Fandango Andy

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- Fandango Andy replied to the thread Mixing high-end Naim with low-end products…in stages.
  
  I would hardly call your amp and speakers "low end" they would have cost about £2,500 when new, which is probably closer to £4,000 in...
  
  Today at 1:00 AM
- Fandango Andy reacted to gasolin's post in the thread Audio Hum with Like.
  
  This is because the voltage is to high. If that is the case, RCA Attenuators could help. Also a problem on modern amps
  
  Saturday at 10:07 PM
- Fandango Andy reacted to Gray's post in the thread Audio Hum with Like.
  
  Yes, I see his amp's line sensitivity is listed as 200mV (the old DIN standard) - too high for CD outputs. Whether or not he's hearing...
  
  Saturday at 10:07 PM
- Fandango Andy reacted to Al ears's post in the thread Audio Hum with Like.
  
  You certainly have a point there
  
  Saturday at 10:07 PM
- Fandango Andy replied to the thread Audio Hum.
  
  I am not sure if it presents as a hum, but I have heard of people having problems connecting CD players to vintage amps. This is...
  
  Saturday at 7:08 PM
- Fandango Andy replied to the thread Weakness in vintage setup.
  
  That is the exact argument I said to you a couple of months ago when I said a class A/B amp with less power may be better at driving 4Ω...
  
  Saturday at 9:26 AM
- Fandango Andy replied to the thread Weakness in vintage setup.
  
  General advice is to change one component at a time. If it's bass you are looking for, the speakers are where to start, they only go...
  
  Saturday at 12:14 AM
- Fandango Andy replied to the thread Weakness in vintage setup.
  
  You had plenty of headroom, with double the power of the OP, I wonder why that is? 🤔
  
  Saturday at 12:04 AM
- Fandango Andy replied to the thread Weakness in vintage setup.
  
  You may not, but the OP has 25 watts per channel. While this is plenty of power for the speakers they have, they don't have headroom to...
  
  Friday at 7:14 PM
- Fandango Andy replied to the thread Speaker cable.
  
  It's probably all been said, but there are two many responses to read. Don't buy cheep rubsish, it's a false economy. Go for pure...
  
  Friday at 7:07 PM
- Fandango Andy replied to the thread Weakness in vintage setup.
  
  Room correction is great once you have done everything else. It's a final polish, not a fixall! It isn't magic. If you try to use...
  
  Friday at 7:00 PM
- Fandango Andy replied to the thread Weakness in vintage setup.
  
  Lack of bass due to room is poor speaker placement. Low frequencies cancelling each other out. Fix this by moving speakers before...
  
  Friday at 1:18 PM
- Fandango Andy replied to the thread Weakness in vintage setup.
  
  The speakers are small, especially compared to the 701 from a few years before, but don't tend to sound small. I would start by double...
  
  Apr 1, 2026
- Fandango Andy reacted to AJM1981's post in the thread First HiFi for a teenager? with Like.
  
  In the 90s we had a Quad & B&W system at home, I had a decent Philips "Boombox" with CD player in my bedroom. It was really best in...
  
  Mar 29, 2026
- Fandango Andy reacted to matthewpianist's post in the thread First HiFi for a teenager? with Like.
  
  I don't mention a turntable in my post - my point is that they may not have the space and funds to build a physical collection. If a...
  
  Mar 29, 2026
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