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Thread: Summer - 2020
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August 10, 2020, 10:46 PM #1
Summer - 2020
Hope everyone is having a good summer despite all that is going on and still getting in some listening time.
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August 10, 2020, 11:16 PM #2
Re: Summer - 2020
Working, doing things around the house, reading, watching a little baseball, listening to music; that about sums it up.
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August 11, 2020, 04:02 AM #3
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Well i also just relax , some bicycle rides , listening to music , installing new oven , making small maintenance in my apartment.And enjoying some wine.
Wish all a great summer with good health.Flemming
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Rotel Michi S5
Focus Audio FS788
Inter connect : Nordost Tyr 2 ( 2 Meter )
LS cable : Yter
Power Cables : Nordost Frey 2 ( 2 Meter )
Nordost QB8
Fibercable for feeding the Lumin X1
Rack : Finite Elemente Pagode
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August 11, 2020, 08:22 AM #4
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The summer is toast ( pits) in the sunshine state with one of the highest Covid rates around. Tourist coming in don't seem to care, crowd the bars, the beaches, no social distancing then they go into restaurants without mask so We just hang around the house, keep our distance and work at staying safe. But plenty of yard work and little projects around the house.
2chl : Vincent Sp331MkII, W4S STP-SE Stage 2, Kef 201/2, KEF 140, Vapor Breeze, Lumin, Bryston CD, BHA-1, Quicksilver Headamp, HD650, HD800s, HD820's, Dan Clark 1.1, Focal Stellia, OPPO 203, 105. ( Boxed up: Pass Xa-30.5, VPI Classic, Dynavector DV-20XL, Manley Chinook, Cadenza Bronze)
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August 11, 2020, 08:25 AM #5
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finally got back to shooting clays in June, back to the gym in July, attending grandsons baseball games. Life is great !
Cheers ! …. Dave
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August 11, 2020, 08:38 AM #6
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August 11, 2020, 09:48 AM #7
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I have continued to work thru this whole mess so not as much free time as most. I was able to enjoy 2 weeks in Naples FLA and drove home thru the shutdowns.
Continue to find and flip gear helping to fund my next pair of speakers I have been eyeing, Fyne Audio F503s.
The garden pretty much sucks this year and now we are fighting off the Squirrels that decided after 10 years that they now like Tomatoes.
Also fighting off the Spotted Lantern Flies and Cicada Killer Wasps.
I was able to spend a week at our cabin last month and picked 25lbs of Blueberries from a farm.
Watching lots of movies lately too as well as listening to music.-----------------
Brian
Main System - Rotel RCD-1572 / Rega P3 > Luxman 505UX Mark II > Fyne Audio F502SPs > Synergistic Cables
Secondary - OPPO 93 > VAC CLA 1 MKII Pre > Odyssey Stratos > Dynaudio Audience 82s > Tara Labs Cables
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August 11, 2020, 09:52 AM #8
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Brian, I hear 'ya on those damn spotted lantern flies. Seems like we just got through the stink bug mess and now these freakin things !
Cheers ! …. Dave
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August 11, 2020, 09:55 AM #92chl : Vincent Sp331MkII, W4S STP-SE Stage 2, Kef 201/2, KEF 140, Vapor Breeze, Lumin, Bryston CD, BHA-1, Quicksilver Headamp, HD650, HD800s, HD820's, Dan Clark 1.1, Focal Stellia, OPPO 203, 105. ( Boxed up: Pass Xa-30.5, VPI Classic, Dynavector DV-20XL, Manley Chinook, Cadenza Bronze)
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August 11, 2020, 10:47 AM #10
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Re: Summer - 2020
Initially got a lot of listening in, now I am working from home.
Our garden is not as good as past years either for some reason but beginning to get some veggies now. In my area summer fruit hasn't been that good either. Normally I like to pig out on peaches, plums and water melon.
Brian, what did you all do with all those berries?Aurender ACS10 w/Audioquest Diamond USB, Esoteric N05xd
Mark Levinson #526, 534 & JBL 4367's
Clearaudio Performance DC w/Maestro cart
Clarus Concerto & their Crimson cables
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SVS PC13 Ultra
Transparent, Analysis Plus & Tributaries. PS Audio filtering
Sony XBR-75X940D & BDP
Parasound P6, MBL 8006b, Artisan speakers/subwoofer
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August 11, 2020, 10:48 AM #11
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Re: Summer - 2020
Initially got a lot of listening in, now I am working from home.
Our garden is not as good as past years either for some reason but beginning to get some veggies now. In my area summer fruit hasn't been that good either. Normally I like to pig out on peaches, plums and water melon.
