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    Rewiring old speakers

    Is there a need to rewire old speakers; replace the cables between the drivers and crossovers? Do you get a noticeable sound difference and do the cables really need to be changed?
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    cleaning records

    Best way to clean old records? I would also like to know a way with a liquid and without please
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    Cheapest sound improvement

    Was wondering about the best way to improve sound. I was thinking: power conditioner, sound proofing, Helmholtz resonator, better cables. What would be the most effective and the cheapest
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    Samsung S5 Headphone Jack

    Got a Samsung S5 with a faulty headphone jack. Is it worth repairing?
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    B&W Bookshelf speakers

    I once had a pair of Boston Acoustics A120 speakers that were given to me. They sounded alright after I had them re-coned but I found that they lacked a lot of bass and distorted really easily. Managed to find a pair of Kef Coda 9 speakers and went to trade the Boston's for them but when I got...
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    Replacement for Kef K120 Bookshelf Speakers

    I have a pair of Kef K120 Bookshelf Speakers that I use in my office. Great set of speakers. I got them for cheap because the bass drivers were missing. Added a set of Infinity Dynamics Kevlar drivers, just because I had them. Lovely speakers especially when paired with a subwoofer. It is the...
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    Streaming Services

    What is a good streaming provider? I was thinking about Apple Music or Deezer. I have used Spotify but the whole adverts and VPN thing is becoming annoying... What do you guys recommend?
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    Denon DL110

    In the market for a new cartridge. I currently have a basic Audio Technica MM cartridge (the yellow front one). Was wanting an MM Ortofon cartridge, also a basic one but someone recommended that I should go for a MC cartridge. Checked the prices and said no but then I came across the Denon...
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    Pro-Ject Essential 1

    Opinions on the Pro-Ject Essential 1 Turntable. I currently have an old Rega Planar 2. Thinking of the project for my second turntable, how do they compare. I am not wanting to replace the Rega with the Pro-Ject but rather have it as like a backup or for another room
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    Open Baffle Speakers

    Pros and Cons of open baffle speakers please. Only great success that I have heard a great load on is the Jamo R907 speakers. Not really a Jamo fan but I was quiet impressed by a set of 3 way floorstanding Jamo speakers earlier this year (not R907) I want to know how the bass response is and...
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    Help with cross over for a 3 way floor standing speaker

    bought a pair of floor standing cabinets that can take a 8", a 6,25" and a tweeter. I have the drivers but how can I make a cross over. I would obviously want 3 cross over points or 1 HPF, 1 LPF and 1 Subsonic Filter (for the mid). Please help with making a cross over network that is: Passive...
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    Amplifier and brand comparison

    Never played around with NuPrime Amplifiers. How good are they? Played around with Yamaha Amplifiers, I think they are good, what do you guys think of them? Also, what do you guys think of the NuPrime IDA-16 integrated amplifier and what do you think of the Yamaha AS3000 integrated Amplifier...
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    Best NAS Drives?

    The story goes as follows: I have a HP N40L Microserver. Installed is 1x 2TB Western Digital Red Nas Drive, 1x Samsung 1TB consumer drive, 1x Samsung 500GB consumer drive and 1x 80GB Consumer OS drive. I have now bought a new server, HP Gen8 Microserver, with all the above drives installed...
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    Latency from NAS to MacBook Pro

    Okay, here is the setup: Rotel RC-1570 Pre-amp Rotel RB-1582 mkii Power amp Kef model 105 Speakers Late 2011 Apple Macbook Pro HP N40L Microserver running Windows Server Edition 2011 HP microserver is connected to Macbook via a 20m Shielded CAT6 cable The problem: When I play music from my HP...
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