Recent content by The Darker Wave

Hi guys. I'm moving my vintage Arcam Alpha system to a different room and need to buy some new cables as the speaker distances are different. I'm currently using QED Silver Anniversary XT cables. Ideally I need to run one of the new cable runs along the skirting board and round a few tight...

I'm sure they're great speakers for the right listener / type of music. They just don't fit my tastes (I'm not a massive fan of too much bass). Admitedly I only listened to them with the Cambridge CXA61 (60W) and the Quad Vena II (45W) rather than the 150W that your Vincent SV236 puts out...

Finally... someone else who doesn't like them. I was beginning to think I was the only one. ;-)

Hi guys. Thanks again for all your advice. It really is appreciated. I've decided against getting some studio monitors. My rationale being that studio monitors are typically voiced so that recording engineers can hear flaws in recordings and mixes, rather than being configured to flatter the...

Cheers for the advice guys. I think I'm moving away from the idea of active speakers. I've room for a combined Amp/DAC but the passive speakers will have to be pretty small and on stands either side of my desk. The Denon PMA-60 will also allow me to play 24bit files in all their glory over...

I did wonder if that was the issue. It was only a quick demo so I'll get them to play with the settings a little next time. Though I listened to them in a sound treated demo room with lots of room behind the rear firing bass ports. I was just surprised how bad they sounded given how well...

Just a quick update. I popped in to Richer Sounds at the weekend and managed to have a quick audition of the KEF LSX's and was quite underwhelmed. Not sure if it was a set up issue or not but the bass seemed very uncontrolled, a little boomy and totally ruined the listening experience for me...

I'm currently playing my music collection from iTunes (ALAC) over ethernet to an old Apple TV 3 with an optical connection to my DAC (Arcam irDAC). Although Roon looks really interesting I'm quite wedded to iTunes but I'm wondering if replacing the Apple TV with something more audio specific...

Well I'm kinda glad it wasn't user error on my part if this is a genuine bug with an earlier version of iTunes. The problem is I may have several hundred CDs to re-import. Not sure yet how bad the situation is yet. I need to go through my library and weed out the offending AAC files and then...

I've just make a shocking discovery. I've just gone back though my iTunes library and it looks like at some point when I ripped all my CDs (many years ago) that some of them have imported as ALAC and others as AAC. Not sure how this happened. Looks like my import preferences got changed...

Like you say... you'd hope so for that price. :) At the moment I'm just playing directly from my iTunes library, which is mainly ALAC, though there are some 320 MP3s in there. Any suggestions how I can improve things?

Cheers guys. Appreciate the suggestions. :-) My home office is a little smaller. Approx 2.5m x 2m. The KEF LSXs look great, if a little out of my current budget. Though I may decide to save up for a pair if the extra cost if worth it? I was thinking about the Ruark MR1 MK2s. I've heard they...

What's everyone out-there using for their small office or computer desk listening? I work from home and find myself sat at my office desk for most of my time. I'm currently using a set of B&W MM-1s hooked up to my iMac but feel I'm missing the 'proper' Hi-Fi experience. Any suggestions?

Cheers guys :-) Solid advice for auditioning some new kit. Just don't want to waste anyone's time (myself included) if my gear still holds it's own without spending megabucks. Though it would be interesting to see / hear what's out there at the moment. Though I always find speaker pairing so...

Hi guys. I currently run an old Arcam Alpha 8 set up. It sounds pretty good to my ears but I'm wondering how it actually compares with modern systems and if I should look at upgrading at some point in the (near) future? Does this kit still hold it's own in 2019? My full set up is: iTunes...