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    First Watt SIT-4

    I have the J-2. It’s no SET killer, that’s for sure! I find its highs too grainy on my La Scalas, whereas my various SETs (45s, 300Bs, WE 421a) sound simply sublime. I hope the SIT-4 sounds better. Someone should compare it to a great 300B SET. The wattage looks about the same.
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    Introducing the LampizatOr Poseidon DAC

    I for one have trouble relating to a simple one-dimensional characterization of the sound of different Lampi DACs on a chart like this. For example, a DAC like the Pacific that uses DHT tubes like 300Bs or 45s is fundamentally incomparable with pentode based DACs like the Horizon. This is not to...
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    Review: Lampizator Horizon (vs Pacific 2 & Golden Atlantic TRP3)

    The Pacific with the 242s puts out a whopping voltage. Most solid state preamps die a quick death here! You need a well designed tube preamp with a very high overload margin. Unless you have of course a PAC with a volume control!
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    LampizatOr Horizon - Tube Rolling Paradise

    Like trying to find the best Merlot or Petite Syrah, there’s no end to the search for the ideal “best” tube for a Lampi DAC.
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    Spatial music: a new genre?

    Thought provoking article in TAS by composer and performer Laurie Anderson on a new genre of music enabled by technological advancements. Rather than summarizing the article, I’ll leave you to read it in its entirety. https://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/going-spatial/ I’ve felt that the...
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    Miyajima Labs 1.0 mil Infinity Mono

    One reason to use a true mono cartridge with no vertical modulation is immunity to surface noise. True mono cartridges are more impervious to surface noise than stereo cartridges. Of course, you want to stick to mono vinyl on true mono cartridges.
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    Miyajima Labs 1.0 mil Infinity Mono

    The Infinity is also a beast of a cartridge. Very large and heavy. It might not fit on all headshells. I have a spare Zero that I bought last year as a spare. I can’t remember if that was a 0.7 or 1.0 mil. Yes, you definitely don’t want to play stereo vinyl on the Miyajima mono cartridges. It...
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    Miyajima Labs 1.0 mil Infinity Mono

    I use a 0.7 mil Miyajima Zero Infinity cartridge with a wide range of mono vinyl records from reissued mono vinyl to original 40s-50s vinyl. It’s a great all rounder. Never had any issues. Mono vinyl is really head and shoulders above stereo vinyl for dynamics and tonal density. Hearing...
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    Introducing the LampizatOr Poseidon DAC

    What lies beyond the Horizon (no pun intended!)?
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    What's Spinning Tonight?

    Arvo Part is one of my favorite choral music composers. I find his music sublime and ethereal. We all must face the fact that we’re not here forever. At some point we’ll have to leave this earth. Who knows what if anything lies in the hereafter? I’d like to fantasize that I can still listen to...
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    ChatGPT and the future of the music industry

    As I indicated previously on WBF, generative AI is coming to the music industry. As someone who has worked in AI for 40 years, the change that is coming will be so transformative that it will change every aspect of the music industry, from creation to consumption to technology. Be forewarned if...
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    Graham Audio LS8/1 Signature Edition & a New System

    Great write up! I’ve listened to BBC designs since the mid 80s when as a grad student I bought a pair of Spendor SP1s. I now own the SP 1/2e and the Harbeth Monitor 40.1s. But my first love has and always will be with Quads (I own three pairs, the 57s, the 2805s and the 2905s). I find the...
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    Legendary Supex 900 Super: Koetsu before Koetsu

    Keep in mind you can connect both balanced and single ended on each input and switch between them on the Makua preamp. It’s a matrix structure. Any input can be made into phono, except I think input 6 that is dedicated to Roon.
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    How Good a CD Transport is Required to Sound Better than Streaming?

    I have done this experiment many times, mostly using a CEC TL0 belt-driven transport. In my almost 40 years of using CD transports, this is by far the best one I have used. I think it’s the combination of the use of belt drive, which minimizes vibration, the suspended three-point chassis, the...
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    What's Spinning Tonight?

    30 odd years ago, I visited Venezuela to give a series of lectures in Caracas at one of their top universities. This was long before the current crises and in a happier time for the country. I picked up this wonderful album, full of catchy folk tunes. Marvelous music. It has a song called...
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