Recent content by mogsie

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    repositioning of bass ports

    hi petheric, good to hear from somebody who has owned a set of these, no i have not filled the chambers with sand, must try this if it worked for you, as i really carnt move them any further away from the wall, from where my seating position is on the sofa (which is against the back wall) it is...
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    repositioning of bass ports

    moving them would not be a problem as i have all the tools and skills required for such a simple job, would pluging or partial pluging not effect the sound ? somebody told me to fill ports with straws ? but i carnt see how that would help.
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    Xbox One Owners Thoughts?

    my son got one for christmas and all i can say was what a nightmare we had regarding strict nat type, spent days manualy forwarding ports etc to no avail, ordered a new more modern router still no help, manualy forwarded ports on new router and still strict nat type hours on the phone to both...
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    repositioning of bass ports

    hello all, my eltax liberty5+ 's are rear bass ported and considering my living room is tiny 5m x 4m (and my speakers van only direct across the 4m length) i carnt have them too far away from the wall, they are a deep speaker to start with so i can only manage 6 inch spacing from the rear, and i...
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    free sky hub

    if anybody is on sky broadband and have one of the old black sagem routers, sky are giving out their latest edition of the sky hub for free until the end of january, you can also get a free wifi booster for free until feb, they dont advertise this openly they probably dont want to give that many...
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    Do you still prefer your CD player to other sources?

    cd's all the time for me, not only because i only have a cd player and an amp ! but when i buy something i like to purchase something material, also i like the fact that when searching through my cd collection looking for a certain album i often spot another album i havent listned to for god...
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    Even I have my limits.......

    reading all this makes me wonder to what extent the placebo effect could have to play in this ? if somebody genuinly believes it is improving sound quality will they believe they are hearing it ?
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    Even I have my limits.......

    all created by some guy called geoff kait, apparently he got sick of all the BS surrounding hifi products and their claims that he created all these bogus products, but it all seems to have gotten out of hand as some people claim that he is ripping people off ! ( if they are stupid enough to...
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    copy protected discs

    thanks for the info folks, not bothered about ripping it, was concerned wether it would play in my cd player, thanks again
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    copy protected discs

    thanks,
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    copy protected discs

    yes hammil you are correct, mike also stated he corrected all the timing mistakes hi didnt have the time to do with original version, i take it you have this disc ? have you had any playback problems ? if you have heard it would you recommend the re-recorded or the original ?
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    copy protected discs

    hello all, my system is a denon dcd 835 cd player, i am just looking to purchase mike oldfields tubular bells, found the 2003 remastered edition, but noticed it comes with a warning regarding the copy protection softwere on the disc that it might not play in some cd players, looking online i...
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    Has your taste in music changed over the years?

    my music tastes where always changing until i found sigur ros, (never searched for anything else since) but i still keep hold of all my old stuff, and on occasions i dig out a bit of depech mode or a bit of kraftwerk just to have a listen !
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    amp size advice for eltax liberty 5+ , help please

    hello again, thanks for the advice , yeah it is a small room approc 5m x 4m, i dont listen very loud but i do like clarity, i mainly listen to sigur ros, radiohead, and pink floyd, so a wide range of music style, i was just more worried about buying the wrong size amp and either damage to the...
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    amp size advice for eltax liberty 5+ , help please

    hi folks, thanks for the replies, althaugh the advice refering specific brands is appreciated, the main questions i am seeking answers to are : A) my speakers ohm rating is 4 - 8 ohms, so would it be best to go for a 4 ohm amp or a 8 ohm amp ? B) my speakers wattage is 100 watts continuose...