I'm currently in a 'let's see what's in my old vinyl collection' mood and am using my ageing Pioneer PL-620 direct drive turntable (presently behaving itself with quartz lock). I suppose it's something of a budget turntable but the replacement stylus (PN-3MC for the moving coil PC-3MC cartridge) seems awfully expensive (£65 via Musonic). I can't be sure of the condition of the existing stylus and...

Very simply, having had a disastrous failure with my PC burner causing me lost time and blank CD's, I am considering purchasing the above Yamaha CDR-HD1500 HDD + CD-R/RW Digital Audio Recorder and fitting it into my Quad system, can I have your opinions on it please. -- Derrick Fawsitt

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I'm considering upgrading my old JPW Sonatas for some floor standers. Seems a bit of a minefield really, so some advice would be appreciated. My system is fronted by a Sony turntable, Sony DVD player (which I also use for CDs, but I'm considering a dedicated CD player at some point), Yamaha KX330 tape deck, and powered by a Yamaha 'Natural Sound' 60w x5 Surround Receiver. I'm looking to budget...

I require the services of a technician, who is familiar with high end amplification. I have a client who lives in London, whose amplifier has failed and I would like to refer him to a good tech who operates in/near London. I am very familiar with the product and am happy to guide the tech with fault finding and any short cuts for service. Ideally, the tech would have internet access...

I'm thinking of getting one of these power amps. Can find no reviews. Or else I am looking at the Quad 405. Can anyone tell me what the Mark series power amps are like? (I will be running it with SAE Mark IB pre-amp and Kef Concerto speakers). Thanks.

Hello Just a bit of very general advice before I splash out the cash. Is it possible to get decent hi fi sound from a av five speaker set up or should I just stick to a good quality two speaker system for cd playing. Any advice appreciated. Thanks very much

Hi guys I hope this is the right place to post a question like this, you all seem to be quite knowledgeable. I've got a Denon DRM-700 tape deck. It looks like the capstan motor has died on it. I've Googled for the model and can't find anything. I was hoping one of you might be able to help. The labels on it are DC12V MMU-5B3LNJ Japan and there is a logo on it

Hello! I've got an Arcam DV88 that I've had since new, and recently it's started pausing - anything between a fraction of a second and freezing completely - on DVD playback. CD replay seems fine. Some discs play fine, some occasionally pause for a fraction of a second and carry on, and some freeze completely at certain points - and it's always at the same point, which tends to suggest that...

Poopie Bear said: Do many ppl here actually give a damn about audio ? Middius don't even bother replying. Too late for that Poopie. Perhaps you are oblivious to your how your snotty pronouncements about gear you disapprove of are perceived by Normals. Would you like me to explain the impression you make when you say "antique technology"?

Bit OT, but for those missing the music: http://www.milinkito.com/los80.php Rob

HI, I have a USB 2.0 external drive (2.5") having 80 GIG of Mp3. The problem is that I still need to use my computer to listen the music. I would like to be able to plug the USB drive directly on a HIFI, without using the computer. I will have to buy anyway a new HIFI, a new LCD TV 26", a new CD player, etc. I am ready to buy some new piece of equipment.

wrote in message ... Im currently looking for an easier way of burning audio from avi/mpg films to CD. The length of the avi/mpgs are between 90 mins (typically) to 180 mins. Im currently manually splitting the audio tracks using audacity into CD length segments and exporting them as wavs but Im looking...

I'm fiddling about trying to use 1 pair of speakers, with the option to switch between power amps - one SS, one valve. This: http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=21299&doy=search would seem to do the job, but I'm unclear on a couple of things: 1. What would be the consequence of operating the valve amp when the switch (is there a switch?!) is connected to the SS amp? I'm going to...

Dear all, I'm looking for some new speakers for Cyrus 8VS amp and 8X CD player. I've been happi;y looking through web sites but can't really fathom the ProAc speakers. There is a Studio 110 now as well as the tried and trusted 100. Why? Why do they make two such similar speakers (vis a vis, size, frequency response and price)? The web pages are http://www.proac-loudspeakers.com/studio100.php...

Our local junior ice hockey club wants to announce various messages to the gathering masses (all three of them at most games!). I've already plumbed my old laptop in to the Public Address system so we can play appropriate music at the game stoppages. So now my idea is to get a wireless radio microphone of some reasonable quality to feed in to the microphone input of the laptop and thence on out...

Hi All, I have a Musical Fidelity A308 Integrated in America that I would like to bring to Europe. I have heard that it is simply a matter of changing a wire to a different slot to convert it to 230 volts. Can anyone provide me with details of this? Thanks turf

Im currently looking for an easier way of burning audio from avi/mpg films to CD. The length of the avi/mpgs are between 90 mins (typically) to 180 mins. Im currently manually splitting the audio tracks using audacity into CD length segments and exporting them as wavs but Im looking for an easier way to do this since its a recurring task and Id like to hand it off to someone with "push button"...

Does anybody know where I might obtain a pair of the non reversible speaker plugs which used to be used in sixties hifi? I have an Armstrong 222 that I've pressed into service after the Cambridge lost a channel. At the moment the speaker wire is poked into the sockets in the back of the o/p transformers but this is not the standard of installation we aim for. Any help will be much...

I purchased the integrated Kandy and Radius5 at the same time a year ago from the dealer. For the past year it has been performing wonderfully, but recently the phono section of the amp has started to have some issues. (erraneous electrical noises). I have narrowed it to the phono section as no other inputs display these symptoms. Sometimes when switching on the amp from stand-by the phono...