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    40+ watts SET

    I tried a set of Lampizator 211 amps (their 1st iteration) on my TAD CR-1's for shits and giggles, and it was an atrocious match. The impedance differences in the speakers translated directly into poor bass and a bright balance that I cannot imagine anyone liking. I had the 211's to use with...
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    KeithR's "Dream Speaker" Search

    It's show conditions, for sure. I know I was struck by their tone and texture on the last day of Munich 2023. Some of the best bass I've ever heard, and the whole presentation got me thinking these could be the ones (certainly on The List).
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    KeithR's "Dream Speaker" Search

    Oh, I listened all three days, and can attest to the improvements you note. I went there several times each day, as this is a speaker of great interest to me. Friday was certainly the worst in this regard, but I felt I had to give it allowance for bass lumpiness and smear due to that room...
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    KeithR's "Dream Speaker" Search

    Would have been my favorite room of the show if they could have sorted the bass better, but that 30' cube of a room is impossible. The air, speed and harmonic revelation up above the bass has me definitely wanting to hear these in a well-sorted set up.
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    Introducing Olympus & Olympus I/O - A new perspective on modern music playback

    Very informative, and thank you for the comparison files to download. I'm very curious to try the same comparison in my own system, but I'm feeling dense: how best to run these via the Extreme to test SQ differences? How do you store them with differentiation and play them so you know what it...
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    Introducing Olympus & Olympus I/O - A new perspective on modern music playback

    Well, will wonders never cease? The Roon goons had scolded us all for years about how folder view was a silly thing, too limiting to even bother with. That lacking was my biggest functional complaint about their UI. That's really good news!
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    Introducing Olympus & Olympus I/O - A new perspective on modern music playback

    Yeah, significantly better SQ than we currently enjoy (300%! :p ) and Roon as the interface sounds like "end game" to me. Every time I use the Roon interface I am so much happier, but XDMS does rule on SQ, so......
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    Introducing Olympus & Olympus I/O - A new perspective on modern music playback

    Well, there you go - - thanks, Steve! Looks like a 20 foot run of 15 AWG Mundorf for a DC cable will only lose 0.25 Volts. Might be OK.
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    Introducing Olympus & Olympus I/O - A new perspective on modern music playback

    Got that, but I am contemplating making my NAS more remote, and it would cool if I could still use the DCD to power it. Just wondering how long would be considered too long - - "edge of failure" analysis, call it.
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    Introducing Olympus & Olympus I/O - A new perspective on modern music playback

    So, how long of a DC cable run is advisable from the DCD to a NAS?
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    The new Bending Wave Gobel Divin Noblesse Reference System

    A very fine effort, Elliot! Best of show, IME. I've got to get down to Florida to hear the real deal and see if it floats my boat fully.
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    Why Synergy horns?

    Yeah, fun in an "itchy" sort of way! :p
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    AXPONA 2024 Ron Reporting

    I had the same reaction: best Avantgarde showing in my experience, as well.
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    Why Synergy horns?

    Wrapping the rockwool with virtually any cloth will keep the material from shedding particles. I used a coarse burlap for my 2' x 4' x 4" panels to good effect. There are acoustically transparent options out there, but I was looking for the bass absorption capability primarily, to tame a small...
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    Introducing Olympus & Olympus I/O - A new perspective on modern music playback

    I'm hoping to get clarity on one concern: using the new Olympus + I/O with XDMI feeding a Lampi Horizon, will one still be able to use a USB connection out for other DAC's (or with the Horizon, if only for shits and giggles comparisons)?
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