Dmitry Medvedevs Stereo: Any Good or What? | Headphone Reviews and Discussion - Head-Fi.org

RonaldDumsfeld · Oct 6, 2010 at 6:54 AM

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?

Blackmore · Oct 7, 2010 at 12:29 AM

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

Uncle Erik · Oct 7, 2010 at 12:47 AM

I think Medvedev should have consulted with Fabio before buying.

DaveBSC · Oct 8, 2010 at 5:54 PM

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

ford2 · Oct 8, 2010 at 6:59 PM

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

El_Doug · Oct 8, 2010 at 7:00 PM

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

Happy Camper · Oct 8, 2010 at 8:39 PM

Probably paid for with graft.

Michgelsen · Oct 9, 2010 at 6:03 PM

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

mshan · Oct 9, 2010 at 7:02 PM

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

DaveBSC · Oct 9, 2010 at 7:06 PM

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

mulveling · Oct 10, 2010 at 12:17 AM

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davebsc said:
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.

9pintube · Oct 10, 2010 at 1:53 AM

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......

DaveBSC · Oct 10, 2010 at 2:47 AM

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mulveling said:
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.

mralexosborn · Oct 29, 2010 at 12:22 AM

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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