Recent content by KayJay85

I have a Spotify premium account that I currently connect to my NAD C315BEE Amp via the headphone jack on my laptop/iPad mini. The amp is connected to B&W 365s. I am considering changing things around and have seen that DACs have come a long way since I built this sytem in 2009. Given that, I...

Thanks Bobby Will try that

Folks I have a pair of black Soundstyle Z2 stands which got a few splashes of paint on them when I moved house Any ideas/recommendations on how to remove the paint splashes without damaging the finish on the stands? Thanks in advance KJ

I stand corrected

AFAIK you cannot stream music from a CD/LP without somehow first transferring it onto a computer or NAS drive. Squeezebox is one solution and another one is using an Apple Airport Express. I use the AE and am pretty satisfied with it despite some initial struggles setting it up (see my post in...

So this weekend I spent an evening setting up my hi-fi system to access music wirelessly from my laptop: Bought an Airport Express for £45 off Gumtree (seemed like a good price for an unopened unit) and came home very excited to setup my streaming music. However, it took me AGES to setup the...

Thanks for the info Andrew

Question for the editors: I completed the advertized survey on the website for the chance to win some kit and was wondering when the lucky winners will be announced. Didn't see a date mentioned but please correct me if I am wrong. Also, will they be notified on the website or in the print...

Thanks for the Wadia info folks. Probably something that I will hold off on until I have built a lossless collection and can afford to get the dock along with a DAC

Jax I did look into that as recommended by the dealer but I am giving my wallet a break for a little bit. Although, I was wondering whether: - The Wadia really helps with lossy music - Whether it needs to be connected to an external DAC Another concern I had was that I also use my laptop...

Just wanted to say a big "thank you" to everyone on the forums who helped me with all my questions regarding my first HiFi kit. I recently went ahead and bought the system which is in my sig and am absolutely loving it (despite the poor source)! Even my roommates who mocked my £600 outlay are...

Thanks for the warm words of encouragement for this hifi newbie everyone! I think I am sold on the pairing and am now going to work on haggling a few quid out of the nice folks at SuperFi. Should I aim to be getting stands from them too or are second hand ones off ebay worthwhile?

Hey folks after alot of talk and research I finally had my first auditions yesterday. I auditioned a Rotel RA04 with B&W 686s, Dali Ikon 1 and MA BR2s. I followed that up with an audition of NAD 315BEE/Marantz PM6002 paired with B&W 685s anad Kef iQ10s. Overall I think my favourite was the NAD...

So I have been wandering around online and it seems that there are few (if any) dealers where I can really audition all the kits I would like to. Is this a common occurrence or am I just not looking at the right places or are the pieces of my kit just so random?

Thanks for the quick replies! So looks like the amps have narrowed down to the NAD and the Rotel (though I am a bit put off by the lack of remote on the Rotel ) while the speakers coming out on top are the B&Ws and the MAs I listen to alot of rock followed by pop, dance/electronic and just...