Recent content by Gadusmorhua

I didn't say my personal hygiene was questionable, just that my house is too 'dirty' to have a turntable. What this confession amounts to is I have three dogs in my farmhouse, whose hairs can go everywhere. I vacuum everyday to keep on top of the dust, but it's a constant battle- not the right...

Your budget is similar to mine, and my money went a long way buying used gear. I'm new to this but the speakers are everything at the budget end.I spent under £300 on speakers that retailed for £700, and I'm delighted.

It's the lifestyle that deters me. My house is too dirty, and I'm too clumsy. My friends forbade me from their turntables when vinyl and tapes ruled, with good reason. I don't understand why people want all that faff, but each to their own.

I've now had a day's listening of my 60000cdt. I've kept my old Marantz 6000ose to hand so I can return to compare at a later date. I fully realise all the limitations of trusting my own ears, but they're all I have, and the difference was so noticeable I would be surprised if it were all...

I spent a modest sum on a power strip, which seemed to reduce artefacts produced by appliances. A big chinese freezer in my barn was the main culprit. One shower pump still causes a blip in streaming when it comes on, which is hardly ever, fortunately. Things like that annoy me, even though it...

I noticed that when I got into Audio, a couple of year's ago. Having said that I've not had a reason to complain, everyone has been very helpful, and I've enjoyed the inevitable differing opinions. Perhaps the demographic of hifi enthusiasts explain things best, but I'm sure your other hobbies...

I've taken that advice on board, and The RM have done me a favour by delaying delivery due to surcharges, so I've been forced to wait and continue listening to the Marantz. I expect to take delivery towards the end of the week, so I'll report back once I've appraised it. I'm sure I can do...

Thanks, I hadn't thought of toggling between Thanks, I'ved concentrated on a few tracks with lots of instruments, and the cd has far better soundstage, and almost a warmer feel- that's presumably the rich presentation you feel. Funny how my WiiM can sound a bit lacking now, I loved it six...

Whilst debating whether to buy an Audiolab 6000cdt it became apparent to me that now I had a new amp (cxa61) my Marantz 6000ose cd player ( through the amp's dac) sounded much better than Tidal coming out of a WiiM Pro (again through the 61 dac). Previously, using a Denon 600ne, and at times my...

From what I can gather most people think of a DAC as the box they have just paid five hundred quid for, not the chip inside. You need to accept that these boxes all sound different, even to my sixty year old ears. I have no interest in arguing about chips and all the rest of it, just what comes...

Yes, at least most of the time. Sometimes I use my Chord Mojo as the DAC, which produces a different sound, nicer with vocals. I really like the DAC in the 61, previously I owned a Denon 600ne and had recourse to the Mojo far more often. I suppose one day I ought to find a 'better' dac, but...

Well, I've gone for it. These things start to eat into you, and it was a bargain- I hope. I will report back once I've listened, and try my best to be objective. My Marantz sounds great through my cxa61 amp though, not sure if I'll notice anything. Having said that I've sat down switching...

When I changed from a Marantz 52 to 6000 OSE (for the digital outputs) I wasn't sure if I could hear a difference, but when I gave the old one away it sounded inferior. Without a doubt, better players read discs and correct better, I'm hoping a transport sounds better. I hadn't even thought...

From my research it seems equally divided between the 'get yourself a Lidl CDP' or the 'audiophile transport'.