Recent content by Mrppv

I use a Teac AI-3010A integrated with built-in DAC for my living room / TV system. It's tiny, but supplies what I need for that part of the house.

Over the years I've flipped between integrated and separates. Integrateds: Accuphase E-202 Gato DIA 250 Lyngdorf 3400 And currently Goldmund Telos7

I had a GaN amp not mentioned... the Peachtree GaN 400. Thought it was quite good and neutral with plenty of power although it did make that pop when powered on / off. I also had at one time the Benchmark AHB2. Couldn't really fault it, but guess I also didn't love it. (Have also had Gato...

Thanks - they don't seem unstable at all. They wobble nicely if you push on them but nowhere near enough to tip over. The Vivids are floor standers; the stalk is part of the body. I leveled the stands first, put the speakers on, and then re-leveled. Speakers are in the same place I had them...

They arrived and think I have them set up correctly. I perceive an improvement in bass and imaging. May try some more experimenting with placement and minor fiddling with the podiums. The speakers aren't that heavy: around 50 lbs each. My floor is plywood suspended about a foot over a...

Yes, I looked into the size /weight options. The used ones for sale happened to be what I needed. Hopefully they'll arrive by the end of the week.

Well. this thread has got me interested... so interested that I have a pair coming my way. Found a set used and that enticed me to pull the trigger on them. Would not have predicted this; just did some other major changes in my system.

Knew the change was coming, yet somehow was still surprised to see the new format when it happened. No problem signing in, and quickly have gotten used to the new layout. Nicely done.

Dune, Cape Cod Shot with an old Voigtlander Perkeo II folding medium format camera, on Kodak Tmax

There’s no practical way to have a two speaker setup in my painting studio that would make sense. Plus, I move around while working, so a true stereo situation is impossible. Mostly I just want to play music while I work, and for it not to sound like crap. For years I’ve used a Geneva M...

Have been reading about amps using GaNFETs with interest; more audio makers seem to be diving in, and the reviews have been very good. AGD's model are appealing to me specs-and-looks-wise, but the price point is a stretch. In fact, I wasn't planning on replacing my Cherry Maraschino monos...

Recently I switched to USB connection (thread here ) between my Bryston BDP-2 and DAC, which means that I'm actually not utilizing the BDP's strength, namely it's in-house-designed SPDIF output. This has me wondering about file players that are optimized for USB output. However... I usually...

Horseshoe crab, Wildwood, NJ. Shot with a Mamiya RB67 Pro-S. Scanned from the neg.

Shot on expired Polaroid 665 positive/negative film using a modified Polaroid 110A camera with Rodenstock Ysarex lens. Scanned from the neg.

Was never interested in USB for digital audio; seeing the plethora of add-ons, de-crapifiers, and virtual hoops that audiophiles were jumping through was a turn off. Also I don’t have any DSD files, so didn’t need that extra capability. Using the SPDIF BNC connection between my Schiit...