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    Stenheim Reference Ultime Two - The Delivery of My Endgame Loudspeakers

    Two months ago, I reported about the home demo of two high end loudspeakers which lead me selecting the Stenheim Reference Ultime Two as my endgame speakers...
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    Looking For My End Game Loudspeakers - Stenheim Reference Ultime Two vs. AudioNec EVO3 Signature

    In my system's thread, I hinted that I have been looking at acquiring my end game loudspeakers.https://www.whatsbestforum.com/threads/my-little-barn.26426/page-7 I started my quest about two years ago. After many listening sessions at different places and hifi shows, I shortlisted two pairs of...
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    Incoming CSPort TAT1 M2 Turntable with Two Tonearms and The Phasemation EA-2000 Phono Stage

    After more than 10 years of heavy rotation in my main system, the Brinkmann Balance turntable is gone. I am currently using the Thorens TD 124/II which normally resides in my office system. As mentioned in the thread relating to my visit at Ana Mighty Sound (AMS)...
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    Retipping Services and Installing a Diamond Cantilever

    Since many years, I have had Transfiguration Proteus cartridges in my main analog set up (Brinkmann Balance turntable and SAT tonearm). I also have a Lyra Etna and a Phasemation PP200 mounted on two other turntables. When my first Transfiguration Proteus had to be retipped, Immutable Music...
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    Playing with some great toys - Comparing 5 phono stages in my home system

    François Saint-Gérand is the manager of Ana Mighty Sound, a niche analogue specialist B&M and online shop based in Paris. We are very close friends. He recently asked whether I would be interested in comparing my Allnic H3000V phono stages against 4 of his top of the line ones : the Phasemation...
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    A Home Trial of The NHB 468

    A few weeks ago, Ana Mighty Sound who is a darTZeel agent, organised an event with Hervé Delétraz. Sadly, I could not travel to Paris, and I missed the chance to meet Hervé. François, the owner of Ana Mighty Sound, is a close friend. He had to come to my place to set up a new tonearm and do...
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    Analogue Heaven in Paris - My Visit to Ana Mighty Sound

    François, the owner of Ana Mighty Sound, is a close friend. Due to the pandemic, I was unable to cross the border to pay him a visit we both had been expecting for a very long time. Having been fully vaccinated over the summer, it was about time to go to Paris. Ana Mighty Sound’ showroom is...
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    Thrax Libra - A Statement Preamplifier and A Game Changer

    Yesterday, I had the visit of François from Ana Mighty Sound who came along with Rumen Artarski, the founder of Thrax Audio. The purpose of their visit was to present me the new flagship preamplifier from Thrax. Libra employs two 300B tubes per channel in true dual mono differential pure...
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    My Journey With SUTs

    Mark Lavigne has recently shared his experience with SUTs. I just went through a similar process over the last months. Until recently, my only experience with SUTs was that my Allnic phono stage H3000V has a built in variable SUT. I have been very happy with the Allnic. When I acquired the SAT...
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    My top 40 analogue recordings of baroque solo, chamber and orchestral works played on period instruments

    Some members on this board, Flyer and Bonzo among others, know that I have a keen interest in early/baroque music played on period instruments and more specifically solo, chamber and small orchestral works. I’ve compiled a my top 40 picks (organ and vocal music excluded) and will start my top...
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    Stacore Footers - A Positive Experience

    A few weeks after I got my Stacore audio Rack https://www.whatsbestforum.com/threads/testing-and-embracing-stacore.24099/page-11, Jarek informed me that Stacore was developing new footers aiming at improving the coupling between the audio components and the platforms especially for components...
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    My Little Barn

    I realized that since I joined WBF some years ago, I actually never presented my system. The listening room is the main living room. It is a small converted barn in a tiny farmhouse from the late 19th century. With their hand made bricks, the walls are uneven surfaces acting like giant...
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    Tad d600

    The Esoteric mechanics of my previous player having failed for the second time in less than two years, I decided to call for a time off and switch to the second best musical integrated CD/SACD player I ever listened to: the TAD D600, built like a tank and highly musical. More to come in the...
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    Review Brinkmann Balance

    Review: Brinkmann Balance Review of the Brinkmann Balance Turntable Prior starting the review, a word of introduction about myself. I am a quite conservative ‘no non sense’ audiophile. I am a ‘plug and forget it’ kind of guy and constant tweaking is not for me. I also tend to keep each...

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