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  1. Geardaddy

    Ongaku - Is it worth the money!!

    The Malta was one of Fred Crane‘s many fever dreams. It hasn’t seen the light of day. I’ve seen mockups, and it’s clearly something that could conceivably be a custom installation type of affair but there are none in the wild. I am by the way a Vista owner. Those speakers are far too large IMO...
  2. Geardaddy

    Do we need another high-end turntable? The Ars Machine M1

    A subconscious homage to the Basis transcendence perchance? Transcendent sound without the transcendence price? There’s always room for better engineering.
  3. Geardaddy

    Phison PD2 and matching amplifier

    SOTA engineering out of Denmark by a guru who does a lot of OEM work for other companies. Optimized for DSD like the NADAC. Fabulous fit and finish and modular and thus upgradable ad finitum. I am also selling the matching amp and I recommend using them as a pair. See my formal ad here...
  4. Geardaddy

    Speaker Challenge . . .

    Very interesting. I have never even heard of those.....
  5. Geardaddy

    The Incredible Importance of Fine tuning (to me)

    Finetuning is everything. People get sucked into the Brownian motion of equipment whoredom and never arrive because they shirk that fundamental responsibility. I certainly have.
  6. Geardaddy

    Speaker Challenge . . .

    What Frantz says is essentially correct. They were in a CNO 7 figure system. Worth a listen. I don't know where you could hear them. Jeff at High Water Sound in NYC is one dealer who carries Cessaro.
  7. Geardaddy

    Speaker Challenge . . .

    Ron, I am not sure where you are on your speaker quest, but a friend heard these in Hong Kong at the AE show and was amazed: http://www.monoandstereo.com/2016/06/cessaro-qian-long-ultimate-field-coil.html
  8. Geardaddy

    I'm Not Gonna Tell How Great My MicroRendu plus Sonore Signature Power Supply Sounds!

    What say ye of the Microrendu from a design standpoint?
  9. Geardaddy

    I'm Not Gonna Tell How Great My MicroRendu plus Sonore Signature Power Supply Sounds!

    Say what? Did you just stumble out of the opium den? :p I make no claims regarding science. I am breathlessly awaiting science to unfold. Again, this is dust from surrogates. We need to wait on the companies to speak (or not).
  10. Geardaddy

    I'm Not Gonna Tell How Great My MicroRendu plus Sonore Signature Power Supply Sounds!

    What relevance does that line of questioning have? He conducted a crude experiment. He generated some questionable results and dubious semantics. So what. Forget about Amir. How would you frame the question? What would you measure and why? What do you look for in a transport?
  11. Geardaddy

    I'm Not Gonna Tell How Great My MicroRendu plus Sonore Signature Power Supply Sounds!

    Opus, you are an amusing fellow. You like to dissect people's blabbering with pointed, Zen master type questioning. Unfortunately, language is failing my sentiments in this discussion....just schizophrenic snippets....
  12. Geardaddy

    I'm Not Gonna Tell How Great My MicroRendu plus Sonore Signature Power Supply Sounds!

    NO, NO. Intuitively, I have always thought the transport was as or more important to the equation. Thus my interest.....;) A stock laptop or computer has always sounded wretched to my "ear"
  13. Geardaddy

    I'm Not Gonna Tell How Great My MicroRendu plus Sonore Signature Power Supply Sounds!

    The MicroRendu is an amalgam of technologies and you have to SYNTHESIZE their collective claims which can be easily done by reading through their respective literature. Here is Uptone (http://uptoneaudio.com/products/usb-regen): Many of these "arguments" get lost in semantics and the...
  14. Geardaddy

    I'm Not Gonna Tell How Great My MicroRendu plus Sonore Signature Power Supply Sounds!

    There is no logical fallacy here and nothing to see or really think through. Its an academic exercise and one party is mute. That is fine and that is one form of an answer, but why waste the time delineating your measurement equipment alluding to future developments, measurement schemes, etc...
  15. Geardaddy

    I'm Not Gonna Tell How Great My MicroRendu plus Sonore Signature Power Supply Sounds!

