Recent content by the Splund

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    Here's why CDs are the better, cheaper alternative to vinyl records

    Still got all my old vinyl, it's boxed up and in the garage with my CDs - the CDs are ripped to lossless files but serve as a backup. My faithful Rega 2 (re-belted, re-oiled, levelled and isolated), Rega Bias (correctly tracked and weighted) and Cambridge Audio 640P are still ready to play the...
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    The ugly truth behind hi-fi's growing infatuation with nostalgia

    Because a significant proportion of the Hi-Fi buying public have, rightly or wrongly, a desire for them - it's simple supply and demand.
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    The problem with hi-res audio is how you might be listening to it

    Ah, you beat me to it! I use iTunes to manage my library but run a FiiO X5iii HiRes player that is more than happy to play the ALAC (.m4a) files, some of which are HiRes. Generally ALACs work for me but I have a few FLACs to handle the odd 5.1 and Quad files