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Not sure if there is a section for car audio, can't seem to find it. I now drive a Hilux and busy sorting out the best audio connection. My iTouch works well, but it was pre Apple Music so that I operate from a Samsung Galaxy (Android). What I have noticed is that BT is far inferior to Miracast...

I am really struggling to watch the rugby live. It looks as if bandwidth cannot cope with streaming demand. Picture breaks up very badly to the point of not being able to see much. Are there any known issues or fixes?

Any thoughts? I guess many perceive this as I did. Just another way to recycle and extend ownership of a catalogue and to make more money. And yes, of course, the great ex rock / pop stars either get a symphonic orchestra, go acoustic, or do a duet album. That seems to be the proforma for most...

All my beloved late dad's fault.. he who sat with his eyes closed listening to his cherished lp's (and what a nice collection that I was happy to inherit).. opera (preferably Verdi), and a profound addiction to Don't Cry For Me Argentina, and a bit of Mantovani.. you get the picture. So I grew...

I currently use a 2.1 hi-fi set-up and stream Netflix via a Maverick Android box (HDMI to UHD display, optical out to CA universal player's DAC). My question is directed to others who also have a 2.1 set-up. Do you find it significantly better than stereo?

I am in the Garden Route and around here it is close to impossible to upgrade as there simply are no stock. I am aware of two service providers not being able to supply either Samsung or iPhone. I know iPhones have been very scarce for some time now. I am just keen to find out why, and when...

I moved to a much smaller, furnished batchelors-size flat for its excellent location. My own stuff is all boxed and locked in storage. Which brought about the idea of down-scaling on AV. Right now I have my UHD display, my Android TV box, a BT headphone, which I connect with 3,5mm when I...

Quick question, which universal remote will be best to use with a Marantz SR5009. A friend of mine lost his remote to his loving dogs.. And will such a remote also work for room/speaker calibrations, etc? Please help.

This topic was raised a while back here. I am experiencing the same thing now with both my (old'ish) Samsung display as well as via my Android TV box. When comparing two series broadcasts, namely The Terminal List vs The Ring Of Power, the first seems to broadcast in UHD while the latter in HD -...

What is yours? I am referring to that hidden audio gem hidden within a really mediocre track, one that you would probably only listen to (and love to listen to) on your hifi proper..? Mine is Yello - The Race (remastered).

I have been watching the Get Back documentary on Disney+. A few thoughts, after having (almost) reached the end of halfway, iow ep 2. There is a LOT of unnecessary footage here. It makes it overly long and kind of misses the point, as some is really just silly posing for the camera. A lot of...

My Cambridge AVR's DSP might have done its last bit of processsing. The entire digital circuitry seems to be out of action. At first I was pretty disappointed and already thinking about the cost of repairs, but then last night I listened to Deezer flac via my external stereo DAC and wow.. To my...

Vintage, classic, not sure what is the right term, those with an A ("antique"?) license disc. I am considering buying one and would like to know who has some experience.. Couple of things that bother me, apart from what would be a very thirsty old v6 engine.. No safety belts, no aircon. Is that...

The main contenders here in SA are Tidal, iTunes, Deezer right now, right? Spotify there yet? Recently we have discussed some issues re Tidal masters and their MQA-related problems. I remember reading that they indented to introduce native (non-MQA) flac quality following the backlash, has this...

Apparently this is a locally designed and manufactured Android TV/media box with specs that look to be on par and maybe even better than some of the others, e.g. Ematic, etc. Anyone has some personal experience of this product?

Does anybody use MusConv? It is suppose to allow you to transfer your Deezer (and other streaming services) playlists into e.g. Windows Media Player from where you can stream it to e.g. smart TV. That is the idea. I get stuck in the process where I am being ask to select a media folder for WMP...

One of the advantages of streaming music such as Tidal hi-fi is to be able to listen to the various versions of some of the great songs of yesteryear. It is not something that one would have easily done when buying music, but with streaming there are all sorts of new releases coming to the fore...

Afaik quite a few people here use this set-up to control Tidal content and streaming. My question is whether it is possible to use the BubbleUPnP "connection" to also play downloaded (on to your phone) Tidal content. The benefit would obviously be to save data (you download it once), which is...

I have had a stint of really bad luck with my mobile device. First my Samsung's screen packed up for no reason at all. I got that replaced. A month later I did a software update and the phone crashed - still to this day I am unable to get it fixed. I then used an old spare phone, a very basic...

This may sound very weird, but this afternoon I am finding the tempo a tad slow. Almost like an old cassette player with flat batteries. I was wondering why, maybe I am just imagining it. Surely digital files being played back from hard drive should only have one tempo. Further reading revealed...