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    Vivid Audio: Moya M1 New Flagship

    https://vividaudio.com/moya/ Specifications Vivid Audio MOYA M1 Configuration 5-way, 13 driver system Cabinet material Carbon-reinforced balsa-cored vacuum-infused sandwich composite Standard colours Piano Black, Lexus Pearl White, Oyster Grey Matte Bespoke colours PPG...
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    Zanden: Hifi+ Interview 2019 - Discussed New Zanden Digital

    I know this is now 4 years old...but it is the only other information (besides an Audio Exotics announcement a few years ago) I have read about a new Zanden digital design, and at least as of 2019 he certainly seemed to have a clear idea in his mind...
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    UK Announcement New Dealer Launch: The Hifi Consultants

    Steve Wilcock and his son David Wilcock are high end audio dealers in state of the art (from today and yesterday) and have announced their new launch. The Hi-Fi Consultants in the UK. I have known Steve for nearly 18 years, and the loyalty he has shown his clients (and which I am imagine many...
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    Anyone know this Audio Dealer in Korea: Audio Outlet

    Does anyone know this particular Audio company in Korea? Good reputation? Reliable? Thanks for any guidance. https://www.audiooutlet.co.kr/ao/main/index_2020.asp
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    Conrad Johnson: New Preamp Flagship - ART88

    Was just speaking with someone about CJ and went to their website and happened to see this: https://conradjohnson.com/current-products/ Does anyone have any details? Hyperion (Marcus)?
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    Lloyd Walker of Walker Audio has Passed Away...

    For all audiophiles, particularly those who have enjoyed and admired his work which is renowned even among those of us who only listen to digital. I have listened to his TT before on a world-class system...I could not discern what was TT out of the entire system...but the system was certainly...
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    Announcing: CJ ART108A Monos - 160-watt Class A Triode

    https://www.monoandstereo.com/2022/01/new-conrad-johnson-art108a-amplifier.html
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    Mercury Living Presence - Interview: "A produced product" that "did not try to replicate the sound at a live event"

    Interesting quotation from Tom Fine, an audio engineer whose parents (Bob Fine and Wilma Cozart Fine) were also involved with engineering and producing Mercury classical music. https://www.stereophile.com/content/tom-fine-finding-way-home "The Mercury Living Presence recordings did not try...
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    Rockport: New Center Channel Speaker

    I have been an enormous admirer of Rockport and Andy Payor for many, many years. I still consider the mighty Arrakis as my personal favorite speaker of all time. Were it not for the challenge of dual-amplification, dual speaker cables, dual interconnects for the active crossover, sheer size...
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    Z:Axis Audio Reference I2S Cable

    Hi Everyone, Just a interesting update on my long-standing Zanden 4-box digital front-end...a change to my I2S cable which was designed by Zanden expressly for this 4-box digital system to connect the Transport to the DAC. After over 10 years (and trying 2 other I2S cables during that time and...
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    Transparent Audio: Gen 6 Announcement

    LINK TO ANNOUNCEMENT FROM TRANSPARENT AUDIO: https://mailchi.mp/transparentcable/introducing-generation-6?e=118f6bcccf TRANSPARENT EVOLUTION INTRODUCTING GENERATION 6 Thousands of hours of correlating listening results with measurements in the Transparent music studios have finally led...
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    Wilson Audio XLF

    Hi Everyone, With Steve and Ron's most excellent tech/software upgrade to the WBF Platform last week, I was [finally!] able to search "XLF" in the WBF annals...and found we did not have a dedicated thread! So I thought given that there are a few owners here, and many Wilson owners who also...
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    Evolution Acoustics MM7 for Sale - Seller is getting custom EA speakers built?

    Hi All, Has anyone seen this? MikeL - do you know anything about this? The Audiogon add shows the EA MM7s being sold (bass towers are half-towers...still very impressive!)...and the Seller is having EA custom-build him new speakers...
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    Advice on Closed-back Headphone: Sony MDR-Z1R

    Hi Everyone, I am not a big headphone guy...but when my wife is near exam time, it is one of the rare times when she asks if I can go from system to headphones. The Sennheiser HD650s are great (thanks JackD201!)...and I am absolutely happy with them...got them in a package deal for 250...
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    A Mastering Engineer About His Own Personal System...

