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Dmitry Medvedevs Stereo: Any Good or What?

post #1 of 14
10/6/10 at 3:54am
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So? Has the President of the Russia been the victim of the snake oil stereo salemen or has his taxpayers money been well spent.

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/oct/05/dmitry-medvedev-stereo-system-russia

 

Interconnect cables look a bit Maplin's. Perhaps he should have saved 10% of his budget (~$15,000)  for something from Monster? 


Edited by RonaldDumsfeld - 10/6/10 at 3:57am
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post #2 of 14
10/6/10 at 9:29pm

He is totally solid state over there, so, it still potential for upgrades.

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post #3 of 14
10/6/10 at 9:47pm
I think Medvedev should have consulted with Fabio before buying.
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post #4 of 14
10/8/10 at 2:54pm

I find the complaints about it not being all Russian sourced funny. Obviously Russians know their tubes, but they aren't exactly setting the world on fire with their speakers, amps, or CD players. 

 

Cadillac and Lincoln may be a bit of a joke compared to the rest of the world, but we've got Spectral and Audio Research, so there's nothing to be embarrassed about there


Edited by DaveBSC - 10/8/10 at 2:56pm
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post #5 of 14
10/8/10 at 3:59pm

 

 

No system on Earth is going to do much with patriotic ballads.

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post #6 of 14
10/8/10 at 4:00pm

I find it funny (sad?) that his system costs far more than his entire yearly salary

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post #7 of 14
10/8/10 at 5:39pm

Probably paid for with graft.

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post #8 of 14
10/9/10 at 3:03pm

So Medvedev has a Naim CDP... Good choice.

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post #9 of 14
10/9/10 at 4:02pm

http://www.danielhertz.com/products/m1


Edited by mshan - 10/9/10 at 4:12pm
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post #10 of 14
10/9/10 at 4:06pm

The design of those speakers seems just odd. Massively wide baffle, 12" midrange driver? Huh?

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post #11 of 14
10/9/10 at 9:17pm

 

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Originally Posted by DaveBSC View Post

The design of those speakers seems just odd. Massively wide baffle, 12" midrange driver? Huh?

 

Works for Tannoy, and for 60+ years at that. Ever heard a pair of the Churchill Widebands? A single 15" cone handles both lows & mids, with a compression driver in the center for highs; a massively wide baffle is implied. They're shockingly dynamic and remain clean at high volumes.

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post #12 of 14
10/9/10 at 10:53pm

HEY I agree with all of your opinions/comments (So Far) but YOU know as well as me I'd rather see that Equipment in his system as SAY A "BOSE WAVE RADIO"  perched on a antique marble end table.....With Herbie Hancocks Cd's laying' all over!!!  JMO......

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post #13 of 14
10/9/10 at 11:47pm
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Works for Tannoy, and for 60+ years at that. Ever heard a pair of the Churchill Widebands? A single 15" cone handles both lows & mids, with a compression driver in the center for highs; a massively wide baffle is implied. They're shockingly dynamic and remain clean at high volumes.


Yeah, this isn't a concentric driver though. Using a "midrange" that big and by necessity that far from the tweeter in a point-source design just doesn't make sense to me. I would have to assume that a 5 or 6" Accuton ceramic, something properly sized for mid duty, would walk all over that.

 

A modern narrow baffle Rockport or Tidal should sound way better.

 

rockport_arrakis.jpg


Edited by DaveBSC - 10/9/10 at 11:53pm
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post #14 of 14
10/28/10 at 9:22pm

I think Obama has a pair of iBuds. 

Who needs supercomputers or nuclear defense systems?

Let's step up our hi-fi game Mr. President. 

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