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1: Vinyl Asylum, +1 for the 103, especially in that tonearm. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2023-10-17, 14:31:11 (202.74.211.125)
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2: Digital Drive, They stabbed it with their steely knives, ... nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2023-10-09, 01:22:59 (103.77.4.65)
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3: General Asylum, There is no such thing as transparent. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2023-08-21, 14:15:01 (103.76.247.57)
If it exists, it colours. Why would it be otherwise? We're inclined to conflate the narrow idea of transparency in a visual sense, from the limited set of circumstances that permit the human eye to pe .......
4: Jazz Alley, It's a disgrace. Among many. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2023-08-21, 11:38:21 (103.76.247.57)
The USA - a country of beautiful people, in many respects - continues to perpetuate these discriminatory practices and puts responsibility on victim communities to solve them. Thanks for posting this, .......
5: Digital Drive, Yup. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2023-08-08, 01:38:08 (103.76.247.57)
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6: Jazz Alley, RIP Indeed. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2023-06-02, 14:27:47 (103.76.247.195)
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7: General Asylum, Have you run out of music you want to listen to? (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2023-05-31, 23:33:58 (49.224.211.83)
New or old. New to you or just missed the first time around? Perhaps you need a new genre to get into? Or be amazed by? .......
8: General Asylum, +1 nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2023-05-31, 23:17:14 (49.224.211.83)
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9: General Asylum, RE: What's more important? (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2023-05-31, 23:16:16 (49.224.211.83)
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10: Digital Drive, And another, here. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2023-05-27, 14:26:08 (103.76.247.195)
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11: SET Asylum, Shocking. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2023-05-27, 13:25:05 (103.76.247.195)
Both to look at and perhaps a physical risk too? Perhaps not. Some of the images on those links are amazing - in the wrong way. I would be irritated if that was being sold to me and if I knew in advan .......
12: Digital Drive, Marantz Reference SA-10, or AN Kits Dac 5 Mentor. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2023-01-14, 22:56:35 (116.12.56.242)
They'd be my choice for piano - or most other things. Both Ken Ishiwata and the original designers of the Audio Note style NOS DACs were/are great fans of both piano and classical in general. You'd pr .......
13: Vinyl Asylum, Commiserations. Did that to my Zu 103 Grade 2 last year. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2023-01-14, 21:17:44 (116.12.56.242)
Am still cross about it! .......
14: Vinyl Asylum, An excellent disc and a favourite of mine. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2022-10-29, 13:55:01 (115.188.68.132)
not .......
15: Digital Drive, RE: Resolution Audio Cantata Music Center (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2022-10-24, 23:13:51 (49.224.196.199)
What DACs does that use? .......
16: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Seems reasonable. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2022-09-28, 17:58:15 (115.188.86.158)
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17: Tape Trail, Very nice addition. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2022-08-29, 04:37:12 (115.188.68.40)
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18: Vinyl Asylum, Sounds like a very bad idea. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2022-08-29, 04:33:09 (115.188.68.40)
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19: Speaker Asylum, RIP indeed. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2022-08-11, 15:59:07 (115.188.83.84)
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20: SET Asylum, Given your direction of travel, (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2022-08-08, 17:05:00 (115.188.148.225)
I reckon you'll find the Garrard 401 a willing companion. I did my Garrards, after using a Nottingham Analogue Hyperspace for a while. Current 401 is my system stalwart. .......
21: Music Lane, RIP Vangelis indeed. More of my youth passes before me. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2022-08-08, 16:13:18 (115.188.148.225)
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22: Music Lane, RIP 'Sandy' (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2022-08-08, 16:07:46 (115.188.148.225)
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23: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Yup. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2022-08-08, 14:43:36 (115.188.148.225)
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24: Digital Drive, Ask dCS, Marantz et Al. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2022-07-27, 12:42:16 (49.224.242.17)
Looks like the penny has dropped for you (and many, satisfied others)! At high enough DSD rates, the output is essentially an analogue-like signal. A very high-tap filter is all that's needed to give .......
25: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Congratulations! (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2022-05-28, 12:32:00 (115.188.93.143)
I hope you and your wife (and new family) will be very happy together! You make some nice points in this post. I'm currently enjoying Class D much more than I thought I would. I still keep a pair of 4 .......
26: Vinyl Asylum, Time to rearrange your room. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2022-05-07, 04:48:26 (115.188.86.113)
Put a turntable right next to your listening chair. Maybe the preamps too. Or even make yourself an audiophile mixer... FTFY. ;^) .......
27: General Asylum, Decent WAF (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2022-04-27, 03:44:23 (115.188.69.152)
Probably costs more than the apartment. .......
28: SET Asylum, Thanks for this. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2022-04-16, 05:29:58 (115.188.158.47)
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29: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Thanks Ralph. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2022-04-16, 05:21:06 (115.188.158.47)
Nice explanation, neatly put. I always enjoyed zero-feedback SET amps (which I hope to try again soonish) and am now hugely enjoying my Class D Marantz Reference PM-10 a great deal. .......
30: Jazz Alley, AA seems to have degenerated into a retirement village. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2022-02-28, 18:05:06 (115.188.131.25)
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31: Jazz Alley, We really need an 'ignore button' on here. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2022-02-28, 17:59:07 (115.188.131.25)
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32: Jazz Alley, Agreed. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2022-02-28, 17:56:51 (115.188.131.25)
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33: Tape Trail, Nice. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2022-02-25, 18:54:50 (115.188.71.185)
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34: General Asylum, Just what I was thinking. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2022-02-14, 18:56:40 (115.188.80.137)
It's the intent that counts. Not the gear. .......
35: Vinyl Asylum, Brilliant news! nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2022-02-14, 18:07:24 (115.188.80.137)
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36: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Bionors (and Euronors and Eurodyns) are still SOTA, to me. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2021-11-27, 21:27:45 (115.188.94.86)
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37: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: New Jubilee on Youtube *heard them in Hope* (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2021-11-27, 21:25:37 (115.188.94.86)
About the same as one pair of PWK 2022 Jubilees. ;^) .......
38: Vinyl Asylum, Great album. Think I'll go spin it. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2021-11-27, 19:39:19 (115.188.94.86)
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39: Digital Drive, Agreed. I'd certainly sooner have a full dCS system. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2021-10-24, 13:05:23 (115.188.64.141)
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40: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Umm... (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2021-10-20, 21:16:08 (115.188.159.229)
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41: Vinyl Asylum, Not of him, but definitely of PJC. Long may it live! nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2021-10-20, 19:51:58 (115.188.159.229)
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42: Vinyl Asylum, Likewise. Aroha from New Zealand Cactus Cowboy! nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2021-09-13, 22:21:42 (115.188.83.79)
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43: Vinyl Asylum, Condolences. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2021-09-02, 14:09:39 (115.188.89.143)
So sorry for your loss. It seems your closeness is the best measurement of lives well lived together. I hope you can take some measure of solace from listening to music and perhaps also some music you .......
44: Tape Trail, Would recommend asking over at Tapeheads.net nt. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2021-09-01, 23:45:50 (115.188.89.143)
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45: Music Lane, RIP The Mighty Upsetter. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2021-09-01, 23:44:44 (115.188.89.143)
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46: Vinyl Asylum, Different tastes, John. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2021-09-01, 19:56:40 (115.188.89.143)
Which is a point being made further up in this thread. De gustibus non est disputandum. .......
47: General Asylum, RIP Mr Watts. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2021-08-25, 23:26:34 (115.188.85.152)
RIP indeed. Wife and I are ploughing through the 5x vinyl GRRR! in his honour. Then onto some Max Roach, Elvin Jones and more jazz drummers he might like. .......
48: Vinyl Asylum, De gustibus non disputandum est. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2021-08-20, 16:46:52 (115.188.133.222)
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49: Vinyl Asylum, The 80s called, ... (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2021-08-18, 01:48:05 (115.188.154.213)
they want their turntable back. Simply horrendous. Might be improved by tactical placement of fluorescent leg-warmers here and there. Or just putting by the bins for recycling. I bet if you out that .......
50: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Don't some of the better Vitavox drivers use them? (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2021-08-02, 17:37:22 (203.118.134.41)
They've never been thought of as anything other than state-of-the-art. .......
51: Vinyl Asylum, Lovely. Sooner one of these than the reissue. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2021-07-25, 14:01:18 (203.118.134.41)
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52: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Plans and documentation? (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2021-07-22, 16:48:34 (203.118.134.41)
Very nice. .......
53: Vinyl Asylum, Agreed. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2021-06-25, 15:04:34 (49.224.254.21)
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54: Speaker Asylum, Naim Ovator too, IIRC. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2021-06-20, 15:27:45 (203.118.134.41)
People seem to love that a lot, and a bit of a classic that's no longer available. .......
55: SET Asylum, I love that you love these (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2021-06-05, 23:00:54 (115.188.71.152)
and wish I had a pair. Have always had a hankering for some. Maybe one day. .......
56: General Asylum, Touché! nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2021-06-04, 23:53:53 (115.188.148.220)
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57: Vinyl Asylum, If it's done right? PTP Audio. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2021-06-04, 12:11:59 (115.188.148.220)
Art Dudley seemed to favour the PTP Audio re-engineered version of the Lenco deck. "As I've come to expect from the best idler-drive turntables of the 1960s, the new PTP Solid 12 did a remarkably goo .......
58: Hi-Rez Highway, How do you like your toast? LOL nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2021-05-19, 16:41:12 (203.118.134.41)
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59: Hi-Rez Highway, High praise. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2021-05-13, 15:29:11 (203.118.134.41)
I have an SA-10 in my sights. .......
60: Speaker Asylum, Agreed. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2021-04-20, 16:47:10 (203.118.134.41)
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61: Speaker Asylum, Marketing BS. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2021-04-20, 16:46:30 (203.118.134.41)
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62: Vinyl Asylum, Good luck with your quest. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2021-04-15, 01:48:47 (115.188.132.177)
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63: Tape Trail, RE: Still unclear, but hey-ho. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2021-04-13, 14:27:58 (115.188.132.177)
Yes - maybe - but I think I'll just focus on the music. Cheers and good luck. .......
64: Vinyl Asylum, The owner passed away not long ago nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2021-04-12, 21:04:34 (49.224.235.118)
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65: Vinyl Asylum, Reinforcements (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2021-04-12, 21:03:22 (49.224.235.118)
They were deliberately battens of ply or a similarly stiff wood member. This is in contrast to the former flimsy panel which resonated a lot, unsurprisingly, and did nothing for structural integrity. .......
66: Vinyl Asylum, Vaguely (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2021-04-12, 20:59:04 (49.224.235.118)
I only vaguely recall that, but I'm only 50. But it was in reference to the re-engineered design I received and for comparison purposes. This was made by a chap in Bristol (and then destroyed after be .......
67: Tape Trail, Still unclear, but hey-ho. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2021-04-12, 20:24:51 (203.118.134.41)
If you mean a 'boombox', reflections are an issue. Which you discount. So if you mean a cassette Walkman with headphones, then clearly the room is irrelevant, whether you are indoors or not. So what's .......
68: Vinyl Asylum, SME 2000 reinforced (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2021-04-11, 19:57:47 (203.118.134.41)
This is what we used to use. Reinforced SME 2000 plinth (extra beams across the bottom to make it rigid. 1" slate top plate resting on either squash balls or upturned door stops. Worked quite nicely .......
