Condolences on the loss of your great friend. I too have spoken to Jonathan over the last decade or so when I had EA and Dart. I too grew up on Long Island and we spoke of several memories. A very big loss for sure.
I have a Tambaqui fed by Antipodes K-50.
I would recommend contacting Mitch Barnett of Accurate Sound. He designed some convolution filters that are loaded into Roon Server after sweeps are performed in you room. Made a heck of a difference for me.
Hi Robert,
I was using a Small Green Computer I7 with LPS over my network with modded Buffalo switches (2) powered by Keces P3. The switches were connected via fiber to each other. I was using a Synology Nas.
I also added a Shunyata stack of Triton V3 and Typhon QRT So the noise floor dropped...
I have both I2S and aes/ebu digital cables running from Antipodes K50 to Tambaqui Dac.
The I2S is a Tubulus Concentus and the AES is a Nordost Valhalla 2. I can change inputs in a flash with the
Tambaqui software, so a good comparison can take place. As far as sound quality both are very very...
I have been using an Elrod signature gold PC for my M900u. When it was first inserted into the system, everything became bigger and more alive. Better stage and more separation. My friend was here at the time and heard the change too.
Not under 5k used, but I wonder how a Luxman M900u would pair with the Extremas?
The Extremas were part of the first high end system I ever heard. Must have been early ‘90s
at Audio Den on Long Island. I don’t remember which amps were being used but we went back and forth from tube to SS. As...