Recent content by Din5

You are relying far too much on data sheets, instead you need to hear some different speakers. Some speakers with a great spec on paper may sound poor to your ears, whereas some with a different spec may sound great to your ears. You can't tell how a speaker will sound to you just by reading a...

I haven't heard the MK4 Elex, but I did own an Elex-R for a couple of months ( impressive amp, brilliant sound), until I thought (wrongly) that it had developed a phono stage fault, which turned out to be just fluff on my RP6 /Exact stylus. The dealer lent me an Elicit-R to keep me going in the...

Thanks for updating us and well done for finding an amplifier that works well for you. I assume the Elex you refer to is the new model and not the previous model Elex-R ?

Yes please let us know your findings ..

I would be seeking out a S/H Rega Elicit-R, or Elex-R . Both should give you great results with your R7's. Or if you have the funds consider buying the latest versions. Rega synergy exists !

I auditioned the Naim Uniti Star a while ago. It looks impressive, beautifully built and sounds excellent. If I had to start building a system again I wouldn't hesitate to buy one.

As Camcroft says above, it looks like your amp does not have a phono input, so a record deck won't work unless you connect a phono preamp to it. However, you say that you have tried other cd players, which should be good, so I guess the fault is with the amp...

As far as I can see, the top 4 speaker terminals will constitute output "A", and the bottom 4 terminals will be "B". So try connecting all of your 4 speaker wires to the top row, observing the correct + and - connections. If your source is functioning correctly and assuming your speakers are...

Just be happy with what you have at the moment, until you get a bigger place / room. I'm sure your current setup sounds just fine .

The reduced price is for each speaker, so one pair will be $1996 / £1118. These retail at £1399 in the UK, so a £281 reduction is not outrageous. An end of line reduction would be more like a 50% reduction to shift the stock, so I wouldn't be too concerned about that. I'm sure the Q7 meta will...

I've auditioned ProAc DT8 speakers - superb !

Surely there is a hifi shop in Taiwan that you could visit & audition equipment, that would allow you to avoid the shipping & import taxes from the US ?

For the cost of the adapter, its probably worth a try. I remember in my school days, someone lent me an electric guitar, it worked when plugged into my dad's Boots Stereo Record Player - 2.5Watt. I must have rigged-up my own adapter to connect to the DIN socket on the Boots. I can't remember the...

I think you only need to buy an adapter - read this interesting thread :- https://forums.whathifi.com/threads/how-to-connect-a-guitar-to-your-audio-system.110935/

These 1/2" headshell adapters were popular back in the day for the CS505, the typical cartridge upgrade was to fit a Nagaoka MP11 (from memory). I still have my Dual CS505 mk1, it's a nicely made deck and still sounds good with it's original Dual clip-fit cartridge. Keep checking your...