69: Tape Trail, Again, what are you talking about?! (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2021-04-11, 19:29:34 (203.118.134.41)
Just explain your premise and stop being so grumpy! Your opening statement was so open to interpretation as to be largely meaningless. Cheer up Geoff! .......
70: Tape Trail, Maybe of the world you're living in! lol. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2021-04-10, 00:28:11 (115.188.157.181)
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71: Tape Trail, What are you talking about? nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2021-04-09, 14:58:12 (115.188.157.181)
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72: Vinyl Asylum, Inherently. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2021-04-09, 14:48:13 (115.188.157.181)
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73: Vinyl Asylum, Sweet Mother of Mercy. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2021-03-28, 17:28:37 (203.118.134.41)
Can I have some of your luck? Nice job! .......
74: General Asylum, With audio, the medium (essentially) IS the message. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2021-03-09, 02:46:38 (115.188.93.121)
It's to do with the way we build meaning. Moving pictures can communicate *huge* amounts of meaning from a single still. Not only that, but they activate schema (memory, cultural significance, histori .......
75: Digital Drive, I wish you luck with your quest (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2021-03-05, 20:19:50 (115.188.80.53)
These CD players are worth the effort. And parts are super cheap now, as it's assumed no one wants them. Stack them up and save them from landfill! .......
76: Digital Drive, They don't know much about their own product. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2021-03-05, 01:40:48 (115.188.80.53)
Philips 1202. If you like the player, confirm this with them. If this part is correct, buy a handful to see you through. I have four replacements for my Lite transport. See link below. .......
77: General Asylum, Looks like a call for help. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2021-02-20, 18:55:19 (115.188.129.246)
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78: Vinyl Asylum, Sorry about your brother. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2021-02-19, 09:48:56 (115.188.67.102)
Agree with your advice too. .......
79: SET Asylum, Take one for the team. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2021-02-13, 12:43:32 (115.188.67.102)
Seems no one knows yet. Time for you to jump in, try them and let us all know! .......
80: SET Asylum, Not much actual discussion. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2021-02-13, 12:42:20 (115.188.67.102)
Perhaps they're just too new for comparison yet. .......
81: General Asylum, RIP. Loved the guy. Miss him already. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2021-02-11, 17:08:44 (203.118.134.41)
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82: Tape Trail, Pretty sure that's a computer render. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2021-01-21, 19:01:46 (203.118.134.41)
So nothing real about it. .......
83: Digital Drive, Jay's Audio transport is now sold out. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2021-01-21, 18:52:04 (203.118.134.41)
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84: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RIP Tim de Paravicini (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-12-17, 15:27:19 (121.74.239.207)
https://positive-feedback.com/audio-discourse/tim-de-paravicini/ .......
85: General Asylum, Uprated password. Activated 2FA. nt. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-11-24, 12:51:55 (203.118.134.41)
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86: Digital Drive, Lite Audio LT One transport and DAC 83 for six years (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-11-10, 15:39:10 (203.118.134.41)
Still going strong. 1704K DACs. have a handful of replacement laser assemblies, bought as spares. Extra CD clamp too. Lots of compliments from the local NAIM dealership when I bought it by for an exte .......
87: Vinyl Asylum, Nice. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-10-13, 14:10:01 (203.118.134.41)
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88: SET Asylum, Get a Border Patrol S10EXS? (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-10-13, 04:11:36 (115.188.154.137)
Might be what you like. (S20 pictured with its two Herculean PSUs. S10 has two 300bs) .......
89: General Asylum, Great, uplifting song. RIP. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-10-09, 02:25:26 (115.188.154.137)
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90: Vinyl Asylum, Yup. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-10-09, 02:11:17 (115.188.154.137)
And his mother was Indonesian. Glad those black kids stood up for him and his brother against mindless thuggery. We all benefitted as a result. RIP Legend. .......
91: Digital Drive, Agreed. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-09-27, 14:44:49 (203.118.134.41)
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92: Tape Trail, RE: SONY Pro Walkman cassette player (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-09-24, 18:51:32 (203.118.134.41)
It's a great deck, and a lot of fun. I had mine professionally serviced a couple of years ago (one I found NOS). Having a lot of fun with old recordings, new releases and my own with a mountain of gre .......
93: Vinyl Asylum, Me too. And me too! nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-09-15, 18:16:09 (203.118.134.41)
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94: Vinyl Asylum, Hyperbolic nonsense. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-07-14, 17:33:24 (210.55.132.234)
The 1042 is a great cartridge and has been around for ages, for that reason. Not least, as AN UK use it as a basis for their modifications. Try it again in a much better system than you did. It has an .......
95: General Asylum, Oud and Kora (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-07-03, 22:32:51 (122.61.75.85)
View YouTube Video An arrangement with both instruments of a tune by Toumani Diabate, featuring both Oud and Kora. Almost anything by Diabate on the Kora is worth your time. ::: TOPIC .......
96: General Asylum, Would you take Kora recordings too? (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-07-03, 22:29:22 (122.61.75.85)
Soubindoor Jali Musa Jawara World Circuit Records View YouTube Video .......
97: Digital Drive, Hard to argue with that. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-06-22, 02:06:10 (122.61.75.85)
Guess we would need to hear the other side of this story, if there is one. .......
98: SET Asylum, Not sure anyone answered your question. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-06-21, 05:18:51 (122.61.75.85)
I can't either! It's one I've asked myself and others over the years. There's a lot going for para-feed designs, and Bottlehead are long practitioners of the art. But there are hardly any direct compa .......
99: Digital Drive, RE: AMR (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-06-21, 03:31:41 (122.61.75.85)
Sounds like a terrible experience. However, this seems unusual to say the least, as other users have reported having a great time with their items - the CD-77 and PH-77 in particular. Did you send it .......
100: Digital Drive, Lite Audio DAC 83 (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-06-14, 18:32:13 (49.224.247.94)
I hear that. Have been running the Lite Audio DAC 83 for about 6 years. Very satisfying. .......
101: General Asylum, We're all doomed. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-05-22, 04:57:55 (122.60.3.81)
Well, that was depressing. Think I'll go and sit in a very dark room. No doubt when I next check my emails, someone will be trying to sell me candles or a torch. Or therapy. Ugh. .......
102: Vinyl Asylum, Version 3 (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-05-21, 21:05:29 (122.60.3.81)
That seems like the one worth having, from the point of view of posterity. .......
103: Amp/Preamp Asylum, High Efficiency speakers (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-05-21, 17:01:18 (122.60.3.81)
I hear that. Over time, I've come to learn that most Tannoys (especially their classic designs) prefer both PP tube amps, and preferably more than 60 watts to get them into a mechanical zone where the .......
104: Vinyl Asylum, Not bad... (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-05-21, 03:13:05 (122.60.3.81)
Well, yes, it is expensive but given the competition, not outlandishly so. Like you, I was a *massive* fan of the Voyd series of tables back in the day - when I heard them. Couldn't afford one. Didn't .......
105: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Thanks for your thoughts. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-05-19, 14:14:45 (122.60.3.81)
It seems that it has more in common with the XA-25, with which I'm not familiar, and are both more powerful in mono form and are a newer technology/circuit design. I can't say I had a similar experien .......
106: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Schiit Aegir, Pass Aleph 3 (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-05-18, 19:30:38 (122.60.3.81)
Thanks. I was a fan of the Aleph 3, many moons ago. Seems the Aegir may be worth some time. .......
107: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Schiit Aegir, Pass Aleph 3 (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-05-18, 16:58:53 (122.60.3.81)
Wondering if anyone could comment on a comparison, if they've heard both? Used to love the Aleph 3. Could the Aegir be a modern substitute? .......
108: Vinyl Asylum, That's broken. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-05-17, 19:32:59 (122.60.3.81)
It's not a bad design. Been around for ever and is great -when used properly. It looks like the opening on the tonearm for the fixing grommet screw has been stretched too far by someone who didn't kno .......
109: Vinyl Asylum, ??? Something is not right (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-05-17, 17:31:24 (122.60.3.81)
The collar should move independently of the headshell and tonearm. It's designed to draw the latter two together and secure a friction fit in addition to the socket fit. Headshell azimuth should then .......
110: Digital Drive, Jay's Audio and Schiit (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-05-17, 14:35:40 (122.60.3.81)
A Jay's Audio CDT2 ii and an Yggdrasil Analog (B serial number) would be of interest to me at the upper end of your budget. Aside from that, I'd consider the same transport and an ANK Kits DAC or may .......
111: Vinyl Asylum, RE: this SPU type headshell too loose? (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-05-17, 14:11:53 (122.60.3.81)
Well, aside from checking that the headshell includes the rubber gasket to aid coupling, I'd get t replacement. In all my SME-style tonearms I've used and owned (SME - several, Jelco, Audio Creative), .......
112: Vinyl Asylum, Nightmare for vinyl-lovers. nt. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-05-11, 17:45:49 (122.60.69.104)
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113: Digital Drive, With PR like that sorry excuse (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-05-09, 01:27:38 (122.60.69.104)
they won't be hearing from me. Ever. .......
114: Vinyl Asylum, Bizarre (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-04-29, 03:54:41 (139.180.123.146)
This has affected me too. I was prepared to make allowances for the current pandemic, of course. But what's odd is that I also happened to have ordered some vinyl from Austria, next door, and there's .......
115: Vinyl Asylum, P12? (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-04-29, 02:44:15 (139.180.123.146)
You slipped that in nearly. Where's the skinny on this? Any more news? .......
116: General Asylum, They were both great (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-04-17, 15:21:00 (49.224.200.61)
and are both missed. .......
117: Vinyl Asylum, Knife-edge bearings (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-04-16, 17:58:34 (49.224.207.163)
I especially like the fact that theses are available, new, today. Had a 750L, which I recently sold. Probably to make easy for one of these, I tell myself. I see there is a mark 2 edition of the 850 .......
118: General Asylum, Great musician RIP. Great long life. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-04-16, 14:50:34 (115.69.165.25)
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119: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Very well put. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-04-16, 01:18:04 (115.69.165.25)
And I find myself in agreement with much of what you've observed. One of our number, an important one, we have lost. But we're still here to keep our love of music and life alive. We've lost a good f .......
120: General Asylum, Don't it always seem to go,... (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-04-15, 19:07:59 (115.69.165.25)
I have all the issues. But yes, we needed to be there in greater numbers. .......
121: General Asylum, Agreed nt. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-04-14, 14:41:18 (115.69.165.25)
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122: General Asylum, RIP Art. Listener kept me going. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-04-14, 13:23:39 (115.69.165.25)
It was Art and Listener magazine that kept me going with my audio interests - and his love of triodes, vintage gear and cartridges like the Denon 103. Humorous, clever writing that celebrated music, .......
123: General Asylum, Where once we used to email a lot, (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-04-09, 19:27:16 (115.69.165.25)
I, too, hadn't heard from him in a while. Condolences to his friends and family and those who knew him. RIP Clark. .......
124: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Right? Especially those Cogent drivers. Great work! nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-04-09, 01:57:07 (115.69.165.25)
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125: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Link? nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-04-08, 22:40:18 (115.69.165.25)
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126: General Asylum, All of this has happened before, ... nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-04-08, 22:33:31 (115.69.165.25)
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127: SET Asylum, Great post. Great pictures. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-04-08, 19:28:53 (115.69.165.25)
Makes me want to try a 300B amp again. .......
