Recent content by Ragworm

Yes and No. Yes, what you want to achieve is possible. No, the way you're describing isn't the way to go about it. You need a sub that accepts speaker level (not line level) connections. I chose my MK REF 200 because it has both, can operate them in parallel and has separate gain for each. It...

I've tried it with my Panasonic hard disk recorder into my Naim streamer. You have to configure your source to output stereo PCM on the digital out and it'll work. The sound wasn't that great for TV / movies and a proper AV amp beats it hands down.

My view is yes. I've heard both the Unity and the NAC 172/NAP combination and, to my ears, the NAC/NAP combo was clearly better - very close to the ND5XS/Nait XS combo that I have. Make sure you do a home demo and draw your own conclusions though.

Well I don't think its the Freeview sound as I have the optical out from my PVR connected to my Yamaha AV amp to do the decoding and then into my hi-fi amp to drive the front two speakers. The quality is excellent. So that leaves the DAC amp and speakers. If I were you, I'd try and borrow/trial...

Opportunity for a WHF group test? DACs under €100.

I can't really advise on DAC choice as my experience isn't wide enough but I can suggest some ways to proceed. If you're going to keep the Linn kit then your first step is to decide what your budget is. Go to your local dealer and audition kit at this price point. Ideally, borrow something and...

You should able to get quite a reasonable sound out of 320kbps MP3s. There are those that say they can't hear the difference between them and CD quality. I'm perplexed by the kit you're looking at though. You've got some top-notch Linn kit that would probably cost around £3,000 at today's prices...

Isn't the XpdQx Cyrus' top of the range DAC? I very much doubt the Chord would improve on it. It might have a different presentation but I doubt it would actually be better. Is there a problem that you're trying to fix?

Well that was interesting! I've got a Samsung telly and the same DAC except I bought mine from Lektropacks for £36. I normally use the USB connection with my lap top which also powers the DAC. I connected up the optical out of the Samsung to the DAC and plugged in the USB power supply - no go...

I have this DAC (actually I bought mine from Lektropacks but it's the same). I use it for listening to Spotify free with my laptop. For £36 it's pretty good. Miles better than the PC sound card. The only minor drawback is that the output is a little low so you need to crank up the volume on your...

It would be helpful if you stated which AV receiver and which Stereo amp you have as that could influence the answer. Also, can you confirm which DAC you're talking about because I can't find an Audiofly one - do you mean the Audioquest Dragonfly? The simple answer is that the output of the DAC...

Actually, there are multiple options: - There's Home Plugs as already mentioned. If you've got a spare wall socket then these give you a wired Ethernet connection. - Another variant is a Home Plug Wi-Fi extender. This is what I use. It allows you to locate a Wi-Fi access point as close as the...

I've recently ripped my CD collection to FLAC using Sony's Media Go. It has a nice feature which is that you can then specify multiple target devices (such as phones and USB sticks) and the encoding to be used for each of them. So I've got FLAC on the PC and NAS and 320kbps on the phone, all...

Too late there! It's already on a couple of web sites. It's a great player and, truth be told, there's very little difference in performance between the CD5x and the ND5-XS. I had a demo unit of the latter for a week and was able to switch between the two playing the same album. I don't...

With the single exception of the Unitiqute, I have now heard evey streamer in the Naim range. In my price bracket it came down to one of three options: sell everything and buy either a Superuniti or a NAC-N 172-XS and NAP 155-XS pair or just sell my CD and add an ND5-XS to my Nait XS. I didn't...