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  1. shakti

    Big fun with : YUKI AP-01 Turntable, TechDAS TDC-01 Cart and Allnic H-8000 DHT Phonostage

    After some happy month with TechDAS AF3P, various Arms and Carts plus the Phasemation EA-2000 I was interested, if I am now biased to this gear, or if I would be open to enjoy a complete different set up in similar price range, just to open up the mind again. Inspired from the Esoteric T-1...
  2. shakti

    New Arrival.... Phasemation PP-5000 MC Reference Cartridge

    During the last weeks I spent hours comparing 2 new tonearms to my set up, the - Kuzma Safir 9 and the - Durand Tosca Both are great performers in their own right, but they are a kind of different in their sonic signature. I will write about this comparison in a dedicated thread later the...
  3. shakti

    My personal phono stage reference: Phasemation EA-2000

    Since some years I am comparing phono stages, looking for a product, which can provide: - minimum of 3 inputs - MM & MC - RIAA plus Mono curves - XLR plus RCA - minimum of 65db Gain - output stage which can drive long cables All of the criteria are not a must, but would be a preferred option...
  4. shakti

    Contemporary Vintage Design => my way to Line Magnetic Audio

    Inspired by the "Natural" and "Vintage" threads in this Forum, I became more and more interested to spice up the German winter time with some Tube & Horn components. My current set up, using Audionet Solid state and Avalon Acoustic speakers is benefitting from tube capabilities in the front...
  5. shakti

    Comparison of some Cartridges in the 4k segment, MKII : Etsuro, Hana, Benz, Allnic, Kiseki, Phasemation

    Nearly two years ago I started the following thread: https://www.whatsbestforum.com/threads/comparison-of-some-cartridges-in-the-4k-region-soundsmith-the-voice-ikeda-9-tt-ortofon-windfeld-ti-air-tight-pc1.28733/ and received many direct mails about the different cartridges mentioned. As some...
  6. shakti

    One of the best Direct Drive : Kenwood L-07 D

    During the last years I spent my time mostly with Belt Drive turntables, but whenever I had contact to a proper Direct Drive, I am fascinated. Currently I do use the Micro Seiki DQX 1000 and the DDX 1500 direct drive , at my friends home I can listen to Technics SP10 MkII and the Brinkmann...
  7. shakti

    Melco S-100 or Innuos Phoenix NET switch (or both) ?

    I am not sure, in which section this thread belongs to..., Digital signal processing or computer audio?, If somebody is interested, I startet a thread regarding Melco S-100 and Innuos Phoenix NET switches...
  8. shakti

    To switch or not to switch? Melco S-100 or Innuos Phoenix NET switch?

    Since I am using the Antipodes K50 Musikserver the LAN connection is becoming the critical path in my digital set up. From my times with Innuos Zenith III and Innuos Phoenix USB a Silent Angel Bonn N8 is in use to improve the LAN connection. After a while the Bonn N8 was updated with a Keces P8...
  9. shakti

    Phasemation T-2000 - introduction to my favorite Step - Up

    Everytime, when I update my preamp, mostly the problem occurs, that my signal sources do not match perfectly. Sometimes my Boulder 2008 Phonopreamp is a combination in heaven (like with JRDG Criterion), sometime the Boulder 2008 sounds like, that all the Boulder prejudice of lean, dry...
  10. shakti

    Audionet Heisenberg Mono Amplifiers

    I started already a thread about the great Audionet Heisenberg amplifiers, It would make sense to continue the thread in the new Audionet hemisphere : https://www.whatsbestforum.com/threads/audionet-heisenberg-mono-amplifiers.32296/
  11. shakti

    Audionet Stern PreAmplifier

    I started already a thread about the great Audionet Stern Preamplifier, It would make sense to continue the thread in the new Audionet hemisphere : https://www.whatsbestforum.com/threads/audionet-stern-preamplifier.31911/
  12. shakti

    Audionet Heisenberg Mono Amplifiers

    After it was clear to me that the Audionet Stern would stay in my system, https://www.whatsbestforum.com/threads/audionet-stern-preamplifier.31911/ I got the chance to listen to the Audionet Heisenberg Mono Amplifiers http://www.audionet.de/maschinen/heisenberg/ Fortunately, the...
  13. shakti

    Remember the good old times... Audio Note, Jadis, Kondo :-)

    Today I used the spare Covid 19 time to sort my picture library. And I found a folder with some old pictures of my former listening room from 2005 to 2006. In this times I loved tubes and Horn speakers and created a nice set up: - Jadis Eurythmie horn Speaker - Jadis JD1 CD -Drive - Audio...
  14. shakti

    Introduction of my new Antipodes K50 Music Server

    In the last time my focus was mainly on the analoge section of my set up, now I am planning to move ahead with digital. My current analog set up: - TechDAS AF3 Premium turntable - Acoustical Systems Axiom tonearm - Etsuro Gold cartridge - Boulder 2008 PhonoPre has developed into a quality...
  15. shakti

    Audionet Stern PreAmplifier

    My current set up was optimized to have a great sound with my former Wilson Audio Maxx 3 speakers. But the change to my new Avalon Osiris speakers was a challenge for the existing components. The Osiris is capable to reproduce a level of detail, which is much higher, than I was used from...
  16. shakti

    The Avalon Acoustics Ascent speaker

    During my research on the Avalon Acoustics Osiris loudspeaker https://www.whatsbestforum.com/threads/avalon-osiris-my-next-project.30908/ I came across the previous systems from Avalon, which were developed by Neil Patel together with Charles Hansen (later the founder of Ayre). The top model...
  17. shakti

    Avalon Osiris , my next project!

