I have a Roland VS-1680 hdd recorder for home recording, and wonder if I should buy a pair of new loudspeakers to use with this recorder. I know there are small active and passive speakers, but think that if I buy 2 passive and connect them to my amp, I also can play cd's through these speakers, and I suppose I don't can do that with active speakers? Anyone that knows a little about this? PK

Hi UK Audiofreaks, I'm considering to buy a stereo set (CD player, Amplifier, Tuner and DVD) I've heard that Cambridge might be a good choice. Is there a reason why NOT to buy this brand ??? Thanks, barry

Hi guys, I got my newletter from Russ Andrews and there is a sale on for their power blocks. Please check the following link - http://tinyurl.com/y3bzb8 I want to know if - 1. Anyone on here has used them and noticed any change in sound

I have a piece of music on a CD in wav format. It plays beautifully on my computer but when I put it into an ordinary CD player, it wouldn't play it. To what format shall I have to convert the music so that it will play on an ordinary domestic CD player please? -- Alasdair.

I have numerous classical LPs which, being a musician, I selected very carefully for performances. These are good and in good condition. They are going to go for nominal sums to callers - I live in Kensington, London. I also have some desirable jazz and funk CDs like Bluenotes and CTi. These won't be given away, but we can negotiate realistic prices. I have loads of Miles Davis, Coltrane, Bill...

Like many no doubt, I got an MP3 Player and FM transmitter recently. The player is a Creative Zen V and the transmitter is creative. In the house with the hi-fi it works reasonably. In the car I get a one second beep about every 30-60 seconds. I could never imagine how they could work in a car when the car aerial is the other side of a sheet of metal. Is there anything I can do?

Hi, I can't discover on the NAD pages what sort of serial communication connection is used between mentioned RC and a PC. I guess standard USB, but I'm not sure. Anybody familiar with this? Thnx, B.

Many thanks if you can find the time to answer this How do I connect my (1991) Beocenter 8500 to my PC I want to record some of my music tape cassettes on to tmy PC, My Motherboard is a Asrock K8 combo Motherboard I already have a software program called Sound Forge which I'm told will let me edit the recordings. 1: What cables/coverters do I need?

Hi all, I was wondering if anyone around here has purchase/got their ears dirty with the JBL Ti10K high-end speakers. Here are the specs - 4-Way, Dual 8" Floorstanding Speaker Recommended Power Amplifier Range 10 - 400 Watts Impedance 6 Ohms Sensitivity (2.83V @ 1m) 91dB Frequency Response 30Hz - 30kHz

I have an ancient pair of humongous floor standing Sansui sp 7300 speakers which my father envies. He says that the quality compared to his speakers at home is brilliant. He wants a replacement pair of proper speakers , listens to classical and bras music, is a REAL musician (not like me) and so has a good ear for sound. What could I get him for his birthday that are in the £150 price...

Dear all, I have recently purchased a Project Debut III turntable with a NAD PP2 Phono Stage. The debut 3 comes with a Ortofon OM 5E cartridge which sounds really great. Though I really liked the feel and smothness of the Rega P3 which was a bit beyond my budget.

Hi Everyone, Have added quite a few more pages/products to my CES pre-show coverage. Will begin posting daily reports during the show that begins next week. Please note another audio event, called T.H.E. Show, will also be during the same time in Las Vegas and will have a separate report updated accordingly. Direct links are as follows: http://www.enjoythemusic.com/ces2007/

Hi, I've recently bought a secondhand XR-P470C mini system which has a duff CD section and would like some advice as to what is likely to be wrong with the CD unit. At present, the units CD tray will open and close, the unit will change CDs (3 can be used) but after going through a check of all three CDs the unit displays "No Disc". All I've tried so far is inserting a CD head cleaner disc to...

Hi guys, I am a newbie turntable user and have a question for you. Each time I start or stop my turn table mechanics with my amp still powered on I see my woofers giving a low frequency boom. This is guess is the sound picked up by the tone arm etc. I can actually see my woofers breathing in and out when this happens.

Posted this question last week but no responses. :c( So on the off-chance that someone has an opinion... I currently have a NAD C320BEE amp, C521BEE CD player and C422 tuner powering some Kef Q1 speakers. Very nice setup, good sound, fantastic speakers. Unfortunately space is going to become a major issue, so I'm considering trading in the NAD separates for an Arcam Solo to run the same speakers.

Hi all, I'm looking to upgrade for the first time in ten years and I'm interested in other people's experiences with shopping for these brands which aren't available on the internet. I understand that many people prefer shopping at a main dealer. Personally, I'm always happy to accept the risks and buy direct if I can get a good price. I think the last big ticket item I bought in a shop was a...

The other day I was wondering if I could manage to live in a smaller space. My hi-fi, mostly in boxes, takes up rooms. My discs would take up hundreds of feet of shelf space if shelved; I keep them edgewise 250 or so per flat box with the boxes stacked six or seven high; you can build real muscles moving all the boxes to get at a disc in the bottommost box. The discs take a lot of floor space and...

Hi Everyone, Have started posting CES 2007 news / pre-show report, with more announcements being added in the following days as the show draws closer to opening. Once the show begins on January 8th, i will be posting daily live reports each day with special audiophile highlights, sneak peaks, and exclusives! Check out the multiple pages of high-end audio products to be seen during the CES...

Graham "Poopie" Stevenson claims to be a qualified engineer. Yet he wrote: Andre Jute wrote: There is a mechanical property of metals that most of the qualities in a rod is concentrated in the narrow section of the rim. Is that so Jootikins ?

Arny "Slapdash" Krueger wrote: "Andre Jute" wrote in message There is a mechanical property of metals that most of the qualities in a rod is concentrated in the narrow section of the rim. Wrong.