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Molweni amaforumites Looking for advice from anyone who has experience with a powered computer speaker system. I bought an Altec Lansing ACS 45.1 in 2004 which I had connected to my desktop for years and I am very happy with it, however I am looking for something a little smaller. I enjoy...

Hi All I am busy planning a solar system for my house. The power rating on the back panel of my Rotel power amp RB981, is 400W. My question is.....Does the amp draw 400w when it is switched on or is that rating of 400w applicable only at full volume? I normally listen to music at about 60 - 70...

My Telefunken 74cm CRT was purchased in 1992 and after 20yrs of uninterrupted flawless service, I decided to upgrade to a new LCD. I purchased a new 39" Full HD you guessed it 'Telefunken' from Game Stores for the unbelievable price of R3.4k, it only comes with a 1yr guarantee however with...

To all the 'retro gear heads' look what I got a pair of AKAI SW 180's.....now what can I do with them? Anyone know them?

What other forums are good to belong to iro AV and why? I'm looking for forums where I can learn more? Also tending to lean to DIY and Valve

Last month my best friend 'Jack' died...after sharing a very significant four years with me. Jack was my little short legged Fox terrier. He was MY dog and was always at my side. When I watched TV at night, he would sit on my right arm and watch with me, When I had experienced a rough day, he...

There are many threads with little bits of information here and there. There are quite a few forumites like me who know how to switch a computer on..... so this guide would be very valuable and useful to us. Please will one of our boffins who has experience with setting up one of these, take...

I have an idea of diminishing the sound that escapes/permeates through the back and sides of a speaker cabinet......and I would like to see what our mfundi's think. Just as one would put a thermal blanket over a geyser to insulate it from the colder outside air and keep the water hotter for...

My HP mini server will connect to the DAC which connects to the preamp...........ok! does anyone know if these HP mini servers have a remote Would I need a streamer like Logitec touch, if so why? How could I sit in my armchair, change a cd/song with a remote, and see what I am changing to. I...

There are some forumites who use WAV format and others who swear by FLAC. I understand that both of these are lossless formats and there is no loss of information between the cd being ripped and the copied digital record What are the differences and which one is better and more convenient to...

I've joined the B&W Music Club. It has just taken me 46 minutes to download the first track (2min 46sec) of a cd. I thought it was downloading the whole album in 46 minutes but only got one track. I am on an MTN Edge connection with an upload speed of 3-6kbps and a download speed of anything...

A speaker cone cap (the small centre dome) has fallen off one of my B&W DM603. It is made of a silicone/rubber/plastic, flexible material. It must have come off before (previous owner) as I found evidence of old contact adhesive which was not applied evenly, probably why it fell off. I have...

Morning Looking for opinions please on the Separo SE88i....seems to be quite affordable with good ratings, anything local which can compare http://www.hifiandaudio.com/se88i.htm Any idea of shipping to ZA

One of the disadvantages of staying far from civilisation is that we get very bad signal iro FM radio and cell phone reception. I'm looking for ideas and plans for building an FM aerial and a cell phone reception booster. My internet connection is EDGE however it is soooo slow and sometimes I...

I need some ideas on the best stand for all our expensive equipment, and I have a couple of questions: 1) What are the desired qualities of a good stand? 2) This will be the last stand I make so it should be big enough to accommodate all my future gear for HT, Stereo, laptop and media server as...

Is there an equation to work out what the suitable powered sub size (diam and wattage) for a particular cubic area, would be, for HT. My proposed trapagon will be approx 193cu/m and I would like multiple subs placed strategically throughout the room, including under the seats. I would like the...

Would there be any legal issues with this forum starting a general database of music in lossless Flac format? Everyone could send/donate their Flac files and the forum members would share access. No money would change hands. If you buy and own a cd, you are entitled to lend it to friends...

I have two sets of 'top of the range' Akai floorstanders dating back to 1970 in good condition. They are: Akai / SW 180    www.audio-database.com/AKAI/speaker/sw-180-e.html - United States Akai / SW 160    www.audio-database.com/AKAI/speaker/sw-160-e.html - United States Could these be used...

Does anyone have this DAC.......sells for $499 and has some rave reviews. There is also a HRT HD Usb DAC in the pipeline. Can anyone shed some light on this unit? Also what is the best software program to store and sort my FLAC files Also looking for best program to rip cd's to FLAC Tooooo...

I am running an Ipod dock through my RC972 which controls my RB981. This is connected to B&W 603 floorstanders. My floor is a wooden one made from Oregeon Pine, and has a void between the floor members and the earth below where the speakers stand, of about one meter. The result is a big base...