Recent content by Tinman1952

"...buying vinyl and never listening to it is much better than buying no vinyl at all" This is one of the most ridiculous articles WHF has ever printed..... 😖

My understanding is that the Zen blue indicators change colour based on the Bluetooth protocol used and the sample rate of the source file. It will not indicate anything if the connection bandwidth alters whilst playing a file.......

If only that were true...sadly it isn't. LDAC is a variable codec designed by Sony to avoid dropouts when connection quality drops.....

Hi. Well basic CD quality is 1411 kbps....so even if you get 990kbps it has still been through lossy compression...just like mp3. 🙂

The trouble is you do not know that you are getting 990kbps... That is the 'maximum' but it usually drops back to 660kbps (or less...) for stability and you won't know because there is no way to know what the ACTUAL transmission rate is. Bluetooth is definitely a convenience connection...and...

Well that's a strange comment...because actually the opposite is true. Yamaha are known for their strong bass..... 🙄

Just reported this on two other posts too....😖

Ignore the few (usually newbies) who don't read your post and just recommend their favourite kit ad nauseum.... The logical upgrade for you would be the R-N800A...so start saving 🙂

Exactly! 😖

He is certainly correct. An old iphone or iPad serves as a fine streamer at minimum expense... Airplay would not give him Hi-res if that's what he wants.

Well that's very strange. I would say there is nothing wrong with your EAC rips if the albums are appearing in the correct track sequence in the playlist. It does seem to be a playback problem. I haven't used Bubble for a while but just loaded it up on my phone and it says for update 4.3.5 "...

Life is a continual journey. When it stops...you're dead! 😂

£79.99 (plus optical cable) vs £219 ..... and I don't think you will hear any difference....🙂

Agreed. Unfortunately the Arcam A85 is just an amplifier and has no digital inputs. However even a basic DAC like SMSL SU1 for £79.99 will be a big improvement despite the original Airport Express said to have high jitter on it's output ... which may or may not be noticeable.

Good choice. You will find with streaming that the control software interface is as important (if not more so...) than the hardware. The Wiim has an excellent app for every streaming service except Apple Music (you have to use Airplay for this currently) and is constantly being updated to...