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Because I'm a client of Topper Jewelers, they gave me a 20% discount off the retail price, so paid USD $440 for this watch. As for TAG Heuers, I lost interest in the brand when they started putting "TAG" on the dial above "Heuer" in the early...

I started watching the first couple of episodes and was enjoying it but my wife was having a hard time keeping up with the sub-titles so I am waiting to pick it up again. I read all of his original novels (Shogun, Tai-Pan, King Rat, Noble House...

Agreed on the new series. Never could get into the older series. One of the reasons I like the newer series is Hiroyuki Sanadai's performance. I remember first seeing him in The Last Samurai.

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12V is sufficient, and the LHY power supply Adam recommended is an excellent power supply.

Thanks, Adam. As always, your experience and expertise for these products is very helpful. I've found exactly what you've stated and can power my Akasa NUC with a 12V power supply, as well. Agree with all your points. Cheers.

Officially, unofficially, yes. We’ve sold 3 already. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Yup, same here.

The product shots from Casio don't do it justice; the way it plays with light is really gorgeous. I'll set up my lighting kit in the next few days and take some proper photos of it, but in the meantime, here's a quickie iPhone wrist shot...

It’s only needed if the power supply it’s connected to is a SMPS. If you’re using a LPS, it’s not required.

Good idea. We are working in the background to upgrade software and servers. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

It’s in the screen shot I posted. When you go to log in, it’s right there next to password. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro

Great story. If it were me, it might well have been a "conversation" about why, after ~100 years, we still have not been able to unify Quantum Mechanics and General Relativity. :P

Yes, I get that...all the time. I've been having this exact problem since February. I never know from one day to the next if I'll be able to gain access to the site, or not (i.e., get the AS main page to load.) I also encounter the same failure mode...

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i use an iFi device as well, the DC Purifier. It connects between Alita and it's computer-type SMPS brick. It also provided an audible improvement in audio quality. Shown here. Well worth the price of about $130 or so... Installed... ...

An Akasa NUC?

It’s both, but their strength is DSD (SACD). They still dominate by a country mile for SACD (which is DSD on a disc). In my opinion…. Best DAC’s for DSD: - Esoteric - Lampizator - Meitner/EMM (not my kind of sound, but they execute it...

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Yeah, I had a concern about the fan, as well. Here's my Akasa-cased NUC; I bought it used locally from a guy in Palo Alto for only $350. I've dubbed it, "Alita, Battle Angel", 'cause it kicks *ss. 👍 It runs the ROCK OS as yours does. I...

Yes, the Nucleus One was announced by Roon Labs on March 19th. Some high-level specs: The most affordable Roon Server ever made At $499.99 Nucleus One pairs high performance with unrivaled affordability, providing a best-in-class streaming...

This looks like a great little unit. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

I never in the past edit that album information/tags. I just now went in with the Aurender Tagging editor app and corrected the tags for the Liberty album. All is good.

By any chance did you edit the information for that album? With other software I remember editing data and it occasionally showing old info one some tracks and new on others or at the album level. Just a thought.

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Yes, I got that yesterday, as well.

Suggestion: run Roon core on a computer in your house. Laptop is fine. Try roon on the aurender (free demo) and compare. If you prefer roon (it’s the best UI, but sonically inferior IMO), then buy a roon core (roon makes nice ones) and consider...

Peter is...awesome. 👌 Absolutely superb and responsive customer support.

We shall see. Roon is super noisy. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

We were all joking about this. Now people can hear how much better conductor sounds. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

The new Clarisys Piccolo’s stole the thunder from the Minuets…and everything else. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Takes time to get show reports. Minuets were with VAC. We are still getting Florida show reports! The TAS report on the Florida show only came out today. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Yes, and it does. Room costs (we had 3 rooms, including a large ballroom), materials, marketing, brochures, banners, all the staff, shipping, meals, hotel rooms, flights, etc. Figure on $40k. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Yes. As with any configuration, it depends on the components used and their set-up. For a lot less expenditure, installing a run of optical fiber in-between your "upstream" router & music server and "downstream" network bridge or streamer,...

I left Monday. Had to walk on the interstate to O’Hare with other pilots, Mothers carrying crying babies and more for over 45 minutes. It was like an apocalypse. Protests in Chicago today: 54 arrested after protesters block I-190 near O'''Hare...

Yes, those are just the publication page numbers for Volume 85, No. 7 of the journal, Blood. The paper was published in 1995.

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Having seen this beauty in person this weekend, I can honestly say, this should have been called the S6. The dual 10’s (vs dual 9’s) look so much bigger. The cabinet looks soooooo much bigger. S6 for me all day. Oh and the fit and finish is...

So, is this a photo of the "big rig" or the smaller system? Don't know the Magico product line-up, sorry.

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The CAT JC7’s and an Aurender A15. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

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