Recent content by ukplc

Cheers, all. jj -- I haven't heard an Arcam DVD player, but it wouldn't surprise me if they are very strong performers -- that's a good tip. Gasolin -- I haven't heard the Mission LX-2s, but I've heard a lot of praise for them. If they are a match for the Quad 11Ls, then at £150 new they are...

Over the last year, I’ve put together my first Hi-Fi system from second-hand components. In the end I spent just shy of £600, although you could imagine a similar system at a lower price (e.g. leave out the turntable and headphones). I’ve relied quite heavily on comments in this forum and a...

I am in a similar position to OP -- looking at putting together a first system on a similar sort of budget, or even slightly lower. A difference is that I'm in UK. I've been reading around whilst I have been saving up and keeping my eye on ebay. An advantage of buying new kit, of course, is that...

I'll have a play around as much as I can to see if I can eliminate the mains socket and/or PSU. Cheers :)

Thanks for your reply, Gray -- I had not thought to check that, but the answer is yes -- same hum, and it disappears when I go on to laptop battery power. I guess this means that it is nothing much to do with the Fiio or the connecting USB cable (although it does make it strange that picking up...

Dear all, First I want to say I have been lurking on these forums for a few months and found it really helpful to read people's opinions and advice, so thanks. I have an issue with my Fiio E10K 'Olympus' USB-DAC and Headphone amp. Sorry that my description is long-winded, but I wanted to make...