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Thx for that, wasn't aware of the brand. I shall be in Derby for a family wedding next month, staying a few days, if I get a chance I'll drop by.

Thx Millennia, really helpful advice. The search continues!

Thx but maybe I didn't make it clear that the main reason for the upgrade was to improve on the Audiolab 8200CD player when I'm listening to CDs. I don't really spend much time streaming music, although the Audiolab DAC makes it possible. I have a large collection of CDs I want get more from...

Thanks for that. My nearest AudioT says I can borrow one to try out in my set up at home. If the Qutest doesn't turn out to be what Im looking for, what else should I consider?

Thx. Would something like the Chord Qutest be a significant upgrade on the Audiolab DAC? And is it easy to bypass?

I've upgraded the vinyl end of my system as far as I want to for now. Now I'm turning my attention to the CD player - an Audiolab 8200CD bought some years ago. Not only does it still sound good, I use the DAC when I want to stream Spotify from my MacBook Pro. But if I wanted to upgrade to...

Thanks for asking but haven't had time to sort this yet. The electrician may have to wait until we get the 'all clear'...

"Are your amp, phono stage and turntable all supplied by the same mains outlet?" Yes they are, they're all plugged into the same 6 way mains board.

Thanks guys. I will try as you suggest, Al. Earsome, you mention earthing. I was having problems with earth hum a while back. I have a Funk Firm FXR tonearm - modified Rega. And a Graham Slee phono stage. I did have the earth wire from my turntable connected to the earth post on the phono stage...

Thanks. My question wasn't really about how do I prevent static. I usually give records a wash on my Project RCM and then pop them into a polymer lined sleeve. But my collection's quite large and I haven't got around to cleaning every one of my albums yet. But I'm curious, presumably it's the...

It's only started happening recently, I'm getting a wave of static crackle through the speakers when I take an album from its sleeve or lift it from the platter after it has finished playing. I can be standing 3 feet away from the turntable taking an album from its sleeve and it still happens...

As both the seller and I live in Tier 4 there's no chance of me auditioning the amp before I buy so I think I'll leave it for now. But thanks for all the wisdoms and helpful advice. Hope you all have a great Christmas - keep safe, keep well and keep eating the mince pies...

I was going to pay with PayPal.

I've never used Gumtree, but I've seen a secondhand amp I'm interested in for £800, a fair price. Through Gumtree I've contacted the seller who says it's 4 years old, in mint condition and he's selling because he's upgrading. Because of Covid I'm not able to audition it and Gumtree suggests you...

Strange, no hum at all today. If it returns I'll get my GP to check me for tinnitus.