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Thanks, the ceiling will be done in a couple of months but will drop the height by about 6" so is going to be slightly invasive in that respect. There are thinner options but they mostly seem to include affixing things to the existing ceiling whereas the independant one provides better isolation...

Thanks for all the tips guys, I've had a good look round some acoustic treatment sites/youtube etc. and have a plan in my head now of where I want to try the bass traps and acoustic panels. The ceiling will be done at some point soon purely as isolation between me and my upstairs neighbour...

Exactly the response I was hoping to find, thank you sir that is a cracking suggestion.

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This doesn't specifically answer your original questions but if you end up getting Spotify Premium please for the love of all that is holy don't forget to click Edit > Preferences > tick 'Enable High Quality Streaming'.

Good Evening All, Recently swapped out my Roksan Kandy and Benchmark DAC1 for a Cyrus 8xpd. The amp is exactly what I was after in terms of size and incorporating a DAC and I love the sound of it through my headphones however paired with my MA RX1's and new lounge (high ceiling/bare walls at...

Thanks for the reply Craig, that cabling site looks like a great find! Decided to ditch the wireless options at the moment though the Arcam rDac KW can be picked up for £200 in Richer Sounds so might have a listen but I have a feeling it might be an overall step back from the Benchmark. Now...

Good Evening, Has anyone here been able to compare any of these against each other? I'm thinking of swapping out the Benchmark for the Russ Andrews due to the additional inputs (and possibly warmer sound), the rega is also on the list and seems to get some positive reviews. Another option is...

Good Afternoon, I have a Benchmark DAC1 which I'm very fond of and have been used as a headphone amp and pre-amp for playing music from my library on the computer through my HiFI. Now in a new flat, TV/HiFi etc. set up on one side of the room and PC on the opposite side. Ideally I want the...

A lot of people seem dissapointed with the Arcam rDac - is it really that bad? I'm currently selling my Benchmark Dac1 in favour of the rDac due to its good reviews/wireless capability (PC and hifi now on opposite sides of the room and this option is far cheaper than running coax or optical...

Thanks for the responses so far, a lot of food for thought. In the process of moving flat at the moment so this might get put on the back burner whilst I sort the other things which are supposedly more important than HiFi :roll: Just knocked up a quick model of design number one in the last...

That Ikea hackers site has a wealth of inspiration, very novel!

So I'm looking to build a media unit/av rack, getting hold of the materials isn't a problem, will be designing the stand in CAD then getting the main profiles CNC routed as I have access to the equipment. Bits like the feet will just be bought off the shelf (no pun intended). There seems to be...

I'm wondering about doing this myself, currently toying with the idea of adding a 3 channel power amp to my exising Roksan Kandy Liii amp though I think I'll sell the Kandy and get something more bespoke as the volume control looks a bit of a pain.Still keeping the Benchmark DAC1 as all of my...

Just read an article which says: "As a result of the series arrangement, Naim -- because it makes a "substantial" difference in final sound quality -- recommends you plug equipment into the strip in specific order: Power amp first, preamp second, sources last." Any thoughts?