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    WIFI during power outages

    Any forum members who have commercial interests in UPS, inverters and possibly including solar PV? Please feel free to pm me. Or a referral I am looking for something to feed router, camera, burglar alarm plus 12 watts LED lighting at 220v minimum 3 hours. Nice to haves. Longer life batteries...
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    Once you start, you cant stop ...

    Salted peanuts with Jalape?o flavour - SAD Chocolate coated sweets with crunchie centres - name escapes me from WW Homemade lasagna and a glass of red An early morning slow run in the fresh country air. Time to meditate and appreciate!
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    Gas Geyser or Solar Geyser

    We have a heat pump made by Qwikhot. Works well except during load shedding. Although it has to be said we have only had no hot water once this year. When I forget to reset the timer. Many payback financial projections rank heat pumps as providing a better return than solar or gas. I paid...
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    The format that won't die...

    It is interesting to see the international prices remain at similar price levels as in the past. I buy CDs from charity shops on SALE and often Google the UK Amazon site to get reviews of the stock I see. Many prices per unit CD remain at historical price levels. LP prices however seem to...
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    Denafrips Ares II DAC very strange behaviour

    The Matrix Audio x-spdif has ?buffered? whatever is affecting the USB input on the Ares. So how much impact does the Matrix Audio device have on music playback? Reason I ask, never seen any mention of one locally. I note that Lumous Audio now have these on offer. Any user experience would be...
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    Bentley Black November sale LIMITED STOCK!!!

    Where do we find more information about your offers? Website name? Or do you want me to PM directly?
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    Speaker Placement: How far from the wall should I place my speakers?

    I watched this short clip. In YouTube the next one was sponsored by KRK. And I then downloaded their app. Which has the capability to measure loudness and frequency on screen in real-time. And there are 3 videos. The room placement and room shape do have a large effect on sound. I have never...
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    DAC and Power supply advice

    The power supply to your DAC can make differences to the sound. Note, not always improvements. Depends on the overall balance of your system. IFi Audio, available locally, have options. In the ultimate solution you end up with: dedicated power supply, some kind of device to do streaming and...
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    What was the last Film you watched?

    Tenet. Plot involved time shifting. Maybe I was too tired to ?get? this movie but I didn?t really enjoy it. But looking forward to the next 007 due anytime now.
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    Chord Electronics Qutest Launch Special at Lumous Audio

    Hello Previous post mentions that he is enjoying his Qutest. Could I possibly ask what you have feeding it. I have ordered one. Intend to use as follows. As a DAC to play CDs. Second, to stream Apple Music from a phone through CCK into Chord. Third to be fed from an Apple Mac connected to an...
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    Lumous Audio and my new Cayin iHA-6

    My orders in for a Chord Qutest. The Lumous guys certainly have some great kit on offer. Nice to have these upmarket brands on offer.
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    Front and centre speakers are humming/buzzing

    Thanks for your feedback on this saga. And good to see your refund for the item. This is a casebook history of the positives of buying through reputable dealerships and their response when issues arise. Your selection of another NAD unit will provide comfort to the suppliers that customer...
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    Which amplifier will you keep for life????

    I don?t own a NAD 3020 anymore. But that?s the best budget amp I ever heard. Most musical was a Quad 22 valve setup. Pre-amp and the two power amps. I own a NAD pre amp 1020 and the NAD power amp 2140. Reliable and predictable sound. Well built and almost bomb proof. I will never sell them...
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    Chord Electronics Qutest Launch Special at Lumous Audio

    Wow this is seriously tempting. I am not sure my old ?post industrial-site? ears would really get the benefit. But at this price one could sell it on later without too much loss. I am after that sense of timing and proper bass, without boom. Last heard on a Garrard 301.
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    Front and centre speakers are humming/buzzing

    Dealer seems less than helpful. Suggestion- just take it to dealer and ask for it to be tested in front of you. Raise hell if they won?t. You only need to test center speaker. If it still hums, get them to call importer in your presence. And ask for a swap out. Might be a good idea to swap for a...
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    Audiophiles are full of crap

    So we think we would enjoy all our music a lot more if we had better (more expensive) kit. And we like to think that recording engineers and producers deliver Hi-Fi for our eager ears. Now then, the band - The Who. The record - Live at Leeds. The record was released ?Lofi? by Kit Lambert...
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    Here's your chance - voice your opinion

    There won?t ever be a ?perfect? site. IMHO a perfect site would be swamped by the one time visitors, scammers, dubious suppliers hyping crappy kit, kids etc. Do we want them? Not really in my view. There are some folk on this site who annoy others. But I regularly view this site and find that...
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    Just for fun ... Best R50k system

    True high end. R20k on a vinyl set up. Then R 30k split between preamp with mm/mc input and good headphones. Job done! Later a pair of powered speakers if you need to share sound! I mean even right up to the KEF range - but later once Waller and domestic harmony have recovered from the initial...
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    MixFM audio channel balance issue DSTV

    DSTV has a company secretary, being a listed company. A while back I had an issue I needed resolved with DSTV. And they were then running a promotion which included an offer for them to call me. Sadly down in the valley where we live, MTN is patchy. And I was building my house. So I missed two...
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    Denafrips Ares II Dac

    Do you order from the  supplier based in Singapore? Anybody local bringing these in ?
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