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    How to.connect headphones to my hifi?

    I agree. it seems he's open for customisation as well. I've sent him an email I'll let you know how it goes.
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    How to.connect headphones to my hifi?

    ive decided to take a punt on this amp by askew labs http://www.askewlabs.co.uk/ourshop/prod_3281476-AskewLabs-Desktop-Headphone-Amplifier.html I know you can diy these types of amps yourself but a. I can't be arsed, b. I like the machine work of the case and c. he's based just down the road...
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    How to.connect headphones to my hifi?

    thanks i will my only reservation is whether going rca to.3.5 is a bad idea?
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    How to.connect headphones to my hifi?

    thanks for the replies. ive had a good look at both of those but im leaning towards maybe this: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00Z9BIODA/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1515919284&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=fiio+e11&dpPl=1&dpID=41zwLByx5tL&ref=plSrch id need to go rca to 3.5 to...
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    How to.connect headphones to my hifi?

    thanks for all the replies here guys. regarding the soldering, i can indeed and have done a lot of work using it on the lenco. however, i dont fancy doing that as it would mean having to drill though the fascia (i have the die cast version) so thats a no no or pulling an ugly cable through the...
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    How to.connect headphones to my hifi?

    hi currently im running an old mission cyrus one amplifier with no headphone jack. my two inputs into the amp are a lenco l75 turntable into phono and a musical fidelity v90 dac into video. i want to run some headphones i can use with both the turntable and the dac. i assume the best way to...
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    different amp too much bass

    i have found some good info here... http://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?40777-Help-needed-to-resurrect-arcam-delta-60-Please-)&p=690172#post690172
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    different amp too much bass

    i have an update to this. so the other day when i got home everything sounded fine with different types of music. unusual. this continued for a few days then yesterday the boominess was back. with no changes. it also seems like there is a section of music missing just above the deepest bass...
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    different amp too much bass

    also why are these Amps so loud at low volume. it makes it difficult to listen at low volume without losing sound in a channel etc
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    different amp too much bass

    thanks for the responses guys. I will try all of your suggestions and then report back. while I'm at it does anyone know the differences between metal filled stands and solid wood ones? I hate the look of the metal ones and I have a budget of say 120£ for stands. would aesthetically prefer...
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    different amp too much bass

    hi to answer you questions, before i do i need to say nothing had changed in the current setup from the alpha ii to the delta 60. simply all i've done is switched the amps around. everything is still in the same position as before. no speaker phase problem as i was cabled correctly into both...
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    different amp too much bass

    recently switched from arcam alpha ii to arcam delta 60 the delta 60 has so much bass and no controls to change them. I've tried it with a number of components like tt ,CD, DAC etc. same deal. speakers are monitor audio bx2. I assumed same company just slightly better amp wouldnt have such a...
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    dodgy tuner input

    hello i had a similar problem with my old arcam amp, that sorted itself by taking the cables in and out repeatedly and blowing in the port etc. worth a try
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    SPDIF and Coax - is it the same?

    Ah yes I did read about that being a problem with digital copying. My analogue recordings are good so I'll stick with them. No worries. I just like minidisc as an object I find it rather beautiful and I'm happy to stick with it for the time being. Cheers.
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    SPDIF and Coax - is it the same?

    yes i want to copy cds to minidisc. i only have a portable minidisc player (MZ-R500) and i usually just copy via the headphone jack (of my old CD player) to the minidisc line in using 3.5mm to 3.5mm cable. I recently got this CD player (the Nad) that has that digital out and i didnt know...