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I'm looking for software to do my income tax - the only one I've found so far is Softbyte and at R 2 500 per year it's a bit steep for private one-off use. The package needs to cater for foreign income and provisional payments. Any constructive suggestions would be welcome.

One hates to admit being the victim of a scam but if my story saves someone else from the same experience I can live with the shame ... I bought a new (?) Lenovo T480 from Bluetech Computers, a small retail store in Bellville (address : 79 Barnard St, Oakdale), for a good price about a year...

I've noticed recently when playing through my Mission 705 speakers at highish volumes what I believe is a case of speaker 'breakup' in one of the mid-range cones. The sound is similar to that of hands clapping; there is also the occasional momentary drop-out of any sound. It seems odd for two...

I acquired recently a pair of Mission 705 speakers. No sound is emerging from one of the tweeters. I swapped it with the tweeter in the other speaker and it works fine there, suggesting the problem is in the wiring of the speaker. The speakers are bi-wired but the corresponding mid-range is...

Why did I wait so long ? Re-capped and cleaned up my Meridian 105S power amps; am blown away by the great sound, from a contemporary source - FLAC through a Soekris DAC to the 105s. Vocals, bass, detail and imaging are stunning.

I acquired recently a Soekris DAC1421 and have been having a lot of problems with driving it using the USB connection. I'm running a current copy of Windows 10, which provides a driver for USB Audio Mode 2. Initially I ran the DAC in mode 2 using the Windows driver but my problems started when I...

Greetings all, A capacitor on one of my Meridian 105 power amps is leaking electrolyte (?) so I want to replace all four caps. The current units are ITT 6800 uF 63V (per spec), marked KA10A HD 8019 ("vintage", apparently !). I had a look on Mouser and was presented with a variety of Nichicon...

I was wondering if anyone on the forum has experience of this unit they're willing to share. I haven't found much useful information on the Web.

The Audioquest utility AQ Device Manager caused my Windows 10 to "blue screen" - KERNEL MODE HEAP CORRUPTION - during the process to update the firmware in my DragonFly Black with the result that the device is no longer working. The status light remains red - "Standby". The AQ Device Manager no...

I recently had my B&W DM6s refurbished by Riaan at Resonant Frequency in Bellville and asked him to convert the crossover to allow bi-amping. I reinstalled them today, using the bi-amping and the effect was to make the speakers much brighter - in fact I thought for a moment the bass drivers...

I had recently an interesting experience, the more so because it was completely unexpected. I was trying out a new pair of Sennheiser HD650s (20% off at Custom Cable in England) and started listening to one of the B&W downloads, Accidental Powercut Session 1 and was knocked out by the...

Any recommendations for someone in the Pinetown area to inspect and report on a pair of speakers (KEF 105s) I'm thinking of buying, perhaps a reputable dealer in the area ? I would expect to pay a fee (or make a donation to charity if a fellow-lister wants to volunteer) for this service. Am...

I have a pair of B&W DM6s, bought from Norman Foglar in the 80's which have given sterling service over the years. Today, while listening to them, I noticed quite serious distortion from one of the speakers so switched off everything and removed the grilles. The domes on both the mid-range and...

I'm looking for an unwanted / discarded / damaged satellite dish that my daughter can use to construct a solar cooker (or at least demonstrate the principal) for a school project. Am happy to pay some nominal fee. Will collect from anywhere in the greater Cape Town area.

I'm in the process of setting up an old PC as an audio streamer. It uses an MSI 865PE Neo2 m/b which has onboard support for S/PDIF but I don't have the so-called S-Bracket, which contains the optical and coaxial jacks. I think the bracket is generic to MSI m/b of that era. I was wondering if...

I was wondering if someone who's had practical experience of importing audio equipment can enlighten me (and the other members !) on the import duties. I've been studying the SARS Import Tariffs Table (see http://www.sars.gov.za/Tools/Documents/DocumentDownload.asp?FileID=74428 and if I'm...