Recent content by GeoffreyW

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    Which album would you play first on the famous Bowers & Wilkins speakers at Abbey Road Studios?

    And probably the Dark Side Of The Moon, in the white sleeve, and without the "The" prefix?
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    Idle wonderings: Naim Uniti Star or standalone amp and half-size CD Player?

    Hi, Entrigo, and yes, I understand that it does digitise analogue input apparently.
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    Idle wonderings: Naim Uniti Star or standalone amp and half-size CD Player?

    I have had my Star for a while, and feed it with an RP3/MP200, and it drives my ATC SCM11s easily. I play CD but usually rip them to a hard drive. Internet radio sounds good, crisp and clear, and it can also be fed e-ARC from my Bluray or tv. It doesn't have very many inputs, but enough for me.
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    Advise on ATC SCM11

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    Is Freesat recording still worth it?

    everything seems to be working as it should again, so we'll see how it goes. There's loads of stuff yet to be watched, and don't want to lose it. We do occasionally get brief (annoying) pixellation, with sound loss, which I presume to be HD issues, to be expected after ten years. I see there is...
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    Is Freesat recording still worth it?

    Thanks, Lizzie Wuzzie, I think my telly does have that facility, but oddly enough the issue seems to have resolved itself ,possibly, as two programs have been recorded, so fingers crossed. Since those terrific folk at WNF let me win a Freesat recorder many years ago, it's been in regular use...
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    Is Freesat recording still worth it?

    My Humax 1100S recorder has just decided to stop recording programmes which have been recording series with no issues. It's ten years old, and been handy to use separately from Freeview, and we're wondering whether it's worth replacing it? I see that there are still Freesat recorders available...
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    What is on your hi-fi wishlist?

    £10k.
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    Question Phono Stage help!

    Was about to suggest getting an Arcam 640Pans sending it to Arkless Electronics, and you will be very happy. As am I. Never mind.
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    Can we hear sound above 20kHz!

    I think it proves that we can detect the effect, if not the actual sound, and the effects of sound across most frequencies is something we enjoy listening to, isn't it? Is it the audible equivalent of light frequencies? We can't see them but know that they're there, having an effect. And my...
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    Can we hear sound above 20kHz!

    I have a speaker test L.P. record issued by JBL, where a demonstration is provided on just this subject. On one track sound is recorded normally, and on the second track all frequencies above 20 kHz are removed, and there is a noticeable difference. Look the album out and try it yourself. At...
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    Speakers break in period

    My SCM11s didn't sound as good as hoped for when I got them home, but after a long time, certainly 100 hours and probably more ( I didn't keep count), they now sound great, so persevere. Speakers are mechanical devices, so I kept the volume at normal levels, only raising it for 15-20 minutes at...
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    Prejudices about equipment

    Could AI ears be doing HiFi reviews soon, then? ;-0 Sorry, Al, couldn't resist.
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    Vintage Hi-Fi

    Heybrook HB1s should work well.
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    ChordOhmic plugs don't fit in my amp

    If you have some pliers, try gently compressing the leading end of the spring into the body, then insert plug into socket? A couple of goes should do it.