I am looking to buy home cinema equipment which must double as a good music hi-fi system. It's for a dedicated cinema room which will be part of a new home extension being built over the next couple of months. I am seriously considering Primare SP31/A30.5/A32 processor/amps and a 7.1 Monitor Audio Gold Signature speaker system with GS60s as the front floorstanders and...

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Hello all, I am planning to install a built in thermostatic shower mixer. The wall is a plasterboard/timber affair and after drilling some exploratory holes I find there to be quite a big void in the centre between timbers. The wall is about 5 inches thick I think I may run into trouble on this one - what do I fix the valve to? I'm thinking I may have to put in cross bracing timbers or maybe...

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Hi, My Denon DM 31 cut out a couple of days ago while playing a CD. When i try to turn it back on, everything seems fine for about a second - it starts up, the power light goes from red to green, and "CD" appears on the display, then the thing cuts out, and the power light flashes yellow. I have mailed denon about this and their only advice was to disconnect the speakers. This didn't work :( I...

As nothing is affordable on the open market, I'm planning on building a switching box so that I can connect two 5.1 sources to the 5.1 analogue inputs on my amp. I was planning on using 3 double-pole relays (BT47's) for switching the 6 channels. These would be switchable by a front panel switch. Obviously, the unit would run from a 12v power supply. How well would this work? Would the...

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I've just installed my speakers on my new (MESH) XP Pro PC. Connecting the 3 stereo jack plugs to the appropriate sockets on the back of the PC was a bit iffy as the positions didn't correspond to those in the documentation. But, after fiddling with the Control Panel Sound settings for a while, on playing my first MP3 I do have sound coming from all 6 speakers. (Bass in main unit, plus 5...

I'm really after a headphone amp with a balance control because my wife is mutt an' in one ear. ATMIT she is using an Arcam amplifier without speakers, just to watch TV. It's a waste. So far all the HA's I've seen do not have a balance control. Anyone any ideas? help. -- John the West Ham fan

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I have just bought a pair of Shure SE530 in ear monitors (earbuds). Absolutely superb (albeit overpriced). In fact, I'm finding I like them every bit as much as my trusty 15 year old Stax "earspeakers". My music is all on my mp3 player and PC these days. I ditched all my expensive gear a few years ago when I finally admitted to myself that my ageing ears couldn't tell the difference between...

Can anyone tell whether this switch might be faulty: http://patchoulian.googlepages.com/things It's the input selector switch, and the amplifier can only switch between two of the four sources. Thanks, Rob

Hi there, I'm Italian, 24, and I will come in London next may, I need to find a job... who can tell me anything about London theaters... and other stuff of London showbiz?? MSN: WRITE BACK!!!!!!!!!!! Thanx a lot!!!

Dear all, A friend of mine suggested using QED silver Anniversary XT for my speaker cables. Having used Chords Chameleons for interconnects I have some how developed a soft corner for Chord Company cables. Any suggestions on which of the Chord speaker cables would match the rave reviews and sound quality of QED Silvers? Regards Max

I have an MP3 file of 57Mb (a radio programme in which I took part) and I want to put it on to a CD that I can play on a domestic player. I normally use Nero for this but the file is so big that it will need at least 2CDs when it is converted to .cda format. Please anyone, how can I arrange it so that the programme will span over several CDs asking me to put in a new CD when one is full? --...

Folded cardboard, 2 CD's, no real printed artwork or artist information. In a Tesco near you. Four quid a piece. http://www.musicmadesimple.info/ So gone are the days that holding a record sleeve and reading the liner notes, admiring the well thought out graphic actually mean't something? -- Adrian C

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Hello guys! I'm putting some really tasty stuff on ebay and you may want to take a look - I'm starting to cut down my personal collection. Valves were all selected for their good sound and also tested good. We have nice things like 10Y/VT25 new in box, EL34,6V6, GZ37,GZ32,6SN7,6SL7,76,56,12B4A, 7N7, 7F7 (and teflon loctal bases with silver contacts), 1626, 7193, ECC99, E80CC, 6Y6 Also selling...

If interested, please follow this link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=280212965115&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=018 Thanks! Gary