Recent content by mikeparker59

And to think when car CD players came out I wondered how they'd manage to stop the laser skipping, but how did they stop that needle skipping???

I used to be a right PIA returning crackly ,warped, and scratchy records for replacements, which were equally bad, then I discovered Japanese vinyl in a local record shop, that were always far superior to the records that we had to endure. Boy did I love CD when it came out, no more snap...

I've only owned 2 turntables a Sony that I can't remember the model number of, and my current Heybrook TT2 At one point I thought my Heybrook was a bit ugly esp with that industrial sized on off rocker switch, but now it looks kinda vintage cool, and will be with me to the grave ! As an aside I...

Another hardware option is actually Apple TV, if you are an Apple user and hooked on iTunes. You need to connect to Tv to see what you are doing and can also connect via optical cable to your amp if it has such a connection. Sometimes in life there are too many choices!

Software for ripping can come at zero cost. I've used both foobar and more recently EAC aka Exact Audio Copy for ripping CDs to FLAC. still undecided which is the better of the two. EAC has the nicer interface in my opinion, but both need a bit of tweaking to work well. Foobar needs add ons to...

Oh the advantages of being single !

ive been quite happy with my Cambridge audio NP30. Quite a simple affair that can stream from a NAS drive or from an external hard drive connected to the USB socket in the rear. Also does internet radio and Spotify with latest upgrade. Not sure if it's still available or has been superseded by...

If not it's here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9Dg-g7t2l4

Signed, but will anyone take any notice?

My Amps and speakers had tight fitting plastic plugs that had to be removed with some difficulty (had to screw a drill into them actually and pull) before banana plugs could be inserted. I only knew of this because I actually read a manual ! The one for my Onkyo AV amp. I believe it was in...

Oh yeah done it again! Different spelling this time. Might be easier to rename them to cucumber plugs *acute*

Yep really. I noticed it first in the instruction manual that came with my AV amp, I've seen it since elsewhere. Of course I had to find out why, being the curious type. The reason is quite simple when you find out. Banna plugs fit quite nicely in those European style mains sockets, so to...

Actually it still does my head in realising that a paper, kevlar etc, cone moving back and forth can produce sounds that replicate various instruments and the human voice all at the same time. Really how does that work???

Especially if you are known to have bi-wired!

I can't spell banana either!