    I am interested into Avalon Acoustics speaker since decades, so I tried to research the history of Avalon Acoustics on the web, should someone has better or more detailed knowledge, I am of course happy about additions and corrections. Avalon Acoustics speakers have been around since the...
  18. shakti

    Anyone heard the X-quisite Cartridge from Thales?

    Micha Huber, the founder of Thales, has done created the next Produkt to complete his analogue range, starting from Tonearms over to turntables and now offering 3 new cartridges. The first impressions I heard from a friend were very promising, so I am looking for some more listening stories to...
  19. shakti

    My personal journey to MY SONIC LAB

    Over the last decades I used a lot of different cartridges and it took me some time to understand, that many of my favorite carts, even beeing from different brands (Supex, Air Tight, Koetsu, Miyajima) were from the same man (co) developed and produced: Master Yoshiaki Matsudaira It seemed...
  20. shakti

    Next steps with Soundsmith Fixed Coil cartridges

    During the last month my main Cartridge in use was the - Soundsmith "The Voice" After a comparison of some other cartridges in this price range, finally "The Voice" played mostly, so I sold the other carts of the comparison, which I described in this thread...
  21. shakti

    Lampizator Vinyl Phono stage arrived

    It took only 20 days between my customized order to Lampizator and the arrival at my home. Much faster than expected my - Lampizator MC 1 is integrated in my Artesania Rack. https://www.lampizatorpoland.com/vinylphono1 The Turntable is a - J Sikora reference...
  22. shakti

    Back to Jeff Rowland, now listening to Criterion and 825 :-)

    15 to 20 years ago I started my first Jeff Rowland journey. I bought used Coherence I Preamp and Model 3 Monos Amps I liked it a lot, so I updated to Coherence II Preamp plus Cadence Phono and Model 10 monos after a while the PSU was failing , so Jeff updated them. Than I had the...
  23. shakti

    My way to the next Poweramp

    Since I left my hORNS Universum speaker, Koda Preamp, various tube amps set up, I am on the way to pair my current speakers, Wilson Audio Maxx3 with matching gear. The first change was from Koda K10 Preamp to - Grandinote Genesi. I was happy with the sonic signature of the Koda, but...
  24. shakti

    Shakti is back to Digital ( Innuos, Roon, Brinkmann)

    10 years ago I started my digital journey to streaming, using iTunes and La Rosita Streaming interfaces. All my files were ripped in WAV, so I was ending up to add Meta Data at my own. The upcoming possibility of online streaming (like Tidal) made my digital set up obsolete, as it is impossible...
  25. shakti

    Land Rover Defender 110 Heritage, yes I did it :-)

    For many years the Land Rover Defender was one of my dream cars for 4x4 vacations, but always there were some good reasons to buy another car. Finally 2015 , the last production year of the Defender passed by and I was still not owning one. Specially frustrating, as the last 400 Defender were...
  26. shakti

    Comparison of some Cartridges in the 4k+ region: Soundsmith "The Voice", Ikeda 9 TT, Ortofon "Windfeld Ti", Air Tight PC1

    During the last months I have tried a lot of cartridges. As the "uber" High End" section of cartridges has passed the 10k price point now regular for the most manufacturers, I am not willing (and not able) to support this direction of "new" High End pricing, as the Cartridge is a product with a...
  27. shakti

    A ProgRock evening with JBL 4312SE speakers

    After many hours listening to music with my current set ups of the last years, I decided to look into my record collection with an alternative view. As my space is limited, the idea was, to identify records, which I have not heard for years and to eliminate them from my collection to get some...
  28. shakti

    Shakti's High End Workshop 14.-16.June.2019, Germany, western Cologne area!

    Introduction: Since 2015 I can enjoy my Music passion in an old building from the period of promoterism, the old part is from 1856, the newer part from 1898. For more than a century the house has hosted a pub and the flat from the former owners. I knew the pub for a long time and listened...
  29. shakti

    First Impressions : Furutech Pure Transmission Power 6E - versus - Vibex Granada powersplitter

    During the last years I always used power splitters from the Spanish Company Vibex. Every time, when they changed their portfolio, I upgraded accordingly. The last two years I was using the Vibex Granada Powerblock with integrated DC Filter plus the on top Vibex Alhambra AC Filter. This year...
  30. shakti

    FS: Halcyonics Accurion i4 Large active Base

    IMHO one of the best turntable bases around, I tried HRS, Micro Seiki AIR, Herzan, Subbase Audio and finally the "Accurion i4 large" had the best performance . I have choosen the large version, so I was able to install large turntables or amplifiers on the base, which will work up to 105 kg...

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