jond

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Can I leave speaker jumpers in?
Just out of curiosity what amps are you using? And which model AN speakers?  
TIDAL on SALE!
That's pretty funny I just fired Tidal a few weeks ago to go exclusively with Qobuz. Maybe I will sign back up for $5 a month its a crazy deal and for $10 it's still excellent. 
Distorded sound with Tidal
explorateur typically digital volume controls shave off bits to reduce volume so you are certainly hearing a reduction in resolution and sound quality the lower you move the volume control. It's not that your system is particularly sensitive that ... 
What are the odds......
I think it comes down to cost vs performance. I love the sound of my system now I am sure it could be improved but at what cost? Likely too much for me to consider upgrading as my performance level, to me, is quite high. 
iPad Mini as control device for network player
I've been using a Ipad Mini for the last 5 years with my Auralic Aries Mini it works great and I like the size of it. 
Midrange Noise
It's likely just a bad tube and nice to see Jim White posting here that's good customer service. 
Can anybody be a speaker designer?
The speaker industry is what's known as a meritocracy, good designs sell bad ones don't for the most part. Beyond that nothing is really needed. 
Finally - New Spendor distributor in North America
You can't just adjust currency you need to add in the cost of shipping, distributor markup and retail markup. A 25% premium to get something to the US and through two tiers of distribution seems eminently reasonable. That's assuming you still want... 
Nain Audio
Can you fix the thread title? You may get some responses that way there are enough Naim users here. 
FUSES, Finally!?
I will say this I put a Synergistic Black fuse in my preamp it seemed to make no difference. I put a Hifi tuning fuse in my, now ex, Dac big difference.  No clue if the difference was two different pieces of gear or the Hifi tuning was just a bett... 
the horn shoppe down?
Their server may be down did you try shooting them an email? 
Innuos Zenith mk3 complete disappointment
Can your dealer lend you a better USB cable to try out just in case that's the problem?  
Finally - New Spendor distributor in North America
I would expect UK audio prices to keep rising somewhat due to Brexit. Nice to see Spendor getting fresh life in the US great speakers. 
Fun Video Promo shot at Electronic Concepts NJ
Well done and very slick! 
Sun Audio with or without preamp ?
It really depends on how much gain you need, what's your source? Also I used to own those same speakers had them for 6-7 years they sound nice. I ran them with a 17 watt pushpull tube amp and thought it drove them well but on certain, mostly rock,...