    A great read... https://www.dagogo.com/mastering-engineers-systems/ ...Fast forward to a career in audio production. First as a recording engineer – thanks to my Dad for suggesting a job in a recording studio as opposed to my college dropout plan to be a rock star – then later a...
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    Haydn: 2032 Project - 107 Symphonies

    Interesting project...Il Giardino Armonico to record all 107 symphonies by 2032...6 CDs are out...obviously a ton more to come. Funded by the Joseph Haydn Foundation of Basel in honor of the 300th Anniversary of Joseph Haydn which takes place in 2032. https://haydn2032.com/EN/ Very promising...
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    Zanden Audio: 3000 Mk2 Preamp Review

    From Alan Sircom's Review of the Zanden 3000Mk2 Preamp: (Note: He wrote of his time with the Zanden 9600 Mk2 Monos, it was "one of those career defining moments for me, like the brief time I had an Audio Note Ongaku at home when it was the most expensive thing on the planet. Or when I got to...
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    Zanden 9600 MK2 Mono Amps: Review by Alan Sircom

    A nice review by Alan Sircom on the Zanden monos... "The Zanden’s musical approach is so mesmerising (that word again) that you can’t help but respect the recording, and that imposes a limit on playing time....This mesmerising property of the Zanden is simply that it’s impossible to break past...
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    FS: Gryphon Colosseum Stereo 240V

    Hi Everyone, Analogue Seduction, UK's only Gryphon Authorized Dealer, is selling my Colosseum Stereo (I am aiming to upgrade to Gryphon Mephisto). - Gryphon Colosseum Stereo 240V (Retail £39,200) - Gryphon VIP Ref 5 Power Cable 2m (Retail approx £2,500) - 7 Years Old - Works beautifully...
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    Best Wines: Under $200, Under $100, Under $50, Under $25?

    Recommendations anyone? Under $200 - RED Stag's Leap: FAY Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 - RED Penfolds: St. Henri 2010/2014 Under $100 - RED Le Sol - Craggy Range 2010 - RED Penfolds - Bin 389 Under $25 - RED Alamos: Merlot (Catena Zapata) 2005, 2010, 2011 (UNDER $15!!!) - RED Primogenito...
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    Recommendations for Movie Server: Laptop or Dedicated Server?

    What do people recommend for a movie server with solid quality playback, user-friendly interface? (Since movies are practically a buck or less per movie on Amazon, we have built up a collection of blu-rays and DVDs.) 1. Just use a dedicated laptop? - Would that work for burning blu-rays...
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    Tone Audio: Amp of the Year 2017: CJ ART 150 (Review)

    http://www.tonepublications.com/review/the-conrad-johnson-art-150-power-amplifier/
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    CJ: New 40th Anniversary ART Amps

    Anyone know more about the new 40th Anniversary CJ ART amps? From The Audio Beat: http://www.theaudiobeat.com/news/conrad_johnson_art150_art300.htm Fortieth-Anniversary Amplifiers from Conrad-Johnson by The Audio Beat | April 13, 2017 Conrad-Johnson has marked its 40th anniversary with...
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    MSB Technology: SubWoofer Isolater?? Make Any Sense?

    Hi All, This MSB piece is an attachment to the Analog Output of a Preamp that helps block 'incoming hash' from a SMPS Subwoofer that might be feeding back into the preamp. Any thoughts on this? I have no problems that I am aware of with the CJ GAT. We use one RCA output set to the amp, and...
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    Chuck Berry Dies at 90: Legendary Musician, Rock and Roll Pioneer

    https://www.yahoo.com/music/legendary-musician-rock-roll-pioneer-221503211.html
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    Herzan: Announces a new PASSIVE, more cost effective isolation solution

    http://www.herzan.com/products/passive-vibration-control/microdamp-series.html Herzan MicroDamp (MD) Series vibration isolators NEW MicroDamp (MD) Series vibration isolators are an economical solution for applications requiring consistent vibration isolation performance over a broad frequency...
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    Now THIS is 3D video! Watch the whale jump out of the gymnasium floor!!!

    Check this one out! Now THAT is 3D!!! Does anyone know if this is a practical technology or anywhere near becoming one for actual film movies? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYEzdx0phWY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-2Ha9pIRyA
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    Impedance: Amps, Cables and Speakers - Interesting (Old) Article for non-techies

    http://www.regonaudio.com/Why%20Amplifiers%20Don't%20Always%20Sound%20Right.html Why Amplifiers Don't Always Sound Right : Output Impedence and All That TAS 71 - May/June 1991 Robert E. Greene What a perfect amplifier would sound like is not easy to say. But what it would do is easy...
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    Gryphon Audio: The Kodo Reference 4-Tower System

    http://www.gryphon-audio.dk/products/loudspeakers/kodo.aspx
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    Zanden Audio: Launches New Reference Preamplifier - 3000 Mk 2

    http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/zanden-launches-new-reference-preamplifier/ Osaka, Japan | December 23, 2016 - Zanden Audio is excited to announce the launch of our new model 3000mk2 preamplifier at CES 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. It replaces the current model 3000 preamplifier...

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