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Yesterday, 07:22 PM
More notes: NOT a subtle improvement: the entire presentation has more body, "weight", depth, and expansiveness. :celebrate008_2:
My guess is the ground planes of "consumer-grade" computers used as "high-end music servers" are pretty dirty.
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Yesterday, 07:16 PM
Okay....so played a reference track on with the system fully warmed up. Then, connected a single Alpha CGC from an unused USB-A port on the Mac Mini Roon core to an Altaira terminal" on Gemini.
F*CK ME!!! 🤯 The presentation just became notably...
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Yesterday, 07:10 PM
The black looks really great with all of the other black components. Good choice!
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Yesterday, 06:52 PM
Will do.
And...look what just arrived: the USB-A and RJ45 VTX-Ag tails.
Et voila...
the USB tail on an Alpha CGC
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Yesterday, 06:06 PM
Absolutely!
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Yesterday, 05:35 PM
I just had to have my babies!
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Yesterday, 05:11 PM
Today I'm getting some Altaira system VT-X grounding "tails" in with RJ45 and USB-A terminations. The plan is to install the USB-A tail in an unused USB port on the Mini Roon Core and the RJ45 tail in an unused port in my Pace router, both of which...
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June 1, 2023, 01:22 PM
S7 as its now configured is just about perfect for the users that know it and love it, imo...why even try? and for what reason?
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May 31, 2023, 06:58 AM
Just saw this. Not this year, bbut probably next. Would love to do your Fla show next year too.
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May 30, 2023, 07:26 PM
I've been liking mine since 2015
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May 30, 2023, 06:35 PM
When does the second one come? :)
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May 30, 2023, 01:53 PM
Congrats
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May 30, 2023, 01:31 PM
I wouldn’t put too much stock into that. Really try to listen for yourself.
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May 30, 2023, 10:38 AM
I agree. The 205’s are amazing amps too.
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May 30, 2023, 10:16 AM
I would do the Premier with DD and upgrade the Premier to the REF DAC later (remember, you get 100% of your Premier money back toward the REF DAC here in the US.)
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May 30, 2023, 01:58 AM
It sounds like a Schiit Gungnir Multibit.
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May 29, 2023, 07:16 AM
Munich High End 2023 Show Highlights | HFA - The Independent Source for Audio Equipment Reviews
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May 29, 2023, 07:13 AM
Thanks. Just need 10 posts before you can post a link.
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May 28, 2023, 02:46 PM
Yes, it does...but you'd be surprised at the companies that do not fix this kind of thing...to wit: magenta color contamination on "professional" product advertising shots from another high-end company. (apologies for the temporary "change of...
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May 27, 2023, 06:13 PM
Hi Brad,
No, the SFPs are actually a specific class of optical transceivers: Small Form-factor, Pluggable. This type of SFPs are usually of two main types: LC/LC or SC/SC. The LC/LC type of SFPs are the specification typically increasingly used for...
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May 27, 2023, 02:31 AM
Okay, so I went and did screen grabs of the Lumin L2 photos* for y'all to see pics. Resized these in PS for easy viewing here.
Three-quarter front view
Front view "1-point" photo as we say in RE photography...
Nice high-perspective...
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May 27, 2023, 01:25 AM
And....it also has not one, but two, LC/LC SFP cages for connecting via optical fiber.
"Yeah, baby, yeah!" – Austin Powers, International Man of Mystery
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May 27, 2023, 01:13 AM
Yes!
Been waitin' for this bad boy...
Heard it at Source Systems' room at AXPONA and it was very impressive.
And...it has a ground terminal on it for connection to Altaira! 👍
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May 27, 2023, 12:08 AM
Read elsewhere that the Planet Tech MGB-T40 single-mode SFPs are quite an improvement over the MGB-TLX SFPs I've been using since transition from multi-mode to single-mode fiber for use with my Lumin P1*.
So....going to run an A/B and see how...
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May 26, 2023, 11:20 PM
They sound amazing too; heard them in the Clarisys/Constellation room at AXPONA.
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May 26, 2023, 07:49 PM
That's awesome!!!!!!
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May 26, 2023, 03:52 PM
This is the best part of Munich Hi End!