Brian, what did you all do with all those berries?Aurender ACS10 w/Audioquest Diamond USB, Esoteric N05xd
Mark Levinson #526, 534 & JBL 4367's
Clearaudio Performance DC w/Maestro cart
Clarus Concerto & their Crimson cables
HT: Marantz AV8003, Linn 5125, JBL SAM3ha, Revel s30,
SVS PC13 Ultra
Transparent, Analysis Plus & Tributaries. PS Audio filtering
Sony XBR-75X940D & BDP
Parasound P6, MBL 8006b, Artisan speakers/subwoofer
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August 11, 2020, 11:00 AM #12
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We joined a Boat Club and we are having a blast on the weekends. Maybe one day we will get our own boat, but for now this is the best way to go for us.
Our house is usually filled with 8-12 kids a day playing, swimming, etc. Our neighborhood has so many kids its not funny. All great to see, it was like that when I was a kid.
My kids completed their summer school for extra credit. My wife is studying her various medical stuff (COPD education now). She’s an RN, RT, etc.
We rented a cabin up in Georgia and it was so beautiful and peaceful on the lake.
The kids are back to school next week (they begged us to let them go back 5 days a week). They are both straight A students. My son loves Math and my daughter loves science. Clearly they were brought here by aliens. My wife and I are both nervous. E-learning was such a disaster in the spring, that we just couldn’t consider it.
And of course, always amazing fun new toys in the store to play with!My Systems: http://www.audioshark.org/showthread...481#post158481
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August 11, 2020, 11:05 AM #13
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We had several trips planned for the late spring and summer time; all cancelled. We are on the same routine we've had since March; however, not complaining. We have what's important: health; happiness; great family and friends. Covid will pass and, hopefully, life will get back to some level of normalcy.
My wife is working from home and i'm retired. Our days go by pretty quickly: workouts (walk, run, HIIT, swim); business news; reading; stuff around the house; clay shooting; maybe some boating; and cocktails at 5 pm or after. I put in a couple of hours of music here or there and, on the weekends, 4 or 5 hours of more music._______________
Mike
Amplification: MBL 6010D, MBL 9008A Monos
Analog: Kuzma R, Kuzma 4Point (11”), MSL Ultra Eminent EX
Phono Pre: Pass XP-27
Digital: Esoteric N01XD Esoteric K05
Speakers: MBL 101E MKII
Subwoofers: REL Carbon Specials
Conditioner: Shunyata Triton 3
Power Cables: Shunyata Sigma 1 & 2, Alpha 2, Delta and Venom
ICs and SCs: Wireworld Platinum 8
Rack: Artesania Exoteryc
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August 11, 2020, 11:06 AM #14
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Brian
Main System - Rotel RCD-1572 / Rega P3 > Luxman 505UX Mark II > Fyne Audio F502SPs > Synergistic Cables
Secondary - OPPO 93 > VAC CLA 1 MKII Pre > Odyssey Stratos > Dynaudio Audience 82s > Tara Labs Cables
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August 11, 2020, 12:45 PM #15
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August 11, 2020, 12:55 PM #16
Re: Summer - 2020
My Systems: http://www.audioshark.org/showthread...481#post158481
"We can hear everything we measure, but we can't measure everything we hear. Let your ears be your guide."
Dealer for: Aqua Hi-Fi, Aurender, AudioQuest Cables & Power Products, Berkeley Audio, Block Audio (distributor), Boulder Amplifiers, Bowers & Wilkins (B&W), Bryston, Clarisys Audio Loudspeakers (distributor), Classe’ Audio, Degritter Record Cleaning Machines, Esoteric, Finite Elemente, FirstWatt, Focal Loudspeakers and Headphones, GigaFoil, Harbeth Loudspeakers, Hegel, HiFi Man, Innuos, ISO Acoustics, Keces Power Supplies, Kharma Loudspeakers and Electronics, Kuzma Turntables, Lumin, Luxman, Magico Loudspeakers, MBL Speakers & Electronics, MSB Technologies, MySonicLabs Phono Cartridges, Nordost Cables, Ortofon, Pass Labs, Quadraspire, Rega Turntables and Electronics, Shunyata Research, STAX, Stein Music Products, Stillpoints, Soulution, VAC, Vicoustics, Viva Audio, VPI Industries, WireWorld Cables.
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Phone: 941-932-0282
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August 11, 2020, 01:14 PM #17
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Staying home most of the time. Had some friends visit. Getting many things done around the home. Lots of things I normally would overlook. So a productive time.
Main System: Analog - Linn LP12, Origin Live DC motor and Controller, SME V arm, Benz Ruby H 2 cartridge, Wright Sound preamp. Digital - Intel NUC I-7, 16 gig ram, Jriver media center 24, Wyrd4 Sound 2V2 SE Dac, Fathom Hard Drives.
