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Phil Lesh
Last of the Mohicans  
Jay's Audio CD Transport Repair
I can say that the previous CDT2  MK2 sounded quite good. I have not listened to a lot of CD transports, so take me with a grain of salt.  
Jay's Audio CD Transport Repair
Seems to be a very good sounding transport with very little jitter. It is paired with a: Holo May KTE DAC Holo May Serene PRE or sometimes a Primaluna EVO 400 Pre Tube amp AGD Audion mk3 monobloc power amps. Previous DAC was a Jay's CDT2 mk2 w... 
Jay's Audio CD Transport Repair
CDT3 Mk3  
Jay's Audio CD Transport Repair
On my player last year I was treating the cd's by first sanding the the edges and then blackening the edge with a black marker. Even though I was careful to remove all dust before playing it is probable that some remained embedded in the plastic r... 
What exactly is PRaT???
Tony Rice, one of the legendary flatpickers, explains how his bands let the music breathe by mixing beats or a he rightfully calls it "pulse. "Tony Rice On Time In Music  
What exactly is PRaT???
From a 2021 forum post on the same subject.     teo_audio 2,197 posts 11-30-2021 at 12:30pm PRaT, in my book, also has clean delineated ’plosives. part of the package. It requires a clean start and stop of a transient, with ... 
What exactly is PRaT???
Mechanism of Brain Hysteresis In Human Brain Networks Cha-cha cha.  
What exactly is PRaT???
SRV - "Little Wing" Master of PRAT ie."swing"  
SR Tuning Discs, Psychoacoustic Bias and Listening Fatigue
"Psycho acoustics" is probably a much more profound subject than many people are willing to give real attention to. The SR discs appear to be discs of nothing more than carbon which as we all know is quite electrically conductive, so it wouldn't b... 
What exactly is PRaT???
 
Tube Amp or Tube Pre Amp
Re: Primaluna EVO 400 Pre for Cornwalls. It should be noted that the rectifier tubes are late 50s Holland made Mullard GZ34’s with the metal base. A pair of these will set you back but well worth it in my experience. Also, the two gain tubes are v... 
Tube Amp or Tube Pre Amp
With my Cornwall 4's the current setup is a Primaluna EVO 400 pre between a Holo May KTE DAC and Audion Mk3 GanFet monobloc power amps.. This is a very congenial grouping for me.  
New Speakers under consideration - but I’m afraid
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Fun read...
If musicians heeded that advice they would all be playing on crap instruments and crap amps.