THE HOME ENTERTAINMENT SPECIALISTS     

About Us

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9, SILVER STREET
YEOVIL, SOMERSET
BA20 1HW

(GRADE 2 LISTED)

E-Mail:
mikemanning1@me.com
Opening Hours:
Tuesday to Friday
9.15am to 5.30pm
Saturdays
9am to 5pm
Closed Mondays

HOW TO FIND US

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We have just moved into our all new store at 9, Silver Street in the middle of Yeovil after 24 years in our previous premises.
This Grade 2 Listed building used to be the 'Kings Arms' pub.
Now the only things 'on tap' are great sounds with fantastic home cinema and, of course, multi-room systems.

We have tried to make your experience as pleasant as possible with surroundings more in line with the your own home...i.e. 'real life', not just a shop filled with shelves and shelves of black boxes.
Great equipment demonstrated in realistic surroundings by knowledgeable staff who really care about the end result.....a happy customer!

Mike opened his first shop in Yeovil over 24 years ago, stocking and demonstrating a range of quality hi-fi products not before available outside of the larger towns.

Mike's enthusiasm for music, especially live concerts, led him along the road in search of a realistic and enjoyable sound system for the home. On his quest Mike admits that he made many mistakes, often being seduced by 'flavour of the month' magazine reviews and cosmetic appeal. The pressure of the commission based salesman also took it's toll.

In an endeavour to fulfil his desire, Mike decided to make a career change, leaving the security of a family based business, to work in a reputable hi-fi shop for over twelve years before branching out on his own.

The staff at both of the Mike Manning Audio stores are all music and home cinema enthusiasts, NOT commission based salesmen. Between them they have amassed over 50 years experience of demonstrating, selling and installing 'quality' audio and video equipment. Their customer's have learned to trust their judgement and expertise.

Over the last few years Mike Manning have also become much more involved with 'custom install' of 'multi-room' systems both in domestic as well as commercial environments.

Demonstrations, of both Hi-fi and Home Cinema, are carried out in a relaxed and un-pressured manner, making it a more pleasurable experience choosing your heart's (and Ears) desire.

Mike Manning Audio is an independant company NOT a franchise!
The product range that we demonstrate and sell is carefully chosen
by us for it's performance. not review or commercially led.


Remember... Experience Counts

AUDIO & AV CABLES

Cable Choice – Separating the wheat from the chaff

For many years we have been aware of the dramatic effect that cables can have on the sound of hifi. Sadly too many cables affect the sound, rather than just “get out of the way”, or be transparent.

Certain magazines have pushed one particular brand of cable over many years - it feels like they've reached the silver anniversary of their partnership!
We have never pushed that type of bright, aggressive cable on principle.
If you had a system that sounded 'as dull as ditchwater' then it might be ok....BUT two wrongs don't make a right do they?!!

We take great pride in stocking only products that genuinely offer something special over the “me too” competition. This philosophy has usually seen us backing small enterprising firms, rather than the “established” big names.

Of course any small specialist firm can expand rapidly if successful, but it's a sad fact that some small companies can become so big that eventually their name will strike such an epic chord that inevitably the company brand becomes bigger than the products they sell.

Any brand that consistently deliver performance will usually be on our shelves.....

 


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Innovative New cables from 'LOCAL' UK Company Tellurium Q

“Ground-breaking cables, delivered with your choice of musical toppings”

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for new TQ GRAPHITE CableReview

Tellurium Q have won the “Cable of the Year” award from the UK magazine HiFi+, plus full 5 Globe Awards from Hi-Fi World (for ALL of their cables) and we are excited to be able to offer this very high value for money range of cables exclusively in Somerset.

We have tried out their cables here and found that even the lowest priced (£16.33 per metre un-terminated) ‘Blue’ speaker cable performed beyond expectations, allowing the system on dem at the time (based around a Naim Supernait and CDX2) to truly breath and flow. Considering that we traditionally demonstrate with either Chord Odyssey 2, Chord Epic Twin or Mogami speaker cable, this is really a very potent appraisal of Tellurium's entry-level cable!!!

Flat, thin and easily concealed, their speaker cables are just the sort of cable product our customers have been asking for. Starting at just £19 per metre, at last we have a top performing cable at a very reasonable price that shocks the established players.

The step up to their Black, Green and Ultra Black cables gives a defined, and markedly musical improvement. All other cables come across as, to put it bluntly, decidedly crude and mechanical sounding.

This ground-breaking company also have a phenomenal range of interconnects, with RCA connections and highly innovative DIN based interconnects. These feature highly secretive circuitry which Tellurium Q have taken great lengths to protect.

We will be adding a new page with more information on Tellurium Q ™ in the next few days. You can also read about all their products on the TTellurium Q ™ web-site.

