Recent content by betamale

Coming to this thread very late ( I don't use the forum much) I only bought my Sonos as by a better amp had lost me the ability to play music in the kitchen. I have never stumbled on such an amazing thing, Sonos is the dogs dangly's. I have the zonebridge, ZP90, ZP120, S5 and CR200. My wife...

I don't know for sure but I have always understood that filling stands was to give a more solid sound to the speaker, it certainly gave me more bass at volume on any speakers I had. I would guess that manufacturers do not fill the speakers because they would weigh so much! My Atacama's had...

There is (often) an improvement if you do fill the stands with sand. Don't use building sand, it is damp and hard to pour besides. You want to use Kiln dried sand (KDS) and if possible pour it into bags which you have already put in the stands. I used building sand when I was a lad and over the...

As with most of you, I store in Alphabetical order of artist, all new cd's stay in a separate section until transferred onto NAS and logged in an excel spreadsheet. The spreadsheet is only for reference and comes in handy on my record shop visits where I can refer to it on my 'phone if I am in...

Hmmm, tempting. I would need to know more of the spec before really getting excited. Something to look forward to though.

You are, without a doubt right. To expand on that, a fresh pot of coffee percolating in the next room tops it off for me.

Horses for courses. I would not dream of being without a CD player. I buy 5 or 6 cds a month and love putting them in the rack, but only once they are safely put onto my NAS. I generally play via Sonos. Apart form anything else, currently a large percentage of CD's are cheaper than the inferior...

I would be very reluctant to audition with no intention of buying. I do my research and give the store I am in a fair chance to work towards the online price, it is a question of the amount of effort they have put in and how much they will put in for the actual sale. I have paid hundreds more...

I must admit, I had not noticed you had made a purchase I am sure what you have got is just as good. I was more pointing out that The Canares are very good and often overlooked. Chord have the market covered for interconnects really ( I have several Digital ones littered around my system)

I was impressed with the B+W 685 I listened to a while ago. They packed a fair punch, I went a totally different route in the end otherwise they may have found a home.

In that sort of price range, or even close, Mark Grant Canare are really brilliant. I can't get on the site at the moment, but I think they are £20.

With bookshelf speakers a pair of stands with some weight in make a difference with bass, remember to budget for some proper speaker cable as well. It really does make a difference compared with freebie or cheap stuff. I have a pair of Gale monitors wired into a ZP120 and using Chord signature...

Hi, sorry about slow reply. All you need is the cable (Carnival) it will come with bare ends but that is fine. The amp you have has sprung loaded clips and the speakers have a screw which when undone exposes a hole which the wires can go into then tightened down with the screw. Simples! You buy...

I have 100% British Kit, hurrah for St George (Except he was Palestinian)

I assume the speakers you have had before had cables already attached to them? The Tannoys just need you to attach both ends, otherwise they are the same. I would guess you are going to notice a hell of an improvement. By the way, don't overdo your buget, cheaper cable will be okay, I just...