H-Cat Version 9 preamp, ARC Reference 75 amp, Custom line source speakers - 10 SB Acoustics midwoofers, 10 Fountek ribbon tweeters. JL Audio Fathom f112 Subs
Wire - T G Audio, Shunyata, Synergistic Research , Audioquest, Lewis silver foil, Duelund, Transparent.
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August 11, 2020, 01:28 PM #18
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2chl : Vincent Sp331MkII, W4S STP-SE Stage 2, Kef 201/2, KEF 140, Vapor Breeze, Lumin, Bryston CD, BHA-1, Quicksilver Headamp, HD650, HD800s, HD820's, Dan Clark 1.1, Focal Stellia, OPPO 203, 105. ( Boxed up: Pass Xa-30.5, VPI Classic, Dynavector DV-20XL, Manley Chinook, Cadenza Bronze)
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August 11, 2020, 01:42 PM #19
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Working from home...less time on the road, listening to music more
Stay safe!Jim
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Conrad Johnson Premier15 phono, ART-2 pre, Premier8A mono, Lumin T2, VPI Classic3, Magnepan 3.7
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August 11, 2020, 02:05 PM #20
Re: Summer - 2020
My Systems: http://www.audioshark.org/showthread...481#post158481
"We can hear everything we measure, but we can't measure everything we hear. Let your ears be your guide."
Dealer for: Aqua Hi-Fi, Aurender, AudioQuest Cables & Power Products, Berkeley Audio, Block Audio (distributor), Boulder Amplifiers, Bowers & Wilkins (B&W), Bryston, Clarisys Audio Loudspeakers (distributor), Classe’ Audio, Degritter Record Cleaning Machines, Esoteric, Finite Elemente, FirstWatt, Focal Loudspeakers and Headphones, GigaFoil, Harbeth Loudspeakers, Hegel, HiFi Man, Innuos, ISO Acoustics, Keces Power Supplies, Kharma Loudspeakers and Electronics, Kuzma Turntables, Lumin, Luxman, Magico Loudspeakers, MBL Speakers & Electronics, MSB Technologies, MySonicLabs Phono Cartridges, Nordost Cables, Ortofon, Pass Labs, Quadraspire, Rega Turntables and Electronics, Shunyata Research, STAX, Stein Music Products, Stillpoints, Soulution, VAC, Vicoustics, Viva Audio, VPI Industries, WireWorld Cables.
https://suncoastaudio.com/
Phone: 941-932-0282
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Suncoast-Au...1105178279194/
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August 11, 2020, 04:34 PM #21
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We have not had one of our better summers. We are retired in Thailand and came back to the US the end of February to help our aging parents for 2 months. Due to the infamous Covid 19 virus Thailand closed their borders and has not reopened them to retirees. With no home in the US we have been staying with relatives and friends. If no clear path to return to Thailand by October we will go house hunting in the Sarasota area. There is no way we can spend the winter in northern US. What I miss most is listening to music on my system. I have been getting by streaming Qobuz and Tidal on my iPad with a Cobalt DAC and old Grado RS-1 headphones I brought with me. It’s okay, but it’s just not the same.
Aurender N20 Server, Lampizator Horizon DAC, Gryphon Essence amp, Vivid Audio Giya G2S2 speakers, LessLoss C-MARC power cords, interconnect, speaker cables, Firewall 640X (4), Final Touch Audio USB and Ethernet cables with EtherRegen/After Dark clock, Core Audio Designs Racks and Platform
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August 11, 2020, 04:34 PM #22
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Aurender N20 Server, Lampizator Horizon DAC, Gryphon Essence amp, Vivid Audio Giya G2S2 speakers, LessLoss C-MARC power cords, interconnect, speaker cables, Firewall 640X (4), Final Touch Audio USB and Ethernet cables with EtherRegen/After Dark clock, Core Audio Designs Racks and Platform
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August 11, 2020, 08:02 PM #23
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August 11, 2020, 08:13 PM #24_______________
Mike
Amplification: MBL 6010D, MBL 9008A Monos
Analog: Kuzma R, Kuzma 4Point (11”), MSL Ultra Eminent EX
Phono Pre: Pass XP-27
Digital: Esoteric N01XD Esoteric K05
Speakers: MBL 101E MKII
Subwoofers: REL Carbon Specials
Conditioner: Shunyata Triton 3
Power Cables: Shunyata Sigma 1 & 2, Alpha 2, Delta and Venom
ICs and SCs: Wireworld Platinum 8
Rack: Artesania Exoteryc
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