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September 2, 2023, 08:56 PM
Thread: HK's Latest Iteration
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Re: HK's Latest Iteration
In the main system with Magico, I have them set at 53 and -16. In the den with Sonus Faber Maxima Amator, I have them set at 54 and -13. I love having the ability to change settings while listening...
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September 2, 2023, 03:54 PM
Thread: HK's Latest Iteration
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HK's Latest Iteration
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August 27, 2023, 09:17 PM
Thread: A fun day at Jay’s
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Re: A fun day at Jay’s
Boys and their Toys and so willing to share, teach and learn. SO VERY COOL!!!!
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November 1, 2020, 04:50 PM
Thread: Esoteric N-01XD
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Re: Esoteric N-01XD
My new N-01XD arrived Friday from Mike. Taking off the heat wrap from the pallet took me longer than setting it up. I temporarily placed it in my smaller den system because that it is solid state and...
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August 19, 2019, 06:43 PM
Thread: My name is 1KW and I wanted to say hello
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Re: My name is 1KW and I wanted to say hello
Hi David, welcome to AS and hopefully to Naples as well.
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December 14, 2018, 08:16 PM
Thread: Any Christmas music aficionado's?
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Re: Any Christmas music aficionado's?
Ann Sweeten - "Christmas Presence" - simply beautiful and well recorded
Dean Martin - "Dino's Christmas" - feel good nostalgia
Enya - "And Winter Came" - Listen to track #12 with some volume -
December 14, 2018, 03:25 PM
Thread: Male Singers
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Re: Male Singers
Leonard Cohen - Voice improved with age. Live in London v.1,v.2 are excellent. He is relaxing as well as sometimes toe tapping and always thought provoking.
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December 12, 2018, 11:52 AM
Thread: Female Singers
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Re: Female Singers
Chantal Chamberland "Dripping Indigo" album(all albums)
Sharon Robinson - Backup singer and songwriter for Leonard Cohen -
July 25, 2018, 11:55 PM
Thread: Audio Research 160M
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Re: Audio Research 160M
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Only Rembrandt (or Nikon) could capture the beauty of that room. I am so tempted by the l60M but I love my Pass... -
May 14, 2018, 03:16 PM
Thread: Tidal Access
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Re: Tidal Access
Mine is also back up again on both the Lumin and PS Audio Junior.
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Re: Purepower
I have the PurePower 2000 in my main system with everything but the amplifiers plugged into it. We have quite a few power interruptions in Florida and this has been flawless for almost 8 years. The...
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March 11, 2018, 07:49 PM
Thread: Pass XA-100.5 Help
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Re: Pass XA-100.5 Help
My 100.5's are to the far left when the Amp is in standby and just a hair left of center when powered on. Regardless of volume level, this Amp never goes into A/B.
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Re: Lumin D2
[QUOTE=Mike;231610]The D2 is a nice step up from the D1. I sold one to HK, hopefully he will chime in with his thoughts.
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February 8, 2018, 08:41 PM
Thread: Silenzio server
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Re: Silenzio server
I have 2 Silenzios sharing 1 NAS and they are flawless. Emile is always there when you need him for the initial setup and any changes of equipment at a later date. He responds immediately and can...
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February 7, 2018, 07:12 PM
Thread: Luxman L-509X Integrated
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Re: Luxman L-509X Integrated
[QUOTE=Sean;229348]HK, glad to hear you are enjoying your new Luxman! The den system looks quite a bit different since I was there last...[emoji16] It’s hard to avoid the upgrade bug.
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February 7, 2018, 04:28 PM
Thread: Luxman L-509X Integrated
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Re: Luxman L-509X Integrated
Hi Joe,
Those are AC Infinity component cooling fans. They are thermostatically controlled with fan speed settings, etc. Except for the slight sound of air movement, they are quiet and, unless the... -
February 7, 2018, 03:50 PM
Thread: Luxman L-509X Integrated
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Luxman L-509X Integrated
With just a few hours of burn-in, this unit is easy to love. It sounds as beautiful as it looks, and is truly a Beauty/Beast kind of electronics. I would highly recommend that Wilson dealers use this...
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January 20, 2018, 12:07 PM
Thread: Packaging and What You Do with It?
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Re: Packaging and What You Do with It?
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The first picture is of the huge Magico S5 crates turned into storage units for other stereo boxes. The front is on hinges which makes inside access quite easy.
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December 18, 2017, 10:40 PM
Thread: What Could It Be?
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Re: What Could It Be?
OOPs. I had not magnified the pictures. You are absolutely right. I will post in the Magico section as soon as they are set up. Buddy and I will be playing some serious Christmas music on Dec. 25 -...
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December 18, 2017, 08:45 PM
Thread: What Could It Be?
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Re: What Could It Be?
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The "Boys from Naples" Buddy (Audio 1) and I had deliveries on the same day, but different trucks and from different manufacturers. We will both be getting setup before Christmas. The crates... -
Re: Lumin D2
That is fantastic advice. I had no idea. My cable comes in this week so I am excited.
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Re: Lumin D2
MQA is a step up in quality and I was surprised to see so much available. Lumin is easy to set up based on the fact that I could do it and it worked on the first attempt. It also looks great in the...
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Re: Lumin D2
I have had the new D2 for a couple of weeks and really love it. I have XLR's running to my Pass XP-30 and the Power Cable is plugged into a PurePower 2000 which I would never want to be without....
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October 31, 2017, 04:23 PM
Thread: Is this a Tidal streaming issue?
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Re: Is this a Tidal streaming issue?
Joe: I get that message with MQA on Tidal AND I notice we have the same PS Audio DAC. I am "guessing" that it may be more the DAC programming software and, hopefully, they will update it in the near...
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August 23, 2017, 08:06 PM
Thread: My Sasha 2's
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Re: My Sasha 2's
Buddy's recommendation of Isoacoustic GAIA II under my Sabrina, today became a reality. They arrived this afternoon and I immediately installed them, thanks to the inflatable "Windbag". What a handy...
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