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    QSA Jitter Plugs

    I have been using some QSA fuses for some time now with great results and last week decided to install one of their jitter plugs, or more accurately, their anti jitter plugs. The range is similar to that of the fuses and I opted for the Orange model which retails for £600 here in the UK and...
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    RIP Jeff Beck

    Just announced. Jeff Beck died yesterday aged 78 from bacterial meningitis. Such a great guitarist
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    Vinyl sales roar ahead of CDs in the UK

    Early reports show vinyl sales in the UK this year beating CD sales by around £20m and continuing the trend in recent years. The Top Ten albums of this year are:- Midnights Taylor Swift Harry's House Harry Styles The Car Artic Monkeys C'mon You Know Liam Gallagher Wet Leg Wet Leg Will of...
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    Gold Note Phonostage PH1000 + Power Supply

    Earlier this year I bought a Luxman EQ500 phonostage which I upgraded with Telefunken Nos valves. Not a success. The sound quality was very good, but just not enough gain for my system. It was a choice of adding a step up transformer or trying something new and I opted for the latter. So about...
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    English and European Football unprecedented uprising against plans for a new closed European Super League

    In an extraordinary 48 hours plans for a new European Super League on the closed US model are on the brink of collapse after an extraordinary revolt at what was seen as a cynical money raising exercise. The plan was announced on Sunday. Six British Premier League clubs, Manchester City...
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    Normal service

    How good to see that normal service has resumed. Began to wonder if I had logged in to the wrong forum this morning.
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    YG Acoustics Hailey 2.2

    The October TAS has a good review of the Hailey 2.2. The reviewer's name is not familiar to me, but his own speakers are the Sonja 2.2s so he helpfully provides an informed comparison of the two speakers in the context of the $30k price difference
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    Broadband Conundrum finally solved

    For several months the inhabitants of the small Welsh village of Aberhosan lost their broadband connection at 7.00am every morning. Repeated visits to the village by engineers failed to resolve the problem despite repeated tests showing the network was working fine.Large sections of the cable...
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    RPM Mobile Phone App

    There is a new App available from Apple called RPM which is great. You put your Iphone on the centre of the turntable and it checks the speed accuracy and wow and flutter. Dead easy to use and very good. £9.99/$9.99. Makes life so much easier!
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    Etsuro Urushi Phono Cartridges

    I mentioned in my thread about a visit to Mik at Unique Audio that I had purchased an Etsuro Cobalt cartridge for my SME 20/3 and SME V tonearm and undertook to report further on the cartridge. The above replaced a Townshend Rock V, SME V and Soundsmith MMIC cartridge so a comprehensive upgrade...
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    Visit to Miks home (CY108)

    Earlier today I had the pleasure of visiting Miks home to collect a new Etsuro Urushi Cobalt UK version cartridge of which more anon, but also managed to spend about 40 mins hearing his system and expect to have a more extended listening session soon when I will have more time. Mik is the...
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    PS Audio BHK Signature 250 Power Amp/BHK Signature Preamp

    My attention has been caught by an ad for this pre/power amplifier. It has garnered a lot of very favourable reviews but I have no real knowledge or experience of it. Are there any members using this combo or have experience of it that they can share?
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    Wolfgang's Vault

    I only became aware of this service very recently while reading Ken Kessler's review of the MSB Premier/Powerbase Dac in the August issue of HFNRR and which was given an outstanding product award. WV seems to specialise in live recordings and costs $39. Has anyone had any experiince of it and...
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    YG Acoustics

    Has anybody heard the new YG Acoustics Vantage speaker yet? I read it was on show at Axpona and would welcome impressions from any members who heard it there, or obviously anywhere else.
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    Vitus030SIA to debut at Munich 2019

    Vitus Audio' replacement for the very highly regarded 025 SIA, the 030, will be on parade at the Munich Highend Show in May. Few details have emerged but somewhat more powerful than the 025 as the title suggests. Likely to be physically bigger with an upgraded preamp section and improved power...
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    Are modern pianos too powerful sounding?

