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Anyone local able to make up an XLR to dual 3.5mm adapter?

😂 It may be a long wait! The local price at stereo direct is way less than the US price though so not a bad option…

Excuse my ignorance: is the crossover part of what is added to an amp when it includes a sub line out?

Quite the coincidence at the end of an old V1.5 review: “When the Vivids first arrived, I also had in Cabasse’s Pacific 3 ($16,000/pair). At more than twice the Vivid’s price, the Cabasse should offer better overall sound and build quality. But while those beautifully polished beasts could...

So a poll: If it were between, say, the Vivid 1.5 standmounts (89db) and those Cabasse Catalane 500 floorstanders (94db), which is the wiser choice given my setup?

Thank you for all this research, Deon! Those Cabasse do seem like a great deal.

Thank you, I like the sound of this advice.

Yes, I did wonder about this. I’m building an excellent track record of being slightly too late!

No idea about that publication, but I guess for a hifi enthusiast writer you write for anything that lands you fresh gear. So when I said “sold me” it was actually a contraction of “sold me on behalf of my skoonpa.” I’ll pass on your congratulations 😅

It was this review that sold me on the Pathos. I was struck by the writing. It was just on a different level. Almost poetic? So I researched the author. He’s a Pulitzer nominated poet 😂

I feared as much! Unfortunately the budget won’t stretch further up the VA chain at the moment. So it is sounding like high efficiency is what I need. Any and all suggestions welcome and appreciated!

I’m in a new wooden house with a 7x11m double volume open plan living room. I’m currently driving my old and trusty pair of Sonor Osmium standmounts with a recently acquired Exclamé 100. But the speakers are obviously battling to fill the room. Any thoughts on what speakers I should be...

Just thought I’d share this in case it helps anyone else. I recently bought a pair of DCA Aeon Flows after a break from headphones. Those I had been using I found both physically and sonically fatiguing. They were uncomfortable on my head and seemed to put pressure on my ear drums, aggravating...

I don’t do this myself so just an idea for you to consider: the best deals seem to be had on the AVexchange sub on Reddit. There is some community vetting but not sure to what extent. No sales tax, which is great, but sellers generally only ship within the US. Aramex Global Shopper solves that...

Thanks for your reply Chris. Could you please explain what to do in a bit more idiot proof detail? You?re speaking to someone who once poked a toaster element with a knife to see what would happen.

My iMac is now plugged into a pure sine wave inverter to negotiate loadshedding. It seems to have introduced a buzzing to my speakers through a USB connected Modi 3 DAC. The buzz is there when no music is playing so I?m guessing it?s power related? The same USB cable and DAC into my MacBook...

Kara-Lis Coverdale - Grafts Blows me away every time; friends unimpressed [emoji849]

Thank you! Just spoke to Nilam, the below number is still current in case anyone else needs it.

It suddenly stopped working during normal listening. I really don?t know much about this stuff but tried the obvious things with no luck. Each speaker and cable works from the one channel but not the other. Not sure what else I can add

Looking for someone in the Joburg area to take a look at the above amp with a dodgy channel. Any suggestions?