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  1. cjfrbw

    First Watt SIT-4

    Double post because new product: Nelson Pass is releasing another First Watt single ended SIT, the SIT-4, made with Tokin SIT rather than his previous radar SIT. Amp is spec'd at 10 watts per channel, but the Tokin device has potential anode dissipation of hundreds of watts (radar SIT had...
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    SFAF Presents an Afternoon with Gordon Burwell. Burwell & Sons Altec Tribute Horn Speakers.

    Got to hear the Burwell & Son horn speakers called “Hot Cotati”, three ways with subwooferX2 enhancements at the home (and factory) of the Burwell clan. This was a programmed event by the SFAF(San Francisco Audio Foundation) formerly SFAS (San Francisco Audiophile Society) with a group of...
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    LOL! Another Pointless Conjurer of Comparisons on You Tube, for You Tube Audiophile Diviners: D'Agostino vs. Gryphon

    I thought D'Agostino had greater attack, the Gryphon was more natural and dimensional. What do our local Diviners of You Tube think?
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    Incredible Shrinking California Audio Show 2019

    Went to the Incredible Shrinking California Audio Show 2019 yesterday. Getting smaller, but still, some delectable items on the sonic menu. No pix from me, everybody can get those with commentary at Jack Robert’s site Audio Beatnik...
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    Stereophile Binaural Recordings of Systems/Shows

    https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=stereophile+binaural Maybe somebody has already commented on these. They use special Sennheiser headsets or microphones to record the demos while listening and play them back on You Tube. It's an interesting approach. Can anybody with high...
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    My Humble CAS 2017 Experience

    Managed to get to CAS 2017 yesterday Friday. I really like this show. It is LOCAL, I managed to get there about 9:40AM and stayed to about 3PM and left before traffic got horrible. The show is “bite size” and intimate. The heavy, swinging testicles of Wilson, Magico, YG Acoustics, Ypsilon...
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    Nelson Pass First Watt M2 FS

    25W class A @ 8 ohms, 40W class A @ 4 ohms. Zero Feedback design, single pair of MOSFET per channel, JFET buffer input for high impedance with transformer coupled voltage amplifier input. The unit has some juice. As a class A push-pull unit (rather than single ended), it likely leaves class...
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    Bargain VFET Amp 20 watts Class A @8ohms 40 watts class A@4 ohms Nelson Pass design.

    I bought one of these. They come as 230V, but a 40 dollar voltage scaling transformer on ebay can be used to adapt them to 120V use. They can also be rewired internally for 120V use, but I didn't want to bother and the step down transformer also acts as an isolation transformer for the unit...
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    Four triode amplifiers for sale, personal inventory clearance 300b, wavac etc.

    I am selling the following units and am presenting them here in case any members would be interested. Please send me a private mail, and I can send pictures of the units. WAVAC 811a 15 watt DHT amplifier. Blond fascia, rare 1 volt sensitivity input model (most are 2v sensitivity). This unit...
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    Who is going to be the first to buy this system in stereo for home use?

    The sound system 'so powerful it can KILL humans' http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2549517/Sound-powerful-KILL-humans-Enormous-horn-helping-space-scientists-develop-super-strong-satellites.html
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    CJFRBW's YouTube video of system

    I got a Sony Action Cam HDR AS15 to use on my Standup Paddle Board in Santa Cruz, to help me check out my rowing style and foot positions in the waves. Took this test shot of my system in action as well when testing the little camera. It has surprisingly robust sound recording for tiny camera...
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    Pioneers In The Industry-Who Has Made A Difference

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    Yeah, but it doesn't have any hiss!

