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Hi folks, Since around July 2005, when podcasting was still very new and niche, I started listening to a podcast called the HDTV and Home Theatre podcast hosted by Ara Derderian and Braden Russel from southern California.  Next week they will be recording their 1000th episode - such a huge...

It is amazing how things have changed.  Quote a few years ago I had a DSTV decoder, PS3, a Mede8er and an AppleTV 3rd gen with a Yamaha receiver and Samsung plasma TV and controlling this lot with a Harmony One.  It all worked well. Today, I have the Yamaha receiver, Samsung Plasma TV and an...

Oooi, please no explicit material on this group! [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23] Ok just livid that I could not make it. The misses also had something on so had to stay home with my son.

So glad there is somebody that shares my love for VU meters Audioholic. Shonver yeah, Techmoan is also an avid lover of VU meters.  Been watching his videos for years now.

Hi folks, I grew up in the 80s and 80's hifi was where my love of music and hifi started.  One of the features of many 80s hifi and even 90s for that matter, is the VU meter, whether it is analogue or digital, I love VU meters as they bounce to the beat of the music - just gives that little...

That is Zeki Hilmi, who is a known seller on the Hifi Marketplace SA Facebook group, his father-in-law. They look very nice.

Here are some of my go-to tracks: Melody Gardot - Morning Sun Dire Straits - Private Investigations Mary Black - Shine Vaya Con Dios - Time Flies

WOW WOW WOW! What a write-up Drifter!  Thanks for the time and effort that you put into your review. This is giving more more reasons why I cannot wait for lockdown to be over so that I can pop around for a demo.  Now that I've heard your Denon, I cannot wait to hear the sound that the NAD...

Hi folks I got a notification on FB that the Cape Town Audio Show has been cancelled and I see the discussion thread deleted?  Can this be confirmed? And if so, what happened?

Thanks a lot guys.  Yeah, just odd that something as simple as good stereo sound for music on what I'd consider a higher end receiver than the "V" series from Yamaha is below par, but in the end, the receiver is used to watch movies and series and when we do listen to music, it is casual...

I'll try Pure Direct next time, but kinda avoided it because when I engaged it on my stereo amp, the sound flattened which I didn't like.  Granted, I'm not feeding the audio into the amp with an audiophile grade device, so perhaps it was expected. On the receiver, an Nvidia Shield is the audio...

Hi folks, I made the transition from a 20 year old Yamaha RXV-795a to a RXA-860 which I picked up second hand earlier this year.  The upgrade was revolutionary as my old receiver didn't even have HDMI so I had to get creative with my TV's HDMI inputs, SPDIF and a Harmony One remote. The...

You can take it to Wessel in Table View.  I had my Yamaha AX-470 amp serviced by him a few years ago.  Give him a call at 0817537094. You can also contact Jacques (The Turntable Guy).

Wow, I feel quite fuzzy knowing that my FR100s were made by hand. Out of interest, how, if any, does the type of wood used change the sound of a speaker or is it mostly aesthetics?

2020 is the year that I replace my 20 year old Mission front speakers with Bentley Acoustics FS120s as the Missions are very long in the tooth and suffer from woofer shudder at very low frequencies. But furthermore, to enjoy music again after adding a pair of bookshelfs to my stereo set up a...

Curlycat from another new Bentley Acoustics FR100 owner to another ... I got mine a week ago and I'm just speechless!  The timing was spot on as I've been in the market for bookshelfs for my stereo set-up for some time now and I've been looking at getting a second hand pair of bookshelfs due to...

Hi folks, I did it!  I got the Bentley Acoustics FR100s and love them!  They exceeded my expectations hands down.  After getting a heads up about Bentley Acoustics after I had made the original post, I did a lot of reading on this forum and on Black Friday, decided to pull the trigger.  I was...

I can recommend Wessel who is located in Table View.  I had my Yamaha AX-470 amp serviced by him a few years ago.  Give him a call at 0817537094. Also, the Turntable Guy (Jacques) also services and repairs audio gear.  I don't have his number on my phone, but you should be able to Google...

Thanks very much indeed. I actually had my turntable repaired by Jacques and spent some time in his shop.  Was great to actually go there with me following Turntable Guy on Facebook and seeing all the cool stuff he does. :)  But I'll get in touch with them as well. Shonver will definitely do so.

I have this one room in my home that leads into my braai area that started off as a playroom for my son when he was 7, then turned into a pub where I put a TV on the wall.  My son started using this room a lot more than I did where he'll be playing on his Xbox.  So we decided to change it up...