Recent content by Tariqv

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    whats your fave piece of equipment in the hifi chain

    Definately source, if you dont have a good source then the same *hit will be amplified to higher levels and the speakers will output them to your ears...
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    Naim V1 dac and others...................

    Hello Shanka, I am on the same boat with you more or less as I have an M-dac which I like but not great since as you have said has that organization issue, when I listen to rock music for example all the instruments feel muddled together, they are all lost within each other. I would like to...
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    Watching downloaded 5.1 movies

    I would like to download hd movies from the internet but some movies I have downloaded came with 2.0 channel audio. I have two questions that I would appreciate your answers for: 1) Are there downloadable dolby digital or high quality 5.1 channel audio movies? 2) Could I implement higher...
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    Recently ordered soon to be replaced Naim XS- what to do?

    Actually I will be offering the dealer to replace it with the newer version even if there's a premium.
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    Recently ordered soon to be replaced Naim XS- what to do?

    I had ordered a naim nait xs from a Naim dealer in Dubai back in May and arrived at the dealer last week; however as you know today Naim announced that it has updated the XS. The amp is still at the dealer and I had already paid half the price in advance. As you would imagine I feel shortchanged...
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    Naim nait xs with Tannoy dc6T?

    I listen to all kinds of music, but the sounds which are not reproduced best are mids, with rock music especially. Most importantly the instruments dont have snap, and hollow, you never feel the music live in your room; this is not what I had been expecting honestly hence I'm looking into...
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    Naim nait xs with Tannoy dc6T?

    I've searched all around the net and havent found a similar setup unfortunately. I currently have a Roksan Kandy K2 fed digital music through an M-Dac; I am not happy with the sound as it is closed and non-dynamic. As far as I've read in reviews and people's experience the Naim has speed and an...
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    USB Cable Experiences Wanted...

    Eventhough Im new to hifi, one of the first things I did was to compare an oem usb cable with wireworld usb cables, and my was the sound different. The sound was much more detailed, vocals extended, and soundstage increased significantly. Bass was also fuller. Imho you deserve to at least try...
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    My first Hi-Fi system doesnt sound quite right

    Yes unfortunately bought without auditioning, at least not the whole system together. I tried to gather from the internet what could work for me and went for it.I bought the roksan from a lad who was upgrading, listened to it in his apartment. The tannoys from a reseller at a reasonable price...
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    My first Hi-Fi system doesnt sound quite right

    I seriously doubt those people have heard a good usb cable vs. a printer cable! I had a printer cable initially then I auditioned the violet and starlight and the difference was so obvious; both wireworld usb cables had punchier bass, more realistic vocals (the starlight was even more real and...
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    My first Hi-Fi system doesnt sound quite right

    After trying many different types of music, Unfortunately I am still unsatisfied with my system. Since I have the full 5.0 speakers from Tannoy ( the sub is a jbl), I do not want to change the speakers; besides I read in a review that the Tannoy floorstanders convey the characteristics of the...
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    My first Hi-Fi system doesnt sound quite right

    If I may get back to the topic Id like to post the result I have achieved by micro adjusting the speakers and pointing them exactly - as per suggestions from Tannoy manual - towards the listener, i.e myself. I must say although I can hear the music much better than before there still is no feel...
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    My first Hi-Fi system doesnt sound quite right

    Having read your kind advices I have checked some speaker positioning advices on the net and in Tannoy's manual as it seemed like there was nothing in particular wrong with my system. So after verifying that all cables were set up correctly I proceeded to see if the speakers were aligned...
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    My first Hi-Fi system doesnt sound quite right

    Thanks to all for your generous responses. Actually I have had the system for about 2 months now but the roksan was bought used, so they should all be well run in by now eventhough I do not play music that often. I doubt the speakers are the problem since they seem so relaxed and no strain...
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    My first Hi-Fi system doesnt sound quite right

    Im new to hifi and bought my system without hearing it due to limited auditioning availability in my country. I dont have a cd collection so I listen to Flac through a windows 7 laptop via Wireworld starlight usb into mdac and using the Roksan kandy k2 integrated as pre and power. The thing Im...