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Pretty sure @Smp had a set of TC50 for sale a while back not sure if he sold them though maybe he'll chime in.

Well if there was a modern alternative I would have thought this would have come up before I've tried a fair few amps in my time but not everything out there I have had various Sansui's over the years and done some comparisons along the way what I found I kept going back to Sansui every time and that Is what I use every day as per my signature however I did find the Saksa 80 ($2000) from Hugh Dean Aspen Amplifiers was pretty close in sound signature to the Sansui's to the point that it survived in my collection the longest because I couldn't bring myself to sell it because it did sound so good but in the end I was doing a bit of a downsize system wise and I sold it I still have various Sansui's though. If you're trying to find something that sounds the same but costs a lot less well good luck Sansui were at the top of the game all those years ago some other brands up there would include Luxman Accuphase and there would be others but their prices are up there as well, the two you've mentioned PM5005 (which I have had) and Rotel A10 aren't in the same class don't bother they probably won't satisfy. There's a reason these amps from Japan command the high prices they were built to a high standard when there was pride in putting out a quality product for the right reasons not just to make a buck, that legacy remains to this day and beyond they just sound right to the person who likes a balance of sweet tone, musicality and accuracy. You could probably pick up one of the lower spec Sansui like the one you had for your budget put a WTB in the classifieds never know what might turn up plenty of hoarders on here eventually they let some things go ? @Cafad is the Sansui comparison guru he might be able to suggest something here.

Sorry my suggestion was useless. Sometimes TV's that are on the same powerpoint introduce a buzz and they get louder depending on what's showing on the screen well in my case it does if the Plasma has a white scene the buzz is louder and a dark screen for some reason is quieter so yes a bit bewildering for both our situations could have something do with the amp being on the same powerpoint must move that one of these days.

Is there a tv nearby?

Best advice so far. Your room is awesome but not for audio too many hard surfaces corners and it's just too big.

45 watts Jakey?

You can tell when the tweets are gone would sound very dull just depends on how hot they got obviously you turned it off in time.

Just out of interest maybe try the 5 cent pieces as an experiment it will only cost 40 cents I did and it worked those Bunnings pads are pretty good too.

Every situation is different comes down to your ears in the end these so called experts can't get it right every time its not a blanket solution for all playing around with the furniture costs nothing and can yield results. I've used 50mm for the HF I don't have any complaints but I'm no expert. I think it's a combination of everything in the room contributes something even those fake plants I've got may be doing some diffusing anythings possible and they look nice.

Are the walls insulated and does the carpet have thick underlay it does help? Here is my pathetic attempt at acoustic tiles at the time of doing this I read that corners play havoc with frequencies so I did put some corner sections in apart from the ceiling cornice I didn't bother with that mainly because it was a pain to do, I do think the ceiling tiles above the speakers which are just eBay ones do actually help and don't underestimate how much extra bits of furniture in the room apart from hard surfaces help to diffuse certain frequencies. Do you think moving the speakers out from the back wall maybe a metre would help and move the listening chair back in fact I'd swap the big sofa for the little one that would probably do more diffusing front on and that coffee table thing on the right get rid of that or at least move it further back, way back. The tiles are mirrored on the back section of the room as well where I sit as cheap and nasty as this looks it does actually work for me my room isn't harsh. Have included an insulation picture I don't know if it helps but it seems to.

Maybe JBL if you can afford them @Darren69 has a set you'd probably like, his aren't for sale just an example. Positioning is pretty important as is the acoustics of your room maybe a pic of your current setup will help? Glad to see you've got a man cave too an essential for an audiophile.

Not a silly idea certainly wouldn't hurt the records either way.

I'd Like David Gilmour and Def Leppard please

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Thanks Jakey I appreciate it mate, getting right up there money wise though once all the extras are factored in US gear just isn't worth it anymore, well I think so anyway.

Thank you Jakey.

Thanks mate much appreciated I remember this story the tweeters I've got work fine but one got screwed in too hard and the plastic surround cracked I managed to repair it with super glue but we lot are perfectionists and I'd like to replace the current tweeters and have backups with the old ones.

Nice, thanks mate I'll check it out, these measure 90 across the face. Cheers

Thanks Neo bur I don't think those will fit in the existing spot don't want to do any modifications or change the sound signature either.

Item: Focal tweeters from Whatmough P30 see picture. Price Range: Whatever is agreeable Item Condition: New or Used Extra Info: Ladies and gents I'm hoping to find a pair of these Focal tweeters working would be preferable model no Focal TC 90 K. Cheers

@Rob1970

Some help please people. Does anyone know anything about these speakers are they a prototype Duntech or something from that stable or just a coincidence with the model no's there isn't anything on the net a friend of mine picked up a set recently the seller claimed they might be Duntech, he is just interested to see if anyone has any info or is even familiar with these speakers? There's not much to go on sort of hoping something might jog someone's memory Thanks for any help in advance. Seb

Sometimes the updates don't work properly they do get things wrong is it worth doing a restore before that update not sure if that will help but its worth a try.

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