Recent content by Andrew Mc Glone

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    New laptop with no DVD drive - future installation of windows ?

    Hi, I am thinking of getting a new laptop (Dell XPS 15). It doesn't come with a DVD drive like my existing HP Pavilion. I was going to get an external DVD drive but I was wondering would that work when installing a future version of Windows from DVD ? Say I had Windows 10 Preview on the...
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    New Stereo Receiver - Help !

    The speakers sit about 2 meters away from me so I guess I don't need them to get any louder but I always thought that more power would produce better sound. But your formula seems to disprove that. I don't think I would go for 5.1 or 7.1, the extra speakers are not practical and I really like...
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    New Stereo Receiver - Help !

    my primary use for the system is listening to stereo music. I have it connected to my TV,PS4, laptop and my phone. I got a analogy to digital converter and the sound is great at times, but I'm no expert. The Denon system sounds like a great buy but its surround sound and not something I will...
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    New Stereo Receiver - Help !

    can anyone explain why my NAD @ 50w per speaker is still better than the 85 - 100w per speaker in the yamahas ?
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    New Stereo Receiver - Help !

    hi, I don't want to replace the speakers I bought, I think they are pretty good but I don't know if they are actually good. The Yamaha's have more power than my (50w to each speaker) NAD. Would that not produce better sound ? What is AVR and what stereo pre amp would you recommend ?
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    New Stereo Receiver - Help !

    can you recommend a stereo preamp ?
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    New Stereo Receiver - Help !

    Hi, I am thinking of getting a new stereo receiver to replace my existing one for new features and better sound. The main question I have is : (1)Will a new stereo receiver give me better sound ? My existing system : JBL Studio L880 (7 years old) JBL ES250PWBK/230 Hi-Fi Subwoofer ( 1 years...