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Today, 02:25 PM

Mr Peabody replied to a thread introduction in DIY

Hello & welcome

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Today, 02:13 PM

Shadowfax replied to a thread Equipment Storage in DIY

Sweet! There are also Bamboo Speakers so a good choice of wood. Looks great.

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Today, 01:51 PM

Shadowfax replied to a thread Another Fyne Deal from Mike - F502SPs are ordered in Fyne Audio

So after a good long wait, and some unexpected obstacles along the way, there appears to be a pair on a truck somewhere in or just out of Texas heading to PA. ETA is the 19th if all goes as expected. I am also ending up with a pair in Walnut...

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Yesterday, 11:56 AM

Shadowfax replied to a thread Control TV Commercial sound levels sound bar in Speaker Reviews

Sorry, I thought this is what you were looking for Output Leveling Press this button to prevent large changes in volume. When engaged, it boosts quiet dialog and lowers the output of loud commercial breaks. It also reduces volume swings...

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Yesterday, 11:53 AM

Mr Peabody replied to a thread Suncoast Audio adds Rega Turntables & Electronics in Turntables

It's about time you added a good turntable line, LOL. Just kidding. I had a Rega P3 for many years, once it was set up I never had to do anything else until I moved to a Dynavector cart. Our Rega distributor is also named Mike, if he also...

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Yesterday, 11:31 AM

Mr Peabody replied to a thread 8 items. 1 outlet. in General Audio Discussion

One other experience I'd like to share. A dealer brought over one of those Audience devices you plug into your outlet then your equipment plugs into that. He wanted me to try it, telling me how some rviewer at Stereophile wrote he couldn't live...

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Yesterday, 11:16 AM

Mr Peabody replied to a thread 8 items. 1 outlet. in General Audio Discussion

In using power products I've notice a darker background that leads to more revealing finer detail. Sometimes other benefits. A person just needs to try for themselves. The only downside I had was way back I tried a power conditioner that...

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Yesterday, 09:33 AM

Shadowfax replied to a thread Suncoast Audio adds Rega Turntables & Electronics in Turntables

Congrats on the new line. I like my P3.

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January 13, 2021, 01:39 PM

Shadowfax replied to a thread Control TV Commercial sound levels sound bar in Speaker Reviews

ZVOX units all do as well as help with other audio issues. I have been using one in the bedroom for a few years, it's a Base, not a bar and has a 6" sub plus Sub Out for an external sub Welcome aboard!

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January 12, 2021, 01:17 PM

Shadowfax replied to a thread What Vinyl Do You Have On The Table? in Music Forum

Last thing on the table was this gem from the year I was born

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January 12, 2021, 12:06 PM

Mr Peabody replied to a thread 8 items. 1 outlet. in General Audio Discussion

I have had good luck with the PS Audio 10 outlet device. I have the old Quintet, forget what the new version is called. It has outlets for power amps with no current restriction, some specialized for digital and others for analog. It does do...

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January 7, 2021, 03:22 PM

Mechnutt replied to a thread Standalone DACs under $10k? in Computer/Digital Audio

I built a custom audio computer for about $1100 buying parts on sale. All my cables are short and shielded. I use mostly SSD's M.2, a high end low noise, low ripple power supply and a motherboard with high grade caps. Most of the cables run...

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January 7, 2021, 01:39 PM

Mr Peabody replied to a thread Why CDs may actually sound better than vinyl (Article) in General Audio Discussion

I find both can be enjoyable. If you find your digital playback not up to cassettes it's time to address the digital. I had 100's of cassettes, mostly stuff I recorded and a nice TEAC playr/recorder, I sold all of it many years ago due to the...

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January 7, 2021, 12:44 PM

Shadowfax replied to a thread Why CDs may actually sound better than vinyl (Article) in General Audio Discussion

I am just getting back into vinyl after 35 years. I am unsure even after scanning the article what Better really means. I find more Emotion from vinyl than I do from same CD. The only way I can explain it is how you feel looking at a Ansel Adams B&W...

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January 7, 2021, 10:06 AM

Shadowfax replied to a thread What is an Audiophile? in General Audio Discussion

I used to go to lots of concerts, mostly rock, smooth jazz and fusion. I would never want my system to sound like 99% of those shows.

