Recent content by Rupert the Super Bear

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    Cd Storage

    I've got upwards of 3000 CDs... my collection. Do everything you can to look after your CDs, cherish them. And the artwork! Don't put the discs in those little paper or plastic sleeves - do that and you might as well throw out your CDs. I even replace the jewel cases when I see they're...
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    Sibilance after Bi-wiring

    Bit late to the thread. Is it possible the new speaker cable is just more revealing? It's an easy mistake to make with hifi gear, you buy better quality i/cs or s/cs, you expect heaven, instead things sound edgy - sibilance part of that problem. It's probably not the s/cs in themselves, it's...
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    Best speaker cables 2020: budget and premium audio cables

    "Technically suitable"... come off it! If only life was that simple. I've transformed my system this year by swapping out Chord Odyssey for VDH Inspiration and buying an Isotek mains conditioner. The overall improvement is like night and day - really.
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    SME Model 6

    Ridiculous. I guess it makes a change from the endless turntables that are just recycled Regas, but for £6000 there are dozens of truly wonderful decks out there that would run rings round this. Chapeau to those real world British manufacturers going out to China for top class build quality...
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    Best speaker cables 2020: budget and premium audio cables

    Mike.... Every Hifi forum has its share of guys like you, obstinately banging on about blind listening tests, measurements, blah blah. For a start these naysayers - 21st century flat-earthers I call them - are just being downright rude in rubbishing the personal experience of thousands of...