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  1. mr cat

    rockhopper

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    Hi Mr Cat,

    I'm thinking of selling my MF X80 amp if youre interested? Only about 5-6 months old, mint, boxed as new? Hell of an amp.
     
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    mr cat Member of the month

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    what kind of price..? does it fit the critieria that I'm looking for..??

    where are you based..? - as I'm looking to demo before I buy...
     
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    i'm from Teesside. You can demo any time. I use it with my Yamaha 640SE the same way as you do with your NAD. It sounds great with movies and music. Neutral sounding. Very well matched to the Yamaha.

    I also use a MF X-DAC (HDCD model), and the system gels well together.

    I'm after £240. Let me know what you think.
     
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    mr cat Member of the month

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    yeah, I know this may sound cheeky - but any chance I could demo at my gaff..? - I'd pay for the motion lotion - whether or not I buy it the amp...

    I'm looking for the upgrade to be more on the music side than the dvd...

    it would take about an hour from yours I guess - up the a19 - then across the a181 (vis durham), or maybe through bishop auckland...
     
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    mr cat Member of the month

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    I live on the a68... ;)
     
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    to be honest i'm stuck for time at the moment - I only moved house a fortnight ago and my time is limited. If you have transport, I would prefer you to come through - you are welcome to bring along any equipment to demo with.

    If not, it may be a few weeks before I can make it through your way.
     
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    mr cat Member of the month

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    I'm just reading the review (from -http://www.musicalfidelity.com/mf/en/Products/XSeries)

    which states the following -

    By our standards the X-80 is quite low powered. To compensate for this you should use higher efficiency loudspeakers (preferably more than 92dB for 1 watt) used this way the X-80 produces fantastic sound. It has the same circuitry and PCB as the highly regarded award-winning X-150 but with about 3dB less power, no phono stage and more modest aesthetics. If you're prepared to hunt around a bit for high efficiency loudspeakers then the X-80 offers fantastic performance at a modest price.


    and the speaker I have are rated at -
    Design 3 way bass reflex
    Drive units 130 mm (5.25") UNI-Q® with
    19 mm (3/4") aluminium dome
    130 mm (5.25") woofer
    Frequency response at 15°
    horizontally off axis ±3 dB 42 Hz - 27 kHz
    Crossover frequency 250 Hz - 2.8kHz
    Amplifier requirements 15 - 150 W
    Sensitivity (2.83V/1m) 90 dB
    Maximum output 111 dB
    Impedance 8 Ohms

    in laymans terms - will it not sound that good or..?

    cheers
     
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    mr cat Member of the month

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    ok, I'll leave it for now...only got a small car and I don't fancy luggind my speakers, sub, dac and cd player etc down...!!
     
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    ok, i've just been on the KEF website to check the spec of your Q4s, and they are the same sensitivity (90db) as my Mordaunt-Short Avant 906 fronts...

    It works perfect with mine. And despite the figures, this is very powerful amp.
     
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    Just a thought ...does your nad have those 'U' links in the back ? if so why not replace them the really limit the performance. I've just made up some silver ones for my self and a couple of other people.....I've that old 3020 in the conservatory. The difference was considerable....pm if your intrested

    Amp wise why not the VR 70 E 40 watt runs el34's costing just under £200 on ebay...there's alot on the web about them ...mainly in german though.
     
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    mr cat Member of the month

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    cheers - Zanash, yeah, I've already replaced the u-links with a .25m IC
     
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    Greg all those can be had for about £350. That's the price I sold my 62/140 for and I've seen many go for about that since. You have to look and be patient but it won't take long. I'll post some links up when I get home if I get chance
     
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    if you use 2.5 cm of silver bar .......the effect is intresting and probabley better than 25cm of copper !
     
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    mr cat Member of the month

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    you'd sell your granny if you could... ;)
     
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    sLIGHTLY OFF TOPIC, mR CAT, WHY WOULD LINTONE NOT LET YOU HOME DEMO - THEY SEEM TO PRIDE THEMSELVES IN DOING THIS SORT OF THING AND i'M SURPRISED THEY DIDNT (ALTHOUGH ITS BEEN A FEW YEARS SINCE i WAS THERE MYSELF) AW gOD, CAPS, SORRY!
    Was it the metro centre store, or Gateshead high street one - do you know? The metrocentre one, IME, is considerably worse than the G'head high Street one for customer service.
     
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    Probably because it's a £800 amp they're selling for £350. They wont be making much profit and probably cant be ersed with demos.
     
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    mr cat Member of the month

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    it's the one at park lane and in their e-mail they said -

    Sorry, we are unable to offer this facility on special offers at this sort of reduction.
     
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    If you think its worth the hassle I would give them a ring - they have always been helpful to me. Explain your situation and see what they say.....

    Best of luck

    Ian
     
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    mr cat Member of the month

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    nah...stuff 'em now...
     
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    Ian you've got to change that avatar, he was a hero and then he did us up the jacksie, stomach upset my arse. I'll not forgive him for that day at Macclesfield. I hope he's enjoying his 10 minutes a week at Chelski.

    There's only one Trevor Sinclair!!!!
     
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