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Frikkie, I just have to mention - I just opened the zip file on Ubuntu (using the standard built in archive manager), and not only does the standard built-in media player play the m4a files, but also the built in disc burner can create an audio CD with the m4a files dropped onto the layout...

Hi Karel, I think you should also establish who the target audience is. e.g. I'd like to come but have never built anything electronic before. I think I can solder and have common sense, and I remember Ohm's law, but that's about as far as it goes.  Could that work or does the student need to...

the other thing is, (for Paarl), do we need to bring any tools, e.g. soldering irons, Flukes, or do you provide everything required? Thanks Leon

I'd be able to come to Paarl, but what kind of Time Schedules do you propose (work full time). Regards Leon

Yup! Didn't want to mention the site too loudly because of the Jack Sparrow connection, but you can even find Russian brides on the side! What I like about it is mostly 1) No spyware, adware, irritateware, 2) no torrents, just plain downloads  3) mostly in flac files, which my Ubuntu natively is...

Here is where I find lots of interesting stuff, the Chesky I mentioned also here: http://avaxsearch.com/avaxhome_search?q=chesky&a=&c=&l=&sort_by=&commit=Search

Thanks! I'm going to check all these out. Regarding B&W - I briefly checked out the "Society of Sound" club, but it seems you have to subscribe and pay a fee?

Hi, Know of any websites where one can download some audiophile recordings & sound checks (in CD format)? I have a site with some Chesky recordings, will post later (they are probably pirates though). I'd like a recording with bass test notes & sweeps, to help with speaker placement & ports...

Thanks Guys, r.e. efficiency itself - The 704's don't seem very "inefficient" overall - they play quite loud at low volume settings. (relative to my old DM6, and about same as my Jamo E855) This makes me think of something else now: the manual states:  90dB spl (2.83V, 1m) That sounds quite...

Hello, I'd like to know what exactly the statement in the subject means.  When I read it in reviews I used to think it means that, at a given volume, the speaker possibly has low impedance and requires an amp with lots of reserve current available, so that at no point will the amp cave in...

any Violent Femmes?

I was more into the stuff Barney Simon used to play, and the better of the 80's slightly less commercial... I'd like a DVD that focusses a bit on that side, and other non-top 10 singles  e.g: (Don't know if videos existed for all) Beautiful Love - Julian Cope  (or World Shut yer Mouth) B52's...

Is this going to be a Tube amp or a Tuna amp?  ;D I must say I can't wait to follow this thread closely. I can already see cleaning the thread up at the end and it becoming a sticky tutorial for those of us who don't know how to do it (yet!). Many thanks Leon

Thanks Guys, I don't have a specific budget (although less is better). I was thinking of building on what I have (which could be remotely applicable), which at the moment is just a spare pair of Tannoy F1 bookshelves and a DVD player. Today I went into our local hifi shop (Tafelberg) and for...

Hello, Can JBL speaker generally be taken seriously for hifi / HT or are they more for PA applications, or cheap setups? Thanks Leon

Hi, I've only been interested in stereo until now and watch movies at a low level (small children). I don't even switch on the amp at the TV and just listen through the TV itself. As such I'm not at all up to date with what's going on in the HT world. If I were to shop around for a good 2ndH...

Thanks! r.e. the term asynchronous - I don't know exactly what it means for USB, but it doesn't mean one side is slower. It means the two directions in which data travel are not time locked to each other. As a simple analogy - to phone someone is synchronous because you'll know immediately if...

Thanks Karel, This is very interesting. I can fully understand from an experimental / prototype / diy  angle why you would want to do point to point, but I could never understand why in a commercial venture you wouldn't want to use PCBs, unless there is really a sonic improvement (using...

Hello, I read the article in the October issue with great interest. What I'd like to know is what do you need on the PC to make it work through the USB port. Does the PC's OS recognize the DAC for what it is, or do you load a driver onto the PC that can stream the sound of whatever you're...

Thanks Guys, I will try to get hold of some of them. Regards Leon