Recent content by anderc02

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    chord mojo coaxil connect to ipod?

    I have tried to connect the iPod classic to mojo via a 3.5mm to 3.5mm headphone jack (fio 16)Also tried Russ Andrews 30 pin to 3.5 MM. Jack ; that worked with my previous ibasso amp/DAC to iPod combination
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    chord mojo coaxil connect to ipod?

    Hi How do i connect the chord mojo via coaxial input to an ipod?
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    Headphone cable upgrade

    My Bose quiet comfort 3 could do with a cable upgrade.|t is deatchable from the head shell.Any advice?
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    Yamaha ysp-2200 and freesat sound set up

    hi, I have the freeview box into the sound bar via hdma for picture and optical for the sound. Yje soundbar then feeds the TV via hdmi out. I have tweaked 'audio delay' slightly in your ysp settings to get a good sync.
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    UPGRADE SUBWOOFER FOR YSP 2200 SOUNDBAR

    Hi, I looked at that Sub it is acive and not passive so not compatible. Nevermind.
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    UPGRADE SUBWOOFER FOR YSP 2200 SOUNDBAR

    Can anyone recommend a good subwoofer to replace the one that comes with the yamaha soundbar? It needs to be fairly small and use loudspeaker cable to connect it.I am happy to trawl the second hand market for an older model. Buget is between £200 and £400. .
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    Small Subwoofer for Yamaha ysp 2200 soundbar

    Can anyone recommend a good subwoofer to replace the one that comes with the yamaha soundbar? It needs to be fairly small and use loudspeaker cable to connect it.I am happy to trawl the second hand market for an older model. Buget is between £200 and £400.
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    Floorstanders - £1,500 max. Advice, please...

    Please note the Spendor A5's are not bi-wireable.
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    Is it worth a DAC?

    As Mr Everard points out you go: PC/laptop - Type A USB socket out to USB type b at the DAC end.From that you need analogue to your Hi fi amp. Or if your chosen DAC has coaxial digital output you can buy one of them to go into your amplifier.
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    Is it worth a DAC?

    As well as those DAC's reviewed try the rather petite Beresford Caiman DAC. Before I bought a Cyrus DAC I had this and for a modest £200 outlay it improved my music files ,both from my laptop or from my Onkyo/ipod combination. With the laptop upgrade to a Wireworld USB.
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    Recommend Small Floorstanding loudspeakers

    I am looking replace my Castle Harlech's(£1200 in 2003) with a smallish pair of floorstanding speakers. My budget is £1500 - £2000 . They will be partnered with the Cyrus 8XPD qx and a Cyrus cd transport cd XT SE. It looked as though the Spendor A'5's might be ideal however they are not bi...
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    Apple ipad streaming Spotify to Cyrus DAC

    Can anyone tell me the best way to stream Spotify from the Apple Ipad to a Cyrus 8xpd amplifier/DAC ?Also is there a Spotify app or is it best just to load the software to the desktop and stream from there?
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    FIIO E7 headphone amplifier; what connections ?

    I have just ordered a FIIO E7 headphone amplifier following review in What hi fi. I am looking to use it with my Toshiba laptop and a pair of Sennheiser noise cancelling headphones . However it is not clear what type of USB lead I will need between the FIIO and the Toshiba. My laptop outputs via...
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    Cyrus 8se CD player to Cyrus 8XPD/QS : via digital optical or RCA stereo?

    Hi, What does the led display on your 8xpd say when you play digital music files? ; mine is normally 48z which I thought would be a higher bit rate ?It is 44.1 if i play files via laptop and USB but only 48z via optical or coaxial digital.
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    Cyrus 8se CD player to Cyrus 8XPD/QS : via digital optical or RCA stereo?

    Hi, Off kilter comment but what does your cyrus amp say on the led when you input music files ie when i use my Apple classic through an onkyo nds1 Dock it states 48kz sometimes it states 44.1 but it seems a low bitrate: any thoughts?