128: Vinyl Asylum, Been around a while. Excellent quality. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-04-08, 17:58:30 (115.69.165.25)
And some hard to find or previously unreleased titles, IIRC. I have a handful. .......
129: Digital Drive, What was the question? (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-04-06, 13:55:03 (115.69.165.25)
Can we throw numbers at digital audio and expect more music? Maybe. How can we bog down legions of audiophiles in a huge morass of mental masturbation and bleed them dry in the process? I guess you ca .......
130: Vinyl Asylum, Thanks for that. I will miss him and his super music. RIP Bill. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-04-04, 20:56:01 (115.69.165.25)
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131: Digital Drive, Well, what is your budget? (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-03-28, 17:45:03 (49.224.251.147)
You don't say. Would eliminate the guesswork and pointless recommendations. .......
132: SET Asylum, The 4300? Think this is also Psvane production. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-03-25, 17:05:29 (115.69.165.25)
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133: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Will miss his posts. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-03-25, 02:45:50 (115.69.165.25)
And good humour. RIP. We're all here for too short a spell. .......
134: Vinyl Asylum, As Luther Vandross said... (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-03-23, 15:22:45 (115.69.165.25)
...never too much [many], never too much, never too much. .......
135: Digital Drive, I'd buy High-End used/vintage CD in a heartbeat. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-03-16, 12:39:21 (49.224.255.135)
Likely much more satisfying than 'digital-with-bigger-numbers' items of the moment. Get it serviced, caps refreshed, gather together back-up mechs. Sorted. .......
136: General Asylum, The one posted by the OP is a beautiful amp. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-03-16, 00:29:31 (115.69.165.25)
Wouldn't mind one myself. .......
137: General Asylum, Yup. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-03-09, 17:34:29 (49.224.216.230)
I especially miss Garth, for his patience combined with huge experience and fine manners. .......
138: General Asylum, We have the BBC version, on cassette! nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-03-07, 23:14:51 (139.180.72.247)
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139: Vinyl Asylum, Next, you'll be talking about The Rockford Files...nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-03-01, 00:37:50 (139.180.72.247)
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140: Vinyl Asylum, Hawaii Five Oh. Man, that takes me back...nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-03-01, 00:36:55 (139.180.72.247)
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141: Digital Drive, Whoosh! nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-02-28, 11:44:19 (139.180.72.247)
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142: Digital Drive, IT Asylum? nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-02-27, 19:50:18 (58.28.211.10)
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143: Tape Trail, There are four producers of new Type 1 tapes. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-02-20, 15:53:36 (58.28.211.10)
Fox/RTM; ATR; NAC and Splicit. There aren't any new producers of Type 2 or Type 4 tapes due to environmental concerns around manufacturing (cobalt and other rare earth products used, disposal concern .......
144: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Such a question... (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-02-18, 11:12:46 (139.180.72.247)
...is too important to be left to an open board like this. You'd be best offer getting them into your system one by one for several days each to fully experience them. For my part, I'd lean towards th .......
145: Vinyl Asylum, ORSONIC DS-200G Disc Stabilizer. Find. Buy. Be happy. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-02-14, 03:44:46 (139.180.72.247)
Lightweight clamp that, crucially, grips the turntable spindle rather than rely just on weight for stability. Lighter on your bearing. Lighter on your record. Just as secure as a heavier clamp, but y .......
146: Vinyl Asylum, Bright Size Life. Travels. Offramp. Letter From Home. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-02-05, 22:51:45 (139.180.72.247)
So much great stuff, really hard to go wrong. BSL, definitely. Start there. .......
147: Vinyl Asylum, Completely agree. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-01-30, 17:55:16 (49.224.224.190)
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148: Tape Trail, Send any extra to me. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-01-26, 16:27:48 (139.180.72.247)
I'll look after them for you. ;^) .......
149: Digital Drive, Very, very nice. Not cheap though. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-01-26, 16:16:11 (139.180.72.247)
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150: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Sell it all and go vintage. More fun and constant. And more reliable. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-01-24, 11:25:44 (139.180.72.247)
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151: Vinyl Asylum, ^^^ This. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-01-08, 08:47:24 (86.178.74.2)
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152: General Asylum, RE: Blew away? With explosions and chaos, sort of thing? (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-12-31, 14:11:31 (139.180.72.247)
In fact, you decided to spoil the OP's review and glory with a 'hate to tell you' post. So you can own that. Have heard N cores before. They sound entirely different from other amps I've heard. Glad .......
153: General Asylum, Blew away? With explosions and chaos, sort of thing? (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-12-30, 22:07:26 (139.180.72.247)
Assuming you're not just thread-crapping, perhaps you can help us here by being a little more specific? What was great about this amp - and what speakers did you use? There's a local audiophile group .......
154: Vinyl Asylum, Suggest putting it away and taking your wife out to dinner. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-12-28, 17:53:12 (139.180.72.247)
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155: Vinyl Asylum, RE: +3 on the Goldring 1042 (nt) (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-12-26, 18:13:50 (139.180.72.247)
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156: Vinyl Asylum, But this is what I don't understand, PAR. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-12-08, 00:42:06 (139.180.72.247)
I'm aware of their MOD/aerospace work. Why not grow that side of the business? It must be more lucrative by several orders of magnitude. Surely there must be global demand for their expertise, quality .......
157: General Asylum, Oh please. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-12-08, 00:32:08 (139.180.72.247)
Reinforcing the notion that audiophilia is just a dick-waving contest for the socially infirm. Music. For most, this is about meaning, relations, story-telling, enjoyment. For card-carrying members of .......
158: Vinyl Asylum, Except, have you *seen* the price of their arms? (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-12-05, 18:27:33 (139.180.72.247)
Seriously, I'd always wanted to try a modern SME arm. But the price seems to consistently accelerate away from me, at a rate of several multiples over and above inflation. To me, this is where the arg .......
159: Vinyl Asylum, But the idea was *not* to inflate prices. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-12-05, 18:17:18 (139.180.72.247)
Unfortunately the M2 series was fine - until prices went silly-high 'because greed'. Nice idea. Stupid execution. I find it hard to mourn their imminent demise. I hope I'm wrong but so many are lament .......
160: Vinyl Asylum, I wonder if they consulted any of their dealers/customers before doing this? (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-12-04, 19:45:44 (139.180.72.247)
I'd be surprised if, had they been asked, they didn't request a simpler, high quality but reasonably priced arm. If Jelco can do it, surely SME can? Do we all have to rush out and buy SME gear now bef .......
161: Vinyl Asylum, Agreed. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-12-04, 19:36:28 (139.180.72.247)
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162: Vinyl Asylum, Feels like a mistake or misstep. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-12-04, 19:34:09 (139.180.72.247)
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163: General Asylum, Indeed. He was a pleasure in person. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-12-03, 18:20:20 (139.180.72.247)
Committed to musical enjoyment in all forms, and humble given his fame. Loved his flamboyant dress sense. Feels like the end of an era, in a way. In Memoriam written by David Price . .......
164: Digital Drive, Rum in these parts. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-11-27, 02:41:24 (180.148.107.104)
From Trinidad or single-estate Venezuelan. Yum. Rum. .......
165: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, New models a response to this community. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-11-25, 16:50:06 (49.224.199.51)
It seems. At least partially. I mean, Klipsch are not using B&C drivers with phenolic diaphragms, but they have addressed theirs. And the shape of the midrange horns. Not sure about the crossovers. .......
166: Vinyl Asylum, Agreed. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-11-23, 14:28:47 (180.148.107.104)
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167: General Asylum, Audiophile INCELs, too many of them. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-11-22, 12:15:49 (180.148.107.104)
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168: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, They over-perform. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-11-22, 11:48:58 (180.148.107.104)
That's my experience of Heritage speakers like the K-horn (extensive listening to a friend's here in New Zealand as he has modified horns, drivers, crossovers) and Forte. And they are that rare thing .......
169: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, I ate a fish dinner once, (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-11-21, 13:36:25 (180.148.107.104)
...and it was bad. Just FYI. .......
170: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Get the Mumps. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-11-21, 13:14:21 (180.148.107.104)
That is, target their revised speakers which incorporate this 'new' technology - an adaptation to the mid-range horn which seems to largely eliminate any shriek or shout.You can see it on the Forte II .......
171: General Asylum, Hard to notice what doesn't happen. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-11-19, 23:14:58 (180.148.107.104)
In this case, for music that hasn't made it on to any streaming platform at all - which is quite a lot of it. The quaint notion is that might we entrust our collective cultural heritage to commercial .......
172: Vinyl Asylum, Contact Music First Audio in the UK (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-11-17, 18:51:51 (122.60.168.30)
It's their design. .......
173: Hi-Rez Highway, Heard good things about the Sony TA ZH1ES (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-11-12, 20:35:33 (49.224.206.227)
I think that's what is called. Should be obtainable for about US$2k now. https://hometheaterreview.com/sony-ta-zh1es-headphone-amp-reviewed/ .......
174: Vinyl Asylum, Used Scheu Analog Premier? (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-10-03, 14:12:33 (86.179.151.170)
Or even new, if you save up a bit more? .......
175: Digital Drive, Got an email about a new firmware update. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-10-03, 01:23:50 (86.179.151.170)
Not sure why, as I don't own any of their gear. .......
176: General Asylum, Are You Experienced? (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-10-02, 11:50:42 (86.179.151.170)
I feel that's the better question to ask ourselves! .......
177: Vinyl Asylum, Yup. OP could get a nice Thorens 124 unit for that money. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-10-02, 11:40:24 (86.179.151.170)
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178: Vinyl Asylum, Precisely. Avoid. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-10-02, 10:48:43 (86.179.151.170)
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179: Vinyl Asylum, Waxtime, DOL, etc. Avoid - they pay no royalties or dues. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-10-02, 10:46:33 (86.179.151.170)
Quite apart from their lazy source management, that's reason enough for me to leave them alone. Permanently. And of course, a direct result of their not paying for use of original masters - just alrea .......
180: Vinyl Asylum, Seems like more of the same. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-10-02, 10:36:00 (86.179.151.170)
Save up another $1k and try something properly different like a PTP Audio Solid 9 . That should take your mind out for a stroll and a fresh blast of audiophile air. .......
181: Tape Trail, That's more like it. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-09-26, 15:05:18 (86.179.151.170)
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182: Hi-Rez Highway, +1 nt. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-09-25, 07:14:33 (152.206.223.201)
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183: General Asylum, What do I think? Apple. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-09-23, 19:10:35 (152.206.223.55)
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184: Digital Drive, RE: yba cdp drawer want stay closed (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-09-14, 14:04:48 (152.206.223.227)
Could it be trouble with a spring mechanism of some kind? Belt? Impacted grease? Something that has exceeded and is operating outside the norm of its function? .......
185: Vinyl Asylum, Utterly lovely! You must be very proud. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-09-12, 16:07:35 (152.206.223.119)
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186: Music Lane, Oh. Right. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-09-07, 15:19:52 (86.179.151.170)
Personally, I'm a fan of Bjork, however her music is classified, and have been since the 90s. .......
187: Music Lane, IDM? (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-09-07, 04:14:53 (86.179.151.170)
huh? .......
188: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Bracing (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-09-05, 06:21:39 (86.179.151.170)
Let's hope the cabinet is braced properly. .......