    "Tool" is US collegiate slang for engineer. I have seen "back leakage" bandied about in regards to SMPS switching frequency noise that leaches back onto the mains due to a cheapo supply with an unfiltered output. The Blizzinator told me his Japanese supplies and better designs are relatively...
  16. Geardaddy

    I'm Not Gonna Tell How Great My MicroRendu plus Sonore Signature Power Supply Sounds!

    http://www.microrendu.sonore.us This point has been splashed around in multiple forums including Computeraudiophile, etc, etc.
  17. Geardaddy

    I'm Not Gonna Tell How Great My MicroRendu plus Sonore Signature Power Supply Sounds!

    Not really. Altered performance due to back leakage from a SMPS that otherwise "appears" to be low noise in alternative settings (according to the manufacturer) is odd particularly when they are recommended to be used together. All this aside, it would be interesting (and even...
  18. Geardaddy

    I'm Not Gonna Tell How Great My MicroRendu plus Sonore Signature Power Supply Sounds!

    While I enjoy philosophy (it fills 99.8% of forum pages and what audiophile doesn't like the sound of his own voice....), it is not really apropos in this situation. Engineer/manufacturer claims his gizmo "lowers the noise floor." Measurements are made by another engineer (former midlevel...
  19. Geardaddy

    I'm Not Gonna Tell How Great My MicroRendu plus Sonore Signature Power Supply Sounds!

    Regardless of what you think about Amir, the lack of a technical counterpoint looks weak. That being said, if Steve and others are happy, so be it.
  20. Geardaddy

    I'm Not Gonna Tell How Great My MicroRendu plus Sonore Signature Power Supply Sounds!

    But alas is there any published body of work behind the Rendu's development?
  21. Geardaddy

    I'm Not Gonna Tell How Great My MicroRendu plus Sonore Signature Power Supply Sounds!

    Cyber Sharia
  22. Geardaddy

    I'm Not Gonna Tell How Great My MicroRendu plus Sonore Signature Power Supply Sounds!

    I thought you'd already been banned?
  23. Geardaddy

    I'm Not Gonna Tell How Great My MicroRendu plus Sonore Signature Power Supply Sounds!

    I am getting one soon.
  24. Geardaddy

    I'm Not Gonna Tell How Great My MicroRendu plus Sonore Signature Power Supply Sounds!

    Outstanding.....what will the men of science say now? I will repost the link on ASR....
  25. Geardaddy

    I'm Not Gonna Tell How Great My MicroRendu plus Sonore Signature Power Supply Sounds!

    I jest. I think Mike's doodad will be fine. I have been farting around with vintage equipment due to my system being in flux and have been getting very good sound. It feels illegal.
  26. Geardaddy

    I'm Not Gonna Tell How Great My MicroRendu plus Sonore Signature Power Supply Sounds!

    Gucci relative to all the chinese sardine cans you see most server/computers in. My next server will be a liquid cooled MacPro with floating internal isolation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THjPHeNZP-U
  27. Geardaddy

    I'm Not Gonna Tell How Great My MicroRendu plus Sonore Signature Power Supply Sounds!

    your buddy Amir and John Westlake (of Audiolab, Pink Triangle fame) according to Elberoth. For the record, I know that Swenson, Jesus inc are fine people and create fine products. I am honestly waiting for the technical counterpoints from John in particular (more for emotional satisfaction...
  28. Geardaddy

    I'm Not Gonna Tell How Great My MicroRendu plus Sonore Signature Power Supply Sounds!

    Evidence of actual optimization of the microRendu is absent. Swenson Inc have not provided measurements despite direct challenges to do so by Amir on ASR (which I copied to CA). Mike plans to measure his device. Should be interesting.
  29. Geardaddy

    I'm Not Gonna Tell How Great My MicroRendu plus Sonore Signature Power Supply Sounds!

    you need new glasses Norman. machined aluminum plate and aluminum extrusions from Japan. Does not look like your typical chinese sardine can to me. I will have it soon so I can report back with more then. This unit is 1250. His actual server will be around 2.5k. This unit can function as a...
  30. Geardaddy

    What determines "believability of the reproduction illusion"

    Now that is kool!

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