Recent content by Michael Crump

I have started funding treatment of the hearing problems privately. So far, my money has bought me very little that I didn't already have - advice I got from the local audiologist for free. It does, though, appear that my eardrum is not retracted - two audiolgists have now contradicted that...

It seems that I have a retracted ear-drum, on the left. I hope this accounts for the symptoms and can be fixed. ENT appointment early Feb.

You may be right. This whole episode has taken place during an intensely stressful period for other reasons, which will probably get worse before it gets better. I have wondered whether stress can be a factor, though I have not found any real evidence to support the idea.

An interim update. I decided to go for wax removal to see if that would cure the problem. I didn't think I had all that much wax, but quite a lot was removed, from the right ear especially. Now it seems that the wax was concealing the full extent of the problem, not causing it. Music sounds...

Thanks to everyone who has helped on this forum. The succession of posts from me must have been bewildering and I confess that I am rather bewildered and a bit concerned. As I mentioned earlier, the piano tuner came today and was good enough to listen to the system for five minutes or so...

The new amplifier is the Rotel A11 Tribute but I still have all of the old equipment available. Don't worry about the hearing question - it logically occurred to me too. My hearing has always been pretty keen and I don't detect any problems generally. As it happens, someone is coming to tune...

To answer the above questions - I'm nowhere near 50 hours yet. I tried the sound from the amp direct through headphones today and was again disappointed. So I am starting to think about other causes. Apologies if what I am about to write is complete nonsense. The room in which the Hifi is...

I decided the amp MUST be at fault. Since I've not been feeling well for some time, I skipped the visit to the retailer, which would have involved a 2-hour round trip. I ordered a new amp and expected the result to be a revelation - but I actually hear the same faults! I kept the...

Thanks everyone. I now have an appointment with the retailer on Saturday, to which I will take the amp and speakers. We will see then if a different amp does the trick. I do wonder about the B&Ws though - the reviews seemed to vary widely, but of course I saw negative views only after...

The best way I can describe it is this; it's a bit like listening to an LP when there is a little bit of fluff on the stylus. It is certainly more noticeable on higher frequencies. Someone listening to the music just as background would probably not hear any problem. It's subtle, but enough...

1. No, the connections are OK. 2. Could be - although I've had them 3 weeks, I haven't been able to use them for more than 10 hours or so. 3. I'm happy with different as long as it's not inferior. 4. Could be. I don't have another amp but was able to substitute some old B&W 601 S1...

No, it was a blind buy I'm afraid. Not the best way to do it but, for various reasons I had to take the risk.

I have just bought a pair of B&W 607 S2 Anniversary Edition speakers and am at the moment very disappointed with the sound I get from them. I listen mostly to classical and find the sound (especially in the strings) lacks definition. I would even describe the sound as slightly fuzzy. Are the...