Recent content by Noddy

Audiofoolery? Hi-foolery? I think we should just call such nonsense scams, or cons, which is what they are. Not me guv, I was too busy machining the perfect set of risers, to go with my 6” diameter solid tin cables that I use with my Bose cans. I cannot for the life of me understand the...

Yes, American owned until 2001 when it became Japanese owned, then in 2017 it was sold to an American company. Phew. Lord knows where the design is done, probably manufactured in Vietnam or such like.

Sounds good, if he finds a DAC-less amp he prefers. Yes, far from the one box solutions, as I said I thought that was an expensive approach. But it’s not my money.

I know you said only consider the above options however, I’m a really awkward annoying person. 🙂 (I’m sure others will confirm,) You’re going for an amp with a built in streamer, they do seem rather expensive for what you get and you are stuck with the supplied software even when new streaming...

Most mainstream makes have ear pads available. I didn‘t realise mine were flaking until I looked in the mirror today and saw I was covered in black bits. Sennheiser have always lasted in my experience. I had to throw a kettle away when the handle went sticky. Some brands don’t seem to care...

My Kef LS50 speakers, a new amp and Wiim Mini. The amp is an AudioLab but there’s lots of good amps about. The system just works. My worst purchase is a pair of Sennheiser ear buds. They don’t block outside noise, wind noise is awful (weather not bowel) and the cable gets tangled every time I...

I have the basic Wiim Mini, and as long as you already have a good DAC, and wifi, there’s no point spending more. It is very very good. Except the connector sockets don’t hold cables well, so best not bump it.

Play-Fi is much improved and very useable. It used to be a bit crummy.

I certainly agree with that last sentence. It is certainly true that everyone has different hearing, but measurements give you something concrete rather than the subjective views of someone whose tastes might be orthogonal to yours. Plus for a cynic like me, measurements are a way round the...

Okay, I should have said "no audible differences in sound quality" since there are differences outside the audible range. As to your interpretation, there will have been a range of people with a diversity of listening skills. If noone can detect a difference, is there a difference? After all...

There is a prize that is given if anyone can recognise two amps of their own choosing, the only caveat being that one must be equalised to the other and they must not distort. Thousands of people have apparently entered, none have won. This indicates that there are no differences in sound...

I have heard that its mother loves it. It looks to me like it was designed by a French car designer c.f. Citröen. This in my highly subjective view is audiobling, an overpriced amp with a fancy case that aims to convince the customer that it is special, when in fact it is just an audio amp...

I think we are own/owned the same PMC speakers, twenty.21. You are certainly right that owner enjoyment comes first, anything else is irrelevant. And if someone says you are wrong, stick two fingers up at them. Mine worked great for most acoustic music especially classical, but metal and rock...

Measurements of the K300 speakers show very poor performance especially given the price. I suspect these are yet another Veblen product. Also the use of a transmission line is a red flag for me, they are not needed, and in the case of PMC the ATL is IMO a marketing tool with no audible...

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