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I had this discussion about SA consumers being ripped off in the headphone section before. The international distributer (or manufacturer) sets a Recommended Retail Price. Distributer sells to the retailer at RRP less 40% so retailer makes 40% margin when selling to the end consumer. It should...

ROON with Tidal is definitely the best for my ears from what is available locally. Tried Qobuz but the regional restriction hoops you have to jump through is not worth it.

High-end audio is a tiny industry in South Africa. Very few of us South Africans ever get the opportunity of seeing and listening to different audio components, let alone the high-end stuff. The show is an opportunity to do just that. As to why the attending dealers do not do more marketing...

The Optoma projectors use DLP technology and some people prefer LCD as they claim they can see the rainbow effect of DLP. I don't have such an afflication fortunately. I have the UHD55, which is similar to the UHD38. I'm quite happy with mine, I also only use it for movies in a dedicated light...

Made some changes to my desk/headphone setup.

Such a powerful song.

In sunny SA, we have: Netflix Prime Disney+ Apple TV+ All of these offer 4k (HDR) and Atmos on new releases (that said, you need the top subscription as Netflix for instance has different subscription tiers with the cheaper tiers offering lower quality streams). Apple TV+ allows you to buy...

You should try electrostats (Stax). Quite intoxicating.

I would also love to try a ZMF Caldera and ZMF Atrium.

Never tried them myself and I would really like a demo. Lumous Audio are the local agents. I have been using an iFi Pro iDSD as amp and DAC driving my Audeze LCD5, LCD2 fazors and LCD2 closed backs and as a DAC feeding a Stax energiser and SR009. The iFi is a great device, bit of a swizz army...

@francois_27 Have a look at the design tool below: https://www.audioadvice.com/home-theater-design

Most of us have to make do with the space that we have in our house. You are very fortunate to be able to plan and design your own room. My home cinema room is exactly 4.5m x 3m. In it I have a full 7.1.4 Atmos setup with three subwoofers, a 120 inch screen and 4K projector: Denon X6700H...

Specs are often misleading. Many suppliers test a receiver's amp power output for a single channel being driven and then claims that this is the official power output. As the receiver has a single power supply, the supply is often strained when it needs to feed all the amps being driven at the...

https://www.denafrips.com/distributor I note on the Denafrips website that there is no SA distributor. Maybe this is an opportunity for one of our local hifi sellers to add Denarips to their stable.

The "normal" signal chain works as follows (it is very simplified but just to explain): - Pre amp section sends the signal to the power amp which in turn sends the signal as well as the power to the speakers A pre-out simply means that the signal chain for that connection is "Pre amp section...

Pure Capitalism can never work - human nature is such that greed will eventually triumph. People are not all the same and the Capitalists will trample on the meek. As with all things in life, you need a balanced economic model. There is nothing fundamentally wrong with the SA economic...

Theo does have a good ear. Allan, below the options in the Mola Mola app to change the output voltage of the Tambaqui DAC.

Thanks for the visit gents. I really enjoyed the company.

She certainly has a powerful and clear voice - not my preferred genre of music though. IMO it is just impossible to identify a single best singer of all time. My list (I'll stick to the ladies) - Opera: Maria Callas - Vocal range: Mariah Carey - Crystal clear vocals: Allison Krause - Vocal...

There have been several discussions on this forum over the past few years relating to best male and female singer ever. Vocal range is but one criterion to consider. This is a very interesting site that compares the vocal range of some of the most famous singers of late. Blue is male, pink is...