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I am keen to try and listen to a few bookshelves along the lines of Dynaudio Special 40/Heritage Special/ Confidence C1 Platinum, B&W 805, Sonus Faber Olympica, Monitor Audio Platinum etc. If owners of these could chip in with your thoughts, please do. Including your source chain would be...

I currently have a Cambridge Audio 851N, which is great and serves as a DAC and streamer. I have begun exploring the separation of a DAC and streamer for my second system, and I guess my question is: What makes one streamer better then the other? e.g. How different is a Wiim Pro to an iFi Zen...

Hi guys. I know sand is an often suggested fill material but are there any other suggestions that members have had good results with? Easily available in SA ? One of the members recently posted about atabites, but that doesn't seem to be a easily available product . Google also pushes me...

Fellow forumites, thought I would document my journey down the hi-fi (well maybe mid-fi is a better term as there is nothing really extraordinary in my system). The pics are just random ones that I found to describe the situation at the time and not necessarily the listening set up. So, prior...

Guys, I am in market for a new tv and it has be 85 inch ( bigger is always better 😅), and some input from the TV gurus is needed. Hirsch has these two models in my price range (lets cap it at 50K) . The first link has my attention...

Hi guys. I sold off a set of Boston Acoustics speakers, and one floor stander seems to have a dodge tweeter. Since Boston does not exist anymore and Homenation doesn't have any spare parts left, any idea on what I can do to repair or replace ?

Hi Guys I need a pair of bookshelves for  a room that is about 4x4 with furniture ( sofas and av unit) in there. No room treatment. Due to sheer stubbornness, I have tried a few different floorstanders in there. Finally, I am ready to admit defeat. I am currently using my home office system...

Hey guys. I want to make this jump from bean to cup machines and get myself an espresso maker and the associated equipment. Who in Johannesburg would be able to provide me with home barista equipment? My so far strictly online searches has led me to seriously consider Lelit machines and Eureka...

Any ROON users using the Nucleus on here? What are your thoughts?

Hi All. Very broad question. I have a 7.1 Boston classic series system. On occasion the subwoofer sometimes emits a humming  noise. Once I disconnect the cable from the sub, but leave the power on, the humming stops. And then reconnect and everything is fine. It might be the cable but this...

Hi Guys. I am playing around with the idea of adding a turntable to my setup. Are there any articles or links that on what I need to know in this exploratory phase ? I cant answer the question on budget yet, as I don't know enough to even hazard a guess on  what I would want.

Hi guys . In one of those how long is a piece of string questions, I want to narrow down my prospects for a set of floorstanders. I am not fussed about new or used.Budget is 20k (have some leeway there). My list of requirements so far: 1. Should be able to play a wide variety of music...

Hi Guys . I am sure I asked this a few years ago , but now I have the time to sit and do it . I want to transfer all my dvds and cds to a hdd . What would be the best way to go about this ?

Hi guys I am looking at restoring an antique wooden sideboard that my folks handed down to me . Think its made of tambuti wood . Any suggestions for a restorer  ? At the very least it needs a proper sanding and varnish/reseal . I am in Midrand .

Hi gents Need a recommendation for a transporter . I bought a Sound structures stand and need it transported from Alberton to Midrand . It is just a bit too big to fit into my double cab bin , and I really don't want to dismantle it , hence the need to find a transporter .

Friday dumb question time . My Apple TV is connected to AVR . Is it possible to adjust the volume on the ATV and not the AVR ? Its the only one of my source units where i have to adjust the AVR volume and not the source volume

Hi everyone . So i know speaker cable is a contentious topic , but I do also realise that my current no name brand with a very thin core leaves a lot of room for improvement . Without breaking the bank , what should I be looking at ? Don't need a lot as my speakers are close to my amplifier...

Ladies and gents . I am in the market for a 4k  compatible AVR , but the more I read the more I get to the conclusion that I * need* a processor . I have the external amplification and a room with a 7.1 setup . Currently have a Denon x4100 doing duty .  Which processors should I be looking at ?

I bought these two remotes from a forum member . One with and one without a battery cover . is there a place I can go and get a new cover made using the old one as a template or something ? Any other reasonable suggestions ? http://imgur.com/a/PaJoj

So , I bought a Rotel 1095 . That thing weighs a ton (ok , more like 38kgs) but my current AV stand is nt going to be happy with that . Any recommendations ?