Recent content by rothlee

I'd agree with the above regarding seeking out local/not-so-local dealers to get a better idea. It's a decent budget which should provide alternative routes, especially regarding the future plan to include a turntable. Get to dealers, get a feel for the sort of amps/speakers that suit your...

Can't see labels pushing for this until there's sufficient demand. Unless the likes of Apple interact with their core market and inform them of a need to get hi res audio, I can't see it happening. Sadly for me, that means continuing to pay a premium for mine, but until there's more of a market...

I don't think streaming is necessarily ruining anything. I think it's just "of its time" if anything. Different people will always have different approaches to the way they acquire music, and streaming just becomes another avenue within that. Personally I use Spotify, trial many albums and buy a...

Thanks TomSawyer. Definitely within reason. The Denon option I was looking at would need a pre-amp anyway, so the budget isn't just limited to the AVR itself. I'll look at this and the Yamaha and see what's going to be the best fit.

Many thanks. I did a search first and it did appear to be something that was - in many minds - straightforward and we should never ask. My concern was that as much as the Denon amp I have is my 'hi-fi', that didn't automatically mean that it was better than all AVRs, especially as those of us...

Firstly, I'm technically probably overlapping on AV here too, but I need advice from experts on the marriage of stereo equipment with AV. I'm currently looking to try to tie up a few bits of equipment whilst starting to open my options up with Blu Ray Audio and the use of DVD 5.1 discs which...

In no particular order (and ignoring sub-genre debates): Nirvana - Bleach, Nevermind Pearl Jam - Vitalogy, Ten Soundgarden - Down On The Upside, Badmotorfinger R.E.M. - Monster, Document, NAIHF (purely for 'Leave'), Murmur Pink Floyd - DSOTM, WYWH, Animals Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers...

Pink Floyd's "Animals". Never really seen the pull before, especially considering the regard people hold them in... But... I'm warming.

Cracking album this. I think I came across it in an impulse purchase of Q magazine back in the year of release. Bought it because of Buck's influence really, but it turned out to be more like the Snow Patrol work than anything of REM's. Dead American Writers was my personal highlight.

I watched it earlier this year. It was okay. I'd be lying if I said I'd be looking to add it to my movie vault anytime soon though. Completely got my interest, and filled a nice gap on a quiet Sunday afternoon. Well acted, nicely shot, but just not the sort of movie I'd rush out to buy. Well...

Complete Jazz at Massey Hall is a little older than the Mingus work you-re listening to, just as a word of warning. It pre-dates the better work of his by about 10-15 years, but in terms of historical importance, a chance to hear Charlie Parker in higher-than-typical recording quality, AND the...

As a side note, I'm assuming you're ignoring participation in projects headed by others, so we're missing Complete Jazz At Massey Hall off the list? No jazz collection is complete without it, although Mingus' contribution was as player, so not one many would refer to as his work. The Black...

Emmylou Harris - Coat Of Many Colors Radiohead - Nobody Does It Better Nirvana - Man Who Sold The World Animals - House Of The Rising Sun Ray Lamontagne/Damien Rice - To Love Somebody Donovan - Universal Soldier Paul Weller - I Walk On Gilded Splinters Fairport Convention - Matty Groves...

Hi guys (and girls), I am possibly repeating a question that may have been answered already, but cannot find a match on the search function in forums. Apologies if this is the case. I have just had a multiroom HD box fitted by Sky, just the basic smaller box, no recording functions etc. The...

Thanks for the input guys. Going on experiences of other forums, it's refreshing to see a "newbie" given the time of day, let alone some proper advice. I will try the bi-wiring before positioning everything (hiding wires, getting speakers in optimum position etc), and if I'm unable to detect...