david_ten

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Whats playing on your system today?
Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus -- Vince Guaraldi Trio // Vince Guaraldi 
Whats playing on your system today?
Re: Pasolini -- Stefano Battaglia 
Whats playing on your system today?
Song For My Father - Horace Silver Quintet // Horace Silver 
R2R Dac choices.
I second your consideration of the Adagio + Ambre combination and @nitewulf  's personal recommendation. You have a number of great options in the price range you are looking at (based on the pricing of the Metrum products). Don't overthink it. Ch... 
Cube Audio Nenuphar Single Driver Speaker (10 inch) TQWT Enclosure
Thanks, @jmolsberg  Here is Stereophile's quick take from the Munich show:https://www.stereophile.com/content/cube-audio-nenuphar-loudspeakers-teutron-tu-2a350s-1-amplifier-lampizator-big-7-dacNOTE: The amps being used are TEKTRON (not teutron)  : ) 
Supratek or Don Sachs - which way to go?
@jmr Informative post. Thank you.  
Isoacoustics Gaia Speaker Footers
Following up on my impressions post the GAIA II install on Thursday.My Found-Music 2A3 monoblock amps are threaded and I used a full set of GAIA IIs per amp. Amp weight is 62 pounds, each.The install meant powering down, removing cables, removing ... 
Cardas XLR to RCA adapter comparison?
@nasaman I recently had to address this situation. @almarg was very helpful in helping me sort it out. His post is on point.Cardas will custom ground a pin and keep a pin ’open’ / ’unconnected’. You will need to specify which one, based on your co... 
Ingress Audio Engineering
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Ingress Audio Engineering
I also have a PS Audio P5 power plant. Would anyone bother to put rollers under it?As I indicated in a previous post, I do use the RollerBlocks with Power Supplies / Conditioners. I've used the Level 3s with my SR PowerCell 12SE with good results.... 
Ingress Audio Engineering
I've ordered 4 sets of the level 3's. Great!!!   @mewsickbuffWhich components did you guys isolate 1st, 2nd, etc.?I follow the upstream first formula since it affects everything downstream.Power > Source > DAC > Preamp (since you picked u... 
Aric Audio 300B SET Monoblocks
@mac48025  Tom, congratulations on your very special custom build 300B 4-chassis SET amplifier. It's wonderful learning more about the efforts that Aric of @aricaudio went to, to satisfy your commission, and the sublime results being delivered!Wha... 
Ingress Audio Engineering
Great posts above, especially @bdp24 ’s which covers it all.I’ve been using the Level 3s (v1 and v2) under all of my components: from the front-front end of my computer audio gear through to my DAC.I originally ordered the Level 3s and Level 2s (b... 
What a sad world we now live in.......
Yr. 2000 U.S. Population = ~282 millionYr. 2000 CDs shipped = ~942 millionYr. 2018 U.S. Population = ~329 millionYr. 2018 CDs shipped = ~52 millionYr. 2000   3.3 CDs shipped per U.S. personYr. 2018  0.16 CDs shipped per U.S. personOr 6.3 persons i... 
What a sad world we now live in.......
Michael Lavorgna on the (related) topic, recently:https://twitteringmachines.com/high-end-munich-2019-cries-whispers/