189: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, That new mid-range horn (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-08-31, 13:50:03 (45.33.141.18)
Or a smaller version of it, sounds pretty good on the Forte III. .......
190: Vinyl Asylum, isn't that it?? :^) nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-08-19, 09:17:32 (45.33.136.190)
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191: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Good enough for DarTZeel in Switzerland, though. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-08-17, 07:59:11 (86.179.204.52)
See from 50:54 on Fremer's video - link at the bottom of this post. Aren't those amps all Stereophile class A? What a hilarious state of affairs. I doubt Klipsch are losing much sleep over this review .......
192: Vinyl Asylum, Agreed. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-08-09, 03:02:07 (86.179.204.107)
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193: Vinyl Asylum, Nice. Glad you got it. I like stories like this. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-08-09, 03:01:35 (86.179.204.107)
Did something similar with a Nakamichi cassette deck not so long ago. .......
194: Digital Drive, Could be interesting, given the name. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-08-08, 04:55:54 (86.179.204.107)
But not much information on the implementation or what makes it that special. Specs don't give away much, and I wonder what the psu or output stage are like? Let's wait and see. .......
195: General Asylum, Yup. October - when we collectively jump off the White Cliffs of Dover. Ugh. FUBAR. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-07-31, 04:56:55 (86.179.204.107)
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196: Hi-Rez Highway, Great you found something you like. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-07-30, 16:19:36 (86.179.204.107)
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197: Hi-Rez Highway, Thanks! nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-07-26, 23:48:27 (86.179.204.107)
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198: Hi-Rez Highway, 1704K (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-07-26, 23:45:55 (86.179.204.107)
I guess I'm guided by the music I enjoy (all genres). Like some, I've become somewhat jaded by the shifting sands of digital reproduction, which since CD and SACD, have lacked easily recognisable sta .......
199: Hi-Rez Highway, Not the same conditions by any means, but (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-07-23, 12:07:12 (86.164.127.69)
I heard the Terminator in a system at the recent North West audio show. It's s great DAC. But I felt no compulsion to bring one home and hear more. So I am not surprised by your findings even if my ut .......
200: Digital Drive, Do associated FGPA chips compensate for drift? (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-07-12, 00:17:54 (86.164.127.69)
In these designs? Actively, over time? .......
201: Tape Trail, RE: And a total rip it's from the 90's plenty on the bay (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-07-11, 13:30:06 (86.164.127.69)
That's true. It will likely need an overhaul. And a committed listener. Still, there's something about box-fresh gear... .......
202: Digital Drive, Serves me right for net browsing while at a music festival. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-07-07, 17:06:43 (86.164.127.69)
I need some sleep ;^) .......
203: Digital Drive, *** An extremely good point *** (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-07-07, 07:21:30 (86.164.127.69)
And rarely, if ever, discussed. Certainly, regarding the dozens and dozens of precision-trimmed resistors. For how long will they stay in specification? And who would be equipped to replace them when .......
204: Digital Drive, Naim CDI. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-07-04, 08:16:38 (86.164.127.69)
Had the Ikemi borrowed the DAC chipset from the CD12, among its other hand-me-downs, I think it might have appealed to me. I think the CD36 has Wolfson DACs? I reckon the Naim CDI would be of greater .......
205: Vinyl Asylum, Hey! (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-07-03, 12:54:23 (86.164.127.69)
Glad to see you back here, PAR. .......
206: Vinyl Asylum, Like me, some of that. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-06-30, 14:11:13 (86.164.127.69)
Have three of theirs now. Currents still probably my favourite but am a fan overall. How's the live album? .......
207: Vinyl Asylum, This one? (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-06-30, 13:12:24 (86.164.127.69)
View YouTube Video Love Joni. She has an indelible place in my music collections. .......
208: Tape Trail, So what? nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-06-30, 05:42:42 (86.164.127.69)
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209: General Asylum, Would love to have a copy of that on vinyl! nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-06-12, 12:10:12 (86.164.127.69)
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210: Vinyl Asylum, Awful. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-06-12, 07:11:18 (86.164.127.69)
Evolution needs another kick-start around this part of the universe... .......
211: Vinyl Asylum, Wish I hadn't read that. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-06-11, 11:14:47 (86.164.127.69)
What a disaster. And I bet they still bunch all of their irreplaceable master together with similar disregard for their wellbeing. Useless Minions of Guff. .......
212: Digital Drive, Watching with interest (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-06-09, 01:02:03 (86.164.127.69)
Will be following your updates and checking after you've had more time with it. .......
213: Digital Drive, Thanks! nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-06-08, 09:53:46 (217.42.113.202)
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214: Digital Drive, Me too. And a 1704 comparison! nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-06-05, 03:29:20 (217.42.113.202)
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215: General Asylum, +1 nt. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-05-23, 11:41:18 (86.178.74.11)
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216: Vinyl Asylum, Meant in jest. :^) (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-05-20, 13:26:15 (86.178.74.11)
Doesn't come across online. Meaning you paid so little for them, relatively, you may as well have just picked them up and carried them away. Happy for you. .......
217: General Asylum, Yes. They will now have to fight harder to avoid creeping anonymity. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-05-19, 02:20:44 (86.178.74.11)
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218: Vinyl Asylum, You stole those! (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-05-19, 02:11:32 (86.178.74.11)
Some great prices, and frankly, I'm jealous and feel sure I'm not alone. Nice haul. .......
219: Digital Drive, Okay. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-05-17, 05:36:50 (86.178.74.11)
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220: General Asylum, Exactly. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-05-16, 11:06:18 (86.178.74.11)
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221: General Asylum, Wouldn't that be a shame? (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-05-16, 08:53:11 (86.178.74.11)
Seems the Sounds United juggernaut is ploughing ahead, regardless. Can't be a good thing, if he wanted to stay... .......
222: Digital Drive, What's MOC? nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-05-16, 07:47:13 (86.178.74.11)
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223: General Asylum, Uh-oh. Ishiwata leaves Marantz. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-05-16, 07:46:22 (86.178.74.11)
Sounds like it wasn't his first choice ~ "It must be [a] big surprise that I'm not part of Marantz organization... I thought I'd be forever a part of Marantz. Unfortunately that's not the case." :: .......
224: Digital Drive, +1. Wish he was still here. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-05-15, 11:26:14 (86.178.74.11)
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225: Vinyl Asylum, Wanted to like it. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-05-14, 13:19:31 (86.178.74.11)
But found, like others, that it wasn't my cup of tea. Seems to please many though, and AT has an enviable reputation. .......
226: Digital Drive, Sorry about that. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-05-14, 07:19:06 (86.178.74.11)
Checked my email but I can't find his address. Think it was linked to a now defunct email address of mine. Did yours have the USB port on it? I remember talking to Mirko about adding one way back when .......
227: Digital Drive, I sold Terry my Fostex drivers back in the '00s. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-05-14, 07:17:02 (86.178.74.11)
FE-208ES, double magnets, with the super heavy brass ring add-ons. He was making such good use of them in his speakers and I never got around to building my ideal horn for them. RIP. .......
228: Digital Drive, Bert Doppenberg may know (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-05-13, 15:17:29 (86.178.74.11)
Of Oris Horn fame. He was one of the first dealers for Mirko, and was in regular contact. .......
229: Vinyl Asylum, Looks like Thorens are releasing a new 124DD at Munich. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-05-11, 01:49:22 (86.151.104.52)
Spotted on Gunter Kurzen's page on FB. Happy days! .......
230: Digital Drive, Price and condition. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-05-08, 06:36:04 (86.151.104.52)
That said, Ultra Analog DAC modules are still greatly prized by many. .......
231: Vinyl Asylum, SME's 'new' Garrard 301? (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-05-08, 06:11:00 (86.151.104.52)
Waiting to confirm the price of this replica, early indications of which, suffice to say, seem ludicrous... (Photos by Michael Trei) .......
232: Digital Drive, Yes, fairly usurious. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-05-08, 01:26:12 (86.151.104.52)
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233: Digital Drive, Heard the Katalyst DAC in a Linn Selekt. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-05-07, 13:55:46 (86.151.104.52)
Directly compared it to my 1704K CD player in the same dealer system, some months ago. Sounded alright. If I was starting afresh, I might consider it. Didn't make me want to ditch my 1704K DAC. Did ma .......
234: Digital Drive, Let us know how you get on. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-05-07, 10:24:57 (213.205.192.27)
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235: Digital Drive, The Rockna uses MSB modules. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-05-07, 00:54:39 (86.151.104.52)
Which is why it interested me. Can't recall if those are actually made by MSB or for them... The Rockna Wavedream NET transport also includes a Linux-based, quad-core server in it local SSD storage in .......
236: Digital Drive, Gigs. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-05-07, 00:23:47 (86.151.104.52)
This seems to be the de facto answer for many musicians, I think. Easier for some (acoustic, etc) than others, perhaps (electronic, machine mediated). Streaming is a world unto itself. Personally, I t .......
237: Digital Drive, Denafrips. Rockna. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-05-06, 13:29:54 (86.151.104.52)
Would be interested to hear either the Terminator - maybe with a Jay's Audio transport, or Rockna's Wavedream DAC (+ NET transport). Other than that, I wouldn't be sure where to head post 1704K, so to .......
238: Digital Drive, That's always been true. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-05-06, 13:11:51 (86.151.104.52)
Buying secondhand. It was as true in the 60s and 70s as now. What's changed is the primary point of consumption for new music. It's here that the problems and cultural ramifications are building. More .......
239: Digital Drive, When streaming = servitude (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-05-06, 12:56:43 (86.151.104.52)
"You need 53 million streams to make $1M at the best rate-1.5 billion streams to make $1M at the worst." Of course, if your content is not pop or rock, you plays/payout is even more minuscule. No new .......
240: Films/DVD Asylum, Adult film/content has abandoned the big screen. For kids only. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-05-04, 01:42:16 (86.151.104.52)
Amazon Prime, Netflix, HBO, etc. These are the homes of high value productions for grown-ups, be they serialised dramas or features. .......
241: Digital Drive, Hope it stays that way. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-05-03, 05:34:40 (86.151.104.52)
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242: Digital Drive, Clean the lens? (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-05-02, 02:00:54 (86.151.104.52)
Over time, airborne grease particles will be attracted there. Wouldn't hurt to take a Q-tip/cotton bud dipped in a suitable cleaning solution and *gently* stroke the outer element clean. .......
243: Digital Drive, Same for many creative digital arts/media production. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-04-30, 07:36:29 (86.151.104.52)
It cheapens a lot of media production too, still or motion, and strips the value out of it. Great for the end-user or producer, maybe, not so much for the artist. I hear you. But then I also still buy .......
244: Films/DVD Asylum, Enjoyed it. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-04-27, 03:13:29 (86.151.104.52)
Certain story arcs necessarily play out as expected, but the Russos made some brave decisions in the process. Plenty to enjoy and, surprisingly, did not feel like three hours at all. A worthy ending t .......
245: Vinyl Asylum, Agreed. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-04-25, 15:44:18 (86.151.104.52)
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246: Digital Drive, +1 nt. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-04-23, 09:35:24 (86.151.104.52)
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247: Digital Drive, Very useful for folk like me. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-04-22, 12:54:02 (86.178.74.72)
Who get to buy your CDs at a discount and give money to local goodwill/charity stores. Many thanks! .......
