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I now use either RCA cables to a phone jack adapter on my phone, or I use an optical cable between the optical port on the Marantz amp and an optical-to-phone jack adapter. Both sound about the same in terms of sound quality, but the RCA seems to have more volume for some reason. My volume...

Thank you, that was very useful. It's not possible to listen to two versions of the same music on different gear at the same time, so any comparison you make is just in your head. With photography you can shoot the same scene on two sets of different gear, one better than the other, then print...

I think you are right here. The same can be said for wine. I paid £18 last week for a bottle in a supermarket and I also bought a £6 bottle which was reasonably good quality. The £18 bottle tasted like industrial grade paint-stripper. But I'm sure some oenophile lurking somewhere (probably in an...

I had to laugh at that. :) I'm winding up to 72 this year and I find things are getting less tricky. No mortgage, no ghastly work, no London, no time-schedules, yes, definitely less tricky. However my grey matter is getting flakey and I think I'll never understand HiFi, so afraid I can't assist...

I just tried an experiment. I played David Bowie's Lets Dance from the S20 phone to the amp via my BT connector - this one BT Connector It sounded fine. The attached screen shot shows the connection and playback data which is 24 bit 96KHz for the original source, the device, and the output...

I need a new phone this year as the S20 runs out of security update support. Not sure if a new S phone is worth it.

Thanks. I thought as much. So is it worth having an expensive smartphone if one of the primary uses is audio music? I see a lot of reviews that talk about the sound quality of flagship phones, but they usually are talking about listening just on the phone, and often through the phone speakers.

I have a Marantz PM6007 amp and a pair of Dali Spektor 2 speakers, and I'm very happy with the sound quality. I listen (mostly classical) from my Samsung S20 FE connecting to the Marantz using a BT adaptor in the amp. My music comes from Amazon Music, and some of the content is ultra HD. If I...

My Marantz PM6007 doesn't have bluetooth, so I use a BT adaptor wired to the CD inputs on the amp. My phone connects to the BT adaptor. I can also connect the phone directly using RCA connector to the amp, but the signal seems weaker in volume.

I agree. If I enjoy what I listen to on the gear I have then fine. I think what I was really asking is what is the qualitative difference between mid-priced and higher-end kit.

I have a Marantz PM6007 with a pair of Dali Spektor 2 speakers. I play all my music (mostly classical) via my Samsung S20 phone, and I stream using Amazon HD. The image below shows the location, a room about 9ft by 15ft, with soft furnishings/carpet. I find the sound quality really good and...

I use Amazon HD music streaming - about £90 a year. I play everything from my Samsung S20 phone. I'm continually amazed at how good it sounds, and how relatively cheap the whole setup is. I can play it to my hifi (Marantz PM6007 amp and Dali Spektor 2 speakers), in my VW car through the...

It isn't really a problem. I posted this as a question. I'm just curious to know why there is such a fall-off in the sound level past 50% on the dial. I don't know much about hi-fi and I wondered if having more volume in reserve would give a better quality sound at lower levels of volume. I have...

Your middle para sounds about right. It does feel like that. I was expecting a linear progression of volume output as I turned the dial up, but that just doesn't happen. I am quite happy with the volume, it just makes me wonder why it trails off at the upper end. Classical does sound lower level...

The BT seems to give the most volume. If I connect via RCA cable from phone socket to another amp input the volume is less, although the sound quality seems about the same. Might it be a good idea to go to Richer Sounds and ask to get a demo of my current speakers versus a different pair? I...