Recent content by eclecticmonkey

Apologies for late reply ID. Haven't been on for a bit. Yes I'm planning to run the ore-outs into another integrated amp.

Does anyone have experience of using a rotel ra-02 amp as a pre- amp? The manual states that the volume control is active when used in this way so would appreciate some guidance ie what sort of level should one set the volume on the pre-amp?

I appreciate the fact that people tend to fall into one camp or the other, but I was just kinda interested to know if anyone owned both bits of roksan kit if they had done such a comparison. It would be a shame if, say, you had a really good cd player but your tt was lacking and vice versa. From...

Does anyone own both the roksan radius 5.2 and caspian m2 CD player? Would be interested to hear thoughts on head to head.

No one ever had one of these?

I fully intend to go and listen to it. I asked the question as I haven't seen any other posts about it or found anything else online about it.

Hi all, Does anyone have or have experience of the Inspire Hifi Quest Clear tt based on Rega? Looks amazing but can't find any reviews, only of the standard Quest upgrade? Thx.

Hi all, Can anybody give me their opinion on an old Sony tt from the 80s, model PS-LX2? I inherited it years ago, hardly used it for years but just wondering if anyone had ever had one, what they thought etc.

MA RX8s are phenomenally good with roksan caspian amp!

First of all apologies if this is in the wrong forum! I recently purchased some screen cleaning wipe type things from a well known electrical/electronic retailer for the purpose of cleaning CDs, cases etc as some of second hand discs I've purchased recently have frankly been a bit of a state...

I do have balanced electronics. This is the spec for the 2-core cable: http://www.vdctrading.com/content/VanDamme-Cable-Specifications/VanDamme-Microphone.pdf, this is the spec for the 4-core cable: http://www.vdctrading.com/content/VanDamme-Cable-Specifications/VanDamme-Starquad.pdf

Hi! I posted a question last week regarding balanced interconnects. After weighing up the relative pros and cons of the advice given, I;ve decided to purchase some pro-audio cables made with Van Damme cable and terminated with Neutrik gold plated xlr connectors. So next question - I could go...

Just as an aside but on the same subject, I have an RCA interconnect on which 2 of the plugs are very tight and won't go onto the socket, any recommendations as to how to loosen them so they fit better and I can get them on without worrying about breaking the sockets?

thx, what woud you recommend to apply the fluid? I used to use cotton buds to clean the heads on the cassette deck but not sure that will work as well on banana plugs/rca interconnect plugs? do chemists sell isopropyl alcohol in small bottles for this purpose btw?

looking for something to clean the plugs on my interconnects/speaker cable. looked at a couple of spray cans of contact cleaner/switch cleaner but don't need much and not keen on products which emit lots of fumes etc. i do have some alcoholic swabs which i use for cleaning my earplugs, wonder if...