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a friend of a friend of a friend type situation here. the person at the far end of the chain is looking for a technical sales person, based in kempton park, for products like composites, silicones, urethanes, acrylics & similar. an interest in / knowledge of the products would be good, but a...

i am currently trying out an ifi zen streamer, connected to my audio gd r8 via usb. the streamer & dac both have i2s connectors. since i know pretty much absolutely nothing about i2s (and many, many other subjects to boot) i thought it best to ask here if i can just connect the 2 devices with a...

thanks to the good folk at lumous audio i got to spend a little time with this piece of kit. https://www.lumous-audio.co.za/cayin for those not familiar with it, it is a usb fed & powered dac / headphone amp, which can be used to turn your phone into a dap, or can be used in conjunction with a...

i just heard on the radio that e-toll is now a thing of the past. was happy for a moment. then realised that they will almost certainly be replaced by a revenue collection system where non compliance is much more difficult, & enforcement will be possible. (although i never underestimate the...

came across this great version of jingle bells by bassist charles berthoud (who?). any others out there? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fu2RqvKVwxQ&ab_channel=CharlesBerthoud

i came across this list of happy songs on the chive: https://thechive.com/2020/11/07/the-10-happiest-songs-to-listen-to-according-to-science/ all pretty obvious / standard  type songs. so i started to wonder - what are the less obvious happy songs? for me it is basically only rani arbo &...

the 3rd set of budget iems i have taken on loan this weekend. these are the most expensive of the 3 at $169. they are also slightly different in that they are planar drivers, as opposed to the dynamic / balanced armatures of the others. first impression is that they are surprisingly difficult...

when picking up the blon bl03s, i was also given a box labelled "thieaudio" i had never heard of thieaudio, & had no idea what to expect. obviously the packaging was few steps up from the blon, so i was expecting something reasonably up market. so i decided to open them, listen& form some...

so i recently borrowed a set of these to take a listen to. i have seen a lot of really good reviews, & know a couple of people with them who are really very impressed, so was kind of keen to take a listen. not quite so keen to try & communicate my impressions (something i am not very good at -...

thought this is pretty cool idea:

just when we all thought 2020 couldn't possibly redeem itself. :Whoohoo: :Whoohoo: :Whoohoo: :Whoohoo: :Whoohoo: https://www.nika.si/en/Rock__Rock__Blues_Rock/Joni_Mitchell_Archives_Vol._1_The_Early_Years_1963-1967_1/ Joni Mitchell Archives Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967) (2020)...

i will be driving from centurion to cape town on tuesday, returning on monday 24th. will be alone in the car so happy to provide a lift for any audio equipment either direction (at owner's risk of course).

so how many people here remember keith & kin from sabc in, i think, the late 70s. i always enjoyed the songs performed by caroline blundell - she was definitely a large influence in my preference for woman singer / songwriter / folk music. she now has 2 albums available on bandcamp, & i'm...

so apparently hbo are allowing free access during lockdown. obviously only useful for those who can get around the region restrictions, & i have no idea what kind of terms & conditions may be attached.

phil keaggy is making a collection of his personal live recording archive available on bandcamp. seems to be a selection from throughout his career - albums with love song, & the phil keaggy band, and solo shows, all the way through from the early 70's to the 2000's. fr those who don't know...

i bought a z3 about a year ago. straight after buying it it stood for around 5 - 6 months as i couldn't use it due to a neck issue. i left the battery connected during this period. of course it went flat, and really did not want to come back to life. the smart charger showed an error in the...

so we have had the thread on the best voices in the last 40 years. what about the next 40 (or so) years? who are the new / energing artists with great voices who you think will go the distance & stand out in the next few decades. there are lots of great emerging artists being featured on sites...

i was looking at a listing of artists provided by rotten johnny. thought the name sounded interesting & started listening to her music. i thought the accent sounded familiar, so i went to an interview, & yep, from south africa... i haven't listened enough yet to know if she is as good as she...

my campfire audio andromedas arrived from cplan audio on friday. i have been listening a bit & wanted to give some first impressions. i know i am using a lot of cliches here - i really am not sure how to describe the experience. fit is a little (actually a lot) tricky at first, but with adam's...

i'm just a little curious here. i have always heard about valve amps needing to warm up. i have had 2 exclames, & a predator, all hybrids, & have experienced the warm up impact to be so small as to be almost negligible. (possibly due to the fact that they always stay on internally even when...