barry2013
Responses from barry2013
| Listening Room or Components or my ears? I was a long time in this hobby before I realised the importance of the listening room and then more by accident than design. A visiting distributor commented on how good my listening room's acoustics were,It is my 21x12 ft lounge with a concrete... | |
| Magnum Dynalab Good news My MD109 plays daily the delights of BBC Radio 3 | |
| SACD Player/Transport Choices I have a 3 box DCS Scarlatti - transport, Dac and Clock which I am very satisfied with The TEAC disc drive is still one of the best available and can still be serviced by DCS. DSD is available on Dual AES.The way the disc tray slides in and out... | |
| Marianne Faithfull A great performer Some achievement with her lifestyle to live until the age of 78 | |
| Other High End Audio Forums Definitely Whats Best Forum | |
| I need a little help from a UK, German, Greek or Israel member. I think you need to be careful as others have advised. You may be able to contact them through a VPN network such as Malwarebytes using one of their servers in the four countries | |
| More potential bad news for some big names... Here in the UK the younger generation are being battered by high prices for flats and houses and other cost of living pressures. New and recently built property has got steadily smaller so space is at a premium. The high end is coping but for how... | |
| Luxman remote replacement I have a similar problem with my remote control for my Magnum Dynalab 109 FM tuner. On and off buttons not working. MD don't do remotes anymore, repair shop here in UK unable to fix it. Awaiting the arrival of a used Universal FR20 from the USA f... | |
| New Speakers under consideration - but I’m afraid Yes I understand your concerns which are all very valid, but changing speakers is always a challenge and more so if a home demonstration is not possible. But, nothing venture nothing gain. Audio shows have their limitations in assessing differen... | |
| Separates vs Integrated In my earlier system I went all the way up the Naim amplifier chain to the NAP 500DR and the 552DR together with the 101 tuner. Between them they took up a helluva lot of rack space and with the separate power supplies a helluva lot of cables. A... | |
| Kirmuss 'In the Groove' Ultrasonic Record Restorer - Upscale Audio Edition I have heard very good reports on Degritter which I am sure is a better buy. I use a KL Audio which is sadly no longer made, but if you can find a used one in good condition it would be a very good buy | |
| Upgrade from WIlson Sabrina I have had YG Carmel 1s, Kipod Signature passive and Hailey Reference 2.2s. The last is.of course the best. but too big for your room. I wasn't impressed by the YG Peak series at Munich a couple of years ago. Have you considered a pair of used C... | |
| What to ask when buying used speakers? I am glad the responses were helpful. I, and I am sure other contributors will be interested in, is whether you do buy some used speakers, which ones, and how successfully. Could you update in due course please? | |
| What to ask when buying used speakers? Lots of good advice in the previous posts I am in the UK and both my previous and current speakers were one ex dem and two used from a private individual near Kansas city. Carmel 1s from a former YG distributor in Croatia and Kipod Signature Pas... | |
| Better Records vs MoFi Thank you to the originator of this thread and to all those contributing. I was not aware of Better Records. I have since been in touch with them to see if they ship to the UK which they do so about to sign up |