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My favourite acronym (sadly, now dying out) is SCART - Syndicat des Constructeurs d'Appareils Radiorécepteurs et Téléviseurs I do have the sad habit of expanding acronyms to their original forms e.g. Kentucky Fried Chicken, British Home Stores, Mullard Furniture Industries (RIP)...

Onkyo probably has a lower low-frequency cut-off than the Marantz. This means record surface warp frequencies (a few Hertz) are being amplified. I wouldn't worry unless your speaker drivers are hitting the end stops. You need a rumble filter button - like Sinclair amps in the 1970s had...

My only feedback is that as an unknown brand, it will be harder to re-sell if you wanted to upgrade.

Linn's brand and business model don't fit with the low end. Time for them to segment the market and come up with a mass-market brand that leverages the technology at a lower price - e.g. Toyota vs. Lexus or Volkswagen vs. Bentley. Probably manufactured in the Far East. Although I'm sure I...

Their market position is as an aspirational, high-end brand and their pricing helps reinforce this. Their reputation for product quality and great dealer service is strong enough to support this pricing.

Isn't the characteristic of a "lifestyle" product that you can deconstruct it and come up with something better sounding and at least as functional for the same money? The "lifestyle" benefit is the integration and the sleek-looking packaging. Speaking as a geek, this definitely isn't for me -...

Yes, HD Tracks have been enforcing location for a while. Haven't got round to using a US proxy yet but assume that would work.

Kevin - Great piece. I think you're bang on about the studio being responsible for a lot of what goes wrong. Case in point: Rush's latest album "Clockwork Angels". Super-compressed and mastered to the CD at such high levels that there is a huge amount of clipping - e.g. 2810 clips on the...

How about ripping all the 45s to your laptop and playing them from that? - would preserve their condition.

OK - spoke to Intel and got some answers: Yes - Intel WiDi is compatible with Samsung WiFi Direct - both are DLNA standards. Need latest Intel Centrino wireless driver to support WiFi Direct - 15.1.1.1 Need Samsung AllShare application - http://www.samsung.com/global/allshare/pcsw/ Tried...

My HP Folio Ultrabook laptop has Intel WiDi wireless display. Will this work with my Samsung UE32ES6300 TV which has WiFi Direct? What's the difference between WiDi and WiFi Direct? Whatever happened to DLNA compatibility?

Floor standers. But you'll be lucky to get a pair for less than £3.

I can't post under IE9 but Chrome works a treat. Maybe Michael Hestletine has a thing about Microsoft?

Analogue tape is an infinite number of bits...

Definitely souce first. Musical information is only ever lost as you go downstream. My vote is 3-2-1.