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‘Jaws to the floor!’ Please, this is a 10% discount. Good if you are after these particular speakers but such clickbait statements threatens credibility.

It seems WiiM streamers are doing us favours even if we wish to buy other brands.

I suppose people could save a third of their annual spend by only subscribing in the months whose name contains any of the letters in ‘Netflix’. This also seems to preferentially omit months in spring and summer when new releases seldom appear anyhow.

I hope your business model works out for everyone involved.

‘One listen to the album on Spotify, for instance, generates £0.135 for the artist, whereas the same record played through Presto Music will recoup £1.058.’ Neither streaming service will remain in business for long if these are truly the rates paid to artists!

Good luck to the company. The design style of their products is reminiscent of the A&R Cambridge A60, which is certainly not a criticism.

I am still using my Mission Cyrus 1 (serial 100084!) and it remains great compared to amps I have auditioned recently. Even for speakers, I auditioned KEF R3Meta and was underwhelmed compared to my 80s Missions, finding them unengaging . I think the front end has moved on much further (of...

Seems you can only defy gravity with ambitious pricing for so long, even with homage to such a revered amp. And if I recall correctly, this was a limited run of just 1973 units..

I bought exactly the same system and, thankfully, all 3 components are still working and sounding great. I think your Dad made some good choices. Regarding the relentless march upmarket by U.K. manufacturers, my own theories regarding the companies’ rationale include: 1. Since the separates...

It seems fitting within this forum that on the back of the original TB LP it stated "This stereo record cannot be played on old tin boxes no matter what they are fitted with. If you are in possession of such equipment please hand it into the nearest police station.”

I have a feeling it will be a closer comparison than you might imagine. Unless you get a trial at home, it will be difficult to know if any changes you hear are due to the speakers or the other components used at your dealer. The Kans are small enough to transport fairly easily, so why not...

An old favourite amongst audiophiles (but no worse for it) is Joe Jackson, Body and Soul, either on vinyl or CD. Great songs and a great recording. It was at the vanguard of 1980s digital recording and mastering, and there is a whole backstory around the search for the most ideal venue to record...

Do you know if this was fixed with IOS 18.2?

I suppose the Mission 778X amp is the spiritual successor to the historic Cyrus Ones and Twos.

I have a WiiM Mini feeding a Chord Mojo 2 and it sounds great to me. My only reservation is that the Mini is beginning to miss out on the new features that are being deployed to other WiiMs because of hardware limitations. It might make sense to still pursue this route and wait until the next...