Speaker Cable

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Tellurium Q Blue

Price per metre £16.33

 

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Tellurium Black

£47.40 per metre (terminated)

 

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Tellurium Green

£148.14 per metre (terminated)

 

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Tellurium Ultra Black

£253.20 per metre (terminated)

 

PHONO/DIN/BALANCED INTERCONNECTS

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Tellurium Blue Din Interconnect

£320.00 (metre)

 

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Tellurium Black Interconnect

£285.00 (metre)

 

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Tellurium XLR Interconnect 'Balanced'

£366.60 (metre)

 

THIS REALLY IS SOMETHING SPECIAL!!

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Click above to visit Wireworld's website

 

David Salz President of WireWorld Inc. talks to Audiophile Review and tells the world about his philosophy, inventions and basics of how cables actually work & should be properly evaluated.

“This is the first of a series of interviews Audiophile Review will be doing with who we consider to be the important designers and trend-setters in audio. During this interview David Salz of WireWorld answers some of the "hard questions" about wire, cable, and why he does things the way he does.”
Audiophile Review
A must read for anyone interested in specialist audio!

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Wireworld Luna 6 Stereo Interconnect – Full Range Available

Guide Price (1m) £37.00

Offering a tonally very cohesive sound, the Luna 6's smooth treble, open midrange and firm bass mark it out as major upgrade on budget cables and similarly priced rivals.



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Wireworld Supernova 6 Optical interconnect – FULL WIREWORLD RANGE AVAILABLE


Guide Price (1m) £155.00

A reference-quality optical digital cable, utilizing 280 glass fiber optic conductors and micro-polished glass lens terminations to provide clarity and dynamics that will thrill the most sophisticated listeners.




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Wireworld Chroma 5 75 Ohm Digital interconnect – FULL WIREWORLD RANGE AVAILABLE


Guide Price (1m) £20.00

Designed specifically for unbalanced transmission of digital data, the Chroma 5 is fantastic upgrade on standard digital interconnects and is the first step in Wireworld's defining range of digital cables.



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Wireworld iWorld A Mini Jack Interconnect – FULL WIREWORLD RANGE AVAILABLE

Guide Price (1m) £20.00

The WireWorld i-World A audio cable is designed to provide improved performance over standard mass market cables.

This cable can be used with MP3 players, computers and any other device which requires a 3.5mm stereo jack to 2x RCA connection.




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Wireworld Stratus 5 Mains Cable – FULL WIREWORLD RANGE AVAILABLE


Guide Price (1m) £75.00

This entry level upgrade power cord features Oxygen-free copper conductors and molded connectors with silver-clad copper alloy. A perfect choice for entry level Hifi systems and TV displays.



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Wireworld Ultraviolet Digital Audio USB A-B – FULL WIREWORLD RANGE AVAILABLE


Guide Price (1m) £50.00

Ultraviolet USB utilizes the same advanced design as the Starlight USB, but with less silver to save cost. The cable’s unique flat profile is only 3mm thick, for extreme flexibility and easy concealment. With higher precision and lower loss than conventional round USB cables, Ultraviolet also provides distinct improvements in sound quality and the ability to function well in lengths of up to 7 meters (23 feet), making it possible to connect a laptop PC to a home cinema system across the room.



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Wireworld Luna 6 Subwoofer Cable – FULL WIREWORLD RANGE AVAILABLE


Guide Price (3m) £32.00

The Luna 6 subwoofer cable utilizes Oxygen-Free Copper conductors in WireWorld’s unique DNA Helix cable design. Composilex is used for cleaner, quieter and a more dynamic sound.

The details above represent only avery small part of WireWorld's comprehensive range. Please don't hesitate to contact us for full details if you have any specific enquiries.

 

mogami    Mogami Cables


2972 Professional Speaker Cable

High Definition Multi Series Professional Speaker Cable

This cable offers true audiophile performance for accurate sound transmission with clear transparent response yet possesses a rugged super flexibility for the most demanding professional applications. Each conductor features many strands in rope-lay of famous MOGAMI'NEGLEX' Oxygen-Free-Copper within colour-coded PVC insulation. A tough, low profile matte black super flexible PVC jacket protects the cables.

This cable is only available in made up lengths to order. We use a hydraulic crimping gun to fit the 4mm plugs and then seal any copper exposed to air.



Psuedo-balanced Stereo Interconnects and Subwoofer cables.

Like the 2972 speaker cables, these quad core interconnect cables are wonderfully open and natural sounding and, when terminated with the Eichmann Bullet RCA plugs, allow the music just to flow in a thoroughly palpable fashion.

Because these cables are hand made on in our shop please allow 7 to 10 days for delivery.


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