    I'm prompted to ask after having heard earlier today on my FM tuner an excerpt from a new release by Ronald Brautigan of Mendelssohn's Second Piano Concerto. It has been recorded deliberately on a much earlier piano and I was impressed by the balance between the piano and the accompanying...
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    DCS Bartok DAC

    I had the pleasure earlier today of attending a DCS/dealer demo of the new Bartok Dac which is available with or without a headphone amp. The model without the headphone amp will retail for about £10k. It was partnered with the newly introduced Rossini CD/SACD Transport, AR 160 monoblock amps...
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    KirmussAudio Four record ultrasonic RCM

    I went to the festivalofsound audio show in London today not intending to buy anything or to listen to anything in particular. Just a day out. I then came across this RCM. An RCM is something I don't have and need. The more well known ultrasonic ones on the market are £2k and upwards which has...
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    Outstanding audio engineering excellence

    I was loading a disc into my Scarlatti Transport yesterday evening and as ever marvelled at the TEAC Esoteric VRDS mechanism as it slid in and out. It seems to me that it is a prime example of audio engineering excellence and it made me wonder about other examples hence this thread. Which...
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    EMI - And we think we have problems

    A report in today's Times. "A fleet of hybrid electro-diesel trains built for the east coast mainline will have to run on diesel alone on some tracks because they intefrere with the signals." Cause electro magnetic interference to the oldest part of the line. Built by Hitachi and obviously a...
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    Goodwood Revival Classic Car Event 2018

    My son and I attended this three day event last Saturday and the following photos may be of interest. The Goodwood circuit is in the grounds of the Duke of Ricmond's estate and it is the circuit where Stirling Moss had his racing career ended by a crash in 1962.Not big enough for Grand Prix...
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    Esoteric Grandioso P1/D1 SACD transport/dac

    The recently published October hi-finews and Record Review has a review of the Grandios combo by Ken Kessler. They get the mags highest rating of Editors Choice and Ken is very impressed by them. It's a good issue with a review of Kalista Dream Play ONE, the Hegel H590 amplifier and some...
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    Tweaks : A sensible investment or a waste of money?

    I am motivated to start this thread to facilitate a dedicated and an informed discussion about this aspect of our hobby as opposed to a Zu centric or other component centric exchange. A useful starting point for me is what should we regard as a tweak. I don't see cables be they interconnects...
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    Mozilla Firefox Quantum

    Got updated today to the new Firefox Quantum browser. Their claim that it is a lot faster than the previous version has been borne out by my experience to date plus some other helpful features
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    Sky Q 2TB UHD Satellite TV Box

    Earlier in the year I upgraded to a Sony 4K Smart Tv and have been very pleased with it. Sky are now broadcasting more UHD content including the upcoming Test cricket series between England and South Africa so I decided it was time to upgrade from the HD box to the UHD one. Ordered and...
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    PS Audio Direct Stream Memory Player/Direct Stream DAC

    I've been reading a lot of very good reports of this Transport/DAC . Has anybody heard it with high end kit? Particularly interested in how good it sounds with SACD and Redbook discs
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    YG Acoustics Sonja XV,, Wilson Audio Wamm Master Chronosonic, Raidho D -1.1

    Reviews of all three speakers in the March hi-fi+
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    spiritland.com High End Vinyl Bar/Restaurant London UK

    Today's Times carries a great report about this new bar/ restaurant in London. Check out the You Tube video from their site. A short distance from Kings Cross station. Haven't been yet but hope to visit in the near future. Anybody know of any similar venues elsewhere?
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    Smart TVs and security software

    Earlier today I took delivery and installed into my system (full details on my profile) a new 4K Sony smart TV which has internet access and Google pre installed. Happily all went smoothly but I then wondered how secure it would be on the internet so contacted Norton to see if I could install...
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    Tad d1000 cd/sacd/dac

    I have just become aware of this player. A Mk II is just out but the only significant info I have been able to find is a favourable review by HiFi Plus of the Mark I Has anyone heard or have this player and how does it compare with similarly priced integrateds or transport/dac combos at the...

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