Last year, I purchased a Sony AV amp. After about six months of use, the machine started playing up. The fault was intermittent and appeared in the guise of cutting in and out I took the unit back to the main agent under the guarantee and he kept it for a couple of days. As with these intermittent faults, sods law, the unit worked like a dream and it was returned to me by the engineered who...

This poster is on other ngs saying the same thing. Looks like a spoof - Andre Jute again? cheap-jack? they say the devil takes on many shapes === Andy Evans === Visit our Website:- http://www.artsandmedia.com Audio, music and health pages and interesting links.

Couldn't find a FS newsgroup but I know what a knowledgeable bunch you guys are !!! Can anyone tell me what original Frank Sinatra Album had SUMMER WIND on it...........trying to track this down on CD.but not in a "greatest hits " version. I have decided that I cant live without the intro ..so it looks as if I'm going to have to buy it ! 3 housepoints to the first smart alec

Hello all, I have just picked up a TEC system 3003 amplifier and I no nothing about it. It is German. Does anybody have any info on the company? I have done a few google searches but found nothing. Many thanks

I may be posting this to the wrong NG, but there seems to be a lot of knowledgeable people here, so maybe someone can help me. I have recently acquired an old Revox B77 tape recorder which I want to experiment with. Unfortunately, I have no manuals or other information and I can't determine if the machine is a MkI or a MkII model. Does anyone know what the differences are?

Hi Does anyone know where i can get hold of the plinth that Technics made for the SP10 mk11, they made two versions for this deck one was part obsidian and part wood and the other was all obsidian. I keep my eye on ebay but i thought i would ask on here aswell Thanks Gary

I've currently got an Arcam Alpha 3 amp (40WPC) running a pair of Cresta 2s. Has anyone any ideas on speakers to replace them with, preferably ones I'm liable to pick up second hand. Floorstander VS Bookshelf doesn't really matter. What I'm after is better bass - the Alphas don't seem to produce good low end bass, which is hardly surprising considering the size of the box and the drivers....

Hi, Does anyone know whether the Sony MDR-EX71SLB earphones have a 'neckchain' style cord, i.e. do they have a short left side and a longer right? Thanks, Simon.

I've had subwoofers before, but I have always had to turn them off for music, because they sound so dreadful. I know why this is - the bass reflex design is so flabby that the whole thing just honks instead of reproducing bass. The old test really showed this up; listening from a distant part of the house, and hearing the booming of particular bass notes. So I decided to build my own, using a...

As all the personal CD players I've looked at are deliberately crocked by the EU (and it looks like the same applies to MiniDisc players and iPods too) I'm going to import a CD player instead. Is there a good online shop which will sort me out with one? ++ Fillyourboots

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Just to let everyone know who contributed to my post about my problems with high frequency distortion when burning CD's on my computer. I tried tips and tricks suggested here including re-reading my manuals but nothing really changed so with a heavy heart I went to buy a Sony CD twin deck copier which came as the recorder of the year for 2003 in What Hi Fi. This was for sale at Richer Sounds...

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Digital amps are coming down in price steadily - HiFi+ reviews the latest at £800. all Tripath based so far. I heard one of the iterations at the HiFi show a couple of years ago. Limited programme material, but sounded bloody good. So exactly how high-end are they right now? Can anybody that has heard the latest crowd give any sonic comparisons with audiophile SS and valve amps? Andy === Andy...

Hi all, I've been reading threads on this news group from last year which raised a few issues about the build quality of Arcam CD players. One poster in particular kept banging on about how the front fascia on his Arcam CD player was only attached by double-sided sticky tape. I also noted with interest that some claims were made by posters that many Arcam products were manufactured 'on the...

Bought a Panasonic SL-SX425 today, and I'm really surprised at how quiet the audio is even at max volume - about 60% of the level output by my previous SL-SX500. Do personal CD players have a volume limiter on them now, or have I bought a pup? ++ Fillyourboots

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I started a thread about CD recorders which I found very helpful so this is a follow up. Can anyone guide me as to the optimum settings for using Nero for copying commercial music CD's. I am plodding through my Nero Express manual after getting some high frequency distortion on the odd track so I want to make sure everything is tweaked OK. I am using just the default settings but in default...