Recent content by gregvet

When you say ‘isn’t wireless’, where is your music coming from. Is it streamed from Apple Music (presumably as you enjoyed the HomePod)? If so, a smart speaker that connects to your internet using an Ethernet cable is still going to rely on your internet connection to get music out of the...

Hard to say without knowing the rest of your system whether the streamer would give you much improvement in sound quality. I used to use an airport express in a similar way for many years without any issues. having said that, maybe look at a bluesound node 2i, as the app is good and the sound...

Different dacs can create differences in the analogue signals, and can be more or less accurate. So they can affect the sound signature in the same way that an amp does. I have no idea if the DAC in the Cyrus would be ‘better’ than the one in the bluesound tho - my understanding is that the...

Glad to hear your initial thoughts are positive. Let us know how you feel once you have spent more time listening to the new system 😀

What is it specifically with house music that isn’t convincing you? The bass response?

I used to have a Cyrus pre power combo with the original LS50 and to my ears the combo worked really well. Hopefully you enjoy the system you have bought blind (or should that be deaf lol), look forward to hearing your thoughts once it’s all set up 😀

Yes I was thinking the same. They have enough inputs to mean the only aspect that you can’t bypass is the amplification, which if you love the sound they make, is good enough already. Think about how long analogue inputs have been around for, and the spread of systems (budget to highest of high...

Certainly any system can only work with the input signal it is given, and while spotify sounds ‘good enough’ for many/most people, if you are looking to improve sounds quality, lossless CD or higher quality files are a solid starting point. A popular option would be to switch to tidal, which I...

Will be interested to hear your opinion once the speakers are up and running. The do look like a lovely system Your concerns are the same as anyone who makes the switch to an active speaker system really, but it’s the compromise you make when buying a system like this. I have the kef LSX and...

Apologies, wasn’t my intention to go off topic. I was just asking for more details as to exactly what was being sent from what kind of device, and using the airplay example as another Avenue rather than using BT. can’t help with the specific equipment being asked about so I will shut up now 😀

It would be an interesting exercise for you to see if you can borrow (or maybe buy second hand) a stand-alone amp and run the vinyl system through that to your existing speakers. That would tell you at least if it’s the amp that’s at fault or the TT setup causing the issue I haven’t used the...

When you say ‘must play music via Bluetooth’ what do you mean exactly. Are you intending to send music from your phone or laptop to the soundbar? If so, what phone? If for instance it is an iPhone, then yes the Sonos soundbar does airplay and you can just choose the soundbar as an output device...

I have just got my first turntable recently, because I inherited all my parents old vinyl and I wanted to keep it but refuse to have something in the house that I physically can’t use. I also discovered all my old vinyl from my teenage years in the loft so for me I guess it’s nostalgia, but I...

I can’t advise as I haven’t heard them with any amps readily available for that price unfortunately. They did sound amazing with my Cyrus pre power combo tho. If you are happy buying second hand you can always take a punt on a second hand amp and sell on for minimal loss if it’s not the sound...

You seem to intend to send music to the system via Ethernet. While you can do this, please understand that very few stereo amps have Ethernet capability. Ethernet is used by computers and streamers generally. Assuming that your music is in the form of ripped files on your computer, you will have...