Recent content by Mike123

I’m actually trialling Tidal, Qobuz, Apple Music and Amazon Music right now. I also sub to Spotify. All trials are free, search around if you fancy a trial right now. Previously I commented that there wasn’t much difference between Spotify and Tidal, and for the price difference, I still don’t...

Hi, I’m in the market for some new equipment and have had these on the radar for a while. How do these compare to the B&W 805 d3 stand mounts for clarity, insight and warmth? Assuming they’re both played at a fair volume level, e.g not on the lowest setting; do the Spendors reveal more with...

I used to pay £21 as a student for albums and £16 for a single in CD on import. But this was a long time ago and there’s absolutely no point in comparing a world when the internet wasn’t even mainstream to the world of today. Being satisfied because something was expensive decades ago isn’t...

but using a good pair of headphones reveal a lot of information. It’s said you have to have a system that costs at least 10x that to hear the same detail, I would said probably 30x that. I have Sony WH1000(2) and I can just about hear the difference. I know someone who’s got a 100k+ system and...

I used to pay £12 for a single in the 90s and sometimes £22 for an imported album in HMV and there's nothing like the excitement of riding home to unwrap the CD and read the inlay whilst it fires up. Eventually I got a discern but on-demand can't offer that. I'm trialling Tidal and honestly can...