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Yeah. I think my ears are accustomed to the brightness of the KEFs, which I interpret as sounding 'transparent'. It feels more like I'm…

I grabbed the 100s, yes. Listening to them now. Overall, they sound pleasant and I haven't found any enormous flaws. Compared to my KEF…

Yeah, not expecting the universe from them - they'll be replacing a pair of Sherwood Piccolo 4s and running from a TV headphone out, so the…

Interesting to hear some of the logistics going on in the background. How do you find the 100s and 50s compare? How do they sound against…

Correction, I'd heard the B50s*

Little unsure what you mean here. That's a DAC / headphone amp stack, yes? You'll still need a power amplifier to run passive speakers.

Yes, with an amplifier. Note that they're fairly large for a desk (so I'd suggest the 50s, maximum) and rear-ported (you may need to…

I think you're seeing the Bronze / Silver / Gold / Platinum models, not the 'Monitor' line. These are similarly named but are different…

Assume they're sold out. They had lots of the 50s, (50-odd), about 13 of the 100s, and (I assume) less of the floorstanders and centres…

You'd be surprised. I spotted some Dali 202s going for $30 (drivers all good, some cosmetic wear). Just missed out on them myself, then saw…

In your shoes I'd keep my eye on Facebook Marketplace. I've seen some decent stuff go in the $50-$70 range, and you can always re-sell for…

I just want the bronzes because well... Let's face it. They look MUCH nicer than the Monitor series. Despite just buying a pair, I'm really…

I suppose this depends on what you feel is lacking in your current setup. I am not a home theatre owner, but my limited understanding is…

Fully agree, though in my case I'm buying to replace some $10 Sherwoods on my TV - my other nice speakers are set up elsewhere, so I'm…

I haven't heard them myself. I used to own their original model (can't remember the name but it was very similar to the Micca MB42X) which…

Just spotted what looks like a pretty great price for the full line of Monitor Audio 'Monitor' bookshelf and floorstanding speakers. These…

Yeah all fair points. I've seen a lot of models using Luminous these days, too. The SST-20, SST-40 and SFT-40 are seeing a lot of use.

The i3E takes a regular old AAA, so no issues there. I know Olight has a number of proprietary models though (and are rightly criticised…

Cheap plastic vs nicely machined aluminium, no-name LED vs Philips Luxeon, replaceable vs non replaceable battery, and IPx8 waterproof for…

Usually high end torch brands use NiMH cells to test / advertise their AA lights due to the higher runtimes and current capacity. I can't…

Olight is a 'proper' flashlight manufacturer and the build quality is miles better than those cheap AliExpress models. It's not even a fair…

Piggybacking on this comment because I can't directly message you. Have you ever looked at the Good-She 65W units variously branded under…

A lot of things (though you don't need to spend $600 - all of the below features can be found in the $200-300 range with some careful…

I meant their old EVVC2 charger, which has a maximum output of 360mA and takes 7 hours to charge an AA. It's possible that the EVVC2 is…

Not that you need further convincing, but it's almost certainly a dumb, timer-based charger. You can pretty easily tell by the charging…

That sucks. I bought a 1S light which went faulty after a month or so (it happens to nearly every copy of this bulb, it's got a design…

Just drop a bit of water on it. Glass is hydrophilic and will wet, while sapphire is hydrophobic and water beads off it. It's a pretty…

This. I've got an IKEA knife which stays pretty damn sharp for a few months at a time - but I quickly hone it after each use.

It's an automatic watch, which means it's purely mechanical. No battery here, just gears and springs. It'll probably go about 40hrs after…

The lack of backwards compatibility isn't the biggest issue, but you do lose the full graphical BIOS (and potentially some features like…