Recent content by simonthesaint

Ah, then my suggestion wasn't particularly helpful. But maybe, as you say, there are also enthusiasts' forums in Sweden. That's alright, I'm thankful for every piece of information I can get.

PFM is a good place for S/H kit, likewise Hifi Wigwam. There's a constant circulation of good quality kit at sensible prices, and the likelihood of getting conned is, I think, lower than on eBay. I recently bought a S/H Sugden A21a for £500 through the PFM classifieds. Five years old, serviced...

Thanks both of you. I take it that the asking price of ~£550 is a bit hefty then. Although it should be noted that the seller is a specialised vintage hifi shop, hence a higher price compared to a private seller. Can you recommend any other, new or vintage, stereo amp below the aforementioned...

Thanks for your input. I was offered to buy a fully working 1988 second hand Sansui AU-X901 for what I guess would be equivalent of £550. The problem is that the seller is too far away so I cannot go there for a demo. I feel rather tempted but I would like to hear other peoples opinion about the...

I see that the body of the text is missing, strange. What I would like to now if there's anyone here who have owned or listened to vintage Sansui amp's from the eighties in general and AU-X901 in particular and tell me whether or not this is a good product? Thanks in advance. Cheers!

That's what I wanted to know, whether or not it would allow for 2TB mirrored capacity with RAID 1. Thanx for your assistance - highly appreciated! Now I will concentrate on the World Cup - Unfortunately Sweden was elimnated in the qualifying rounds - it's up to Denmark, now! A great shame...

the_lhc, thanks! ...meaning that it can hold 2x2TB disks, I guess. Is it very loud when operating?

Thanks for the input! But what troubles me is that I can't figure out which nas units are compatible with 2x2TB disks or possibly 2x1.5TB ones. Searching for this information is a dead-end - seems to be well hidden information, even when visiting manufacturer web sites. Netgear Stora, Synology...

I plan to buy a nas to be able to stream music through my Sonos ZP90 player to my Hifi system, but it will also be used as storage unit for movies and photos. I can't make up my mind since all the options makes me dizzy. Thus it would help me a lot if someone could give me tangible suggestions...

Yes, the MAP-305 lacks usb connections. From a sound characheristic perspective, it would be interesting to know how different dac's affects the sound. The AA amps are rather lively with emphasis on strong base and energy, so if i pick a dac which highlights details, would it make the MAP-305...

Hi, You wrote; "there is an obvious argument to keep boxes separate so as to make it easier and cheaper in the long term to continue upgrading" Do you by this mean that it would be better to buy an external dac in the sense that it would make my system more flexible for future upgrade? (I'm...

Thanks for the input, mate Here's the MAP 305 DA II spec: POWER OUTPUT 8 Ohms 2 x 100 W FREQUENCY RESPONSE (-3 DB ) 10 Hz - 60 kHz DISTORTION < 0,15% S/N RATIO = 90dB CHANEL SEPARATION = 100dB INPUT IMPEDANCE 10 KO IN LEVEL AMPLIFIER 1,2 V INPUT IMPEDANCE PHONO (MM/MC) 47 kO / 100...

Hi idc, I want to upgrade from MAP-105 (2x75 w, 8 ohm) to MAP-305 DA II (2x100), MAP-305 II (2x100) or any other amp to gain better control of my Tangent Clarity 8 speakers.ÿ Yes the idea is to connect pc with hifi system in one way or another, and I assume that a dac would improve the sound...

Hi! I'm trying this once more: I'm looking at these options: Advance Acoustic MAP-305 DA II amp (with built-in DAC), at roughly £833 or the MAP-305 II (without DAC) at roughly £600-650. This means a price difference of roughly 2-250. How would an external dac perform compared to the...