Recent content by Adam W.

I agree with you. You should trust your own ears and buy what makes you happy. The Darko video above shows the back panel of a Denafrips Ares II. I’m sure most people are familiar with it at this point. It’s an R2R DAC made in China. People who base their opinion of audio equipment...

I was just kidding! Regardless of what people think about cables, it’s always a good idea to buy well-made ones.

Guys, I’m going to give my ISP a ring to ask if they’re using audiophile grade cable. I will let you know what they have to say! UPDATE: They lady from customer service told me she didn’t understand the question. I recommended AudioQuest anyway.

Airplay is turned off. Definitely streaming from the network.

Hello everyone! I use the StreamMagic app on my iPhone and iPad to stream music from Qobuz. The issue occurs with both Apple devices. The problem ranges from intermittent to consistent and is extremely annoying. During playback of a song, the music will pause/stop whenever my iPhone or iPad...

My SA20, which is also class G and probably has the same DAC section, is silent whether in analogue or digital mode.

I put all of my interconnects in the freezer an hour before listening to a song. The freezing process works some kind of magic on the copper crystals. I don’t have time to go into the complicated scientific explanation. Needless to say, the sound quality improves drastically. I can hear...

I use my Cambridge CXN to stream CD and Hi-Res quality music from Qobuz. I no longer worry about whether an album is Hi-Res or not because I don’t believe it makes all that much difference, if any. One of the problems I have found when comparing a standard 16/44.1 track to it’s Hi-Res...

I’ve had the replacement SA20 for about a week now and haven’t had a single problem with it. I’m very happy! I have noticed something different, though. On the older unit the large capacitors and part of the circuit board were visible through the top vents (where the heat sink is located). The...

I recently took delivery of a Schiit Loki Mini+ equalizer after about eight weeks of waiting due to it being on backorder. I have it between my Cambridge Audio CXN and Arcam SA20. After playing around with it for some time, specifically when listening to not so great recordings, I’m just not...

This is top-notch advice! What HiFi should adopt this when reviewing products.

I did photograph the package. I also considered rejecting it but thought I’d take a look instead. I contacted the dealer and they offered to replace it again. However, because it appears to be completely fine with no damage whatsoever, I decided to keep it as they offered a discount and it...

I received the replacement yesterday afternoon. The box was really damaged. One side of the box was ripped open and the general condition of the box isn’t great. The blue plastic it was wrapped in was also badly damaged. The amplifier doesn’t appear to be damaged in any way. It works and...

Thanks for responding. I apologize for my very late reply. I’ve been quite busy recently. I contacted the dealer a few weeks ago and they agreed it’s a problem. They said they haven’t experienced this specific problem with Arcam gear but have with another brand. In the other brand the issue...

Since buying the SA20 in November 2020, I’ve experienced a problem where it will not output any sound from any source whatsoever. Putting it in and out of standby fixes it. It’s only happened two or three times. No error messages are displayed and everything appears to be normal. I don’t know...