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Looks like a lovely shop, a nicely away from the nightmare of the town centre! It's not too far from me, I'll pop along at some point.

I’ve had more playing time yesterday and today (after getting some actual sleep) and am really enjoying it.

Congratulations! Curious about your thoughts on it after the arrival and initial play. I was looking at the 5 string version of it, I think I have posted pics in the other thread but the additional cost of importing put me off in the end. In general I really like these new special editions, great to see the brand bringing out such gems

The inputs on the front of the 214 are a combination 1/4"/XLR socket. Just use a bog standard XLR-XLR cable (male plug at the interface end). The interface can recognise what plug has been connected.

I was tempted to go to the London show next Thursday but I think I need a night in!

Tom McGuire and the Brass holes at Rescue Rooms in Nottingham this Saturday. Looks like it'll be a hoot https://www.tomandthebrassholes.com/about-us

More than a few DIY experimenters have turned that hobby into a lucrative profession. Included in that list: James Lansing, Paul Klipsch, Edgar Villchur, Henry Kloss, Conrad Sundholm, Thomas Danley and Alex Claber, and if I may, myself. All of got into speaker design because they were dissatisfied with what was available commercially and thought they could come up with something better. Audio design in general, and speaker design in particular, has always been advanced by the work of amateurs, unimpeded by corporate politics. Villchur's example is perhaps the best. He had a Masters degree in Art History. He got into audio as a radio repairman while in the Army in WWII. That piqued his interest in audio, which he followed up on after the war. When he came up with the idea for the acoustic suspension speaker he shopped it to all the major players. They all said the same thing, that if his idea had any merit that their own engineers would have already done it. That was circa 1950. Undaunted, Villchur built a prototype of his new speaker out of a plywood box. The dimensions of the face of the box were taken from a picture frame that he had hanging in his house. His wife, Rosemary sewed the pattern for the flexible surround out of mattress ticking. After proving his concept to himself, if not others, he and his student, Henry Kloss, proceeded to create their own company, Acoustic Research, in 1954. In 1966 AR’s loudspeaker sales represented almost one-third of the entire market. Not bad for a couple of tinkerers.

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Hi....as it says....looking for info on this unit....which unfortunately has the label ripped off! Managed to find a similar pic on t'web....which I've also added.....hoping someone might fill me in with some more details. Unit has no markings....other than 3501 in white on the cone! Thanks for looking!! :)

Super easy BC deal, thanks very much 🙏🏼

and ignored by eBay who state that AI and other automated mechanisms have determined the ad is OK :(

Super easy BC deal, cheers Jim.

I know more people who fix double basses afer I've damaged them than I do those who can sell high-end instruments such as this. Not much help, I know, but I'd sooner admit my ignorance than fire up the old bullshit generator ...

I sometimes respond with "I don't know, so I'll just sod off then!".

Oooh!

Off to see Slovenian Avant Folk trio Sirom this evening...

Lovely look! We have our own Limited Run of Euro Spector's being finalised as we speak

A stunning example! Looking forward to hearing your thoughts when it arrives 👍😎