Paypal is safe and secure and has excellent buyer protection policies, possibly the best. You can file a dispute within 180 days of purchase. Go to Resolution Centre on your account homepage, 'report a problem' option and follow the steps then submit online. 5 minutes from start to finish, if that. ...

The SSP MK2 has replaced a £450 per metre Van Den Hul i/c in my system.

Actually, the only useful advice that can be given from a subjectivist, consumer point of view is 'try it yourself'. It might be (but probably isn't) the case that someone is using similar equipment in a similar room to yours; even then they may have different tastes in music, better/worse hearing ...

joe wrote:I have not listened to Genesis for 40 years or so, and have no intention of ever listening to them again...

Never underestimate the power of human greed...but which doesn't mean that we can't each choose to live differently

The opportunity of the internet / social media clearly challenges dealers and magazines to justify their margin (and therefore existence). They used to be the only way for the majority of us to hear / hear about equipment. In the past, this USP was most valuable. They were also the only way that mos...

I'm cautious because I have purchased a couple of proper high res recordings from specialist sites and have been disappointed because although in the more detailed format, the overall recording quality is crap (including distortion) and in that circumstance, I'd rather just listen to CD standard. Y...

Yes, I've tried Qobuz regarding high res, but my point above still applies. Unless recorded originally in a high res format, what you get will never be high res. You can't convert up from 44.1/16 to higher res and manufacture in any additional sound artefacts. Unless I am mistaken, the CD standard ...

I have downloaded 24/96 & 24/192 files from Qobuz - wonderful!

I am interested in these..It is a major expense..Going on my proposed system it would be 2/3 of these...Which if the case will limit me to using one on the best options of my system...I presume end use.i.e cd player, deck etc...Keeping my Russ Andrews for the remaining items...Feel free to advise m...