Recent content by drlindgren

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    Tablet, £100?

    For what it's worth: I bought the Sumvision Cyclone Voyager 10.1 for my mother in law for Christmas and was so impressed with it that I subsequently decided to buy one for myself (which came with the added bonus of having Bluetooth as a new feature). I've been very happy with it. Can be found...
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    90s Arcam, Marantz, Mission setup, time to upgrade??

    I'm inclined to agree with those above who say keep the 752s. Mission were making outstandingly good speakers in the early 90s. I had some 781 stand mounts I bought in 1993 with a CD52mkII SE and a Denon PMA 250. I bought a NAD C370 amp and NAD C541 CD player second hand on eBay (for...
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    Q accoustics 2050i or tannoy dc6t

    I demo'ed the DC6Ts, the RX6s and some RX8s in Sevenoaks Audio a little over a year ago. With my amp/CD player, I felt the DC6Ts had a bit more punch at the lower end than the RX6s, but they had a bit of a different colour through the rest of the range. I wasn't sure which I preferred. I then...
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    NAD C370 fading away. Would like to service

    It is a truly wonderful amp at its best, I agree. I bought one second hand on eBay many years back (complete with with a C541 cd player) - I got an absolute bargain given that both are still going strong (although I have had to do the well known protection circuit repair on the C370 and have...
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    Anybody recognise this amp?

    Darn! I was too slow. I have one of those (currently retired), so recognised it immediately :-) My first amp - bought in 1993. Served me very, very well for over a decade until I bought my beefy NAD C370. Could never quite get round to selling it - keep thinking I might find a way of...
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    Terminated speaker cables

    EU regulations state that because they are not made of bananas, you cannot call them banana plugs, hence why not applicable.
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    MARANTZ CD63=MKII KI SIGNATURE REPLACEMENT

    Worth quickly checking what the problem is with your transport. Reason I ask is because I have tended to keep my CD players until they are really old, and the thing that 'fails' for me is the transport. However, in my experience of 2 CD players (a Marantz, and a NAD), the problem ultimately...
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    Argh - speakers - children

    Turn speakers upside down... Genius! Why on earth did I not think of that? With help from a pair of chopsticks (don't have needlenose pliers anywhere near long enough), port bungs now back in ports where they should be! Thank you! Thanks for all the other suggestions - very helpful to know...
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    Marantz/Monitor Audio advise needed please :-)

    I know it is a cost step above, but I loved the richness of the bass on the Monitor Audio Silver RX8 floor standers. It really involved me. My speakers are paired with completely different amp/CD (NAD C370, NAD C541), so you may get a different feel. I took my own kit with me to the store to...
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    Argh - speakers - children

    I have a pair of Monitor Audio RX8 floorstanders. My devil of a 2-year-old has pushed the port bungs (both speakers) so far into the rear ports (top of the cabinet) that they have dropped into the cabinet. :wall: |( The speakers are completely closed units - the only thing that I can open...