Recent content by Gray

Well if (big if) there's any intermittent screen connection in your phono cables - then it won't be at the cartridge end (because that remains undisturbed - unlike the plug / unplug RCA end). Might be a bit fiddly holding meter probes at either end, while wiggling - crocodile leads would do the...

The unplug / replug part might be the key. In your position I would be checking the signal return (screen) continuity between the disconnected* cartridge pins and both RCA plugs bodies. (Wiggle the cable at the RCA end a bit to check for intermittency - but not enough to cause it!) * A...

He's a dodgy salesperson's dream.

...in that case. Try the D9. https://www.audiolab.co.uk/products/d9

That is more than unfortunate. It's not really good enough* There will likely be an audible difference - though it may not be significant - or even better. (Newer / more expensive doesn't necessarily mean better). * Personally I wouldn't be happy to accept the situation with the DacMagic...

Fully agree with that. I think the least they could do would be to provide the Anniversary level of aesthetics on the standard model for the £6.5k....and maybe not add £800 for the better finished options. But as a company there's no real incentive to make lookers - they know their target...

Surely your user guide tells you whether or not it does. (Although one sales description I've seen only said that they 'can be connected to your computer via the USB-C cable').

Yes, I was interested to read the WHF review earlier. Still expensive of course, but a whacking £4,000 less than the Anniversary edition - and it seems that, with these, apart from the limited edition status, all you lose is the 'fancy paint finish and leather-covered front baffle' We're led to...

Have a look at the user guide - specifically what it says about 'UAC1.0 & UAC2.0 modes' and how you switch between them, using the Fiio control app. I think that might help you. But don't be disappointed when the higher rate doesn't sound better. That won't be the fault of the DAC - more the...

Loads do love them - and who are we to question their taste? You know what they say about flies eating dog ****.....50 million of them can't all be wrong.

You and your Mum were generous. I've never spent more than £2,000 on any single item - so far - in my life. The thought of spending more, on a single day......😵‍💫

Goodbye to a decent hi-fi 👍 Nephew attended his mate's wedding Saturday.....a £30,000 event. Years ago, an ex work colleague gave me his camcorder to capture his wedding day. 'Perfect', 20 grand affair in a posh castle. Next time I saw him they were divorced - doubt they'd even watched the...

Oasis. The horrible singing. The ridiculous hype. The over-excited fans.

Strange. Maybe it's got something to do with their Australian sister magazine 🤔

I've twice seen a load of unknown usernames discussing WHF news articles - it seemed they were part of some separate forum 🤔 So I wasn't able to reply on our usual forum (no, I wasn't dreaming). Who really knows how this place works?