Recent content by Jonesiani

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    Deathmetal Hi-Fi Extracting the most from your CDs or Streamers

    Hi there, ive just noticed this thread. Good to read there are other death metal fans on this forum! I find that my budget setup is excellent for death/black metal listening. I use MA BX5's with Marantz amplification and source. My cables of choice are Van Damme HiFi 4mm, and interconnects...
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    Anybody been Record Shopping today?

    I just blew £100 on a collectors Box set of The Offspring-Smash. It was released 20 years ago today :)
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    Anybody been Record Shopping today?

    I just blew £100 of a collectors Box set of The Offspring-Smash. It was released 20 years ago today :)
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    RP10 details up

    Thanks Steve. yes in in a way I am happy, but every cloud had a silver lining right?! This upgrade business is very difficult unless you're lucky enough to be able to hear everything you want :)
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    Rega or Pro-ject for Rock/Metal vinyls?

    I use a RP3, fitted with the ELYS 2. I mostly listen to prog/metal/death metal and I find it a great deck for the money.
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    Anybody been Record Shopping today?

    Yesterday I bought: Faith No More - Angel Dust (audiophile master) Opeth - Blackwater Park (audiophile master) Carcass - Surgical Steel my wallet hates me!
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    RP10 details up

    Steve: i own a Rega RP3 with Elys, marantz PM6004. just a quick question. What are the main differences that you have noticed between the Elys, the Exact, and the 200? Thanks. that RP10 looks beautiful, but sadly very much out of my price range!
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    panasonic dmp-bdt330 review??

    I too would also like to see a review of this player :)
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    New cable advice and Van Damme questions

    Ah right. From my reading, it seems that most people have gone for the Blue cable over the 'shotgun' style. Which would you recommend ? Are there benefits in having the shotgun style over the cable style?
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    New cable advice and Van Damme questions

    Hi all, I'm in need of new speaker cable, going from my PM6004 to me Monitor Audio BX5s. I need a length of 5m and a length of 8m (sorry it's just not possible for me to use same length pairs.) I'm looking at Van Damme cables, so just a few questions : At these lengths, would I want to choose...
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    LED TV for £1600

    Hi all, a few questions. I'm after a LED tv in this price budget. 55in ideally. I went to demo some plasmas yesterday and unfortunately I guess I suffer from noticing a high level of flickering, which makes the tv tough to watch for more than a few minutes. This was the same with all the...
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    New TV dilemma

    Thank you all for the helpful advice :) I'm currently knee deep in research on the 3 TVs that were mentioned. Can anyone expand on why, if plasmas provide a better overall picture quality, LEDs are replacing them?
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    New TV dilemma

    Hi all. me and the mrs have been looking for a new tv. We're both agreed that a 50inch is perfect size for our living room, and it will also be wall mounted. We don't want anything bigger, or smaller. we saw the Panasonic tx-l50dt65 in a store and it looked stunning, but is it really worth the...
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    My Marantz/Rega Hifi

    Thanks! Heres a couple more 'arty' pics.... I hope to get a dedicated rack for the amp, cd player, and turntable in the near future.
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    My Marantz/Rega Hifi

    Doh! How do you insert pics?