Recent content by Albert

I like to watch cooking shows and I thought it was really cool (:)) when they made their own flavour of ice cream in one of those commercial ice cream makers. So I thought why not give it a try and ordered a Whynter icm 15ls ice cream maker with my Christmas bonus. It looks like it is well...

I decided that it was time to retire my Lowe HF-150 shortwave radio and replace it with an Internet radio. The potential of choosing from over 10,000 stations and many in better audio convinced me it was time. Plus I found a very good deal (66% off at Parts Connexion) on a Tangent Quattro II...

I got my ps-1 yesterday and it looks great! It is well designed and the fit and finish are first rate. I have replaced three switching power supplies (w4s Recovery, Darbee Darblet and Stream Team tv box) but I haven't spent much time yet evaluating the results. I am going to be checking it...

I have been thinking about upgrading from the cheap wallwart power supplies that a few of my components have to a linear power supply. I came across the Wired4sound (W4S) ps-1 linear power supply that they are just releasing. It can power up to 4 devices and each one can be adjusted from...

I ordered an upgraded arm wand for my ADA MG1 Linear Tracking Air Bearing tonearm to go with my ZYX Universe cartridge and it arrived a couple of weeks ago. I had a bad cold at the time so I waited until I got over it enough not to be shaky as I had worries of coughing and snapping off the...

I have recently purchased a pair of Newform Research R645 speakers with the upgraded crossovers and they had some cheap looking red hook up wires as jumpers. I am not sure if they are anti-cables or diy cables but they look like red spaghetti behind the speakers. The midrange drivers when...

I just received an email that John Bedini passed away on Saturday. I am a great fan of his amplifiers and have a 100/100 1 meg, 25/25, two 150/150 mkII and a BA-803. He was also one of the pioneers of research in free energy, a way of generating electricity with a battery and running a...

I have been using a Denon Dl-103R for a while and I had been wondering what cartridge would be an upgrade for it. The tonearm is an ADA MG1 linear air bearing arm which is quite light but the manufacturer recommended using the Denon with it as well as a ZYX. This cartridge was too expensive...

For those who are into chess one of the great Grand Masters of the game has passed away, Viktor Korchnoi at the age of 85. I am just getting back into playing chess and heard of his passing. RIP GM Korchnoi.

Kimbo Slice has passed away at the age of 42 from a heart attack. He was an entertaining UFC and Bellatore fighter with a larger than life persona but he was a respectful athlete. I was impressed with how hard he trained and considered him as somewhat of an inspiration to get off my butt...

I have been running Tungsol KT-120 tubes in my Ray Lumley M100 tube monoblocks and was wondering if there would be an improvement with the Psvanne KT-120z tubes? They are said to be warmer with better bass than with amps running the Tungsol KT-120's. My amps are already on the warmer side so...

There are so many talented people out there that don't seem to get the recognition I think they deserve. Probably my favourite that few have ever heard of is a young lady by the name of Grace Vardell. She plays piano and sings with such passion at an age of 14 that is truly amazing...

I decided to replace my flexy stand with another Sanus stand to go with the other one. The flexy stand was not very sturdy laterally as a small push would send it oscillating back and forth with a period of a couple of seconds. The new 4 shelf Sanus is play sand filled and has very little...

I decided to install the second Furutech GTX-D receptacle and Oyaide base and cover today. I had to move my stereo rack to get to it so now I can reroute all the wiring as well. It looks like a rats nest as it is. The first Furutech GTX-D receptacle did not fit perfectly with the Oyaide base...

I have been on a power kick lately and decided to upgrade the receptacles in my Consonance d-Linear 15 Power Filter. Upon inspection it turns out to have Rong Feng E-09 Industrial 20A 125V receptacles, worth about $5 each. I ordered 5 Furutech GTX-D gold receptacles. I received them today...