It's very important to secure the internet router and gateway. Make sure that you have changed the administrator password and the firmware is up to date. Make sure at all your WiFi access points are secured with non default passwords and the most secure authorisation that your router supports. Disab...

I couldn't find any posts regarding Netgear GS108T.

Even if it does have security flaws, it's not going to create security weaknesses for those of us using it with an internet router, since the internet router provides the defenses against external attack, not the Netgear.

Spannko wrote: ↑2024-02-13 23:48 Since you can solder, have you thought about soldering links directly on the crossover board inside the speaker?

Hmm. Good question. That hadn't occurred to me. Thanks for the suggestion - I'll take a look at it.

Thanks for sharing David. Just goes to show the value of a bit of curiosity ...

Hi fi systems are so complex in their interactions, that it's worth being prepared to explore every now and then.

Some time ago I noticed that the K400 'jumpers' I was using in addition to the connecting plates to connect the three pairs of passive drive inputs on my Espeks were fraying. I removed them for inspection and they pretty well fell apart. I replaced the plates without the K400 and it was immediately ...

Thanks for sharing your experience Hermann, and great to hear that you and Fredrik were able to get direct to the root cause.

teatime wrote: ↑2024-02-05 21:38 As opposed to what, exactly? Isn't that the typical topology?

I assume using a mobile internet connection rather than a cable/landline?

Effectively makes the set up 'mobile'

What a cool experiment.

How did you arrive at the position of the super tweeter? Does it make a difference if you move it forward or backward?

Do you have the speakers on the long wall? My room is a complex shape as the whole floor is open plan. The wall behind the speakers is recessed by about 60cm. This was designed to reduce the intrusion into the room of the speakers. This wall is shorter than the distance to the facing wall. However,...

I advise you to scroll some pages back in this thread There are really good examples of good/right sounding clips and some outstanding ones. That way you can get familiar with “the tune” I have followed Sopper's advice on this ^^^ in the past and found it very helpful in gaining confidence that I'm...

1. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HgKVzUavrSm-oLL3APJjdC3PihxNxfnA/view?usp=share_link 2. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1saK2F5oG7YLZCQ6-giiHewLzPZ5WhcoL/view?usp=share_link 3. https://drive.google.com/file/d/10f8dRMqcwIklVn28DkerIL5FwJlwA0gA/view?usp=share_link No 2 I think, but found it trick...

Tony Tune-age wrote: ↑2024-01-31 20:49 It sounds like you're doing the best you can, with what you have...

Yes. I need to let go of my rather abstract desire to lock the speakers in place - they are still perfectly enjoyable despite a little bit of wobblyness.

Can you mount the TV on the wall? Covering with a thick blanket should also improve music listening - certainly works for the radiator in my office. I have found in the past that throwing a rug over the TV improves things a little. I have also wondered about wall-mounting the TV. Sounding really go...

Forgot to mention that I think your system sounds great without sound absorbers. Maybe you should just leave it as it is. :-) Thanks! The speakers are not immobile, but they are as solid as I can make them without removing the carpet. I tried removing the skeets, but this did not make them less lia...

Thanks everyone for your help and kind comments. My wife and cat also prefer without! I wasn't sure, but I think as Spannko observes, this is a case of being distracted by the sound away from the tune. Normally I am happy to listen to the music anywhere in the room, but with the panels in place I fi...

beck wrote: ↑2024-01-29 21:00 But as you are finding out: everything matters! :-)

Everything matters in large amounts ;)

I'm impressed by the impact of some apparently small changes. The brass washers blow my mind.

tokenbrit wrote: ↑2024-01-29 20:38 Wonder what one panel, behind the tv, would sound like in comparison - as long as the curiosity doesn't jeopardise your feline friend's wellbeing ;)

Ooh I'll try that

beck wrote: ↑2024-01-29 21:00 Your search for better sound should start by [....] securing the speakers are standing firmly (not rocking).

Ah yes I wondered about that. I'm not sure how to achieve that, at least without irreversible changes.

As for the TV .... I think I'd face a family insurrection if I tried that!

Has anyone experimented with room treatments to improve their system? At the weekend I serendipitously found myself with spare rockwool insulation and two 75cm x 100cm unwanted picture canvases. It took about 5 minutes to stuff the frames with 5cm thick rockwool and place them behind the speakers to...

Spannko wrote: ↑2024-01-20 23:46 https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0RGgZLKuv8riZ

Sounds very engaging.

lejonklou wrote: ↑2024-01-17 22:28

Too hard for me I’m afraid. Listening on iPad and Kalla. I heard more variation by moving my listening position than between the clips.

lejonklou wrote: ↑2024-01-15 12:51 By the way, does anyone feel that this topic should become a ‘sticky’, so that it’s always on top?

Yes please, it's a really useful resource and can be hard to find even if you know it's somewhere in the forum.

Sopper wrote: ↑2024-01-14 17:29 Can you spot difference? If yes, which you prefer?

Both very enjoyable and for one hideous moment I thought I'd been sucked into enjoying a Steely Dan track, but Shazam reassured me that my prejudice can remain intact...

Track B for me

Arjen wrote: ↑2024-01-14 16:24 image.jpg
Iggy Pop, Summer Beach Festival, Zeebrugge, Belgium, 1994

That is a great portrait Arjen!

My youngest has picked up 35mm photography. I used to have my own darkroom, but stopped using it in the 1990s after printing the colour slides from my honeymoon. The paper I printed on is gorgeous, and has an almost iridescent quality. The prints show no signs of degradation, and still look beautifu...