As if trying to sell people hugely expensive mains and audio cables wasn't enough, it seems that computer cables are now fair game: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/07/even-vegas-strangers-agree-340-audiophile-cables-make-no-difference/ (from comp.misc) A vaguely interesting point is made in the test report however, referring to cheap ethernet cable not meeting LAN spec. Quite what that...

Not sure where to start with this. Audioquest: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/02/09/perfect_your_mp3_listening_pleasure_with_this_bonkers_ethernet_cable/ On their web site, they do a 'Computer audio demystified' report: http://www.audioquest.com/computer-audio/ page 24:

I have loads of DIN speaker plugs with screw-terminal connections for the leads. However I find these are a pest because the connections come loose over the years. So I tend to prefer to use plugs I can solder the leads onto. I'm just getting one of my old Armstrong 626s refurbished/tweaked, so want to make up four din speaker plug to binding post adaptors. But I only have a couple of solderable...

Hello all, I just bought a DAC Magic 100 to connect to my iMac. When connected via USB it indicates a 96kHz sample rate at all times, whether playing or not - including when playing 44.1kHz material. Presumably the Mac is upconverting. Is there any way to stop this? Arthur --

Probably a silly question to bring up on this group but does anyone have any opinions on the USB turntables John Lewis are selling? The reason I ask is I've discovered a box full of 1960s singles that I'd quite like to stick on my iThings and can't be fagged trying to marry the hi-fi and computer together to do the job properly as it would involve major rewiring sessions to get them into the...

Picked up a broken Linn Majik amp the other day, and soon got it fixed. It has extremely basic controls on the front - so obviously is intended to have a remote control. Genuine Linn ones seem to fetch a fortune on Ebay. Anyone know which generic ones will work? -- *Stable Relationships Are For Horses. * Dave Plowman London SW

Hi, Yesterday started to get complete dropouts every few minutes on BBC 3 and 4 DAB. Dropouts last a few seconds and sound then returns as normal. Happens with 3 different radios in different places in the house. Does not happen with Capital Radio. Does not happen with FM or internet. We live in Dorset (BH20 5BB) and BBC say no faults with transmitters. Suggestions?

I'm not too sure which group this post should go, so I'm hoping I'll get some answers here. At the Moment I have a rather old ,15 years, Denon DRA-F101 and a DCD-F101, and I would like to replace it with something more modern! By that I mean something with either bluetooth or wireless, as I have a pair of wireless, not bluetooth, speakers. These are used to play streamed music from my NAS...

More car audio than Hi-Fi, but any suppliers of speaker grill cloth other than the usual suspects like Wilmslow and Falcon? Ideally a plain light/mid grey material. Closest I could find is more of a charcoal. Needs to be the usual strong but slightly stretchy stuff. Or is there a generic fabric that would be ok?

In article , Jim Lesurf wrote: My next step is to have the program also generate veusz files. That should make it easier for people to see the results as plots (similar to what I get with !Tau for RO). Once that's done I'll write a help file and release the program. OK, I've now put up a Linux version of Flac_HealthCheck and made...

I'm just finishing a program that does a simple 'Health Check' on the quality of recordings on Audio CD. As an illustration of its use I've done a page at http://www.audiomisc.co.uk/HFN/HealthCheck/CD.html to show some examples of the kinds of effects it will show. The first version of the program I wrote will appear on my site in the next day or two. That runs on RISC OS, but I'll also do a...

Well, certainly the cheap vinyl turntables are as much rubbish as you say, but you can still get good ones However, I beg to differ on digital. a good cd is still good, and making any kind of lossy copy of it is effectively making like a cassette version. The effects to my ears of mp3 are a fast cycling of phase information, and aloss of detail. Its amazing, though just what can be done to...

On 18/05/2015 08:19, Eiron wrote: On 18/05/2015 07:27, RJH wrote: Well, I have a couple of hifis, but ended up (just last week) replacing an AV amplifier/ATC speakers with one of these for TV: http://www.richersounds.com/product/soundbars-sound-base/tannoy/basestation-one/tann-basestation

All uk.tech.broadcast denizens can stop reading now ;) Our CD player has died. Suggestions please on how much to pay to get a replacement. It was a Philips CD373, and to be honest it doesn't we us anything - it's been around a good long while. I suspect the laser has died, as it went from perfect to "I see no disc" in an instant. I'm not into gold plated unidirectional silver mains cables,...

Radio 4 Extra. Worth a listen? http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00s3h40 -- Eiron.

Those who use the BBC Radio iPlayer may find a new page at http://www.audiomisc.co.uk/BBC/AudioFactory/AudioFactory.html of interest. It is the result of recent discussions with some people at the BBC and sheds some light on the current developments. Note that things are still evolving and there are some outstanding areas that need clarification. I'll update the page when things change or some...

I have noticed of late that some bbc I player talk only shows have a gritty gurgle that almost sings along with the loudness of the speech. Its some kind of digital effect, yet some files of the same compression type have it while others do not. Its as if the max level is going into clipping in a kind of very fast cyclic fasion. I did wonder if somewhere the content has been lossy...

Hello I get foulty Sony deck CT-K461S with problem is mechanism, looking schematic etc photos. br jacek

I've just had a Linn Sondek LP12 cross my bench for checking over. It is a 'lucky find' for its current owner, and he is going to be moving it on shortly (as you would ! ) It's fitted with an Alphason Delta tonearm and a Blue Point (No 2 ?) cartridge, which doesn't have a replaceable stylus. I say "No 2 ?" because it 'looks' like one of those, but doesn't actually say that on it. Most...

My 20 year old Rose valve preamp has started making a 'whooshing' sound, varies in intensity, with a steady rush of background hiss. Might it be the valves? Everything lights up, and I've had the back off and all looks in order. For now, I'm using an older(er) NAD 3020 integrated amp in preamp mode. It works fine, but sounds 'soft' by comparison with the Rose (when it worked) - 'smooth'...