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| Welcome to the audio world's most famous advice section. Inaugurated with issue No.1 back in 1982, this section isn't afraid to name names. Much of UHF's reputation for neutrality is due to this section, which many readers say they turn to before reading anything else.
You can ask your own questions through e-mail, at uhfmail@uhfmag.com. To get a reply, you must supply your full name, and your home town, as well as your e-mail address (for replies from us--we won't publish it). We will reply to most questions as soon as we can via this section. Of course, some periods are especially busy for us (stop by our Newsletter section to see what we're currently up to), and during those times we may have to put other work aside. IMPORTANT: One reason for maintaining this on-line section is to feed the equivalent section in the magazine. If you choose to submit a question, you are thereby giving us permission to use your question not only on-line but in UHF itself. Where can I get an adapter that will connect a pair of headphones to speaker outputs? I'm looking at getting an amp that does not have a headphone output. Ideas? Phil Elliott, TORONTO, ON We do have ideas, Phil, but they may come as a disappointment. There is no convenient way to connect headphones to your amplifier without putting up with a huge performance hit. And we mean a performance hit even when you're not listening to the headphones. I’m looking at using a Sony PlayStation 3 as a Blu-ray player for my Pioneer Elite Kuro PRO-110FD plasma. I do not own a home theatre setup, but do have a Linn analog two-channel audio system. I would like to connect the PS3 to the plasma via HDMI, but would also like to connect analog stereo to my audio system for better sound. We don't own a PlayStation 3, Tony, but we believe it can't be done, at least not in the way you would like, because the console is not able to separate its audio and video. You can set the console's preferences to output both audio and video via HDMI (you will of course need an HDMI cable), but we know of no way to send video out through HDMI and audio through the analog jacks. I have a quick question for you regarding the (re)connection of my speakers, which are ProAc Tablette Signature 2000's. Both, actually, Ian. The general rule for nearly all speakers is that the tweeter needs to be on the inside. But just to complicate things there is at least one exception. All Reference 3a speakers are meant to have the tweeter to the outside. That was true when Daniel Dehay was the designer, and it’s still true not that Reference 3a has become a Canadian company. We're looking for a system that allows us to copy cCDs and play them wirelessly at home. The Logitech Squeezebox is an option, but it is just a bit unfriendly in terms of the main DAC itself. For example, the switches on it are not defined by a mechanical click when depressed. Chris, for the benefit of readers who haven’t met you, we should explain that you are non-sighted, but that your company is dedicated to making life better for the disabled through technology. |
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