dgarretson
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| Dylan wins Nobel Prize in Literature Playing Nashville Skyline now. | |
| Best Capacitors for Crossovers Concerning the new ClarityCap CMR and CSA ranges, it would be a conflict of interest to comment on their performance relative to other brands. However, it seems fair to mention that these models are qualitatively different from other metalized fil... | |
| 2016: a new year for music.... Tonight working through the LP remasters of PF Meddle, Atom Heart Mother, and Obscured by Clouds. SQ is magnificent. | |
| Do equipment stands have an impact on electronics? A Star Sound Rhythm RP5 rack and Starsound Apprentice amp platforms made a huge improvement for me. Underneath unsuspended turntables I’m into Stillpoints Ultra Fives on a heavy sandbox over soft springs (borrowed from Geoff Kait’s Machina Dynamic... | |
| Music Server I think I’m headed in sbank’s direction with a microRendu Ethernet-to-USB appliance at the DAC in conjunction with a QNAP NAS with i5 processor. That should be enough processing power to support Roon, HQ player, and Vinyl Studio software. Add an e... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool(LP)Eno - The Ship (LP)Not so far apart. | |
| esoteric products As an owner of a K-01X, I agree with Zephyr that you need to be patient with the long break-in schedule for this unit. Exercise each upsampling and filter option for hundreds of hours before jumping to conclusions about which settings work best. F... | |
| Speakers with external parts, gimmicks or serious? Crossover parts options are currently available from kit suppliers like Madisound. For manufacturers of finished goods, such options would likely be counter-productive to marketing their speakers as painstakingly voiced to perfection... | |
| Jeff Beck Loud Hailer I’m enjoying the LP. Jeff Beck is the ultimate sophisticate in all of R&R guitar. Nels Cline’s recent "Lovers" earns him the #2 spot. | |
| True audio stories! Do you have any? Several years ago when I was away at an audio show, my wife was awakened in the middle of night by violent shaking and rumbling all through the house. The police were summoned. After scanning the outside perimeter with flashlights for intruders an... | |
| is the Grace F9L cartridge. equal to the newest MM, like Ortofon, Clearaudio, Rega, etc? I think anyone who cares about MM/MI cartridges should try a Grace F9. I bought an F9 body with a broken stylus for $70 on ebay and added a Soundsmith F9 OCL Ruby stylus/holder assembly. It is a fantastic performer by any definition and holds its ... | |
| Speakers in the 5-6K$ region & their components As one who endeavors to sell capacitors to perhaps the forty or so principal speaker manufacturers in N. America, I've reached the conclusion that the majority of designers focus on drivers, cabinets, and crossover design, with the quality of cros... | |
| Speakers in the 5-6K$ region & their components Personally I’ve found the Merlin VSM a great platform for development. With the designer's unfortunate demise, you can find well-priced used examples. Upgrade caps, resistors, and wires in the crossover and caps, resistors and power supply in the ... | |
| Audio Desk Systeme RCM - what's been your experience? @whart I followed advice on a couple of DIY sites with respect to chemistry and filtering. A surfactant like Kodak Photo-flo 200 definitely helps, together with isopropyl alcohol, a drop or two of Dove detergent, and maybe a drop or two of Finish ... | |
| Audio Desk Systeme RCM - what's been your experience? From what I could learn through research prior to purchasing a top-quality medical grade ultrasonic cleaner, all ultrasonic transducers eventually wear out and require replacement. That clinched my decision to avoid all expensive audiophile-vetted... |