which is an Output after the Volume, Balance and any Tone Controls, otherwise you will have no control feeding the Speakers.

Unless your your Pioneer is an actual Pre Amp ie, it doesn't have its own Speaker Amp, it wont have that facility.

Its is line out you need....you might have a jack socket marked as such....front or back....as iirc correctly you can adjust the max vol on the sender, then adjust volume/bass/treble on each speaker 

[Shackeng]

What is a 'sender' and does it come with the speakers?

[Taxi_Driver]

What is a 'sender' and does it come with the speakers?

Its the bit that you connect to the line out....and it wifi's to the speakers...and yes it comes with it