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  1. Rumpole

    New Dedicated Listening Room

    Do the guests get to butcher the chickens? I think it's good for us to kill and butcher the animals that we eat - it helps us appreciate our connection to nature and the actual impacts on the animals of our dietary choices. You'll probably get more people skipping the chicken dinner and...
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    Any cyclists here?

    I highly recommend getting a professional bike fit - I put it off for years because I didn't think it would be worth the cost, and that I could make my own adjustments. I was wrong. I had a bike fit with Chris Soden at IOG Bike Fit and Consulting and I was amazed at how many problems he found...
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    Grimm Audio MU2 "Major Dac"

    Currently Roon is required, but they are developing their own software. I have not seen any estimates of when it will be available.
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    Playback Designs MPD-8

    It has been a rough ride with the MPS-X. I did read the manual carefully but I have had a couple of problems that might have been prevented with better instructions in the manual. So no, I am not mad at myself because I did carefully follow all of the instructions in the manual. I'm also...
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    Playback Designs MPD-8

    Thanks - I might have pressed it in too hard the first time I connected it. I can't remove the broken tip now, so I'm using the AES input. I'll probably need to ship it back to PBD to get the tip removed.
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    Pure Audio Project upgrades and tweaks

    Is that the Fidelium wires? They are $1850 now.
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    PS Audio Regenerator versus Balanced Power/Isolation Transformer for Phono Stage?

    Hi Tony - Thanks, and the Whisker/Ting report also says that the "Acceptable Range: 108 to 132 Volts", although maybe this is not ideal for audio? I have solar panels and suspect that they might be causing the high voltage in the daytime.
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    PS Audio Regenerator versus Balanced Power/Isolation Transformer for Phono Stage?

    Here is a review of the Quiescent T500VA. I think I have pretty good power from my utility, but I'm wondering about adding a power conditioner or regenerator. The PS Audio regenerators do have great reviews - I was thinking about trying the PS Audio P12 that is on sale this month. I also...
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    Can digital get to vinyl sound and at what price?

    To be fair, this is a problem with real scientists, too. We tend to get caught up in our assumption that the standard model represents reality and we sometimes dismiss or are not able even to register information that conflicts with our models. It's a difficult challenge to balance...
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    Most beautiful amp and or preamp

    Here is another Supratek - a Merlot monoblock.
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    Are Ethernet tweaks/gimmicks turning out to be like the same in the USB space?

    How can a ethernet cable that is disconnected from the DAC, but still connected to the router, affect the signal? Do you need to disconnect all of the ethernet cables that are connected to your router?
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    modern piano artists on Qobuz

    Qobuz has transformed my listening experience - I've found some excellent modern piano artists (I'm not posting youtube links because the ones I tried don't do them justice) RIOPY, solo piano and piano with string ensembles Olga Scheps, solo piano and piano with vocals Nils Frahm, solo piano...
  13. Rumpole

    Ron’s New System

    Maybe... but I doubt it. A certain Warren Zevon quote comes to mind. :)
  14. Rumpole

    What SONG are you listening to right now?

    Aldous Harding "The Barrel" on KEXP
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    DarTZeel and Mcintosh - help in picking amp

    @Mike Lavigne - You convinced me - I'm waiting on the delivery of a used darTZeel NHB-18NS preamp (original model) and NHB 108 Model 2. I will initially be using Audience AU24 BNC interconnects and stock power cables. I don't have a turntable - is there a large enough difference in the...
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    Good mid-price audiophile switches

    @Superdad Any estimates yet of when the EtherREGEN Gen2 will be available? And are you expecting improvements in the noise reduction with Gen2?
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    Which BNC 50-ohm cable for NHB-108 and NHB-18NS interconnection

    From the website - is this the correct cable?
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    Three no trumps when vulnerable

    I came for the bridge bid and stayed for the fireplace mantel. :) I'd love to play a few rubbers of bridge in this room!
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    My Personal Experience With Detailed Speaker Setup - I'm Finally There

    I think it is plausible that if the speakers are not positioned and aligned correctly, you might get interference patterns in the sound waves, and that you *might* be able to hear this in other rooms. I'm not certain that this is true, but it seems like it could be. I'm not convinced that...
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    Please recommend some Monoblock Amps

    Many of the recommendations above might have more power than needed for the PAP Trio w/Coax. The Pass XA-25 is a great option and is often used by PAP at shows (they often use the Pass INT-25 which is the XA-25 with a simple preamp included).
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    The [coffee snobs'] espresso thread

    I've been roasting my own small batches for 40 years - I got started when I was in the Congo roasting beans in a pot over a fire. I love the ritual of it, fine tuning the roast, and always having a fresh roast. I get my green beans from SweetMarias.com - they travel around the world to find...
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    Balanced Audio Technology Rex II Amplifier

    Very old thread, I know, but I'm curious if you ever did this comparison, or if others have an opinion on the BAT Rex II or III? It's difficult to find reviews of these. I've always been interested in 6C33C amps. I briefly had a pair of Supratek monoblock amps that used 6C33C tubes, and they...
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    What are the advantages/disadvantages of different amp topologies?

    Thanks, Ralph - I really appreciate you sharing your experience and knowledge. Nelson Pass talks about distortion at about 11 minutes into in the interview link below - would you agree about a more pleasing sound with greater 2nd than 3rd order distortion, and also with his finding about...
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    What are the advantages/disadvantages of different amp topologies?

    I know you have written about this elsewhere, but maybe this would be a good place to describe in more detail your Class D versus you OTL amps? Your web page has nice description of the benefits of OTL but not a lot of detail of your Class D vs OTL I'm also interested in how you would compare...
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    Can digital get to vinyl sound and at what price?

    I'm running the tests on a Linux workstation connected by ethernet cable to a MikroTik hAP ac3 router, and I also have my streamer connected by ethernet cable to the MikroTik hAP ac3. My rural location has very limited celluar and broadband access. I get internet from a local company that...
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    Qobuz questions

    In my experience the Qobuz selection of similar material is very poor. I had a youtube music subscription that was much better at this. I wish Qobuz would include a "dislike" option so that I could stop them from recommending certain tracks and types of music.
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    Can digital get to vinyl sound and at what price?

    I used both test sites - I'm getting packet loss of between 1 to 4% after running three tests. Should I be concerned about the lost packets for streaming audio quality? They report the results as "Good" for streaming video. Edit: tested again around 7 pm local time, and I'm getting 10 to...
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    Can digital get to vinyl sound and at what price?

    When I'm streaming the full album/CD from Qobuz, it seems like the tracks should be the same digital files as on the original CD, but perhaps not.
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    Can digital get to vinyl sound and at what price?

    Here is a more recent video from Hans B. He suggest that the problem is not errors in the digital signal, but rather contamination in the analog signal that carries the digital signal.
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    Can digital get to vinyl sound and at what price?

    Hans B. has a video on why network switches matter - I copied an image below in which he argues that it is more complex than just transmitting ones and zeros. The waveform is not a perfect square wave, and when you include jitter and electronic noise, it is possible to misread the ones and...

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