Recent content by manicatel

Not a direct experience of the issue, but if replacing the scap with 2 hcaps resolved the issue, then the problem is very likely with the scap than room acoustics. My experience having Naim amps recapped usually gave the biggest benefits in the bass region, making it tighter & cleaner, ie...

Night bombing,…..terribly inaccurate, awful attrition rate. Throw enough stones & eventually a few will hit the target, maybe more luck than judgement. Plus a high civilian population death rate. Daylight bombing, a bit more accurate, an even more horrendous attrition rate, a near Suicidally...

I would say the amp in the Statr is broadly the equivalent of a Nait5si. One thing to bear in mind is that the cd mech in the Star seems to be designed for ripping to an HD rather than primarily just playing a cd. The logic & Controls are a bit slower than on a stand alone cdp, eg you press to...

Broadly speaking, you can break non-commercial aviation down into a few categories. Professional flying, ie charter flights & air ambulance/ police helicopters etc. This type of flying is nearly always direct point-to-point. They’re not going to be taking indirect routings, time is money etc...

Yes, although I’m no longer in the area, I remember the plastic trees outside the Saling Oak pub, which I think was a tasteless nod to the Palm Trees Chinese restaurant that was there. Theres an interesting book called “Where the Lysanders flew” all about Sawbridgeworth airfield during WW2. And...

Wow, never thought I’d be correcting you when it comes to flying things Tony! But that Super Sabre is actually a Dassault Mystere. Apologies for nit-picking! Although they do look really similar to each other. But yes, it’s a lovely tranquil part of Essex, & a friendly club there. Nice & flat...

I do recognise the need for more homes being built. However, the notion that “locals” object to the noise of the occasional Cessna flying around, yet would welcome with open arms the noise of a couple of thousand houses being tacked on to their historic village a bit daft. A few years ago I...

Confusing Brands Hatch with Silverstone possibly?

Pretty sure the “locals who value peace & quiet” don’t often relish a couple of thousand new homes tacked on to the end of their village either.

From the experience I have had, with 2 airfields, Namely Duxford ( working in the control tower) & Andrewsfield (which I lived very close to), the aircraft are strictly instructed not to overfly the local villages. The circuit at Duxford has specific instructions to keep clear of the village...

I wouldn’t have thought switching off at the mains would cause any damage. But a chat with an ATC dealer or emailing ATC would confirm one way or another. I’ve not found any negatives using the remote power switches. I have tried not using them but didn’t pick up on any/much difference. But to...

Different rather than better. Except for the Linn Akurate with Katalyst DAC which is a fairly big step up. The NAD was a loaner whilst my Bel canto Pre3 was being repaired. I was very pleasantly surprised as to how good the NAD was. The BC was ultimately better, a bit smoother, more depth etc...

I would think you will get most people replying here say “don’t bother”, MQA is 1…. A bit of a con, & 2… dead in the water. Most DACs that are MQA compatible will be advertised as such. I’m not sure but I think any streamer these days can stream MQA, it’s the DACs that decode it. My opinion (&...

Bear in mind the inputs into the 40’s is XLR, so you’d have to get some 4-pin DIN-to- 2 XLR cables made up. As you say, probably time to get a diff PreAmp as well. I use my 40a’s with a Linn Akurate, but have also used it with a Naim Atom HE, a Bel Canto Pre & even a NAD 658 pre for a short...

Fantastic speaker. Probably not the most “relaxing” speaker in the world, but it does so many things so well. £3200 is a total bargain for something that’s difficult to beat even if you had £10k to spend.