I wonder why the 'antivalve' ****s here seem to automatically presume that valve amp users/preferrers haven't got, had or use ss amps! It's a bit like motorists seem to presume *automatically* that if you ride a motorcycle you haven't got a car (or two) sitting at home......!!! (PS. I much prefer riding motorcycles to being stuck in a car also....... ;-)

"Bob Latham" wrote in message ... I had an interesting experience this morning. I have been helping a hi-fi newbie at work choose his first AV system. When it came to amplifiers I had advised him to try the Arcam AVR300 which suited his requirements and would nicely fit on his tv/hi-fi rack. Plus I knew of Arcam's...

Hi, I have a pair of Kef q65 speakers and one of the black plastic nuts which tightens the speaker cable to the posts has stripped its thread. I have tried a nut of an old pair of q35's but it doesnt fit. Hope you know what I mean. Anybody know where I can get a new one? (Even if I have to buy a few in

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On Sat, 09 Oct 2004 19:25:32 GMT, Bob Latham wrote: I had an interesting experience this morning. I have been helping a hi-fi newbie at work choose his first AV system. When it came to amplifiers I had advised him to try the Arcam AVR300 which suited his requirements and would nicely fit on his tv/hi-fi rack. Plus I knew of Arcam's excellent after sales service...

Anyone know of such a thing at a reasonable cost? I realise Vellerman do a VCA type, but the actual audio quality isn't good, and it defaults to zero if powered down. A kit without case and PS would be fine as it will be built in. Or a complete unit if cheap enough. -- *I wonder how much deeper the ocean would be without sponges. Dave Plowman London...

Hi, Can anyone supply me with a circuit diagram and any service info for the McIntosh MC2000 anniversary amp? Will pay any reasonable costs and postage. Many Thanks Howard

I've a Marantz CD6000 (not KI version) that I've really enjoyed as a great sounding CD player. It's recently developed an odd fault though. After a few minutes play, the sound can get crackly and the volume swings wildy up and down from much louder than true output to barely audible. Looking carefully at the display readout as the disc plays, it doesn't appear as if the disc is skipping at all,...

Hi! (Sorry about the previous post, clicked Send too early. Please read this one). I'm a complete PA system novice, but I've been trying to work out how to upgrade my church's sound system to include some volume controls. Done a lot of reading/researching on Google, and I've got the hang of some of the concepts. I'm hoping you guys/gals can help me with the rest!

Bob Latham wrote: Don't anyone ever tell me all good amps sound the same, they simply don't, unless of course these amps are both not good. Or one of them was good and the other wasnt. Or the listener imagined it (you didnt say anyone else heard that, only the listener)

hey looking for a copy of bfd by fxpansion anyone help me out?

Dear Collegues, I own pair of JBL Ti-600. unfortunately, I have to replace the driver ( the electronic part inside) in them. The problem is that I have lost all papers regarding the speakers, so I do not know technical details of them. furthermore the info on the back of particular speakers do not provide too many useful info. There are only sort of codes. 1. Does anybody has an older catalogue...

See here. These are rare... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=5725714881&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT

Hi! I'm a complete PA system novice, but I've been trying to work out how to upgrade my church's sound system to include some volume controls. Done a lot of reading/researching on Google, and I've got the hang of some of the concepts. I'm hoping you guys can help me with the rest! Currently, we have what seems to be a 100V constant voltage sound system that's set up like this:

See this eBay auction 5725646743 If I read it right it's not much over a hundred quid atm with only 10 hours to go! OK, postage'll be about £40+ but, feck me, how can you knock these prices?? OK, they could be ****e and this one's positively boasting about its (claimed) 5% THD at 28W figure but all I'll say is that since Tuesday night's sesh, one poster here has bid and won a chinky amp...

"Bob Latham" wrote in message I had an interesting experience this morning. I have been helping a hi-fi newbie at work choose his first AV system. When it came to amplifiers I had advised him to try the Arcam AVR300 which suited his requirements and would nicely fit on his tv/hi-fi rack. Plus I knew of Arcam's...

I am thinking of replacing my entire HiFi system apart from the Mission 783s, rather than going the traditional route I'd like to get a media pc with tv tuner, dvd player and etc. then a decent AV integrated amp. The question is this; is it possible to make a direct digital connection from the pc dvd/cd drive to the av amp and use the amp's DAC? If so what will the sound quality be like...

My bloody newsreader (OE) briefly displays a high number of 'new posts' and instantly drops back to a lower number on a routine basis. Just now it said '16' before dropping down to '9' in a flash. Does anyone else get this? (I've got no-one 'binned' atm!) Is this just the crappy software or does anybody think I'm losing posts? (Apologies if anyone feels themselves 'ignored' as a result!)

I have a Project 1 turntable fitted with an Ortofon 510 cartridge. It's been working fine for years of light use. I recently moved house and on setting it up again, I found there was a loud buzz on the left channel. Switching the plugs around at the amp switched the buzz to the right channel so I know the amp is ok. I thought that maybe there was a problem with the connections to the cartridge so...

I have an MP3 player capable of playing AAC format as well as MP3. All of my music in currently in MP3 format. Should I convert my MP3 files to a slightly lower bitrate AAC? Is 96kbps AAC any good? - because if I converted tracks to that I'd get a lot more on my player. Overall, what are people's opinions of AAC?