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    April 29, 2024, 08:23 PM
    Puma Cat replied to a thread Gorgeous new G-Shock "Casioak" in Watches & Clocks
    Because I'm a client of Topper Jewelers, they gave me a 20% discount off the retail price, so paid USD $440 for this watch. As for TAG Heuers, I lost interest in the brand when they started putting "TAG" on the dial above "Heuer" in the early...
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    April 26, 2024, 11:49 PM
    Puma Cat replied to a thread Shogun in Movies & Television
    Agreed on the new series. Never could get into the older series. One of the reasons I like the newer series is Hiroyuki Sanadai's performance. I remember first seeing him in The Last Samurai.
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    April 25, 2024, 03:11 PM
    Puma Cat replied to a thread Nucleus one in Computer/Digital Audio
    12V is sufficient, and the LHY power supply Adam recommended is an excellent power supply.
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    April 25, 2024, 03:10 PM
    Puma Cat replied to a thread Nucleus one in Computer/Digital Audio
    Thanks, Adam. As always, your experience and expertise for these products is very helpful. I've found exactly what you've stated and can power my Akasa NUC with a 12V power supply, as well. Agree with all your points. Cheers.
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    April 24, 2024, 04:02 AM
    Puma Cat replied to a thread Forum Software Update in Forum Announcements & Suggestions
    Yup, same here.
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    April 24, 2024, 01:21 AM
    Puma Cat replied to a thread Gorgeous new G-Shock "Casioak" in Watches & Clocks
    The product shots from Casio don't do it justice; the way it plays with light is really gorgeous. I'll set up my lighting kit in the next few days and take some proper photos of it, but in the meantime, here's a quickie iPhone wrist shot...
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    April 23, 2024, 05:52 PM
    Puma Cat started a thread Gorgeous new G-Shock "Casioak" in Watches & Clocks
    Just went over to Topper Jewelers in Burlingame and bought this bad boy today; it’s absolutely gorgeous. Reference: GMB2100AD-2A Glad I was able to snag this, because these are going to sell out....FAST.
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    April 23, 2024, 10:40 AM
    Puma Cat replied to a thread Nucleus one in Computer/Digital Audio
    It’s only needed if the power supply it’s connected to is a SMPS. If you’re using a LPS, it’s not required.
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    April 22, 2024, 02:31 PM
    Puma Cat replied to a thread Cable Discussion in Health, Wellness and Medicine
    Great story. If it were me, it might well have been a "conversation" about why, after ~100 years, we still have not been able to unify Quantum Mechanics and General Relativity. :P
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    April 22, 2024, 02:05 PM
    Puma Cat replied to a thread Forum Software Update in Forum Announcements & Suggestions
    Yes, I get that...all the time. I've been having this exact problem since February. I never know from one day to the next if I'll be able to gain access to the site, or not (i.e., get the AS main page to load.) I also encounter the same failure mode...
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    April 22, 2024, 12:21 AM
    Puma Cat replied to a thread Nucleus one in Computer/Digital Audio
    i use an iFi device as well, the DC Purifier. It connects between Alita and it's computer-type SMPS brick. It also provided an audible improvement in audio quality. Shown here. Well worth the price of about $130 or so... Installed... ...
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    April 22, 2024, 12:13 AM
    Puma Cat replied to a thread Nucleus one in Computer/Digital Audio
    An Akasa NUC?
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    April 20, 2024, 11:45 PM
    Puma Cat replied to a thread Nucleus one in Computer/Digital Audio
    Yeah, I had a concern about the fan, as well. Here's my Akasa-cased NUC; I bought it used locally from a guy in Palo Alto for only $350. I've dubbed it, "Alita, Battle Angel", 'cause it kicks *ss. 👍 It runs the ROCK OS as yours does. I...
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    April 20, 2024, 01:55 PM
    Puma Cat replied to a thread Nucleus one in Computer/Digital Audio
    Yes, the Nucleus One was announced by Roon Labs on March 19th. Some high-level specs: The most affordable Roon Server ever made At $499.99 Nucleus One pairs high performance with unrivaled affordability, providing a best-in-class streaming...
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    April 18, 2024, 04:40 PM
    Puma Cat replied to a thread Forum Software Update in Forum Announcements & Suggestions
    Yes, I got that yesterday, as well.
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    April 18, 2024, 11:24 AM
    Puma Cat replied to a thread Can't Get Spoft to Play Through Lumin U2 in Lumin
    Peter is...awesome. 👌 Absolutely superb and responsive customer support.
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    April 17, 2024, 01:15 PM
    Puma Cat replied to a thread GigaFoil v4 Inline Ethernet Filter in Computer/Digital Audio
    Yes. As with any configuration, it depends on the components used and their set-up. For a lot less expenditure, installing a run of optical fiber in-between your "upstream" router & music server and "downstream" network bridge or streamer,...
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    April 16, 2024, 05:34 PM
    Puma Cat replied to a thread One of PC's favorite scientific publications... in Health, Wellness and Medicine
    Yes, those are just the publication page numbers for Volume 85, No. 7 of the journal, Blood. The paper was published in 1995.
