Recent content by Dan Turner

:rofl: i love it, some one tries to post a useful word of caution about a pair of speakers for sale on eBay that look a bit dodgy and it STILL turns into a b**ch-fest! Talk about petty..... And with that, I think I'll give up on the WHF forum for good. Goodbye.

If you get an upmarket blu-ray player such as one of the Cambridges, then the on-board picture adjustments of the more advanced video processor can be the difference between being able to set your picture up perfectly or not. On its own my TV had neither sufficient range of adjustment or finely...

Nice one Chebby. Small, nice looking, connect the pre-amp/variable-output-source of your choice; domestic and pro versions available (phono vs xlr with different gain). Add to that AVI's track record with making great sounding actives and I think if nothing else you have to say that there these...

Try some Acoustic Energy speakers. Great match with Arcam in my experience.

yep, I doubt I'll ever go back but I'll always have a soft spot for Arcam

I used to have a CD37 and A32 (latterly A32+P35). I would agree that the CD37 is a lovely sounding CDP, and although I've moved on a long way with the way I use my system, I regretted get rid of it for a long time (in favour of a laptop/DacMagic combo which impressed me initially and felt more...

You're doing the right thing by planning to listen to some ADMs, you won't be disappointed!

Channel imbalance is something I've noticed on all amps I've owned with an 'analogue' volume control (I.e. a potentiometer controlled by a knob)*, but none of the ones I've owned with a 'digital' volume control, ADMs included ( no idea how they work, but they have a digital display and work in...

I think you could spend a lot of time and energy trying to find an alternative to Sonos and all you would end up with is something less useable and almost certainly not sounding any better (for the sort of budget being discussed, assuming analogue outputs used). If you have a budget system just...

In my experience (I had a surround sound system in various guises/iterations for many years) it's better to set the speakers to large or small according to what they actually are - i.e. utilise as much of the frequency range that they are capable of producing as you can, and hopefully your amp...

Fair enough - I've done that and I think that some of the HD recordings I've heard sound better and some don't sound any different from the cd quality equivalent, however I'm convinced by the technical argument for why there is no benefit to higher resolution files and any differences are down...

Hi Tim, i would suggest you get someone to help you and make it a blind test of HD vs CD to remove any (unconscious) expectation bias. Dan

I think the Op is getting the picture now, but here is my two pence worth based on my experience: - you can wirelessly stream HD audio but you are likely to have problems if you try to do it over 2.4ghz (wireless G). 5ghz (wireless N) is much more likely to be free from dropouts. Wired is...

I have a Cambridge Audio 751BD which will play blu-rays, CDs and FLACs to a very high standard (amongst other formats). They are currently selling for £550 In richer Sounds I think, as the model has now been superseded. The only thing you ought to be aware of - get a demo if you can to make...

Hi Duaplex, interesting post. I'm very pleased with my 751 too and similar to you I use the analogue output (mainly as I only use a stereo system and internal decoding/analogue out is the only way to get HD soundtracks). Nevertheless I think it sounds excellent and indeed on the odd occasion...