Recent content by mandria

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    Sonos Play:1 questions

    John Duncan is absolutely right. The wire is about 1.5 metres long and fits snugly beneath the speaker itself. I just received one for a Xmas pressie. It hasn't even been worn in yet and already sounds good, and loud. The only problem I have though is with the Sonos App. I use Deezer and the...
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    Cable connection problem to new sub.

    A (thick, good quality) speaker cable was feeding an old passive sub in the opposite side of my living room to my av set-up. It is difficult to run the new cable to feed my new active sub nice and discreetly under floor boards, behind skirting etc. Can i adapt the existing speaker cable on each...
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    battery consumption of iphone using over ear headphones

    I am considering buying over ear headphones for my iphone, however, I was concerned about the battery consumption compared to the in-ears I have. Is it a substantial difference in battery usage? I wouldn't mind compromising on a little battery life for greater quality of sound!
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    speaker stands

    thanks everyone for the replies the reason i mentioned zero gravity in space was merely to imply a speaker hovering in mid air. in this experiment the speaker would be levitated in mid air at ear level. would the fact that the speaker is literally free from vibrating against anything give it...
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    speaker stands

    Am i right in saying that the primary aim of a speaker stand is to support the speaker itself whilst creating as minimal vibration as possible. Therefore, would i be correct in saying that the perfect way to listen to a set of speakers, whether stereo or 5.1 for example, is in zero gravity i.e...
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    speaker stands

    Am i right in saying that the primary aim of a speaker stand is to support the speaker itself whilst creating as minimal vibration as possible. Therefore, would i be correct in saying that the perfect way to listen to a set of speakers, whether stereo or 5.1 for example, is in zero gravity i.e...
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    32v5500 v 32w5500 - worth spending the extra for 100hz? Expert, experienced opinion needed!

    thanks for the reply, i really appreciate it. At last someone has answered a question i posted!
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    32v5500 v 32w5500 - worth spending the extra for 100hz? Expert, experienced opinion needed!

    The recent reviews of the 32V5500 have been very good to say the least. However, allthough the reviews mention good motion and oustanding picture for the money on the V series is it worth spending the extra money buying the 100hz W5500? Furthermore, are there other reasons which justify...