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Hello all, I've had some issues with the speed of my Ariston Q Deck and have solved the issue, so thought I'd post here if anyone has the same issue in the future. The turntable was spinning at 43.7rpm for 45rpm and 32.9 for 33.3rpm. Before you flip the turntable over, remember to remove the...

Hi there, I have an ariston q deck turntable that has intermittent starting issues. It was my dad’s in the 80s and now I’ve been getting into vinyl myself! It functions so when the tone arm moves, the turntable starts spinning and vice versa. Sometimes it doesn’t start spinning at all, or...

I just got back into listening some music and acquired some 2nd hand goodies - NAD D3020 V1, a set of Mission 761 and Phillips CD Player (AK721). The system sounds just fine, but feel that I can benefit from the addition of a sub. I'll be looking at something second hand, but need some advice...

As stated I have a Sony MDR-Z7 M2 for like 3 or 4 years now along with a Shiit magni/modi + stack and was wondering if I should upgrade? I got the Sony because, as a hi-fi noob, I figured the deeper bass would be great and tbh I do love them but i'd like to have open Sennheisers. My real...

Hi everyone, I’m based in Australia and I’m looking to purchase some speakers for my 3.3x6.9 (m) room, the height of the room is normal and there are two extra connected small rooms that I’d like to fill also with audio if possible, so total dimensions would be something like 5.1x6.9, however...

Hi all, Just picked up a lovely pair of CM8 S2's and on the hunt for a suitable amplifier. Currently considering the Rotel A11 MII and Cambridge CXA81 as these are both within my budget. Has anybody had good or bad experiences with these amps or is there another option that would be more...

Hey guys, I bought from a store a surround system with 3 front speakers, 2 surround speaker, 1 subwoofer, 1 receiver and 2 ambient speaker for the adjacent room. What I paid for were 3 focal dome as the tweeter and front L R speakers but the store just told me they discontinued this speaker and...

Hello All, I currently own an Astell & Kern SP2000T DAP and use headphones (Meze 99 Classics) or a Schiit Audio Vali headphone amp with Sennheiser HD650s. I buy FLAC files via HDTRACKS and typically have the higher res options. I live in an apartment and use an Apple TV (4th gen), so would like...

Hello! I need your advice. This might be very specific but I’ll give it a shot. I am thinking of buying either a pair of Focal Aria 926 (€2000 offer brand new ) or 948 (€3800), but I don’t know which one will be best for our room. The room is 26sqm with 3.2m height. Also, the room has no door...

Hello all, First and foremost thank you for having me in the forum! Also thank you in advance for any guidance you can offer. I’ll try not to ramble but have a lot to cover, so please humour me. I’ll be moving house in the next couple of months and will have a little money left over, some of...

I've found that only one speaker of mine will work at a time, the left when only the left is plugged in works fine but once the right one is in only the right one works. Unsure on how to approach to fix, only thing i know to be wrong is that I'm missing a bridge connector between the high/low...

Hi all! I'm in the process of looking to change up my current system, moving away from a valve amp to something a bit simpler. My current setup is as follows, and has been for about the past 7 years or so: Amp: Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum Speakers: Tannoy Mercury M4 Record Player: Audio...

I've noticed for a while a very faint crackling/hiss on certain sounds in some songs. I can best describe it as similar to a crinkle of a plastic candy wrapper. Kinda faint crackle/hiss. Seems to only happen at high-end sounds. I can replicate this on both my mobo's DAC from an Asus x570 prime...

I've noticed for a while a very faint crackling/hiss on certain sounds in some songs. I can best describe it as similar to a crinkle of a plastic candy wrapper. Kinda faint crackle/hiss. Seems to only happen at high-end sounds. I can replicate this on both my mobo's DAC from an Asus x570 prime...

Hi! Total newb here. First post. Here's the thing. I have a pair of Monitor Audio Silver 500 speakers, an Arcam S10 amp, and an Audio Technica LP5 with Ortofon Blue. I love it. But it lacks a punch. The bass falls short and not all music genres are delivering on my expectations. (I stay...

Hello friends, I have decided to spend somewhere near 800€ and I have done some reasearch, Here is what I have come up with: Denon PMA-600NE Amplifier 400$ Pro-Ject Audio Primary E 230$ Dali Spektor 2 210$ I am not aware (since this is my first audio setup) if my amp is a good match for my...

Hi! I've finally stopped on Focal Aria 906 (with my rack). What is (at least to your ears) the best matching integrated for it? What will be not an overkill yet? (as I've chosen a lower-end set of speakers because of placement now need to rethink about a truly outstanding amp for it to make it...

Hello, I am new to HiFi and I would like to setup a small bedroom in my house. I know a couple items I want but just don't know what else I need. I'm not extremely picky and I am on a average Joe budget (4k to 5k). I would like to purchase a pair of JBL - L82 Bookshelf Speakers. As far as an...

I need some help in identifying the make and model of this unorthodox empty speaker cast that I acquired many years ago at work. I used to work for a Refinish coatings company and this was sent as a sample to match for colour. It came in a B&W spare parts box and has the reference 6160-1 or...