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January 7, 2021, 09:53 AM

Shadowfax replied to a thread What is an Audiophile? in General Audio Discussion

Looks like #7 puts me out of the club. I am aligned with every other point as best as I can.

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January 7, 2021, 12:02 AM

Mechnutt replied to a thread Standalone DACs under $10k? in Computer/Digital Audio

My $1K was a reply to the post by U-Sound who said that the T+A DAC is old and there are $1K DAC's that sound better. Although, I have heard a few DAC's around $10K and I liked them all. Each different but good. When it comes to DAC's you get...

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January 6, 2021, 08:49 PM

Shadowfax replied to a thread Do you think its fair? in General Off Topic Forums

I answered as if the question was hypothetical, not as if it was about a specific person who reads PMs of others. :)

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January 6, 2021, 08:40 PM

Shadowfax replied to a thread What is an Audiophile? in General Audio Discussion

Good read but the comments at the bottom were better

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January 6, 2021, 08:31 PM

Shadowfax replied to a thread What is an Audiophile? in General Audio Discussion

#3 is impeded by #2 I "think" I am in the club but obviously at the lower end of the budget. I am happy with whatever version of recording I have and I actually try not to duplicate same or different media of the same music. I do care about my...

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January 6, 2021, 05:53 PM

Mechnutt replied to a thread Standalone DACs under $10k? in Computer/Digital Audio

I have heard the T+A DAC and at 8x DSD with HQP it is hard to beat at almost any price. I have heard a few $1K dac's and none compare. Of course I have not heard every $1K DAC. The T+A sounds good at lower resolution but at 8X DSD it is off the...

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January 6, 2021, 03:37 PM

Shadowfax replied to a thread Don’t real audiophiles own their own media? in General Audio Discussion

When did the actual definition of Audiophile get changed or skewed and distorted so much? au·di·o·phile /ˈôdēōˌfīl/ Learn to pronounce nouninformal noun: audiophile; plural noun: audiophiles a hi-fi enthusiast.

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January 6, 2021, 02:34 PM

Mr Peabody replied to a thread Standalone DACs under $10k? in Computer/Digital Audio

And, we all enjoy having a nice piece.

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January 6, 2021, 02:22 PM

Mr Peabody replied to a thread Hello from Germany in Introduce Yourself

Hello & welcome

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January 6, 2021, 12:51 PM

Shadowfax replied to a thread Don’t real audiophiles own their own media? in General Audio Discussion

I own and play albums that are older than me and I just turned 59. I am more worn out than the albums :)

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January 6, 2021, 10:35 AM

Shadowfax replied to a thread Hello from Germany in Introduce Yourself

Welcome aboard, enjoy your stay.

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January 6, 2021, 08:26 AM

Shadowfax replied to a thread Don’t real audiophiles own their own media? in General Audio Discussion

Good thread and overall discussion. I picked up many good points but do not stream anything more than Pandora thru my 2 OPPOs for background music. I listen to about 2TB of digital files on my high end Office System while working :) PC >...

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January 5, 2021, 02:43 PM

Shadowfax replied to a thread Fyne Audio 703 report in AudioShark Members’ Systems

They should be on a container ship in the Houston Harbor I would hope. Just so happy they are coming from Scotland :)

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January 5, 2021, 02:12 PM

Shadowfax replied to a thread Fyne Audio 703 report in AudioShark Members’ Systems

Distributor is saying any day now for them to receive, then they have to ship from Texas to PA once they are there. So, still not sure :(

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January 5, 2021, 10:37 AM

Shadowfax replied to a thread Fyne Audio 703 report in AudioShark Members’ Systems

Nice update. I can't wait to be happy with my Fynes when they finally get here......7th week now

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January 5, 2021, 10:33 AM

Shadowfax replied to a thread Don’t real audiophiles own their own media? in General Audio Discussion

You do realize that you are talking about two extremes of people here right? The person who can afford the MSB and already has a high end system will surely not be settling on the Mojo. In reverse, the person who purchases the Mojo could already be...

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January 4, 2021, 03:49 PM

Mechnutt replied to a thread Don’t real audiophiles own their own media? in General Audio Discussion

I own almost 9 Tb's of music and an additional 100 lp's. Streaming does not make sense for me. If I was starting from scratch, I would stream.