248: Digital Drive, Indeed. +1. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-04-21, 14:18:48 (86.178.74.72)
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249: Digital Drive, The Battlestar Galactica of digital. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-04-19, 17:23:02 (86.178.74.72)
Not networked, etc etc. .......
250: Digital Drive, CD playing is a mature technology. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-04-18, 13:02:27 (86.178.74.72)
Some say past it. Nevertheless, existing disc players are pretty fine, and recent classics are still brilliant. There will always be hard drives/digital storage. At least for the foreseeable future. P .......
251: Digital Drive, I have a similar 1704U-K DAC (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-04-18, 03:35:17 (86.178.74.72)
with a similar topology. Sounds a fresh as the day I bought it and treats digital brilliantly. .......
252: General Asylum, 'So I bought a new house' [to fit my Klipschorns]... (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-04-16, 00:17:20 (86.178.74.72)
Where *were you* when I was dating? Damn! Ha ha! .......
253: General Asylum, Agreed. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-04-16, 00:14:33 (86.178.74.72)
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254: Vinyl Asylum, Such a beautiful song. Thanks. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-04-15, 12:39:28 (86.178.74.72)
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255: Vinyl Asylum, Under-rated by many. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-04-15, 04:01:43 (86.178.74.72)
Or unknown! I liked his work. Of its time but still great today. .......
256: General Asylum, Sorry to hear this. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-04-08, 08:04:05 (86.179.204.93)
I've been known to fumigate records and jackets in home-made chambers in order to kill off any mold. Doesn't always work and I have thrown some away, especially as the can contaminate other LPs. That .......
257: General Asylum, Totally! nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-04-08, 07:58:04 (86.179.204.93)
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258: Vinyl Asylum, Big fan. Lovely disc. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-04-08, 07:47:50 (86.179.204.93)
If you haven't already, you might think of joining the Jazz Vinyl Lovers group on facebook, run by Ken Micallef. Lots of fun on there and loads of folk to learn from. .......
259: Vinyl Asylum, Each one is freshly plotted for that specific 103. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-04-08, 06:21:36 (86.179.204.93)
They all have extremely slight variations but this is hard to see as the graph resolution is low. I believe it is a pre-requisite of its broadcast status. .......
260: Vinyl Asylum, Fidelity vs resolution. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-04-08, 06:00:01 (86.179.204.93)
At the risk of adding to an already large body of comment on the Denon 103, I've found the quality I most admire about the 103 to be that of sonic fidelity. There is a rightness to the production of t .......
261: Vinyl Asylum, Yes. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-03-30, 01:53:55 (86.179.204.93)
You ask good questions. I have a few box-sets (and want more) but so far, the quality has been particularly good. Often I fear that a CD transfer on such a scale might strip away much of the sonic glo .......
262: Vinyl Asylum, No! (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-03-30, 00:41:39 (86.179.204.93)
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263: Vinyl Asylum, Bought a few cassettes last week, myself. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-03-30, 00:38:21 (86.179.204.93)
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264: Vinyl Asylum, Ditto. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-03-29, 15:09:37 (86.179.204.93)
Those classical boxsets are a fantastic opportunity. Not so long ago bought the Mercury Living Presence items, 1 to 3, and am enjoying them immensely. Especially as there's next to no chance of me fin .......
265: General Asylum, Very sad. Luckily, (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-03-27, 12:16:28 (86.179.204.93)
he managed to finish a couple of projects earlier in the year, which must have been a blessing amongst so much sadness. RIP, Rude Boy. .......
266: Vinyl Asylum, Trust you to ask. :^) nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-03-27, 09:45:49 (86.179.204.93)
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267: General Asylum, With the line below redacted with a marker pen. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-03-26, 15:20:03 (86.179.204.93)
For those that are interested, and from the looks of that photo. This would have been done after arrival in the destination country (US?) as goods are usually required to have this stated externally w .......
268: Tape Trail, Very nice. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-03-26, 15:11:18 (86.179.204.93)
Wouldn't mind one of those myself! .......
269: General Asylum, Yup. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-03-24, 18:01:55 (86.179.204.93)
And yup. .......
270: General Asylum, Facebook, too. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-03-21, 10:30:38 (86.179.204.93)
Pages like Ken Micallef's Jazz Vinyl Lovers are hoovering up audiences from traditional boards. Faster moving with a format with which it seems easier to engage. Has the AA considered having a Faceboo .......
271: Tape Trail, Actually,... (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-03-21, 10:12:39 (86.179.204.93)
...I think they are for you. Why else would you be here? :^) Go on. You know you want to. .......
272: Tape Trail, You're missing the point. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-03-21, 08:54:52 (86.179.204.93)
It's. About. Fun. Of course well mastered reel-to-reel, or CD or vinyl is better. Is anyone arguing that they're not? Doesn't mean you can't get great sounds from cassette tape. I won't live long enou .......
273: Vinyl Asylum, They're only going to get more expensive. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-03-21, 08:47:58 (86.179.204.93)
If you want it and you have the means (and it's a good buy), go for it. None of us live forever! .......
274: Vinyl Asylum, Thanks for that insight. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-03-21, 08:09:29 (86.179.204.93)
I also have the Chesky CDs, as well as the vinyl. Well worth having. .......
275: Tape Trail, Maybe. But none of us live forever ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-03-15, 06:22:34 (86.179.204.93)
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276: General Asylum, Generational gap. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-03-15, 04:23:00 (86.179.204.93)
There are dozens more audio forums than there used to be when the AA first started. That is not a surprise. But there is also a wealth of knowledge stored in the forum archives - its added value - whi .......
277: Tape Trail, All Bjork's albums to be re-released on cassette. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-03-15, 04:09:45 (86.179.204.93)
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278: Vinyl Asylum, Re the Leibowitz (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-03-15, 03:40:32 (86.179.204.93)
I'm particularly taken with the tempo of several of the works. To my ears, Leibowitz - on this recording - seemed more able to gather the orchestra together as one. There's a sense of all the whole or .......
279: Vinyl Asylum, Have the Walter, the Klemperer and the Leibowitz. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-03-14, 17:40:01 (86.179.204.93)
The Leibowitz readings are my favourite by far. I also own the German AAA re-issue of it, which is exemplary, as well as the Chesky CDs. .......
280: Amp/Preamp Asylum, First thought would be to contact ATC. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-03-12, 03:14:45 (86.179.204.44)
They're known for their customer service (country-dependent) as they have a lot of professional clients who need 'Tier 1 support', so to speak. If you've had previous problems with the amp, either the .......
281: Tape Trail, Mihokm on eBay is often recommended. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-03-07, 13:07:51 (31.51.92.36)
Based in Slovakia . Reliable production, dimensionally stable, tested over a number of years. I'd ask him first. Otherwise, there is Marrs Communications . .......
282: Digital Drive, You want jaydacus! (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-03-07, 12:50:24 (31.51.92.36)
I've never been particularly keen on Chord's approach to digital. I'm sure it deserves all the credit it gets, but my ears are tuned differently it seems. .......
283: Digital Drive, Sorry, not following you? nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-03-07, 04:17:34 (31.51.92.36)
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284: Digital Drive, Which one? nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-03-05, 23:02:02 (31.51.92.36)
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285: General Asylum, I missed all the action. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-03-05, 14:06:34 (31.51.92.36)
Did we find out what happened to PAR? .......
286: Vinyl Asylum, It's a universal experience. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-03-05, 00:11:19 (31.51.92.36)
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287: Digital Drive, I love my LITE. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-03-02, 01:23:50 (31.51.92.36)
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288: Vinyl Asylum, Both great cities - with institutions to match. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-02-28, 11:02:53 (109.151.82.123)
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289: Vinyl Asylum, Um, no. The Hovercraft hasn't run for nearly 20 years. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-02-27, 08:38:07 (86.168.210.177)
It needed more or less perfect conditions for operation otherwise you were basically shaken to pieces . The Eurostar train crossing from King's Cross or Waterloo is particularly pleasant and an elegan .......
290: Tape Trail, RE: ZX-7 on its way! (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-02-25, 15:25:59 (86.168.210.177)
Wonderful. And it's a real bonus knowing it's back up to specification. It's here to stay. .......
291: Vinyl Asylum, Classic. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-02-25, 13:03:04 (86.168.210.177)
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292: Vinyl Asylum, A beautiful song. Thanks! nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-02-12, 06:47:36 (81.158.88.6)
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293: General Asylum, We're largely responsible. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-02-10, 14:26:40 (109.150.200.130)
We created those school curricula and teaching conditions. We stripped their standards of education down to bare minima and emaciated resources. We made those phones, wrote those apps and bought share .......
294: Vinyl Asylum, Utter rubbish. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-02-09, 15:56:29 (109.150.200.130)
And the 103 is, for many, musically superior to the 103R. Please take your prejudices elsewhere. .......
295: Vinyl Asylum, Despite myself,... (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-01-13, 08:47:44 (86.191.39.136)
I find that quite cool, and significant too. Cassettes next? .......
296: General Asylum, Nice to see you here again! nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-01-09, 13:44:43 (86.190.62.81)
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297: Vinyl Asylum, Get a good record cleaning machine. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2019-01-03, 01:20:23 (213.205.192.150)
Seems to be what you really need. Kirmuss make an interesting ultrasonic item. .......
298: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, I liked Fertins when I had them. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-12-18, 02:56:24 (86.171.69.175)
Model range before this edgeless one. Decided I needed a bigger room to do them justice in an open baffle. Glad you're enjoying yours! .......
299: General Asylum, Nah. I think what he means is (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-12-16, 08:30:06 (86.171.69.175)
... that the music he finds served up to him on commercial radio / channels is dull. Big deal. There is loads of fantastic music out there. What I see happening is that the pop music business has reac .......
300: General Asylum, I see nothing to be enthusiastic about. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-12-12, 02:47:23 (86.171.69.175)
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301: General Asylum, Music education now a privilege. Broad awareness is now minimal. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-12-12, 02:35:09 (86.171.69.175)
Used to be part of the core curriculum when I was young. Meant lots of listening in class to decent systems at school. Plenty of playing and music teachers. Concerts were afforadable and time set asi .......
302: General Asylum, Loving my LG V30. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-12-12, 02:31:08 (86.171.69.175)
Sounds pretty good as a DAP too. .......
303: Vinyl Asylum, +1 nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-12-08, 02:00:55 (86.171.69.175)
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304: Amp/Preamp Asylum, I think I may be ready for a component like this. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-12-06, 02:45:24 (86.171.69.175)
Fully-featured (analogue-facing), beautiful build and ergonomics, sound that doesn't detract from the job at hand - music. I found the review refreshing and have the A-S3000 on a shortlist of integrat .......
305: General Asylum, April 2000. Was posting in '99 but (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-12-06, 01:56:16 (86.171.69.175)
I re-registered shortly after that. Love this place. .......
306: Vinyl Asylum, Yup! nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-11-29, 13:44:32 (81.158.88.81)
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307: Vinyl Asylum, pp 36/37 (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-11-27, 11:17:45 (86.188.41.182)
...begin to give a hint of what's going on . .......
308: Tape Trail, For fun, maybe? Remember fun? nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-11-25, 12:52:29 (86.188.41.182)
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309: Tape Trail, Actually, I missed that. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-11-25, 12:51:39 (86.188.41.182)
But isn't it interesting how more and more of these references to the past keep popping up? Not everything is rosy in our digital future, it would appear. For my part, I'm happy to let the world conti .......
