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They seem just the thing. How much give is there in the ear cushions? My ears get quite sore if I wear firm cushions for too long.

Hi My Sennheiser HD215 are nearing the end of their life. And whilst they sound great, were probably not the best choice for general day to day use on transport and taking on holiday etc, due to their bulk. Any ideas for a small replacement pair (3.5mm jack essential)? Criteria in order of...

Thanks for the comments so far. I am not looking to go the headphone amp route as I would eventually like to replace my speakers, though might not be until I move into a bigger house. In terms of a used CD player. At what point would my limiting factor become my amplifier (or even headphones)...

Hi all Currently have an Arcam Alpha CD player, Cambs Audio 640A Azur and Grado 325 headphones Been meaning to replace this for a while. The resale value is actually pretty decent, and would like to replace before it eventually stops working, and hopefully to get more sound detail. I am a...

Morning all I am in the market to replace my KEF Caras and am looking for opinions on which is the better buy, From what I am reading the 11L has is able to go down to 48hz whereas the 602 S2 goes to 52hz, is this noticable when listening to tracks? I do like good bass reproduction. They can...

Doesnt quite tally with the barcode, 011979 which I assume means January 1979, I cannot see another date on the back of the unit. Anybody else have one of these they can look at?

So is the general opinion that £250 players today will be a buy than a £500-£700 player from about 10-15 years ago?

I remember my first amp was a Technics SU-A600 MK2, not the best amp but it had outputs for 2 pairs of speakers, and one of those ran my PDR8 sub. Oh memories.........

Well I dont really have a figure in mind per se. Essentially I would like to spend as little as possible to get the best improvement in sound (Wouldnt we all). I am pretty sure the headphones are being restricted by the CD player rather than the amp. If I could spend as little as £100 to...

Hi all Currently have an Arcam Alpha CD player, Cambs Audio 640A Azur and Grado 325 headphones If I upgraded to a Marantz CD63 Mk2 KI from the late 90s would this be a worthwhile upgrade for £120? Or would I be better off buying a new cd player for around £200? Cheers

There are some numbers and bar code 011979. surely not that old?!?

Nice, I purchased mine a much more recent 16 years ago, though it was a second hand purchase. Edit, also still going strong.

Hi Anybody know what years Arcam produced the orginal Alpha? ie the one that shared some parts from a Phillips model.

I mean both ends in fully.

Cambridge Audio 640A Azur Pretty sure cables are in fully. Am using the DVD input.