Recent content by Leif

You clearly think you know everything but you’re quite wrong. So called audiophiles are a small group of obsssive eccentrics. People with money don’t have to think about buying, they just want a top audio system for a room, and buy it. As I said, I’ve met such people. When you sell your company...

I’ve met numerous people with high end hifi. They were all fairly wealthy. Like posh watches, high end hifi is aimed at wealthy people who want the best. As to whether or not it is the best, you can decide. There are plenty of wealthy people about, so maybe Companiet failed somewhere. Presumably...

It is quite likely that if one, dies anotehr will buy up their catalogue, and the resulting company will be much more popular. The issues I have with streaming are: 1) They have a limited selection of music. I want access to my music. 2) In order to receive the music you need internet access...

Bought a second copy of Jean Leloup, L'amour est sans pitie, having lost my original. It's good stuff. The lyrics of somgs such as L'antiquaire, and Cookie are excellent. Also listening to Rammstein's album Reise, Reise. I love the tracks Amerika and Moskau.

I try to judge by sound alone and ignore the format, though of course that's not possible without blind testing. The Dragonfly is limited as it has no external power supply so it might not drive some headphones well. The Mojo has an internal rechargeable battery, so it drives my Sennheiser HD600...

The question might be does it matter? I have a Chord Mojo, which is claimed to be made in England, and I like the idea of supporting Britain. But would it sway my purchase of a product? Probably not, performance and price come first. The Chord Mojo just happens to be the best at that price IMO...

Oh come off it. Our product has three circuit boards, and a camera. We connect the circut boards together, no soldering, plug in a camera, plug in a cable, plug them into a plastic case, put on the glass, then press fit the top. That's it. If that is adding significant value, then I'm Donald...

I think you underplay how difficult it is to perform these tests. Strictly speaking one needs a way to instantly switch between the two systems playing the same source. All I can say is they are close, and maybe identical. Sadly there is so much BS in hifi land.

I am not mistaken. Germany and Switzerland do have strict rules imposed in those countries. Assembly in England of electronic components made in China is not in my view a significant transformation. And that assembly is literally just plugging in connectors between boards, and inserting the...

There are strict rules governing Made in Germany and Made in Switzerland. The most expensive parts have to be German/Swiss or something along those lines. There are I think no rules for Made in England. I work for a company that makes items marked Made in England. The camera, glass, case, PCB...

It's hard to know for sure. In Brixham, South Devon, most trades seem to prefer cash in hand, or a cheque written out to someone they owe money too. Do HMRC record that? Limited companies with one employee can pay profit out as dividends, attracting less tax. Sometimes its reasonable, sometimes...

I did more testing after getting better speakers, comparing ALAC files streamed via the Airport Express to my amp. I compared the analogue and digital outputs trying to match the levels. I came to the conclusion that within the limits of my poor test procedures, they sound the same. I also...

I tempted to ask the moderators - really lovely people - to create a new sub-forum dedicated to serious whack-a-doodle territory. Not sure what we could call it. How about "Serious whack-a-doodle territory"?

I got my servants to life them for me. It made a tremendous difference, so I ordered some more servants specially trained in cable lifting.

By lifting the cables off the floor, you make the sound more airy and spacious, and less fluffy. Next.