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  1. muddda

    Matching pre amp with power amp

    Some components suck the life right out of music, others components enrich the sound and spark an emotional response. If you look at measurements, these will not help much to the final sound .... the other consideration is synergy... a warm pre amp with a clinical power amp may work magic and...
  2. muddda

    Cars with Dipsticks. When to check the oil Hot or Cold Engine ?

    When they service your car and change the oil, it's cold oil they check the level with ...
  3. muddda

    MQA rescued by owner of NAD and Bluesound

    My take on it... Mqa is betamax Pcm is vhs Betamax better but doesn't matter, people like vhs ...
  4. muddda

    Any way to get volume control with TV optical output?

    .... or add a good "ol" pre amp (not an avr) ... with remote .... ;)
  5. muddda

    What do you wish you knew when you started this journey?

    Colors :ROFLMAO: at least I tried ... When I was testing ajnd then the finished product ... behind the beautiful white is the horrible acoustic foam 🤪🤪🤪🤪
  6. muddda

    What do you wish you knew when you started this journey?

    One more lesson, and I learnt it in the last two weeks, acoustic room treatment. My system always sounded good, but now its next level. Before upgrading electronics/speakers/cables, treat your room with absorbers / dampers / diffusers .... yes this works in small rooms as well, notice any...
  7. muddda

    Help with a 5Kw good system both cost wise and product wise

    I recently got a sunsynk 5kw. Paired with a 5kw sunsync battery and 10 longi panels. I wouldnt say it was cheapest, but now that I have it, its one of the best purchases I have made in a while. The nice thing about matching the sunsynk is that the warranty is 10 years on both. I messed up the...
  8. muddda

    Synergy: Fallacy or a real factor?

    Synergy is real. I think my best recent example. My brother was looking for a system, so I went about getting some good used hifi for him. First I found him an integrated rotel Ra1060 then I found a dac on this forum Then I found him some speakers: and dam that sounded so good...
  9. muddda

    What do you wish you knew when you started this journey?

    Thinking that stereo 2.0 was the bees knees, until discovering stereo 2.1 with a musical sub. There is no way I can go back. Yes even with a tube amp, just sounds so right.
  10. muddda

    Sound and image Sandton closing ?

    Hey Guys, I just saw this on fb I guess its just the Sandton office ? A bit sad though. https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=641123744717067&set=a.552011503628292
  11. muddda

    Volswager 1,4 TSi engine - any issues?

    If it is the turbo / supercharger combo version of the motor, avoid. I had one of these in my tiguan, and it cost an arm and a leg and plenty issues. if its just the turbo version, that is the one you want.
  12. muddda

    Output stage Valves

    Agree, I have a cary audio dac with the 6922 output valve, just makes everything sound so much better. Recently got a krell pre-amp, and this match is unbelievably good. The tube will introduce a musicality to the sound. Its one of the reasons ps audio uses the 6922/ECC88 in the BHK. Happy...
  13. muddda

    Is this the end of MQA?

    A long time ago betamax was better than vhs, but vhs was the winner .... mqa vs regular music the same thing ? Mqa just another revenue stream me ponders...
  14. muddda

    Solar Subsidy

    Massive rooftop solar tax rebates for South Africa — Up to R15,000 back for households “Individuals who install rooftop solar panels from 1 March 2023 will be able to claim a rebate of 25% of the cost of the panels, up to a maximum [rebate] of R15,000,” said Godongwana. SOLAR PANEL TAX...
  15. muddda

    Is live radio going the way of the dodo ?

    Hi All, Lately I have just been using streaming audio in my car. I never listen to live radio anymore in my car. I select a playlist and then listen without ads or similar. So here is a question are traditional radio stations still relevant in the digital age ?
  16. muddda

    Commodore 64

    This is what my dream was as a kid ...a c64.... never got one.... too expensive for us back then... went to a friend's house who had one just to get some computing time ... the next best was a zx spectrum....also couldn't get one.... now days our phones have much more computing power...
  17. muddda

    The cable pagans are going to love this…

    The teardown in the video is the best part.
  18. muddda

    A mystery and a departure

    I'm not sure how one bad apple spoils the entire bucket of awesome apples ... and that causes a good apple to leave the other good apples behind... I will meditate on this...
  19. muddda

    How loud do you listen?

    :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO: 11 o clock... Sometimes close to 12... but thats pushing it..
  20. muddda

    Linux with all it's pain and glory

    use steam. steam has linux games which will work. this is the easiest.
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