Recent content by StevieC

Anybody else out there feel some sort of great satisfaction in taking a solid, physical object off the shelf and putting it in (or on) a suitable player? Then sitting back and listening to the album all the way through while reading sleeve notes, booklets, etc. Doesn't matter whether your...

Thank you to both of you. I've read most of the Head-Fi reviews and now I'm even more confused! So many different opinions, obviously a lot of it comes down to personal taste. I suppose I should give a better description of what I'm looking for. At present I have the Shure SRH440's (all I could...

Anybody know what difference there is between the SRH840's and SRH940's? Is it really worth paying the extra for the 940's? Thanks

Looking for new standmount speakers up to £300. Anything else I should be looking at apart from Monitor Audio BX2's? A few points to consider: 1) As it's quite a small room they'll be positioned pretty close to the wall (but not in corners) on a pair of Atacama stands. 2) I like a...

For the last few years I've been using a pair of Atacama speaker stands which I was expecting to last a lifetime, which under normal circumstances they probably would. However, a problem has arisen. Due to some severe back problems (which are getting progressively worse) I have got to the...

Looking for some closed back, on ear headphones WITHOUT EXCESSIVE BASS!! Which is starting to look impossible. It's obviously a big selling point, you've only got to look at some of the advertising blurb - bass rich, bass heavy, extended bass, etc, etc. Doesn't anyone care about the rest of...

Sorry but don't like the Denon's, too bass heavy for my tastes. I've had them a while now and no, they haven't improved with burning in, neither have I "got used to them" as some people suggested. The Denon's also don't have enough detail in the mids/treble, I assume because the bass is...

My old Sennheiser CX200's have recently developed a fault so I have now replaced them with a pair of CX300's, expecting these to be better. Unfortunately I actually prefer the 200's! Without doubt the 300's deliver more bass (too much sometimes) but I found the 200's to be more biased towards...

Unfortunately MajorFubar is perfectly correct in what he says. I say unfortunately because I still think it's so sad that sound quality is given so little consideration in preference to all the other aspects. Mind you, I often think back to the 70's & 80's when 90% of my music was on vinyl and...

Does any format really die out completely? There is a company in the UK (Sheffield area I think but not sure) that manufactures BRAND NEW Wax Cylinders! Also it's only 4 or 5 years since I purchased a BRAND NEW '78'. And as for the cassette being dead wasn't the recently remastered 'Exile On...

I am refering to the way in which some so-called "remastered" CD's are being produced. Enough bass to punch holes in walls and so much treble even the dog's put her paws over her ears. Is this being done to make things sound "better" to kids listening on MP3 players? Or does the music...

I got one of those electricity monitors last year just to prove a point! If you've got an electric "power shower" and the kids like to play in it for ages - Worry. After taking some readings and doing a bit of arithmetic I estimated I could sit listening to music (just CD player & amp switched...

Anybody out there ever tried to examine a stylus properly? If so what did you use? What degree of magnification is required? I'm assuming it takes a lot. Thanks, Steve

A big thank you to Ediots, downloaded that, works a treat, just what I needed. You won't believe how many hours/days/weeks that's going to save me. Thanks again, Steve

I'm not only refering to vinyl, this is just a comparison of the overall sound of the PM6003 compared to my old amp for all sources and with the same speakers. My previous amp was a Technics SU-V670 by the way which I was always reasonably happy with. I suppose in a nutshell I'm just looking...