310: Tape Trail, RE: that second one in particular is a pretty blatant "homage" -- (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-11-18, 15:10:43 (86.188.41.182)
Yes, plagiarism at its finest. No doubt just bought the design and re-badged it, more or less. Probably less, ha ha! 'Hommage' usually means tribute of course, as you know, so your irony is well place .......
311: Digital Drive, Just compared mine to a Naim NDX 2 and Linn Selekt Katalyst DSM. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-11-18, 15:08:03 (86.188.41.182)
My CD system is not going anywhere. At the demo' the dealer ended it by praising the cd player and asking about the brand and design. Doesn't hurt that it has the same DACs as the Naim ND555 which is .......
312: General Asylum, Totally. Cheap at twice the price. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-11-17, 14:18:55 (86.188.41.182)
Now's the time, it seems! Although the mech' is $60, that's cheap compared to a wall full of discs you can't play. Buy another! .......
313: Tape Trail, Game on. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-11-17, 12:41:12 (86.188.41.182)
Looks like Crosley is wading in . I like to imagine all those new vinyl users are after finding ways to make playlists for fun, on some other hipster medium, retro and mid-fi. Ha ha! .......
314: General Asylum, Back-up mechs (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-11-16, 05:11:34 (109.147.117.144)
When I bought my last CD player, I bought 4 spare transport mechanisms and have them store safely in boxes for future use. Hopefully your replacement will do the trick. If I was buying another CD play .......
315: Digital Drive, New neuroses. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-11-16, 04:01:42 (109.147.117.144)
My worry is that I swap one set of neuroses for another. In this case, software anticipation for hardware woes. I feel I like to plateau from time to time, and just enjoy what I've got. Worrying about .......
316: Digital Drive, Good points. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-11-16, 03:58:27 (109.147.117.144)
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317: General Asylum, Had an Eames for a while. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-11-14, 09:26:38 (109.147.117.144)
Terrible for listening. Found I was constantly fidgeting and trying to get comfortable. Never happened. Probably bliss for others. The Ikea Poang seems popular. However, we were gifted a couple of cus .......
318: Tubes Asylum, Fair enough. Others have chimed in. All good. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-11-14, 09:18:49 (109.147.117.144)
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319: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Buy something else, then! ;^) nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-11-14, 09:15:17 (109.147.117.144)
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320: Jazz Alley, McLorin Salvant: also a big fan here. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-11-14, 06:32:39 (109.147.117.144)
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321: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Here's a review of the sibling A-S3000 Integrated (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-11-14, 06:20:11 (109.147.117.144)
From The Absolute Sound. .......
322: Tubes Asylum, Presumably (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-11-13, 15:27:55 (109.147.117.144)
you have the manual for the tester and it lists these tubes/bases, with a procedure for testing them? If it's not listed, it may not be compatible with your tester. .......
323: Vinyl Asylum, Not seeing the humour. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-11-12, 16:22:35 (109.147.117.144)
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324: Speaker Asylum, Put down your laptop/tablet/smartphone (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-11-11, 13:16:55 (109.147.117.144)
and go put on some more music. Now. .......
325: General Asylum, You're mellow, man. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-11-09, 13:03:19 (109.147.117.144)
Or rather, you're a melomane. We are legion. Stand up and be counted! .......
326: Digital Drive, Cool. All good. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-11-08, 15:29:11 (109.147.117.144)
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327: Digital Drive, Amen. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-11-08, 09:23:44 (109.147.117.144)
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328: Digital Drive, There will always be something better. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-11-08, 09:22:48 (109.147.117.144)
Is that the point? For many yes. For a great many others, no. Being able to focus on the 'now' is an increasingly rare skill. Modern culture doesn't support this faculty, as our nonsensical economy re .......
329: Digital Drive, Because (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-11-07, 05:35:48 (213.205.241.229)
1) CD is an established standard, 2) many have large CD collections, 3) there are oodles of CDs out in the field to buy and will be for years, 4) they prefer listening to fiddling. New stuff is usual .......
330: General Asylum, Amen to that. It's still fun making them. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-11-04, 04:28:27 (213.205.192.185)
And more exclusive and thoughtful than a digital playlist. Good NOS Walkmans are still available too. Got ones for my wife and one daughter recently and they are thrilled - for my daughter it's a uniq .......
331: Speaker Asylum, Best advice likely from Audio Note UK. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-11-02, 09:13:21 (86.170.180.100)
Peter Qvortrup loves these speakers. So much, that AN UK had been considering a replica. Last I heard, they were not pursuing that path specifically now, but were designing a much larger Audio Note E. .......
332: Vinyl Asylum, Reich: 'Different Trains, Electric Counterpoint' back on re-mastered vinyl. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-11-02, 09:08:11 (86.170.180.100)
'The vinyl edition-mastered by Robert C. Ludwig at Gateway Mastering in Portland, Maine, with lacquers cut by Bernie Grundman, and pressed on 140-gram vinyl at Record Industry in the Netherlands-was .......
333: Vinyl Asylum, 100% agree. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-11-02, 02:44:07 (86.170.180.100)
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334: Digital Drive, Maybe. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-10-28, 03:52:38 (109.147.179.105)
Just ensure you don't buy one of the models incorporating this line of mechanisms . Perhaps the 9 or 10 can be had for a few hundred dollars. I'd be surprised though! Looks like the P30 or Esoteric ra .......
335: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Only concern is (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-10-28, 02:23:42 (109.147.179.105)
the relatively high volume of Aesthetix gear that appears for sale on the secondhand market. Why is that? .......
336: General Asylum, Thanks! nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-10-26, 16:51:26 (109.147.179.105)
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337: Digital Drive, With the link... (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-10-26, 15:36:17 (109.147.179.105)
View YouTube Video .......
338: General Asylum, Perhaps he thought the analogy breathtakingly reductive and sexist. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-10-23, 14:38:01 (109.150.200.157)
It crossed my mind. I'm sure you mean well, though! Not sure what type of wives you meet but all the the wives I know are actually women. You know, flesh and blood humans. Rather like husbands. And da .......
339: Vinyl Asylum, Nice. nt. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-10-23, 12:24:37 (109.150.200.157)
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340: General Asylum, Nokia still makes them too. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-10-23, 10:12:37 (109.150.200.157)
Updated a little of course (though not much). Apparently they're still very popular. .......
341: Vinyl Asylum, Quite a difference in SRA? (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-10-23, 10:00:00 (109.150.200.157)
Have you had to work around that? .......
342: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Thanks. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-10-23, 09:58:05 (109.150.200.157)
I think I may do just that. I'm scaling back as even though I *love* my vintage pieces, I care less to muck about with everything as I get older. And am prepared to climb higher up the tree of sound .......
343: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Very nice integrated amp! (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-10-22, 16:07:07 (109.150.200.157)
I think I may even have a few E88CCs tucked away. Really keen to hear one, so am contacting dealers next. .......
344: Amp/Preamp Asylum, It looks like an interesting combination. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-10-22, 01:22:37 (109.150.200.157)
Not sure what compromises they had to make to fit it all in but I'd be interested to hear from those who've heard it. Our system is in a smaller room now, and the box count is starting to weigh on me. .......
345: SET Asylum, Nice link. Thanks. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-10-22, 01:19:26 (109.150.200.157)
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346: Vinyl Asylum, It's in my sights, the Rhea. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-10-21, 11:43:24 (109.150.200.157)
So there's no truck from me. I wouldn't use that function either, but it's consistently the most frequent phono stage I think of trying after my Audio Innovations P2. .......
347: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Don't have one yet! (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-10-21, 11:03:34 (109.150.200.157)
Am thinking of selling all my vintage gear and getting 'modern'. I know this something I may regret but several of my items are not used much - and that's a greater regret. A Mimas and maybe a Rhea do .......
348: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Aesthetix Mimas (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-10-21, 10:03:24 (109.150.200.157)
Anyone had the chance to hear one? Am thinking of changing things up a bit. .......
349: Tubes Asylum, Good. Thanks. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-10-19, 01:33:24 (109.150.200.157)
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350: Jazz Alley, Thanks for this. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-10-19, 01:23:46 (109.150.200.157)
I hope, one day, to be able to visit places like Minton's on a jazz tour of some sort. Take in a concert or two. Have you been? .......
351: Vinyl Asylum, No problem. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-10-18, 14:37:46 (109.150.200.157)
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352: Vinyl Asylum, Nice one. I pre-ordered. nt. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-10-18, 14:37:09 (109.150.200.157)
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353: Tubes Asylum, Power tubes (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-10-18, 14:21:53 (109.150.200.157)
My experience of the KT77 is excellent. I also have a few non-ST / regular Genalex GZ34s that I haven't tried yet (and can't right now until my amps are serviced). I've kept them as cheap spares. What .......
354: Vinyl Asylum, Yup. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-10-18, 02:28:39 (109.150.200.157)
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355: Tubes Asylum, Interesting. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-10-18, 02:26:31 (109.150.200.157)
Do you believe the same of Russian pentodes like the Genalex Gold Lion KT77 reissue? .......
356: Speaker Asylum, EU vinyl imports post Brexit. Can't wait. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-10-17, 15:16:38 (109.150.200.157)
Not. .......
357: Tape Trail, Thanks! Saw your results on THs. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-10-17, 13:13:12 (109.150.200.157)
Really appreciate your efforts. I use your reports regularly, to check what performance I might expect from tapes I find (like the XLII and others). I've pre-order a couple of boxes of 10. Hopefully t .......
358: Vinyl Asylum, Devialet / Fondamenta vinyl releases. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-10-17, 09:41:31 (109.150.200.157)
The Lost Recordings. This stuff is really just too expensive . Truly. I comment on it because I want it - and they know it. Sheesh, talk about audiophile pricing! Kind of blown away by how much great .......
359: Vinyl Asylum, More from Sam Records; Nathan Davis with the Georges Arvanitas Trio, ORTF recordings. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-10-17, 09:36:01 (109.150.200.157)
And it's on fire. Sam Records brought us Monk's version of Les Liaisons Dangereuses last year, which was outstanding. Hoping this will be just as good as the music is very welcome. .......
360: Vinyl Asylum, Next time. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-10-16, 13:59:21 (109.150.200.157)
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361: Vinyl Asylum, Have the Redman and Mehldau. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-10-16, 13:52:21 (109.150.200.157)
They're great. .......
362: Vinyl Asylum, Coupon code: AUTUMN. 24 hours only. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-10-16, 02:11:37 (109.150.200.157)
Jumped in and got 3 double LPs shipped to the UK for US$40 only. Nice. .......
363: Vinyl Asylum, Amen! nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-10-15, 14:13:04 (109.150.200.157)
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364: Vinyl Asylum, Got to keep fit somehow... nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-10-15, 14:11:49 (109.150.200.157)
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365: Digital Drive, So (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-10-15, 07:06:59 (109.150.200.157)
the question is, do you notice a difference between them for a single, specific purpose or connection? Do the impurities matter in this case? .......
366: Vinyl Asylum, Kallax is the replacement for Expedit. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-10-15, 07:03:37 (109.150.200.157)
Slightly narrower frame, same construction. Ensure the shelves are oriented properly so the long boards are horizontal and you'll be set. Made for vinyl! 5x5 will comfortably hold 1,000, with 40 recor .......
