Recent content by margetti

Ditto here tbh, but not to the same degree as your system I'd wager. The Orton retails at £2.5k (although I bought mine second hand) - if I'm getting the enjoyment I am getting, then I would be happily amazed to hear the 35i :-) Notthat I could ever afford one! Kudos.

My (recently acquired) amp is a Sonneteer Orton, which replaces a Sonneteer Alabaster (or will, still have both in the rack) and I much prefer the Orton over the 55wpc rated Alabaster. Which is as it should be really considering the Orton is twice the price of the Alabaster. I've never taken too...

My 33W (into 8 ohms) amp with 88.5db sensitivity speakers certainly does the job for me in a 25x11 ft room :-)

It's a very worthwhile, value for money upgrade - do it before the Red wears out, you wont regret it! (And can keep the Red as a backup).

Yamaha DSP-E800? Almost gaining vintage status (no hdmi!) but might be worth a try if you're just dabbling with the multi-channel idea - cheap as chips on ebay (£20-40).

A few things to consider... - Running-in is a non issue - as said above your speakers are more than "run-in", if such a thing even exists - As it's vinyl you're listening to, are you happy your tracking is ok? Do you have any other sources - if so do you get the same issue? - Speaker...

Looks like people are having problems getting this to work (reading ebay and hot deals forums) - ebay are saying they are having "technical issues" :-( From their Help & Contact page... "Due to a technical issue, some eBay customers may be experiencing some difficulties with our latest...

Hi, have been using the Pi (with a hifi berry dac) for hi-fi for a couple of years now - fantastic little system isn't it which punches well above it's weight. Was using Volumio, but now use Logitech Media Server (on a Windows pc) and Squeezelite on the Pi as it provides perfect multi-room...

Not sure if this will be of much help as I haven't heard any of the PMC range to make a comparison, but I have had the D2's for about 18 months now (bought, incidentally, from Unilet). They are a fantastic speaker, quite revealing, with a pretty flat frequency response in my experience. Very...

You got the wrong end of the stick, or maybe I did? Got the impression you thought you weren't allowed to save any money... was only trying to help.

I believe you can have £6,000 in capital (savings) before means-tested benefits are affected, and you don't lose the entire benefit until that figure reaches £16,000, so don't spend up large just because you think you can't put it into savings

Don't be put of by the website name, but this may open up some ideas if you're up for a bit of diy - http://www.bagsoflove.co.uk/digital-fabric-prints.aspx I managed to pick up some small acoustic panels (40 x 40cm) off fleabay for not much money (got a bit lucky - typo in the listing meant I...

Ah, cheers! :-)

Thanks Gel, interesting to read your initial thought was similar to mine that things seemed a bit darker. I have just walked into the lounge where my son is watching Toy Story 3 and it looks really good! Might have to watch The Dark Knight again soon to further evaluate those black levels in...

I am wondering what other people's thoughts are based on their experiences of having their tv calibrated. Over the weekend I have finally managed to make some progress on DIY calibration using an i1 Display Pro colorimeter and HCFR software. Has taken me a few attempts to get my head around the...