Recent content by EleanorBay

I bi-amp my speakers because my AVR has spare outputs and is a little short on power. I run a stereo system from an AVR because it packages the renderer and DAC I need. Using extra outputs probably does increase the power available, but in the end, it all runs from one transformer, and the...

Triumph Stag, dark blue, good engine, bodywork renovation looming in a month :( No music today, network is sulking, grrrrrr.........

I was rather taken aback with my first visit to a hi fi shop here: the man pulled out a catalogue, pointed to some speakers and said they were what I needed, would I like to order them? Focal Chorus, I think they were. Well, could I listen to them, I asked. No, we don't carry any stock, you...

Sorry, guys, I hope I don't upset your hi-fidelity equivalent of the garden-shed-with-armchair-and-can-of-beer world too much ;) But thank you all for the warm welcome :) You'll be pleased to know that my idea of enjoying the classic sports car is to pose, short skirt, sunglasses, you get the...

All I did was choose some speakers. My goal was simple: if Queen's 'You Take My Breath Away' brought a tear to my eye, they were good enough. I'd been given a Marantz SR6009 AVR as a wedding present, well, technically, we had, but my husband has his classic car as a hobby and the hifi was to...