Recent content by Hcanning

I changed the ferrofluid in my Kef Reference 3.2s recently. It was an easier job than I anticipated, and while there wasn't a night-and-day improvement in sound, I would say there does seem to be a small improvement in the 'smoothness' of the treble. I did measure the before and after frequency...

Is that on a device connected by Ethernet or WiFi?

Then I'm not convinced that any internet connection or router changes are going to improve things, since DLNA is designed for local network usage, but I hope for your sake that it does.

If you stream the same Qobuz content from another device that supports the service natively, do you get the same dropouts?

I am wondering how useful these all-in-one audiophile music servers/streamers are, should they no longer be supported by the manufacturer - a twist on the final words in your post above, if you will. Can you access your music on the Melco device via your local network using a traditional method...

I hope it doesn't get too hot in your attic in the summer!

Me too. I'm 37 and I would also consider my hearing as very good. And yet try as I might, I've never been able to hear any difference between 16/44 and high-res copies of the same album, or even in many cases a decent MP3. Doesn't matter if I try using my hifi, or my headphones (Sennheiser...

I find Spotify extremely useful for discovering new music, and I use it more or less every day for "convenience listening", i.e. at my desk or in the car. I tend to then buy copies of albums that I like, and play them physically if I want to sit down and listen properly. I also have a large...

He said best, not worst.

Now sold.

Very much so. If someone has just spent £500 on some widget that is touted to make your music sound better, of course their brain is going to think it sounds better. It's just cost them 500 quid! This is very much a subconscious thing but I expect it's extremely common. The lines are blurred...

This does a brilliant job of filtering out DC on the mains and stopping toroidal transformers from humming. I'm selling it only as I've upgraded to an Audiolab 6-way one due to an increasing number of amps! Bought directly from ATL, this one has a C13/kettle lead input, and C14 output. £70 posted?

Bought an Audiolab DC Block 6 from @kimmiles and it's absolutely as described. Very happy with the transaction! Mods, perhaps this thread should be stickied?

Poor thing is going to get passed around like a cheap.... plaything!

Now sold.