Playing about with my new Apple TV box has made me think about being a bit of a gadget freak, I love 'em - little black boxes that do things, don't cost much (preferably) and are amusing for a while (usually) and useful in the long term (seldom).
My least favourite gadget of recent times is a Sitecom WMA-1000, a little black box that claims to get HIfi from your wifi. As a cheapo answer to Sonos. I got one to use in the kitchen and try as I might, the damn thing can only be used to play WMA files off my smartphone. Next to useless.
My favourite plaything at the moment is a Fiio X3, about the size of an iPod Classic, it plays music up to 24bit 192kHz resolution, has a mean headphone amp, can be used as a USB dac or has a digital output into an external dac. Brilliant! I use it on the move, in the car, kitchen, anywhere I can plug it in.
I know I'm not the only gadget fan here, and I'm always on the lookout for new, fun toys - so what turns the rest of you on ??
Favourite Gadgets
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Favourite Gadgets
Upstairs:
VinylPro-Ject 1.2 + Grado Sig Jr + Cambridge Alva Duo
DigiVolumio PC + Kiss DP-500 + Sabaj A20d
NVA: Cube2 - SSP - LS6+ Sabaj A10a {x2)
Little Bear MC2 + AQ NightHawk
Downstairs:
VinylLogic DM101 + Syrinx LE1 + Grado Sig MCX
DigiDenafrips Ares II + Volumio PC + Cambridge CXC
NVA: P50 & PSU - BMUAiyima A07 MAX + Arcam One
HP: Allo DigiOne + Sabaj A10d + AQ NightOwl
Office: Allo DigiOne SIG + SMSL M300se + Douk G4 (x2)
Mission 760 + Monolith 887 + German Maestro GMP 450
Re: Favourite Gadgets
Budget USB dacs which sound more natural than some ultra high end jobs.
Pocket money Class D amps which never fail to put a smile on the face of those who hear them.
Combining the two and scratching one's head.
Pocket money Class D amps which never fail to put a smile on the face of those who hear them.
Combining the two and scratching one's head.
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Its very difficult not to embrace the Gadget's in these so called modern times...Ive got a Kindle now...!!!
But im still a bit of a "Ludite Dinosaur" i remember the feeling of sadness when "Hotpoints Twin Tub" Kind of made me Granny's Mangle Redundant.
Sad.........
But im still a bit of a "Ludite Dinosaur" i remember the feeling of sadness when "Hotpoints Twin Tub" Kind of made me Granny's Mangle Redundant.
Sad.........
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I love my Nook, and I love my Chromecast. Both superb value at £30.00 each.
Amps - NVA P50, AP30, A40, Stanislav Palo Tube Headphone Amp BB 85
Speakers - Monitor Audio Silver RX2
Cables - NVA LS1+LS3, SSC, Gotham S/PDIF, IBRA Optical
Digital - NAD C516BEE, SONY ST-SDB900 DAB TUNER, TEAC UD-H01 DAC
Analogue - Pro-Ject Debut Carbon Esprit SB, Graham Slee Gram Amp 2 Phono
Cans - Grado SR80, ATH-M50X
Speakers - Monitor Audio Silver RX2
Cables - NVA LS1+LS3, SSC, Gotham S/PDIF, IBRA Optical
Digital - NAD C516BEE, SONY ST-SDB900 DAB TUNER, TEAC UD-H01 DAC
Analogue - Pro-Ject Debut Carbon Esprit SB, Graham Slee Gram Amp 2 Phono
Cans - Grado SR80, ATH-M50X
Re: Favourite Gadgets
Never heard of em Slinger but checked em out, and the chromecast looks pretty bloody handy...
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Re: Favourite Gadgets
My new fav is my electric chain saw for getting logs for my new open fire place.
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My guitar tuner, a perfect gadget, cheap, works well, requires no skill to use and provides a real benefit
Turntable Double platter Lenco GL75 re-plinthed / Hadcock GH242SE Copper / NVA SC cable Cartridges Decca London Blue & Gold Phono NVA Phono2 2x PSU CD Audiolab 6000CDT > Teac UD-H01 Streamer Bluesound Node2 > Teac UD-H01 Pre NVA P90SA Power (Tweeters) NVA A30 Power (Mid/Bass) NVA Forum LE mono Interconnects NVA SSP Speaker Cable (Tweeter) NVA LS5 Speaker Cable (Mid/Bass) NVA LS6 Speakers NVA Cube2 Mains NVA BMU
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Jammy, Chromecast is handy on its own but install a third party app called Showbox on an android phone/tablet and then install an app called localcast to see its full potential.jammy395 wrote:Never heard of em Slinger but checked em out, and the chromecast looks pretty bloody handy...
Best 30 quid you'll ever spend on entertainment,
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Easier to provide a link than explain here Dan.Daniel Quinn wrote:Why .what deos it do.
http://www.google.com/chrome/devices/chromecast/
with a few apps you can basically watch any show or movie you fancy. Connect your tv to a dac and it's a cracking low cost streaming device.