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I had a friend who spent well over R1.5m on his system Of all the various cables and gadgets he had tried, two were worthwhile in his opinion Change the 15A wall socket for a NEMA (US plug) and LessLoss mains cable Tellurium Statement speaker cables. These were each 2m long He made a mistake...

And a vdH USB cable allowed my laser printer to produce deeper reds and more intense blues Well worth the R2000 price

You get a free Bles Bridges LP record

Let me have a word (not that I'm short of them here) IMHO there are only 3 criteria that change an indifferent cable into an excellent one 1 - The quality of the conducting material itself, whether it be copper, silver-plated copper or some exotic material 2 - The quality and construction of...

For the penny-pincher My problem was induced electricity from a linear power supply. Moving it 15mm out the way solved it It is aluminised expanded foam. Comes from the innards of the computer managing a CNC machine which was being upgraded

A year and a bit back, Mark Levinson got the Hi-Fi Club all fired up on his Masterclass audio improvement algorithm that he was selling for US$600 a pop I think what was said that this would "fill in the gaps" inherent in digital recordings, making them more pleasant to listen to. Sure, they...

Friend bought a HP laptop from a similar establishment. In due course, the screen started to exhibit vertical stripes, so it went to HP to be fixed. They called him that afternoon to advise the laptop had been stolen from an insurance co in Bellville Fortunately he had the invoice from the...

The component is a passive connector, no active parts. It only transfers the signals from the pins on the motherboard to a suitable socket on the rear of the computer You could make it yourself by mounting a chassis RCA socket to a blanking plate and leading the cables to the output pins...

It can be a combination of not wanting to draw attention to ones-self, to avoiding the limelight and a preference for privacy. The privacy angle is most apparent in England where people are more reserved If your job has ever had anything to so with sales, you develop a thicker skin. A friend...

They could be suspicious of "Freebies". These are exhibitors who have spent R100k getting their kit to Cape Town and exhibiting it Then in the next breath, they want to know all the steps taken to do promotion Maybe I should offer their ad placement for R1000 instead of doing it for free...

The best Rachel Podger album yet

In 2023 and again this year, The CT Hi-Fi Club offered free advertising to all invited exhibitors, whether or not they were going to participate in the 2024 expo. This year we also offered to distribute leaflets in the visitors pack and have them on the table. All they had to do was send some...

Inexpensive subs are usually poor. Now and then one appears for sale here. That would be your best option On the amp I'm using, the main speakers can be set to 'high-pass", starting at 120Hz and the sub output set to 'low-pass" below 120Hz. The sub's level is adjustable. Good bass is...

This gent has something to say https://ethanwiner.com/audiophoolery.html If you want to see the Australian version (more concise) - See:

At Ramseys, not in any particular order