Dad3353

I tried other browsers, no dice. Maybe a regional thing; the French are to be kept in the dark over this product. Hmm...

Nope, no cigar.

Ah, OK. Well then ... Klipsch 'The Fives' ... ... or ... M-Audio Forty-Eighty ...

Duff link, I think..?

Have a look here for some choices..? Best value bookshelf speakers 2025 ... Hope this helps.

Are you sure you don't mean 'HS8'..? 'NS8' existed, long ago, as mid-range HiFi, but are not at all 'bookshelf'... ...compared to Yamaha HS8 ...

@Happy Jack...

I tidy cales away using the 'figure of eight' method; I finish by lifting it up from each side (left and right...), and put a Velcro band around it to keep it as a loop. No tangles, no twists. Works with all types of cables, and garden hoses. Hope this helps.

A test piece to check that your Stanley knife can still cut cardboard..?

Hofner have been making concert-quality violins, cellos etc for decades; I don't know what change is expected there. Gibson gave up on the 335 (poor sales...) but made a mint when the fashion changed, and now they are a key product 'with the Epiphone versions selling well, too...). We don't know what financial issues Hofner may or may not have, nor how to fix these; maybe it's time for a change, but maybe they'd be better off sticking to what they do best..? Speculation, all off it. Disclaimer : I have many Hofner guitars and basses, (mostly vintage...), and find them to be excellent for my style and tastes. None of them come anywhere near the description 'boat anchor'. I do not (nor can I ...) play 'slap' bass, nor punk rock. Chord-melody is more 'my thing', and noodling. Peace.

Why..? I don't understand this perpetual need for 'change'. If it's Good, it's Good. New stuff, old stuff... Nothing needs to be 'changed' just for 'changes' sake, does it..?

Hofner make excellent instruments, and not just basses.

Was this sold as 'book-matched' in the description, or just 'figured'..?