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Hi all, I need recommendations please on a highly skilled tech that can change and smd chip on my DAC. It being a very delicate smd job, Bobbi who was going to do it has said his eyes are not upto the task as the chip feet are very close and doesn’t want to risk damaging the board. I have the...

Can anyone recommend someone that can assist with DAC repair? I have a wonderful sounding TeddyPardo DAC that is making an audible crackling/distortion noise through the speakers across all inputs (tested on multiple systems and in different locations, so am sure it’s the DAC & not noise within...

My pair of sony wf-1000xm4’s have the dreaded software issue that is affecting the charge and battery drain on one headphone. They are out of warranty, I will not try to repair myself & the local importers are about as useful as a box of hammers…I am going to try and see if I can get them...

Hi all, hoping you could help… Where do I find the dsp engine settings on roon? I need to try and force roon to output 176.4 to 88.2. The reason being is I’m currently using a Wiim pro plus as my Roon endpoint, and when I play to the Wiim directly and output from the Wiim via rca line output...

Hey All, Was hoping for some insights from the esteemed herein, my current setup is a 5.1 home theatre. It has been good to me so far & have always been happy watching movies / concerts in it. The room has some limitations with regards to speaker placement (when setting up I placed the rear...

Found this interesting that based on a new study in the US, half of vinyl sales attributed to ownership without tt https://consequence.net/2023/04/half-vinyl-buyers-record-player-study/

Hi All, Not sure if this is covered before, I have a set of Sennheiser HD598’s (super entry level but great for my needs) that sit on a Perspex headphone stand, but without a cover and because the pads and head pad or felt instead of leather they obviously collect and attract a significant...

Not sure if everyone here is aware or not about the 947 best burger in joburg competition that just happened. Eitherway The place that came in 2nd (bevs burgers) is actually being run by a friend of mine…and no bias or hype, it’s not the 2nd best burger in joburg…it is by far the best (and...

Hi All, Thought I would lose the questions here & see what the consensus is. In setting up your AVR with Audyssey mic, the instruction assumes the listening position is front and center (to the center, left & right speakers) & then proceeds to take upto 9 different measurements around that...

Hi all, hoping someone could help me out. I have my entire music library on ITunes on an old laptop…actually on a 1TB external hard drive plugged into that old laptop and need to move it to a new laptop including playlists (phone backups, etc etc) And yes yes, I know, iTunes not flac not...

Hi all, A close friend is very keen on purchasing Japanese pressings of records (not so much jazz…not jazz at all infact🤣but he is after things like Pink Floyd, David gilmour, poco, Fleetwood Mac…some opera / classical) in Japanese pressings or “audiophile” master recordings or pressings or...

Hi all, Looking for advice or experience with Kodak inverters & Lithium ion batteries. I am considering a Compact power station & busy getting costings from various sources (Blue Nova being one, another being a Rentech Axpert with a Hubble lithium ion) & have been recommended now a Kodak...

I remeber seeing a post from someone (I cannot for for the life of me remember who, if it was on the pics of your system thread or for sale threads) that had clear perspex box/cover type thingamajig covering their equipment. With a 9 month old rolling around the house in his walker and soon to...

I?ve had a few discussions with some forumites around the topic, and thought I?d start this thread to see what can be gleaned from other members with experience using a stereo amp or pre amp with ht bypass in their HT setups. I am looking to combine my systems (eventually) keeping my current...

Hey guys, Can anyone recommend a builder they?ve used recently? The guys that I was going to use have unfortunately moved to Durban and need someone trustworthy that does decent work that doesn?t cost an arm and a leg I need to get quotes on closing in an outside patio (currently an open...

I am currently using an older version iPad mini as my source via headphone Jack into analogue in on my NAD streaming Spotify? But apple being apple slowly the iPad has started losing functionality in Spotify?first the browse (long ago) & now today the home page is gone (error) I?ve been...

Just a super cool way of visualizing the data of your music listening habits. Interestingly on mine?I seem to be within the top 3% of ?listeners? in SA. What you guys got? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Has anyone purchased any records from universal music Africa? They?ve been doing a load of advertising their portal direct to CI sumner across social media https://umg.africa/collections/vinyls Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So before the new housemate arrived we would watch movies (in either 5.1 or stereo depending on source discs, off a server, Netflix, YouTube), and would listen anywhere between -38 to -20 dB on the dial?And the dialogue was great, clear, legible all the things you want your HT sound to be. With...

With the topic that Fracnois27 started asking what are decent pressings or recordings worth getting on vinyl & subsequent responses. It seems many of us prefer to buy new records (newly pressed/new sealed) that are of decent quality from a pressing perspective (low noise, channel separation...