Recent content by hoojtune73

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    Audiolab 8200 P or Creek Evolution 50A

    agree with that csq2,owned the creek for a while and its no rocker or raver!good for country and folk indeed i also thought the naim 5i(not si model though) sounded quite light in the base. only heard an audiolab in dealers demo room but it def had that extra weight .would of won me over if it...
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    CD Player or DAC

    you dont say what sort of equiptment rack or support you have maybe splash the cash on sturdy wooden isolation platforms im no expert but i do believe this is a worthy upgrade
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    power amp upgrade

    ah cool thanks for that,maybe finding a dealer that will let me try my rotel pre against a more upmarket model would be a start im with you on the cheap pot thing bluedroog,i tried my diy alps blue 20k pot in line a few times and although the sound is crystal clear it lacks something that an...
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    Tone Controls

    tiz a strange one,i was a lad in the 80s with a midi system dreaming of all things naim and linn and how good my now albums would sound source direct and such like,the thing is now having had the hifi experience still really need a little treble attenuation to see off the brightness in its...
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    power amp upgrade

    sounds good but would it be wasted with a cheap pre amp?
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    Tone Controls

    im with you on that one freddy had a few amps latley with no tone controls,just need the treble knob for pop music ie lady gaga,pink etc whose producers think its cool to destroy the mid range of thre customers vocal content and make my tweeters sound metallic!
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    power amp upgrade

    hello there looking for some help on the subject of upgrading my 2 rotel rb971 power amps could it be worth spending over a grand on something like a densen or more powerful rotel and reaping any benifits without changing the rc 850 pre amp? got a great sound now really but cant help sounding...
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    Amp and CD for Tannoy Revolution Signature DC6T...

    i had the creek and dc6ts for a while and the sound was great but the combo didnt seem to do suistained high volumes for any length of time however a set of q acoustics 2050i run hard all night long.
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    Tannoy DC6T vs the SEs

    good question,ive got a set of dc6ts and wondered too if i should of forked out the extra for the se model although the 6ts were prob the best speaker i have ever heard at the price. richer sounds recently had a set of definition dc8s hooked up when i was in buying some plugs and was blown away...
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    Please help me find a replacement Volume Potentiometer

    give hifi collective a try,sourced a 20k there 18 months ago and they were not short of stock
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    rotel power amp servicing..is it worth it?

    ah thanks for that,i guess its just a case of wondering why i have had them for 15 years and they still work well,a testiment to rotels engineering or good luck maybe.
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    rotel power amp servicing..is it worth it?

    hi there,as the heading states does anyone think its a good idea to have power amps serviced and what do they actually do if they seem to be doing there job just fine ive heard things about output bias adjustment but is this just unique to tube amps or can trannies get the treatment too? if...
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    buzzing sound,arcam ir dac/naim nait 5i

    thanks m,that simple eh my only worry with that would be that if ther was an earth fault in the house i could get a couple hundred amps trying to find its way to the mcb/rcd via my dac:dance: could hope for no electrical faults tho and eliminate that hummmmmmmm will give it go matt
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    buzzing sound,arcam ir dac/naim nait 5i

    what would you call a proper amplifier? to be honest,theese rotels are banging this eve after a few days of naim integration:grin:
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    buzzing sound,arcam ir dac/naim nait 5i

    thanks for that,even just the dc power cord to the dac connected without usb input still gives the noise thought sod it tonite and put the rotel amps back on the rack and not a buzz,hum or crackle to be heard! perhaps the naim is just a bit to exotic for the lower priced front end. be...