Recent content by adamwillan

Hi I am a bit out of the game when it comes to stereo systems compared to a few years ago... I currently use a chromecast audio to play Spotify/Radio from my phone. It is connected via optical to the DAC on my Rotel RA 12 amplifier. I am looking to upgrade my streaming option so that it is...

Hi I am a bit out of the game when it comes to stereo systems compared to a few years ago... I currently use a chromecast audio to play Spotify/Radio from my phone. It is connected via optical to the DAC on my Rotel RA 12 amplifier. I am looking to upgrade my streaming option so that it is...

Great looks like we have a winner. When I initially looked I dismissed as was only a phono jack, didnt realise it was a digitial out aswell. I'll put it on my xmas list :-)

Hi I have got a Rotel RA-12 amp which has a built in amp and bluetooth connectivity. I have always played spotify from my phone through bluetooth directly to the amp, but I dont think this is getting the best out of the amp or my premium account, especially with the dodgy connection when moving...

Thanks for the help with this. Unfortunaterly a trip to the vets ended up costing me £650, so my TV budget is no more... the dog best pick up its entertainment to make up for the lack of a decent tv.

Hi I haven't bought a TV for 7 years so I'm a bit behind the loop. Am looking to spend around £500ish and want a TV around the 42inch size. What is my best option? The LG 42UB820V LED 4K Ultra HD is currently on offer at argos for £499, or for the size I'm buying is it best to stay away from 4k...

I have these speakers and love them, albeit I have nothing to compare against as they were my first decent speakers. I have the Rotel ra-12 amp and marantz cd6005 and I have never found myself needing more volume or bass and I mainly listen to Techno. Depends on how much bass you want, or expect...

Thanks for the reply, good tips about buying already pre made cables and not getting cat 6. Was wondering how do you distribute the signal over co-axial? On my tivo box the outputs seem to be hdmi and scart? Do you use some form of splitter from the virgin/sky box then simply a cable to each...

Seems like the best plan. Just need to work out where is the best place to have a central point.

Annoying I had responded to this but it must not have worked. Yeah is always funny showing an untechnical person gadgets. I bought my girlfriends parents a bluetooth speaker for their kitchen at Christmas, I reckon her mum will still be searching for the invisible cable now. Living in a flat I...

Good point I hadn't even thought about doing that. At the very least my rotel amp has two speaker outs, so I could pick up speakers and run some speaker cable from my music room to the sitting room and be able to play in both rooms at the same time. Pretty much what I do already in my flat...

Thanks had a quick look and looks really helpful. Will have a longer read tonight. Although I'm not sure I should be spending all my time researching cables and stereo systems when I've got a whole renovation to price and do ;-)

Thanks for the response that makes sense, I think I have just assumed that because I read somewhere that you can watch tv on cat 6 it would all be part of the same thing. After reading more tonight you can watch tv over cat 6 by using hdmi extenders either side of a dual cable, but these are...

Yeah google is handy! With this though struggling with not knowing the terminology to search for. I guess what I can't get my head around is what can the switch do. How does the network know what information to send through what cable? Could you run a hdmi splitter out of the sky box, with a...

Anyway the point was supposed to be was I being naive to expect an upgrade in sound quality upon purchasing the cd player in compared to my previous setup?