British sound???

Hi,

I see few threads talk about 'british sound'.
What exactly is it?

Thanks,

jobyts03-15-2011 2:30am

mlauner Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 250 posts 03-15-2011 at 09:42pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Naim, Linn, Exposure are good examples for British electronics. plenty of PRAT, natural mid-range with little emphasis on the deep bass or sound stage.
hifihvn Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 943 posts 03-15-2011 at 10:11pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Aberyclark, I forgot to say, it would still be hard to picture the mids they're famous for, trying the EQ experiment.
clio09 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,360 posts 03-16-2011 at 12:39am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Read Robert E. Green's review of the Spendor 1/2 or Harbeth Compact 7 speakers. This should give you a pretty good idea of the British sound. You can find the reviews here: Spendor 1/2 Harbeth Compact 7
bojack Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 655 posts 03-16-2011 at 01:01am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Just listening to my newly acquired Spendor 1/2s, and the British sound can be summed up with one word: Good.
paullb Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 131 posts 03-16-2011 at 02:57am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete The "British sound" is also characterized by a small dip in the presence region (2-4K hertz) which will have the effect of emphasizing the midrange and making things less "edgy".