Recent content by Elberoth

I gave up on JRiver years ago. To me, Roon has much better library management, it is infinitely easier to use and setup. It also offers seamless integration with Tidal / Quobuz - sth Jriver will probably never offer. I'm not even mentioning super easy headphones correction, room correction...

Same fo US manufacturers. Given 90% of small electronics components (resistors, caps, transistors, ICs) are made in China nowadays, 54% tariff that the administration slapped on China imported goods, will make the price of the final product go up. Same for aluminum, steel, copper etc. that US...

I'm affraid this will only be true as long as they have stock imported before tariffs. To get the full picture, you have to wait 6-8 months.

The tariffs are NOT reciprocal. It has been confirmed by this administration that they are based on trade deficit, nothing else. This is why you see 94% on Lesotho, a poor contry in Africa, with GDP of ~$500, one of the poorest countries in the world, which happens to sell diamonds to the US...

That is still better than Korea*, which is where Aurender is beeing made, which will be hit with 35% tariff. *South Korea - North Korea, like Russia, are exempt from trariffs.

Effective April 5, 2025, a universal 10% tariff applies to all imported goods, with an additional 20% tariff specifically targeting EU imports starting April 9, 2025. This results in a cumulative 30% tariff on EU goods entering the U.S.

I have two friends who sold their Taiko Extreme servers and got the Pink Faun Ultra, which says a lot. My own custom server has been built around the Pink Faun Ultra USB cards for the last 4 years.

Me too. This will be my first! (althought, if it wasn't for the fact I got the tickets booked loooong time ago, I would skip travelling to the US)

To me, frequent Roon updates (they roll sth on avg. once a month) is one of the biggest advantages of Roon. When you get a streamer, the software gets older and older by the day, and after 4-5 years half of the features don't work anymore - not unlike when you buy a "smart" TV. This is how...

Always wondered, what happens if this gets stolen? (provided it has been insured) Did you get a compensation or is it considered "delivered" and FedEx will show you a pic as proof? In EU they have to presonally deliver or leave it at Fedex/UPS/DHL etc drop off point where you go to collect it.

Nucleus One is said to offer similar performance the regular Nucleus (computing power wise), although in a plastic case, with a fan. Those unfortunately tend to get noisier with use. I'm a bit worried about the SSD performance of the Nucleus One - I'm not sure it evem has a regular NVMe SSD...

He may tot have been very well known in the US, but made a brilliant gear. A close friend of mine just bough his stereo poweramp from his MASTER Collection to his small bedroom system (Taiko, Horizon, Wilson Alexia) after trying at least 10 different stereo amps from the usuall suspects. We...

From Too Loud (a publication from Croatia): In memoriam: Milan Karan (1965 – 11.04. 2024) Milan Karan, owner of the company Karan Acoustics and chief constructor, but above all a man with a big heart and spirit, has left us. When I read the message of Božidar Savi from Rotary Audi, in which he...

Which Tannoy model has been counterfeited in Asia? The smallest Tannoy's model from the Heritage series, the table-top Autograph Mini, has always been in fact manufactured in China (this model has never been made in Diora - it was too expensive for Tannoy).

Looking on how the Soul Note is designed it seems to be rather simple clock, with some tiny and unknown OCXO module used. Personally. I would definately go with known references like Mutec Ref 120 Limited or a Cybershaft over this one.