Recent content by Malamus

Hi guys and gals I recently noticed when playing Empire State of mind MQA via tidal there is a nasty and obvious “crackle”, this crackle is not audible on the cd version via tidal or if I play MQA on headphones via Mac. This crackle is also audible on other tidal MQA tracks that jay-z...

Wow jones, great advice, ever thought about going into teaching?

I do like the sound. Just trying to understand the concept. And also refine my preferences

Kef r100 with the tracks streamed from tidal via a bluesound node (v1)

Is forced bass, bass that should not be there on the track or is it bass poorly reproduced, or something completely different?

I've been told my amp (rega brio) is the cause of forced bass. I like bass but would like to know how forced bass sounds in comparison

hi all. can any one tell me what forced bass is, how it occurs or if it is even a thing! cant find any information anywhere! thanks

Thank you all for your comments. I thought I'd update my post for any future readers Questforthe13thnote, I decided to take your advice and I have purchased a bluesound node (mk1 for £130) i think this will be a great solution thank you for all your advice

Questforthe13thnote, if I may quote you "My point about the dac is that I think you can get more out of the system in terms of amp and speakers if the dac is decent, at this price, as much of the quality of the sound comes down to speakers and their drive in amps imho. " that is exactly how I...

Funny the Cyrus one I gets a mention as that was also one I demoed at the shop, it was the same price as the brio and was taken out of the equation very early on, even had a free CCA and tidal thrown in. I'm very interested in the comments about not worrying about a dac and spending more on an...

Hi all I auditioned at home (thanks hifix) a rega brio 2017 and a quad vena to power a recent purchase of a pair of kef r100s The vena really was good but just didn't connect with me, the rega however had something I just enjoyed. As you know the vena has an onboard dac where as the rega was...

Well, I think £400, hope that's enough. the thing about budget is if required it could be extended but not for no good reason :) i saw a nice deal on a nr1506 for £279

Thanks big boss, looked at your home cinema, I'd never get up for work in the morning if that was mine, excellent. Glad I'm in the right area with the marantz and yamaha. I think the aventage range is out of my price range, but with a bit of DIY I can fit a 160mm high amp, so that should make...

Hi all I would like to put together my first decent "system" and my knowledge is very limited. There are so many questions but first is as follows... I have just purchased 2x MA radius 90s, a 180 centre and a 380 sub from eBay for their size, looks and recommendations (with a view to purchase...