367: Tape Trail, I think (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-10-14, 09:39:52 (109.150.200.157)
they are asking for direct sales at first, to size initial demand and help shape resource management. After that, anyone's guess I suppose? Perhaps cassette servicing specialists will have them, as we .......
368: Vinyl Asylum, Somehow comparing hard drives just isn't the same. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-10-14, 09:37:36 (109.150.200.157)
Lovely collection. Would make anyone proud. .......
369: Speaker Asylum, Agreed. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-10-14, 09:35:25 (109.150.200.157)
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370: Digital Drive, Must depend on the DAC, surely? (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-10-13, 13:58:36 (109.150.200.157)
I used to hate optical in the 90s. But implementations and DACs in the 00s changed my mind. Currently, my glass optical gives even my I2S connection a good fight. .......
371: Digital Drive, Might be. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-10-12, 14:06:40 (109.150.200.157)
I'm just being grumpy! ;^) .......
372: Digital Drive, Non-metallic interlinks. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-10-12, 11:57:53 (109.150.200.157)
Silflex, fused silica. I need a fused silica of aromatically infused alcoholic partially frozen aqueous solutions. Or something... Happy weekend! .......
373: Tape Trail, RTM: new cassettes available for pre-order this weekend. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-10-12, 08:52:17 (109.150.200.157)
Available from November 15th. .......
374: Digital Drive, 'fused silica' (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-10-11, 13:13:37 (109.150.200.157)
Around my way, we call that glass... .......
375: General Asylum, Lots of awesome in there. Yes, thanks! nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-10-10, 01:12:12 (86.191.154.201)
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376: Vinyl Asylum, That's great! Thanks for that. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-10-10, 01:08:21 (86.191.154.201)
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377: Vinyl Asylum, Roots! Regatta de Noir? nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-10-08, 11:31:39 (86.190.62.3)
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378: Vinyl Asylum, Sounds like fun! (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-10-08, 11:29:53 (86.190.62.3)
God, I wish I had seen them live on stage. .......
379: Vinyl Asylum, +1 nt. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-10-08, 11:27:34 (86.190.62.3)
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380: Vinyl Asylum, Legends live. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-10-08, 11:27:13 (86.190.62.3)
I've heard this before. I'm buying this set mostly because, try as I might, I couldn't even get close to getting tickets for their last live tour! I recently saw Deerhoof live at the Brudenell Social .......
381: Vinyl Asylum, Police Half Speed Masters boxset, 'Every Move You Make: The Studio Recordings' (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-10-08, 00:35:39 (86.188.41.217)
Any getting these ? Pre-ordered here. .......
382: General Asylum, RIP. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-10-06, 15:05:27 (86.188.41.217)
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383: Speaker Asylum, Yes, the SLOB. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-10-05, 03:26:11 (86.188.41.217)
Slot-loaded-open-baffle for bass modules. I'd like to have room to build both! .......
384: Digital Drive, Tape. The Benjamin Button of Audio. nt. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-10-03, 17:45:20 (86.188.41.217)
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385: Tubes Asylum, Nice info. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-10-03, 09:56:47 (86.188.41.217)
Thanks. Was aware of the rarity and desirability. When I win the lottery, I'll go find some. .......
386: Digital Drive, Buy a cassette deck. Probably more fun. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-10-03, 09:51:49 (86.188.41.217)
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387: Vinyl Asylum, People will sell you anything if you'll buy it. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-10-03, 09:46:35 (86.188.41.217)
Why do you care what Aesthetix think? Just because something can be done, doesn't mean it should be done. Why would any cartridge manufacturer go to all the trouble of choosing magnets and magnet stre .......
388: Tubes Asylum, If I ever came across any 33S30B tubes (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-10-02, 12:39:53 (86.188.41.217)
used or NOS, I'd immediately squirrel them away. .......
389: Vinyl Asylum, Perhaps something caused him subsequently to amend his opinion (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-09-30, 12:27:53 (86.191.39.209)
Reality? Dunno, just asking. :^) Still, if he's using super-tips in his cartridges, maybe their worth a second look. Of course, a) we don't know if the Delos counts as lower range or not (or do we?), .......
390: Vinyl Asylum, Will any of their fans... (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-09-30, 12:23:36 (86.191.39.209)
... still be able to hear the difference this 'new' release will make? ;^) .......
391: SET Asylum, Interesting. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-09-29, 12:39:36 (86.191.39.209)
That you find a Stereomour to be the equal of the First Watt SIT. That's going to make a lot of Bottleheads very happy. .......
392: Vinyl Asylum, Time to get it retipped? (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-09-29, 10:52:46 (86.191.39.209)
I expect that's what Lyra might say... .......
393: General Asylum, For some reason I didn't have Surrealistic Pillow on vinyl. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-09-29, 05:56:47 (86.191.39.209)
Fixed that now. RIP, Mr Balin. View YouTube Video .......
394: Tape Trail, Now might be the time (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-09-29, 04:43:56 (86.191.39.209)
to get stuck in. Getting a model you like, and some spares over time, should leave you well placed to enjoy tapes for some time to come. .......
395: Tape Trail, Which era/product line? (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-09-27, 14:36:36 (86.191.39.209)
Some of them can fetch decent prices already. .......
396: Tape Trail, Nice 215. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-09-27, 14:35:21 (86.191.39.209)
Still on my radar, one of those. Or perhaps a Studer/Revox 710 mk ii. Don't need it, of course, but since when did that matter?! Ha! Just got my two Tandbergs back from servicing by a former Tandberg .......
397: Tape Trail, Mine's off to B&W. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-09-27, 14:32:59 (86.191.39.209)
And yes, OCD is the elephant in the room. I'm having them change them all out pre-emptively. .......
398: Vinyl Asylum, Yup. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-09-27, 14:29:34 (86.191.39.209)
Streaming and hard drives aren't going anywhere. So CD bargains is where it's at right now, as everyone else rushes to be 'cutting edge', smugly clucking about how modern they are! Super times for CD .......
399: Tape Trail, I admit, that's part of the attraction (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-09-26, 01:47:44 (86.191.39.209)
And it's fun too. Don't punish yourself! I've discovered there's a sizeable community of enthusiasts who are having a whole heap of fun, doing their own thing, and I want to be part of that. I get n .......
400: Tape Trail, The ZX has landed. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-09-25, 14:42:09 (86.191.39.209)
Yee-hah! .......
401: Vinyl Asylum, Remember shouting along to this in '79. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-09-25, 02:14:07 (86.191.39.209)
Still recall bawling to this in unison with my school friends in Gospel Oak, north London. We loved it. Still do. Tried to get to see them live when they did a world tour a few years ago. Not a chance .......
402: General Asylum, +1 nt. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-09-24, 12:43:24 (86.191.39.209)
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403: General Asylum, Mostly agree with PAR. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-09-24, 00:56:28 (86.191.39.209)
Where I part from PAR is on the question of specific disc spinners. The risk is there but can be mitigated. My CD transport (Lite Audio LT-One) is based on a a cheap donor transport that has been augm .......
404: Tape Trail, Consistently good feedback (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-09-23, 03:38:24 (86.191.39.209)
on this model. That's pleasing in lots of ways! Am based in the UK, so this will go to Bowers & Wilkins (B&W) who still service Nakamichi's classic transport decks. Then on to years of great performan .......
405: Tape Trail, ZX-7 on its way! (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-09-22, 01:33:37 (86.191.39.209)
So excited. My first Nak', too. Going straight for a service and then into the system - hopefully never to depart. .......
406: General Asylum, Just like that: gone. RIP (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-09-20, 07:59:13 (86.191.39.209)
Same age as me. He was posting here recently, and have seen his contributions over the years. Very sad. Devastating really, for those who knew him. RIP Lawrence. .......
407: Vinyl Asylum, XV-15. Moving Iron. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-09-19, 14:39:02 (86.191.39.209)
Most likely . Equivalent of the Stanton 681. May have (had) a 'stereohedron' tip on it, which is a trade name of a line contact stylus. But even with an elliptical, it's a pretty able performer with .......
408: General Asylum, 3014A - ouch! (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-09-11, 11:20:53 (193.248.136.160)
What happened? .......
409: Vinyl Asylum, Have two of his albums. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-09-11, 10:44:17 (193.248.136.160)
A quite singular presentation. I like the work, generally. .......
410: Vinyl Asylum, Engineer: Roy DuNann (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-09-10, 22:54:34 (92.245.143.121)
He made those Contemporary records sound so great. .......
411: Vinyl Asylum, +1. nt. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-09-09, 12:02:21 (92.245.143.121)
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412: General Asylum, You're cheery! (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-09-08, 10:03:41 (178.101.85.194)
I'm also an ex-chorister and I like (some) film scores, and much more besides. Go on. Give them a go. You know you want to stoop to our level! .......
413: Vinyl Asylum, Rhea. P2. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-09-08, 09:04:06 (92.245.143.121)
The only other tube phono stage at, ahem, 'acceptable prices' I've considered after my Audio Innovations P2. Likely used as well. .......
414: General Asylum, Probably with participants who are a lot younger too. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-08-27, 13:59:09 (86.191.37.9)
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415: Critic's Corner, x7 nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-08-27, 01:32:19 (86.191.37.9)
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416: SET Asylum, My suggestion is (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-08-24, 10:01:22 (86.191.37.9)
that if you collate all this information and present it nicely with the drivers, you may attract more people and increase the chances of a sale. It's a type of support and for a buyer, builds confiden .......
417: General Asylum, OMA. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-08-24, 09:57:51 (86.191.37.9)
Nice gear. Maybe one day... .......
418: SET Asylum, With plans, maybe? (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-08-24, 07:10:19 (86.191.37.9)
I think finding a way to help builders complete a project with a variety of well-documented plans would be immensely useful. Nothing is worse than acquiring great drivers without a clue how best to im .......
419: Vinyl Asylum, Crisper highs? (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-08-23, 04:22:25 (86.191.37.9)
Crunchier lows? .......
420: Vinyl Asylum, Ha ha! nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-08-23, 04:21:45 (86.191.37.9)
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421: General Asylum, Lovely song (which she wrote). RIP. nt. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-08-23, 00:29:47 (109.146.165.65)
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422: Vinyl Asylum, Stay strong! (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-08-23, 00:15:38 (109.146.165.65)
It's probably not as bad as you think. .......
423: Vinyl Asylum, Wonder if it sounds more organic, (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-08-23, 00:13:55 (109.146.165.65)
...or perhaps a little too bleached and processed? .......
424: Jazz Alley, Many thanks for this! (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-08-22, 08:39:55 (109.146.165.65)
Kind of you to bring this to our attention. .......
425: Vinyl Asylum, System / room performance? (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-08-22, 07:22:10 (109.146.165.65)
Are you sure your playback chain is even delivering 20Hz - 20kHz at even output levels? Worth checking first / too? Your hearing may be less than it was, but perhaps not as bad as you imagine. (Trying .......
426: Vinyl Asylum, Chamber music from Supraphon / Hungaraton. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-08-22, 07:12:33 (109.146.165.65)
Namely the Tatrai Quartet's cycle of Haydn's works . They were already very well recorded. Audiophile reissues would probably be amazing. View YouTube Video .......
427: Speaker Asylum, Nelson Pass 'Kleinhorn'. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-08-21, 00:59:13 (109.146.165.65)
I recall him designing/building these some time ago, just as he as beginning his FET and SIT ss amps. I think the plans are available from Nelson too, if you ask him. .......
