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I received a brand new replacement. The new one is still audible, but only when I'm stood next to it ear to the plater (almost) and the house is otherwise quiet. When I'm sat down about 3 to 4 meters away the noise cannot be heard at all, although sometimes I do convince myself that I can pick...

All sorted in the end but took some weeks and a few angry phone calls. The store was messed around a bit by the distributor and Clearaudio were useless. Received a new one in the end. Not silent but very quiet compared to the original one. Cheers

What cleggton said, plus perhaps try some headphones instead of the speakers (once you've checked cable polarity). Also, think about position of the speakers, sometimes that can have a negative impact (not sure whether this would be as bad as you descibe though). It's a process of elimination...

£ for £ I wouldn't expect a Mac to be any better at anything compared to a Windows PC. That said, Apple do make some very nice looking kit that for the most part just seems to work. Also the OS seems to be agreeable with most people that try it out. For many that seems to be enough of a...

Thought a little update might be in order. Well tomorrow will be week 9 without my turntable. I've been in contact with the shop, the distributor (now ex-distributor, I've been told) and Clearaudio. The most recent contact was from the shop today, who called me after I sent an email...

Thanks for the replies and suggestions. I'd already contacted Clearaudio who told me to take the TT back to the shop for repair/service. Unfortunately they could not repair it within the 2-3 weeks they quoted for turnaround and were told to ship it back to Germany. What's got my goat really is...

Hi all I have a bit of a problem. To cut a long story short, I returned my turntable (Clearaudio Concept) due to a fault with the motor. The turntable is a current model and still under 2 years warranty (an in any case should have lasted longer for the cost in my opinion) The Hi-fi store...

Just a little update. Contacted the shop and also Clearaudio. The message back from Clearaudio suggested moving the motor? Not too sure what they mean by that, so I've emailed them back for more info. The shop asked me to return the TT for testing. I sent them a video showing the issue and...

Thanks for the replies. I'll get in touch with the shop I bought it from. Should be interesting to see how this goes. If indeed it is faulty (which seems likely now) Cheers.

Hi all I’ve owned my Concept turntable from new and had it for around 18 months. I’ve always been aware that the motor buzzes when running, but assumed it was a normal motor buzz that you get. Recently though, I’ve started to wonder whether it’s too loud. Everything is set up as it should...

Thanks for the response eddie. I actually went with the XLS200 in the end and have been very happy with the results. The sub isn't used constantly and as you mention the ProAc's deliver good bass for most of my listening. However the XLS200 does go a lot lower and so works quite nicely when...

Different lengths of cable doesn't make any audible difference in real life, however if you don't mind paying the extra and can accomodate the slack then equal lengths are easier to sell if/when you want a change. If you're just getting the cable for keeps and never going to 'upgrade' then...

Thanks for the reple paradiziac. There certainly is some divided opinion regarding using a sub in a music only system, but I'm keen to explore this option. Anyone else have any thoughts?:)

Hi all I had a listen to Chinese Dub album by Jah Wobble this weekend (cracking album by the way) and it really drove home how much bass was missing when played through the ProAcs (I've heard the album many times before and was already aware of the especially bassy bits). Don't get me wrong...

That's interesting. I'm surprised there isn't a IOS and droid remote for the Clic. The stream 700 (Transport used in the Clic) shown on the manufactures website suggest that one is available. Bit of MF branding and it'd be done surely...