Anyone know a good supplier of cheap banana plugs (need to be stackable) and RCA / phono plugs (or decent quality cheap cables already made up)?

There are a few 'wiseacres' here that know it all and will trot out the stale, old 'FR drivers in horns have no top or bottom octave' hearsay horse****. Judge for yourselves - here are two 'identical' clips (end of one track, beginning of another) of extremely complex/crowded music recorded OPEN MIC with only a peewee little lapel mic (all I got) with digital/SS everything except the power...

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Nick has very kindly loaned me his superb Behringer ECM 8000 measurement mic for me to do my speaker investigations and a very handy disk with test tones and various tracks on it - including some 'bangs' which, of course, are only there to entertain immature types who never got over such silly, schoolboy stuff.... .....so, here are two versions of the same 3 short tracks (machine gun,...

Just to balance up all the 'MOR' (??) stuff I've been posting, here's summat from about 800 years back*: http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/Cantigas.mp3 Dual mono again (only because I buggered the LP to HDD direct recording up!) and not too good because I compressed it to 160K MP3..... I love it, I wonder if anyone else does...??

What's your thought between Monitor Audio Studio 60 and Monitor Audio GS60? Most says that the GS 60 is way better than the Studio 60. I need your comment. Thanks!

Anyone know what a Yamaha CA-1000 amp is worth? Classic from 1974. 100w per channel in Class AB, a quarter that when switched into Class A (producing to my senses no perceptible change in sound but a marked increase in heat output). Fully working after I replaced a few tired caps and transistors a couple of years ago. Could probably do with new power supply caps (slight hum on Class A) but...

I also read recently in a Hi-Fi glossy about placing cut-in-half squash balls underneath your components' feet and a brick on top of each speaker to improve the sound. Now that would be an interesting experiment but I don't expect MAGIC to happen!

Dear All Quite a few years back my father changed his hi-fi/tv kit to all B&O, he gave me his CD and AMP, I think he only used headphones then, hence no speakers came my way! The Amp is an Audiolab 8000A, the CD an Arcam Alpha 7, I think of mid/late 90s vintage, from memory I recall this was pretty good kit that I could not afford as a student!

Hello, I have the acquired some vintage audio gear, which I am looking to sell, and was hoping for some advice on likely value, where best to sell it, and how to safely test it. The items a LEAK TL/12.1 power amp LEAK Preamp LEAK AM Tuner A R Sugden Connoisseur Turntable

Using Nero on my old PC (Win98SE etc.), I was able to burn the "Album" info plus "track info" to the CD, as well as the music tracks. On my new PC (WinXP with Realplayer, Sonic & Windows Media applications on offer) I seem to be able to burn music and track info but not the "Album" name. Am I missing something or do I need to buy the latest version of Nero to get this functionality...

Hi I am interested to hear which is your favourite CD for demonstrating your systems' sound stage. I would imagine a recording of chamber music or something similar. Regards A

Have just upgraded to a Pioneer VSX1016 and Mordant Short 90X's An considering going to bi-wiring, or should it be more expensive 2 core wire. want to spend around £20.00 per metre, too much? not enough? plus banana clips, but I have never used them before, do they fit into both amp and speaker or are they different sizes for either end? checked manual for amp and cannot find the size of the...

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Hi. I hope that this group is appropriate for this question. I was recently at a rock concert and was lucky enough to find a spot near the stage. The show was great, but too loud. I had a pair of cheap earplugs that the health department gives out, so I slipped them in. The music then sounded awful. I noticed the guys in the band used ear plugs also, but I assume that their plugs didn't...

I'm in the process of chopping a nice little DD deck: http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/Chopper.JPG Which is already much better since I removed the dodgy 'suspension' and clamped it directly to a piece of, er, kitchen worktop - which has produced a much richer and 'fatter' sound already, but I need some feet which will work at least as well as (and look better than) two bath sponges and...

I tried posting this question before, but didn't see it posted, if it gets posted twice, I apologize. I'd like a good pair of ear plugs that will help me minimize hearing loss at loud rock concerts while allowing me to hear the music clearly without that muffled sound that cheap earplugs give. I've seen musicians where plugs, but don't know what they are. Does anyone know a good brand?

Hi All I have decided to convert some of my old LPs onto CD. Yes I could go and buy these CDs, and yes I could illegally download MP3 versions too. But I don't want to do either of these. I have my old RP3 connected (via Nait amp) to the input of my Sony camcorder. This then allows me to capture the audio via firewire, possibly better quality than my PC's onboard sound input.

What is the best? There is someone that have heard both? Thanks

The latest P.W.B. Newsletter is now online. Dear All The latest P.W.B. Newsletter is now on line at the link below:- http://www.belt.demon.co.uk/newsletter/vol0603/vol0603.html or via the front page of P.W.B. Electronics http://www.belt.demon.co.uk There is also a new Digest of the articles and comments from our customers