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    April 14, 2024, 09:44 PM
    Puma Cat started a thread One of PC's favorite scientific publications... in Health, Wellness and Medicine
    Blast from the past: Was just reviewing my CV, and came across one of the scientific publications I was most proud of working as a Molecular Biologist in Biotech: using DNA “human identity" forensic markers amplified with PCR to be able to monitor...
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    April 13, 2024, 09:39 PM
    Puma Cat replied to a thread Nice "small" set up at Alpha Audio in Belgium in Other Shows
    So, is this a photo of the "big rig" or the smaller system? Don't know the Magico product line-up, sorry.
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    April 11, 2024, 12:29 PM
    Puma Cat replied to a thread Clarisys - Axpona 2024 in AXPONA
    I might go next year also (decided to pass this year as I went last year). Be great to meet up again, Mike.
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    April 11, 2024, 02:31 AM
    Puma Cat replied to a thread Clarisys - Axpona 2024 in AXPONA
    Mike, I hope you guys have a great show, and say "Hi" to Florian for me. It was fun, informative, and very interesting to meet him last year. The new Picolo looks like quite the speaker! Cheers.
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    April 8, 2024, 09:46 PM
    Puma Cat replied to a thread Buchardt S400II speakers In-Bound in Speakers
    Buchardt does make active speakers, but the S400IIs and the P300s are passive loudspeakers. And yes, a quick search on the 'Net can be effective in providing info and answers. 😉 Cheers.
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    April 8, 2024, 04:38 PM
    Puma Cat replied to a thread Buchardt S400II speakers In-Bound in Speakers
    Ah, that's easy. They're connected to my Constellation Inspiration integrated amp's speaker terminals. The S400IIs also have nice binding posts; Mads really went through and used very-high quality parts throughout this speaker's components. I...
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    April 7, 2024, 12:06 PM
    Puma Cat replied to a thread Buchardt S400II speakers In-Bound in Speakers
    Yes, I agree, and if I may add, your comment is both insightful and accurate about what constitutes...value propostions. Back when I was workin' as an MBB in Biotech, I used to try to get a simple but key principle across to the product development...
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    April 5, 2024, 07:30 PM
    Puma Cat replied to a thread Buchardt S400II speakers In-Bound in Speakers
    Whelp, the Buchardt S400IIs arrived today, and I have to say, even without sufficient time to settle fully having just come off the logistics truck, I am already very impressed with them. Specs say these are only -3dB down at 33 Hz, and I would...
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    April 5, 2024, 07:15 PM
    Puma Cat replied to a thread Forum Software Update in Forum Announcements & Suggestions
    Just some additional info, not sure if this is tied into the problems folks above have been having or not, but I'm having probems getting the AS web site to load. Specifics: I can get in if I use Apple’s Safari on the wifi network* from my...
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    April 5, 2024, 04:24 PM
    Puma Cat replied to a thread Buchardt S400II speakers In-Bound in Speakers
    These are -3dB at 33Hz. That's very good performance for a standmount. Besides, they'll be nicely integrated with my REL sub, for which I did a DOE to determine the control settings for optimal integration; such is the power of the appropriate...
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    April 5, 2024, 02:07 PM
    Puma Cat replied to a thread Buchardt S400II speakers In-Bound in Speakers
    Paper is an excellent material for cone driver functional response. Just ask Danny Ritchie.
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    April 4, 2024, 02:07 PM
    Puma Cat replied to a thread Buchardt S400II speakers In-Bound in Speakers
    The small tweeter (~0.75") with large, textured waveguide, "inverted" driver configuration, with tweeter on bottom, and bass driver on top (my Dyn Contour S3.4's use this configuration, as well), and the passive radiator on the rear. Also, the...
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    April 4, 2024, 01:47 PM
    Puma Cat replied to a thread Buchardt S400II speakers In-Bound in Speakers
    Yeah, I am really looking forward to them; going to stay home tomorrow to be sure I'm here to take delivery when the UPS driver arrives.
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    April 3, 2024, 02:42 PM
    Puma Cat replied to a thread Forum Software Update in Forum Announcements & Suggestions
    No problem with either Safari or Brave...this is Stefan Bradl, in the same MotoGP race Colin was in above. Using Brave for this post.
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    April 3, 2024, 02:28 PM
    Puma Cat started a thread Buchardt S400II speakers In-Bound in Speakers
    I've been really intrigued by Mads Buchardt's loudspeakers and speaker design principles, and so with that, my Editor and I reached out to him about getting a pair of the Buchardt S400II standmount loudspeakers in for review, and Mads was "all in". ...
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    April 3, 2024, 09:22 AM
    Puma Cat replied to a thread Forum Software Update in Forum Announcements & Suggestions
    Just for a moment; the cats were bugging me for an early morning snack before ther regular breakfast. They can be very persistent and insistent. 😹
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    April 3, 2024, 08:14 AM
    Puma Cat replied to a thread Forum Software Update in Forum Announcements & Suggestions
    Doesn’t look like it on my end. Just as with Mike, no problem here, either. 👍 Pic of Colin Edwards in Rainey Corner I shot at the US MotoGP at Laguna in 2012…
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    I did not like to post this in public forum. but the.LHY is.the LPS that I.bought half a year ago. Currently I use it as expensive powersupply for my Windows pc and not for audio, because I don't like the sound.

    Secondly it is a European thing, the CE conformity is missing. Means it is not approved for safety and for that reason I even may not resell it.
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