Warning! The BBC iPlayer 'listen again' is telling me this morning that I have to 'upgrade' my version of Flash - and won't let me listen until I do. In my case that may also mean upgrading my Linux distro. And in turn having to redo a lot of tests and tweaks. So a fair bit of fiddling about. The 'live' stream was working OK this morning. So at present I have my fingers crossed that I can use...

Anyone else get 'gargling' at the moment on the Proms being repeated via the iPlayer 320k stream? I'm getting this again. A concern as it is a repeat of a prom from a few days ago that showed the same problem when live. The problem apparently only affects a minority, but - worryingly - seems to be getting more common. I get it with both the 320k and 'normal' iPlayer streams for R3. But...

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I am very sad to tell you that Keith G, one of the most prolific, and interesting contributors to this NG, died earlier today, after a difficult illness. He was 64. Iain

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..... But as you are all clueless you probably didn't know, but Hi-Fi Choice magazine is on it's last legs and may soon kick the bucket: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jul/20/future-magazines-close-sell Also this, it's claimed to be a "merger", but plenty of cynics think this will be toodle pip to ugly Wiltshire shoeboxes as seemingly the new merged company will only have the frog brand in...

Drop out? Not sure how one could get that. Brian -- Brian Gaff - Note:- In order to reduce spam, any email without 'Brian Gaff' in the display name may be lost. Blind user, so no pictures please!

A couple of years ago someone mentioned a really cheap class D amplifier. Anything still available these days? I just need something for the kids' TV room. -- Eiron.

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I've recently been enjoying two sources of music in particular. One is the Proms using the 320k stream. The other is some new (to me) Jazz CDs. This prompts me to raise various points to see what people think. Firstly, I am now of the opinion that the best way to get Proms is via the 320k stream. To me this delivers better results in general than any traditional broadcasting route I've used....

....another week goes by without a post to uk.rec audio, aka uk.rec.norwegian.blue Still maybe Jimbo will post soon about the results of his harmonic discombobulation tests on digital octifiers. --

Hi, Did anyone else have problems with the first half of last night's Prom giving 'gargling' noises during the first half? This via both the 320k and 192k streams from the iPlayer. Slainte, Jim

Hello, Do folks have any recent experience of Quad (Huntingdon) service since they became IAG? I will phone them about my Quad 44 which could use a "tune-up" after 22 years or so. They do not answer emails to the address given on their web site. Amazingly my ESL 63s of similar vintage still seem very good (but of course my ears are that much older too!) Anyway, no audible distortion and thay...

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Hi, Just to let people know that I've just put up a new webpage showing the results of measurements on the replay timing regularity of the Arcam rDAC when using its USB input. This can be found at http://www.audiomisc.co.uk/Linux/Sound4/rdac.html Slainte,

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I tend to buy my 'classical' CDs from a dealer who is a specialist and is someone I can discuss purchases with via email. I've tended to buy other types of music from the usual kind of 'website warehouse'. However I'd be interested to hear any recommendations/suggestions of specialist dealers for rock/pop/jazz who can supply the more unusual or 'audiophile' items. FWIW This has been prompted by...