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I recently bought a Bryston B60R without the remote. Does anyone in the Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Paarl, Helderberg have a Bryston preamp or B60 remote that I can use to teach my learning remote?

https://www.wired.com/story/one-mans-quest-to-revive-the-great-american-vacuum-tube/

Just a warning to fellow forum members to be extremely careful in dealing with lectronhome.com, aka Lectron Home or Lectron Home of Camera's. They are operating a scam while using Payfast and Paygate to steal your money. Neither company would be particularly interested in getting your money...

Not sure how many forum members read it, but just saw that Hi Fi World magazine is to cease publication. https://theaudiophileman.com/hifi-world-magazine-closes/

I am trying to assist a client with pair of B&W 803d speakers of which both mids and tweeters are open circuit. Tweeters are easy to remove but I get stuck at removing the mids without damage to drivers or cabinets. Has anyone done this before? Any special tools, tips or tricks that I should...

Check out this Yamaha "turntable". https://www.whathifi.com/news/this-crazy-yamaha-concept-turns-your-smartphone-into-a-turntable

A friend asked if I would look at a couple of 1960's Marshall guitar amps for him. Apparently one has a faulty transformer. Is there anyone in the country that can assist with re-winding it? Not yet sure if it is a psu or output transformer yet, though would guess it more likely to be on the psu.

Do we really need this? https://www.whathifi.com/news/theres-a-new-music-format-that-aims-to-deliver-the-pinnacle-of-sound

Looks like Krell is back, albeit without Dan. https://www.stereophile.com/content/krells-new-amplifier-estelon-forza

I recently bought a Theta Data Basic CD Transport and DS Pro Prime DAC from a forum member with the idea of keeping the transport and selling the DAC. Having inserted this 30 year old DAC into my system I found it to still sound absolutely amazing, even with Toslink optical from my media PC and...

I recently upgraded JRiver from 19 to 29 and was interesting to see that they have offered HDCD playback from MC26. After analyzing all the files on my media PC I ended up with 10 HDCD tagged albums. Turning HDCD playback on and off was interesting and revealed that HDCD playback is worthwhile...

Pink Floyd today released their first new single since 1994 in support of Ukraine. What do you think of it? https://youtu.be/saEpkcVi1d4 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hey,_Hey,_Rise_Up!

Does anyone know where one can get small nuts and bolts in imperial sizes - preferably in Cape Town?

The Tripath based amplifier that my son used in his room stopped working and that gave me a good excuse to build a power amp. In searching on the www I came across the LJM L12-2 kit on eBay for a good price. I had a suitable 35-0-35 transformer and managed to get a chassis from ghostinthemachine...

The Tripath diy kit amplifier that my son has been using in his room for the last 10 years decided to stop working and I have been looking for an inexpensive replacement. I came accross the LJM L12-2 kit and ordered one from eBay. Anyone know where I can source a suitable chassis locally or is...

Heard today that DSTV Now will, from 22 March, only allow one device to stream at any one time. This is going to cause a lot of unhappiness. I'm relieved that I am no longer a subscriber. Viva Netflix! Viva Prime! Viva!

I came across this very interesting comparison between vinyl and hi-res digital versions of Daft Punk's Random Access Memories. Makes for interesting reading. https://magicvinyldigital.net/2022/02/11/daft-punk-random-access-memories-review-lp-qobuz-tidal-amazon/#Part2 Sent from my SM-G960F...

In reading up on the FM Acoustics power amps mentioned in another thread I came across various fake power amplifiers sold on Aliexpress. FM 711 mkii, Krell KSA50, Goldmund, Dartzeel, Accuphase and Mark Levinson. Even though I have no desire to support these thieves I am still curious to know if...

What are your thoughts regarding the Revox parallel tracking turntables regarding sound, cartridge compatibility, reliability and ease if maintenance? Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk

I have been noticing that quite a bit of music on Tidal sounds bass heavy, sometimes unlistenably so. When compared to ripped tracks played from the same PC and through the same DAC, cables and system the balance is much better and more in line with what I get from good vinyl. Has anyone else...