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May 26, 2023, 03:43 PM
Shunyata Omega Speaker Cable Unboxing - YouTube
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May 26, 2023, 03:36 PM
Haha. True!
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May 26, 2023, 03:06 PM
Just ordered a pair (in black) for the store. This is such an impressive big ballsy amp. And of course, the best looking amp on the planet!
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May 26, 2023, 12:21 PM
This is such a cool product.
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May 26, 2023, 06:59 AM
Go to about 2:20 or so…I agree with him. Both sounded great.
https://youtu.be/n5L5dD9sdMk
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May 25, 2023, 01:34 PM
The digital "methodology" (delta-sigma, R2R, multibit) is not as important as the design and implementation of the "analog" design/section/implementation. Lukasz Fikus and his team at LampiZator have found this through extensive R&D that a single...
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May 25, 2023, 08:31 AM
I would be rather interesting to know the ages of the posters on here suggesting huge separate systems and speakers that take a fork lift to move and listening rooms that dominate a home.
We in March downsized, from 3800 to 1900sqft. Yep a shock...
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May 25, 2023, 05:42 AM
Congrats Mike on your retirement. Enjoy in good health.
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May 24, 2023, 01:16 PM
That's because Nelson and Wayne were proactive and strategic in EFFECTIVELY structuring Pass Labs to be innovative and profitable well into the future. This is the result of that thing called...leadership.
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May 24, 2023, 09:17 AM
PrimaLuna
Lampizator KT150 SE , a new amp out soon
Line Magnetic Integrated LM-150IA
ARC Ref 150 SE,
Zesto Audio Bia 200 Select
Dennis Had Inspire KT150 Hot Rod
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May 24, 2023, 02:40 AM
IMHO, it's difficult to predict with accuracy how ARC will fare long-term give it's (fairly) recent bankruptcy. I say this not to be pessimistic, but rather, realistic. In my experience, for "niche industries" e.g. "high-end audio", it's...
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May 23, 2023, 10:48 PM
I'm using JL Audio F113. They do the job well but I have had to fix both of them. It cost me real money and time with out my subs each time. REL maybe the better choice.
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May 23, 2023, 04:33 PM
Well nobody was around to see due to full blown covid in full swing except the MAYO team, my wife, daughter and sister as they shared shifts taking me there and back. After the 23rd session, I felt like crap, so I could have been glowing then...
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May 23, 2023, 09:01 AM
Great meeting you as well! And I agree, I saw like 200 camouflaged cars from BMW. Amazing. If they were Porsche’s, I probably would have missed the entire show.
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May 23, 2023, 08:32 AM
Well if you have a cell phone, microwave, cordless phone at home you are getting RF. The avg RF does we all get in a year is 620 mrem.
anyway, In 2020 I had so much radiation in 30 days 60gy's, not to mention a few PET SCAN's with contrast and...
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May 23, 2023, 08:08 AM
Not a problem that will be a nice comparison regardless of the cost factor.. I've heard the DAC200 at a dealer in Jacksonville and was wow, but a little out of my budget.
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May 22, 2023, 11:26 PM
According to court docs: secured debt is $1.5 but they have another $1 million in unsecured debt.
If (big if) they actually had 400 back orders - I wonder how many have canceled now? Of course, if the dealers paid some money in advance for...
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May 22, 2023, 07:14 PM
Agreed. Hope he doesn’t sink one to save the other.
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May 22, 2023, 07:14 PM
No, they are renting according to documents I found.
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May 22, 2023, 06:40 PM
The situation is probably much worse today with Covid and the war in Russia causing supply chain issues and debt and liabilities mounting.
Wish Val all the best, but oh boy….it’s an uphill climb.
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May 22, 2023, 05:56 PM
Don’t believe everything you hear. Or, rather, perspective.
Read the court the documents. Lots of details.
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May 22, 2023, 05:41 PM
No clue?
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May 22, 2023, 10:52 AM
A fairly inexpensive tube integrated.
The new 702SP/703SP (which is basically 702 and 703 with F1 technology) were really eye openers. 703SP for $19K - launching in September was a “wow!”
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