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January 4, 2021, 01:36 PM

Shadowfax replied to a thread Do you think its fair? in General Off Topic Forums

What color are you looking to drive away in? :)

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January 4, 2021, 01:21 PM

Shadowfax replied to a thread Don’t real audiophiles own their own media? in General Audio Discussion

= Audiophile

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January 4, 2021, 12:58 PM

Shadowfax replied to a thread Don’t real audiophiles own their own media? in General Audio Discussion

On most other forums, they would describe it as Listening to the Music VS Listening to the Gear. So we should really be coining a new term altogether as Gearophile because plenty of music lovers listen in many ways.

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January 4, 2021, 12:44 PM

Shadowfax replied to a thread Do you think its fair? in General Off Topic Forums

The new definition of Capitalism is Legal, yet Immoral If I did not need the money, and I was running the forum because it was my passion, I probably would not.

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January 4, 2021, 12:31 PM

Shadowfax replied to a thread Do you think its fair? in General Off Topic Forums

Again no context. Are you trying to say that YOU own a forum that people contribute to and you want to buy a new car because you can afford it? I don't see the correlation. That like implying that anyone who contributes here is financing Mike's...

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January 4, 2021, 12:28 PM

Shadowfax replied to a thread Do you think its fair? in General Off Topic Forums

I can guess exactly which one and thought the same exact thing when I read the OP. Getting kicked out of there landed me here :)

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January 4, 2021, 12:19 PM

Shadowfax replied to a thread Do you think its fair? in General Off Topic Forums

This is a pretty odd question so please give some context. What does the money spent on upkeep of a website from contributing members have to do with spending your personal income how you like? Or are you implying that the Forum Owner is using...

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January 4, 2021, 10:41 AM

Shadowfax replied to a thread point-to-point, hand-wired tube amps in Amplifiers

I will take that personally, and it really is an uncalled for comment

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January 4, 2021, 10:34 AM

Shadowfax replied to a thread Don’t real audiophiles own their own media? in General Audio Discussion

:) Don't Real Audiophiles know the accepted definition of Audiophile? It has nothing to do with Gear or Media, it has to do with enjoying the Music although very loose interpretations of the definition seem to be accepted these days. ...

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January 2, 2021, 09:29 AM

Shadowfax replied to a thread Posting Prices Publicly in General Audio Discussion

Did you find that on the Fyne Audio Site? No, so end of argument since the thread was about MFGs posting their own pricing, not IF you can do google searches all day to find them when you looked at the MFG site first and it should have been there. ...

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January 1, 2021, 06:33 PM

Shadowfax replied to a thread Posting Prices Publicly in General Audio Discussion

Fyne Audio for starters

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January 1, 2021, 04:58 PM

Shadowfax replied to a thread Posting Prices Publicly in General Audio Discussion

As I try to join the ranks of those with killer systems, it is the norm for me in my price ranges. I just recently went thru it with speakers and a year ago with an integrated amp.

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January 1, 2021, 04:02 PM

Shadowfax replied to a thread Posting Prices Publicly in General Audio Discussion

Another way to look at it is from a smaller budgeted view. Guy wants to buy new speakers. He has say a $5K limit on his mind. There are hundreds of great looking pics of speakers all over the net. He sees one that appeals to him, it's a nice...

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January 1, 2021, 03:54 PM

Mr Peabody replied to a thread Happy New Year everyone!!! in General Audio Discussion

Everyone have a happy and prosperous new year. Although 2020 had it's challenges I still have a lot to be thankful for.

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January 1, 2021, 11:17 AM

Shadowfax replied to a thread Happy New Year everyone!!! in General Audio Discussion

Happy New Years to all my Fishy Friends :)

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December 31, 2020, 02:43 PM

Shadowfax replied to a thread High end audio predictions and wish lists for 2021 in General Audio Discussion

My original prediction for 2021 looks to be coming true. My Fynes will not be here before the end of 2020.

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December 31, 2020, 01:43 PM

Shadowfax replied to a thread Bi-wiring in General Audio Discussion

I tried it once, but all runs were from the same 2 taps so there was not much to notice. I tried Bi_Amping once and since the 2 amps were so totally different the sound wasn't great. I was wondering now since I have A and B taps, I could send 2 runs...

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