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    Why don’t reviews mention if Bluetooth / standalone speakers are stereo or mono?

    Sound configuration is a pretty big deal for many buyers. Some people specifically want a stereo setup for better music separation, while others don’t mind mono as long as the speaker is loud and clear. Right now, you often have to dig through manufacturer pages or user comments to figure this...
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    Why don’t reviews mention if Bluetooth / standalone speakers are stereo or mono?

    So why do they put stereo speakers on phones and laptops? You can get OK stereo sound from a device the size and shape of most of the JBL speakers.
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    Why don’t reviews mention if Bluetooth / standalone speakers are stereo or mono?

    So when you are saying one speaker, do you meen just one box or one driver? I am asking because there is lots of bluetooth speakers out there that are one box, but have multiple drivers.
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    Why don’t reviews mention if Bluetooth / standalone speakers are stereo or mono?

    Hi I am sorry, but that is not true. I have had Sony bluetooth speaker that was stereo. I think it was the sbrx33. Then I read the JBL charge 5 review on here and the is no mention of it being just mono. I all so have the Monitor Audio AirStream S150 Bluetooth Speaker from a long time ago and...
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    B&W 603 S3 vs Wharfedale Diamond 12.3 vs KEF Q11 Meta

    Forget the bit about the power of the amp I just looked up the specks and it's 120W. That should be plenty for the speakers you are looking at.
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    B&W 603 S3 vs Wharfedale Diamond 12.3 vs KEF Q11 Meta

    For me with your amp I would go for the Wharfedale. I think b&w are to bright and the Kef need more power than your amp has. If you up grade the amp then I would get the arcam A15. It's on offer for black Friday. I tried to post a link to a piece on this very website about it, but it says I am...
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    Why don’t reviews mention if Bluetooth / standalone speakers are stereo or mono?

    Hi all, I’ve noticed that in a lot of reviews for Bluetooth speakers, standalone speakers, and even digital radios, there’s often no mention of whether the unit plays in stereo or mono. To me, that seems like quite an important detail — especially when so many small speakers are actually mono...
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    Upgrade from Arcam FMJ A28

    Hi people posting to give you lot a little update. I got me some monitor audio MR4 off Ebay and they were better than the B&Ws to me and my room, but not mutch of a upgrade. The sound stage was better, but I lost quite a bit of base. So I went back to Ebay. I found me a set of Q Acoustics Q...
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    Upgrade from Arcam FMJ A28

    Hi I am after more detail sound and a bigger wider sound stage. I need a USB input as I play all my music off my PC as I am blind and use a screen reader to give me speech feed back of what's on the screen. I play some flac files of my hard drive, but most stuff is from Spotify. I had a...
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    Upgrade from Arcam FMJ A28

    Hi thanks for your reply. I am from the UK hence me asking about speakers and amps that are sold in richer sounds. As for the Totem Arros I don't think I could get the base I want from them. https://www.whathifi.com/totem/arro/review I will take a look at Monitor Audio and Focal. Thanks...
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    Upgrade from Arcam FMJ A28

    Yeah I did have Mission Volare V63 floorstanders before picking up the B&Ws up off Ebay. The B&Ws are mutche better sounding. My room is not the best tho. A bit boomy on the base because of a wooden floor. The thing I am after is a bigger soundstage. I can go to Richersounds to test out some...
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    Upgrade from Arcam FMJ A28

    Would I get more from upgradeing my DAC? Or new speackers as the B&Ws are old now?
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    What was the first hi-fi separates you bought with your own money?

    When yung I had me a JVC all in one thing my dad got for me from a bloke in the pub. As I got older I wanted better and dropped on a AURA Evolution Bowers & Wilkins (B&W) VA-100 in a second hand shop. I did not know what I was buying. Man that was a stonking amp! I got lucky. cost me £100...
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    Upgrade from Arcam FMJ A28

    Hi I would like to ask peoples thoughts on a upgrade path from my Arcam FMJ A28. My speakers are the B&W DM603 s2. From 1999 from the tag on the tweeter cone in side the cabinet. I play my music from my PC {Spotify} and my DAC is the IFI Zen v2. I was thinking that I can get rid of the DAC and...