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  1. LeBlanc

    Anyone try Isoacoustics Gaia’s and Townshend Seismic Podiums?

    Seems like another contender has arrived: https://stackaudio.co.uk/auvaisolator/ Paul Rigby prefers these over his Townshend Podiums: https://theaudiophileman.com/auva-isolator-feet-from-stack/ Hans Beekhuyzen prefers them over his Gaia IIs:
  2. LeBlanc

    Is iPad/Laptop as Streamer Good Enough?

    A similar alternative: an iMac as hifi server / streamer: https://darko.audio/2023/04/how-to-stream-music-at-home-but-without-wi-fi/
  3. LeBlanc

    Anyone try Isoacoustics Gaia’s and Townshend Seismic Podiums?

    Have there been any direct comparisons between the Seismic Podiums and the Arya Revopods yet? The Revopods are much less visually obtrusive and as such would have my initial preference. The Positive Feedback review of the Revopods didn’t like them on speakers however...
  4. LeBlanc

    AppleTV X - I am playing with something new

    Maybe I’m old school, but I would expect a review to include at least some description of the personal experience from the reviewer with the product. I couldn’t find this in the article. The author of the article himself has also categorized this in the news section of his website instead of the...
  5. LeBlanc

    AppleTV X - I am playing with something new

    Have you read it?
  6. LeBlanc

    AppleTV X - I am playing with something new

    Is it a review though?
  7. LeBlanc

    Plixir Statement LPS : I bought this flagship grade LPS just now.

    Price now adjusted to $ 1,850-2,000 ex sales tax: https://www.plixirpower.com/products/statement-bdc
  8. LeBlanc

    Dutch & Dutch 8c Speakers

    Thanks, my previous comment referred to an alternative with room correction and streaming built in. If I’m not mistaking, the Genelecs don’t have streaming and volume control built in, so you would need to add something like a Lumin. And GLM for room correction of course.
  9. LeBlanc

    Dutch & Dutch 8c Speakers

    @rubinken you might also want to look into the new Dynaudio Focus series. These are wireless, come with Dirac included and have a more traditional look than the Kef LS60.
  10. LeBlanc

    Dutch & Dutch 8c Speakers

    Thanks for this wealth of information! Have been looking into these speakers myself as possible successors of my Harbeths. Two questions following your last post: - the D&D website mentions a bitrate of 24/192 for both the digital input and the streaming input instead of 24/48, perhaps you have...
  11. LeBlanc

    Antipodes CX+EX

    @richard_crl032 it seems the PDF on the stereonet forum can’t be opened unless you are a forum member there. Would it be possible for you to share the file on this forum?
  12. LeBlanc

    Furutech Flux 50 NCF

    I have two of them. Have been using them on my digital components (DAC and streamer) for a while. Recently put one of them on my Furutech TP609 NCF power distributor as a test and this made a huge change. So my guess is the SQ of analogue components is also affected by the Flux.
  13. LeBlanc

    Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

    Next project a Taiko DAC to fully control digital including it’s conversion to analog?
  14. LeBlanc

    Isolation power transformer

    Manufacturers seem to disagree on this. Others such as PliXiR and Mudra Akustik claim it’s better to isolate components separately by their own IT. Audioplan from Germany also takes this approach with the addition that all separate ITs should be connected to the same power strip. I‘m not a...
  15. LeBlanc

    LFD Cables (phono and I.C.) from the UK, cables as components

    FWIW the brand LFD is most known for its amplifiers. Various models of their integrated amps have been part of the Stereophile Recommended Component list for quite some time. The owner stays away from PR and advertising as the demand for the products tends to be greater than supply. The brand...
  16. LeBlanc

    Super3 - a supercapacitor LPS, by Farad Power Supplies

    I use the Farad with an EtherRegen. Gave a nice uptick in SQ compared to the standard PSU in my case. First used the standard DC cable with the Farad, later upgraded to Audio Sensibility Signature Silver DC cable. This gave an additional step up. It still amazes me how much impact the network...
  17. LeBlanc

    Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

    He was not using it as a router but as a switch.
  18. LeBlanc

    Roon and the Roon Nucleus+

    If I understand your system topology correctly, your Nucleus is connected directly to your DAC with USB. Note this is not the intended use case for the Nucleus.
  19. LeBlanc

    Metrum acoustics gone under ?

    Metrum blames Cees: https://metrumacoustics.com/
  20. LeBlanc

    Lindemann Limetree Bridge

    Only Roon Core can be used as a stand alone device. Roon Ready and Roon Endpoint are similar and require a server running Roon Core elsewhere in the network. This server can be any PC, NAS or laptop meeting the Roon hardware requirements, a generic NUC, a Roon Nucleus or a dedicated high end...
  21. LeBlanc

    Lindemann Limetree Bridge

    The Limetree can be used as a Roon endpoint.
  22. LeBlanc

    Network Improvements and their Impact on Sound Quality

    See post #163 in this thread.
  23. LeBlanc

    What is it with the Dutch and high end servers?

    Often there is a connection with Philips R&D.
  24. LeBlanc

    Network Improvements and their Impact on Sound Quality

    Are you using the Edge Router X as a router or as an additional switch? And have you tried an LPS on your Verizon router before installing the Edge Router X?
  25. LeBlanc

    Metrum acoustics gone under ?

    Sonnet will also take over support for Metrum products. Note Cees was not involved in the bankruptcy as he had already left Metrum to start with his new businesses Sonnet and Acelec.
  26. LeBlanc

    Metrum acoustics gone under ?

    According to other Dutch sources they are indeed bankrupt.
  27. LeBlanc

    A new star in 2019 : Innuos Statement Server

    Review that compares Statement to Zenith + Phoenix: https://parttimeaudiophile.com/2020/04/26/innuos-statement-music-server-review/
  28. LeBlanc

    Cardas Clear

    Cardas informed me the rev1 speaker cables have slightly more copper strands, resulting in better lows and better dynamic range than the original Clear.
  29. LeBlanc

    Optimising dedicated Hi-Fi mains supply

    What is your source for these prices? This link mentions a price of GBP 25,000 for the BPS: http://www.theaudiobeat.com/visits/living_voice_vox.htm
  30. LeBlanc

    Cardas Clear

    I’ve been looking for Cardas clear speaker cables and it appears these also have a rev1 version, just as the interconnects. Any first hand experience of the original vs the rev1 Clear speaker cables?

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