    Don't know if it has been posted yet, another Bob Weir interview.
  14. cjfrbw

    Granite Isolator Review

    http://www.graniteisolator.com/ Granite Isolator I knew for some time as a matter of resonance hygiene that I needed some further treatment to isolate my SME 30 turntable. My sound has been generally excellent, and through laziness I just never attacked the project except to look at options...
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    Nice LP Haul Goodwill Santa Cruz

    Two ECM Steve Tibbets, one ECM Pat Mitheny, Two Boomtown Rats, all mint, $6.25 total.
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    Police Cars

    http://autos.yahoo.com/blogs/motoramic/dubai-police-drive-700-hp-lamborghini-aventador-because-193615085.html http://jalopnik.com/5068397/italian-state-police-get-gadget+filled-lamborghini-gallardo-police-car Do those things even have a back seat for the perps? What about police dogs...
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    How Much Stuff Have You Destroyed in Your Audiophile Career?

    I was just curious about this as I have destroyed another amplifier project. I estimate that over the years I have destroyed or blown at least 6-7000 dollars in messed up components, tubes, cartridges, speakers, through clumsiness, dip-shittedness etc. etc. How much stuff have you destroyed...
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    Recommendations for Yoga beginners on DVD?

    Preferably something that won't cause permanent damage to the 60 plus beginner? I have been stand up paddle boarding in Santa Cruz, and have noticed my proprioceptive maps and balance could use some expanding, yoga is recommended. What have members used for beginning to intermediate yoga media?
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    StarZ "Boss" with Kelsey Grammer

    This is a fantastic series, one of those dark passage cynical exposes about the meaning, acquisition and practice of politics and power in (where else) Chicago. Kelsey Grammer gives an emmy, if not oscar worthy, performance as the basilisk-like mayor of Chicago, a crusty survival reptile who...
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    Pink Floyd DSOTM Harvest USA first pressing, mint

    Got one of these today with some other as yet un-pedigreed Pink Floyds, Jethro Tulls, Ten Years after. The guy at Goodwill was just putting them out and told me there were several classic rock albums. The were all mint visually, never thought I would find a visually perfect, un-trashed DSOTM...
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    Bet you feel like a geezer, now!

    http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2018926566_whippedcreamlady16m.html
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    Remember those "poor farmers" the gov was persecuting because of their cash deposits?

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19112837
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    When is enough, enough, or how to get on the bandwagon

    A lesson in civil discussion:
  24. cjfrbw

    VFET Redux, phono musings

    Recently acquired a Sony TA 4650 VFET integrated to use as a phono stage in my vintage Santa Cruz system. Also acquired a Yamaaha C70 preamp to try, both cost a total with shipping about 400 for both units. I used a Sony TA 5650 VFET in my main system for about ten years from about 1978 to...
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    "Alan Parsons Rips Audiophiles"??

    http://www.cepro.com/article/beatles_pink_floyd_engineer_alan_parsons_rips_audiophiles/D1/
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    Old Men's Radio

    check it out on itunes, 70's retro, all vinyl, eine deutsche DJ, the vinyl charm somehow comes through a bit.
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    Adventures of TinTin 3D

    Was able to break away and see this one at Regal Cinema Dublin. Directed by Steven Spielberg, villain's voice by Daniel Craig. I have never liked the Dreamworks animations as much as the Pixars, but with this one, it seems to be catch up time. I really enjoyed this movie, and the 3D was...
  28. cjfrbw

    Headphone Meet Feb 11 2012 San Francisco Bay Area

    Looks like head fiers are getting together: http://www.head-fi.org/t/562773/bay-area-meet-california-february-11th-2012-interest-thread I will probably attend, may take my Manley 300b preamp which can serve as both a regular headphone amp and a STax amp with a Stax transformer adapter/ SR...
  29. cjfrbw

    To dick or not to dick, that is the question.

    http://www.notquitewrong.com/rosscottinc/2011/08/03/so-youre-mad-about-something-on-the-internet/?source=patrick.net
  30. cjfrbw

    Maybe the kids are all right...

    Played some 128KBS MP3/AAC from my Mac Mini analog headphone outputs to my main system. Mac Mini analog output TO: Allnic L 5000 DHT preamp: OUT TO main system. It sounded really good. Bill Laswell "Shinotech Iridescence" and "Tumo" recorded from iTunes internet radio. Am I going crazy?

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