Recent content by stephennic

Thanks, may I ask why? Was the Van den Hul better sounding? Cheers Steve.

Hi all, It looks like no one has bought this unit? No feedback at all. Cheers Steve.

Hi, I dont want to get in a cable debate, I know that cables make a difference. Cheers Steve.

Hi, Just want peoples thoughts on the image quality and sound quality of the panasonic 740. How does it compare with other brands like sony, pioneer, samsung. Cheers Steve.

Hi, Thanks for the replies thus far. My amp dosent recieve HDMI its an older marantz amp, so optical will have to do. Has anyone tried those two cables - chord and vanden hul. Cheers Steve.

Hi, I just bought a bluray player with no coaxial input, so wanting a nice sounding optical lead. Which is the best sounding coaxial the chord optichord or vanden hul optocoupler Mk II. Thanks in advance. Cheers Steve.

Hi, The audio gd15.32, is a great little dac. Its a headphone amp with dac and can be used as a pre as well. Cheers Steve.

Hi, I still have the marantz cd 63se, I preferred it to the Arcam cd73t, nad c542, cambridge 640c v2 , marantx cd6002. Its only when you go to the rega apollos and the consonance cd 120 linear that sonically they can compete. I still use the cd 63se , its very musical and a consonance cd 120...

Hi, A couple of other forums do it and it works quite well, if for example someone forum topic is cables make no difference to sound, you know that belongs to the debating forums. If someone asks for recommeded cables for nad amp then it would belong tothe hifi or cables section. I suppose it...

Hi, No feedback anyone? Cheers Steve.

Hi, I have an idea that has worked on other forums that maybe a idea for what hifi to do. At times I notice that forum topics gets hijacked into debates for example on cables. A couple of other forums I belong to have a seperate forum topic set aside for debates. I think that helps when a...

Hi, Try a nordost blue heaven or supra EFI. They will probably brighten up the sound. Cheers Steve.

Hi, Great ,make sure you get the TXCO version,low jitter clock which gives it a slightly smoother and transperant sound. Also let it burn in around 200-300Hrs as it will sound better. Let meknow how you go. Cheers Steve.

Hi, The supra lorad is good value for money. Cheers Steve.

Hi, No problems, mine only gets warm. I have mine sitting on top of the cabinet next to the valve preamp. See head fi for comments on this dac too. Cheers Steve