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    Gray reacted to Revolutions's post in the thread General Hi-Fi post - social media with Like Like.
    You’ve sort of hit the nail on the head here. “Better” absolutely subjective. Maybe there’s some parallels with he world’s best...
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    Gray replied to the thread Musicraft p700.
    Is that yellow text on the right hand side of the back panel just warning of the need for an earth? If you can take the cover off and...
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    Gray reacted to nopiano's post in the thread Musicraft p700 with Like Like.
    Yes, and maybe the fan suggests AV use tucked away in a cabinet, maybe? In the nicest way, why did you buy it @eoghanC ? Was it a...
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    Gray reacted to Al ears's post in the thread Musicraft p700 with Like Like.
    Interesting. That looks more like professional PA kit rather than hifi looking at those three pin connect and rack mounting. It might...
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    Gray reacted to Revolutions's post in the thread How would you define an Audiophile? with Like Like.
    I generally have a visceral reaction to the term, to me it sounds like an attempt to obfuscate & create a technical language to hide...
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    Gray replied to the thread Speaker cable.
    The proprietary Sennheiser twistlock 4-pole 2.5mm plug was my (ONLY) reason for buying two aftermarket cables: Soldering Pentaconn plugs...
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    Gray reacted to Entrigo's post in the thread Speaker cable with Like Like.
    I did buy some silver cables a year or two ago as I was after more "sparkle". Didn't do a fully scientific blind A/B but couldn't really...
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    Gray reacted to Al ears's post in the thread Audio Hum with Like Like.
    Agree. Rothwell attenuators of various ratings can be had for around £49 and might prove to be a good buy in this case.
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    Gray reacted to Entrigo's post in the thread Headphone amp suggestions - Focal Clear with Like Like.
    Hahaah to be honest, I did it for the first time last week after I got the (first pair of) Focal. I normally just use my desktop...
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    Gray reacted to idc's post in the thread Speaker cable with Like Like.
    I taught myself how to solder, using YouTube videos and made various cables using Van Damme, Neutrik and some other components. I...
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    Gray reacted to gasolin's post in the thread Audio Hum with Like Like.
    This is because the voltage is to high. If that is the case, RCA Attenuators could help. Also a problem on modern amps
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    'Working'....with headphones on 😁 Stop it. Unless you're using a pneumatic drill, your definition of work is different to mine 😉
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    Gray replied to the thread Audio Hum.
    Yes, I see his amp's line sensitivity is listed as 200mV (the old DIN standard) - too high for CD outputs. Whether or not he's hearing...
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    Gray reacted to Fandango Andy's post in the thread Audio Hum with Like Like.
    I am not sure if it presents as a hum, but I have heard of people having problems connecting CD players to vintage amps. This is...
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    Well yes, it's not new - I owned one for 20+ years. But there's no way the Cyrus 8 can be described as 'low end' - unless you're talking...