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Title:You get surface noise in real life too
Notice:Let's be conformist
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Created:Thu Jul 28 1988
Last Modified:Mon Jun 02 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:550
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181.0. "Rock Reference anyone?" by FORTY2::SHIPMAN () Fri Jun 15 1990 20:32

Has anyone heard the Townshend Rock Reference?

For that matter, does anyone know where to go to hear this beast?

Nick
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181.1Not much of an answer I know....SUBURB::COLEJAnd only Yanks play World series....Mon Jun 18 1990 10:4715
    
    I have.
    
    It was with an Infinity pre amp and Audio innovations power amp
    I think, with a Rega Rb 300 and a Krell Cartridge.
    
    I was auditioning speakers at the time. I think it was played to
    impress me. Not having listened to much High End kit before, I could
    not make any comments, other than it sounded supurb. Sort of, all
    the attack punch ect of a C.D player, with the sound quality of
    a *really* good turntable.  
    
    Juju
    xxxx
    
181.2If I had � 1800........SUBURB::COLEJAnd only Yanks play World series....Mon Jun 18 1990 10:499
    Sorry, I forgot to mention, I heard it at a s/hand Audio shop in
    Eastbourne, "Eastbourne Audio" surprisingly enough. I think the
    owner does it as a hobby, running the shop, and he seemed to be
    a friend of Max Townsend too. It was a Reference, rather than just
    the old model rock or avalon. 
    
    Juju
    xxxx
    
181.3Good GriefFORTY2::SHIPMANMon Jul 23 1990 20:048
Thanks for the reply.  I finally found a dealer who came round and demonstrated
it a couple of weeks ago - not bad since he came from Brentwood and I live in
Sonning Common.  I've just about recovered from hearing it in my system.  I'll
put it this way:  I don't think I'll be buying the Roksan, excellent though
that deck is...  Next the Oxford Acoustics Crystal Reference, and then the
moment of truth!

Nick