428: General Asylum, +1 nt. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-08-21, 00:15:38 (109.146.165.65)
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429: Music Lane, Queen of Soul (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-08-19, 03:36:50 (109.146.165.65)
Not many words around here, it seems. RIP Legend. .......
430: Vinyl Asylum, Mark 1 better than mark 2? (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-08-12, 13:35:05 (109.149.38.24)
Curious to know why you think that. .......
431: Tubes Asylum, +1 on the KT77. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-08-11, 06:18:33 (109.149.38.24)
Significantly more resolution than EL34s in my amps. Not yet tried the Sophia Electric EL34-ST, though I wouldn't expect much challenge in the resolution stakes. .......
432: General Asylum, Same here. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-08-11, 05:55:34 (109.149.38.24)
Whenever I try to thin out the collection of unwanted items to, my youngest scrutinises every disc and selection. .......
433: Vinyl Asylum, Excellent. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-08-11, 05:53:04 (109.149.38.24)
Happy for them and for our pastime. .......
434: General Asylum, Sorry for your loss. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-08-10, 04:53:38 (109.149.38.24)
Condolences to the family and yourself at this time. .......
435: General Asylum, Wish I could 'un-see' that. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-08-09, 14:38:30 (86.190.222.23)
How depressing. I'm happy to let the world continue, so to speak. I think I prefer to buy vinyl, CDs and cassettes without the burden of this knowledge of the tidal wave of rented music and 'hired fu .......
436: General Asylum, Trustpilot also starting to fill with bile. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-08-09, 09:06:53 (86.190.222.23)
Not a good sign . .......
437: Vinyl Asylum, Channel matching fluke. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-08-09, 04:37:43 (86.190.222.23)
It could be that you happened upon a particularly finely balanced version of the cartridge, where the left and right channels are matched to within finer tolerances than usual. This is often behind t .......
438: Vinyl Asylum, I'm with you. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-08-09, 04:33:16 (86.190.222.23)
Much preferring the standard 103 to other current variants (save the Zu Audio 103, which I also have). I appreciate the 'voicing' objectives of the R version but feel that this is better achieved via .......
439: General Asylum, +1 nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-08-03, 11:08:39 (86.190.222.23)
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440: General Asylum, It was a joke. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-07-27, 23:45:15 (109.147.117.130)
Of course you're right. Hope you're having a great weekend. .......
441: General Asylum, Check your electricity bill? (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-07-27, 00:53:55 (109.147.117.130)
Welcome back. Thanks for returning. .......
442: Vinyl Asylum, You don't mean Holger in Germany, do you? (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-07-27, 00:23:19 (109.147.117.130)
His tabulations can be found here . A useful enthusiast and 103 / SME lover. .......
443: Vinyl Asylum, Yes, ECM are still around - yes, they are a treasure. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-07-27, 00:12:02 (109.147.117.130)
One of my favourite labels. eBay Germany of France are good for missing items you want, as is Discogs. Others have posted the usual sources. .......
444: Jazz Alley, +1 nt. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-07-23, 08:04:22 (185.207.140.3)
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445: Digital Drive, Possibly even better. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-07-23, 03:49:50 (185.207.140.3)
Certainly well reviewed and known. .......
446: General Asylum, Battery PSU with a controlled shutdown? (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-07-20, 11:11:19 (185.207.140.3)
I used to have one 15 years ago for my first editing workstation. Probably amazing ones now. .......
447: Digital Drive, I concur. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-07-20, 11:03:03 (185.207.140.3)
Also, the value of the Adcom will likely be retained for longer. In addition, it's likely that there will be more folk around to work on is, such as substitute parts from Burson Audio , for example. P .......
448: Digital Drive, You're not thinking of buy that, are you? nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-07-19, 07:30:38 (185.207.140.3)
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449: Music Lane, Wonderul. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-07-18, 16:25:14 (185.207.140.3)
Hope I get to visit one day. .......
450: Digital Drive, Perhaps. But he's not alone. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-07-17, 02:20:35 (185.207.140.3)
They can all be right, all of the time, since there is no single type of human. Our lives, experiences, aural cortices, the very geography of our very ears and ear canals are all different in subtle a .......
451: Critic's Corner, We'd better hope the vinyl revival continues, then. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-07-17, 01:31:07 (185.207.140.3)
But I'm not sure it will. Might last longer than CD, though! Irony upon irony, that physical formats might be a lifeline in the age of the smartphone. The very cleverness of streaming and virtual natu .......
452: Digital Drive, Well (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-07-15, 00:48:59 (185.207.140.3)
I guess that's one way of framing it. The science and theory are well rehearsed. And I'm not completely adverse to it either. But there are alternate views and experiences, as you know. No intention o .......
453: Vinyl Asylum, Album covers. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-07-15, 00:41:29 (185.207.140.3)
Hadn't realised the cover for 'A Love Supreme' was made there. Nice, thoughtful segment. Thanks for posting. .......
454: Vinyl Asylum, Something going on around here. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-07-13, 15:55:51 (185.207.140.3)
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455: Digital Drive, High 'numbers', lower fidelity? (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-07-13, 03:56:24 (185.207.140.3)
A processing trick, to wit. How did we get here? .......
456: Tape Trail, Not sure yet. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-07-12, 06:42:58 (185.207.140.3)
I'm keeping an eye out on TapeHeads for more info. Seems to be out with a select few in the field right now, for testing. Sure to know soon though. .......
457: Vinyl Asylum, Hot damn! (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-07-11, 10:08:05 (185.207.140.3)
Outrageous fortune. Nice 'work'! .......
458: Critic's Corner, If the public don't buy into it, what is the point? (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-07-09, 03:40:24 (185.207.140.3)
Asking for a friend, manufacturer, distributor, publisher, mastering studio, producer ... Its an awful lot of work for less profit and no change. Why bother? Are you a member of the 'public' or are yo .......
459: Vinyl Asylum, +1 nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-07-06, 07:31:04 (185.207.140.3)
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460: Tape Trail, Ha ha! (Hope so). (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-07-05, 08:46:01 (185.207.140.3)
At some point, we have to 'let the world continue' and stop and enjoy what we have. Personally, I'm not always after the latest and greatest. Are you? Usually it means having to re-buy everything you .......
461: Digital Drive, Please send them to me. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-07-05, 03:57:58 (185.207.140.3)
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462: Digital Drive, LTO tape is still as popular as it ever was, for enterprise archival purposes. Amen. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-07-05, 03:56:58 (185.207.140.3)
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463: Digital Drive, Repair? (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-07-05, 03:54:45 (185.207.140.3)
You don't say much about the nature of the fault but it may be something as simple as impacted grease in the transport that needs replacing. Rega will probably know. I think their players will become .......
464: General Asylum, +1 nt. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-07-05, 03:52:12 (185.207.140.3)
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465: Critic's Corner, You mean McGill University? Or are we just shooting any messengers today? nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-07-04, 06:31:05 (185.207.140.3)
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466: Critic's Corner, Yup. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-07-04, 06:29:13 (185.207.140.3)
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467: Critic's Corner, All true of young people here in the UK too. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-07-02, 02:08:31 (185.207.140.3)
Where student loans are the order of the day. I suspect it is somewhat different on the European continent, where tertiary education is largely free for locals and there's more opportunity for space. .......
468: Amp/Preamp Asylum, I like. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-07-01, 17:04:59 (185.207.140.3)
Also wish I had the time / space / skill to do this. Hope it sounds great. .......
469: Tape Trail, A new super ferric from Mulann/RTM (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-07-01, 16:50:04 (185.207.140.3)
Looking forward to trying it . .......
470: Music Lane, I get that you like MQA. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-07-01, 15:54:00 (185.207.140.3)
Good for you. But perhaps you could stop ramming it down everyone else's throat? .......
471: Critic's Corner, And we wonder why audiophilia is a dying hobby. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-07-01, 15:33:11 (185.207.140.3)
Frankly, I'm having more fun collecting audio cassettes and playing with vintage tape decks. It might not be hi-res, but it's fun and knowable. And we should expect another high quality, super ferric .......
472: Jazz Alley, Isn't it? (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-06-24, 09:52:46 (185.207.140.3)
What a joy! .......
473: Jazz Alley, Can't wait. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-06-24, 07:18:04 (185.207.140.3)
View YouTube Video Only a few days now. .......
474: Music Lane, Can't wait for this. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-06-24, 07:13:42 (185.207.140.3)
Must have, as far as I'm concerned. View YouTube Video .......
475: Vinyl Asylum, Sad but inevitable. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-06-24, 02:49:39 (185.207.140.3)
Not being doing that with mine, that's for sure. .......
476: Inmate Central, Did you see that Kroos missile? (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-06-24, 02:36:38 (185.207.140.3)
Wow. View YouTube Video .......
477: General Asylum, Don't need FB for this valuable feature. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-06-24, 02:34:26 (185.207.140.3)
I've often looked for it. Get's rid of all those 'xxx n/t' posts. Other forums, like Hifi Wigwam and many other have this. Is quite useful for providing feedback when a whole response is not needed. A .......
478: General Asylum, Have a few of her CDs. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-06-24, 02:31:33 (185.207.140.3)
Phenomenal hand strength and dexterity. Like a jazz-playing Evgeny Kissin! I've enjoyed her trios quite a bit, even if sometimes it veers from the virtuoso toward the quixotic. And usually the record .......
479: Vinyl Asylum, HMV UK / Sony re-release, 500 copies. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-06-22, 02:52:18 (185.207.140.3)
Did others pick up this re-release too? Or am I the only one around here? .......
480: Vinyl Asylum, RIP. Sorry for your (our) loss. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-06-11, 00:41:23 (185.207.140.3)
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481: Vinyl Asylum, Yup. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-06-11, 00:35:39 (185.207.140.3)
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482: Digital Drive, If anyone needs spare Philips transports, here's a supplier. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-05-30, 02:55:58 (185.207.140.3)
Not used them but have had them bookmarked for a while . I imagine they have a mix of NOS and used parts. .......
483: Digital Drive, Softone (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-05-30, 02:41:49 (185.207.140.3)
I once looked into buying one of those. Sounding good? .......
484: Vinyl Asylum, Reminds me of my Audio Innovations P2 (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-05-30, 02:31:57 (185.207.140.3)
In concept, if not execution. Looks nice. .......
485: Vinyl Asylum, Discogs has the best availability and pricing right now. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-05-29, 06:51:05 (185.207.140.3)
Generally cheaper than eBay or other outlets. Many now out of stock. .......
486: Vinyl Asylum, Nice. Did you get that RSD Dub Plate Special boxset? (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-05-29, 05:09:09 (185.207.140.3)
From SoulJazz records? .......
487: General Asylum, It's about 20 years behind the times (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-05-28, 16:00:17 (185.207.140.3)
in concept. Nicely turned out , if one likes to stroke nice things I suppose. Reminds me of the Yamamura Churchill side of things , if more fussy and less interesting. But apart from the attention pai .......
488: General Asylum, Yeah. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-05-28, 09:15:42 (185.207.140.3)
Nah. .......
489: Digital Drive, ;^) nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-05-27, 10:48:19 (185.207.140.3)
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490: Digital Drive, Lite Audio CD One + DAC83; Cambridge Audio CD3. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-05-26, 00:36:22 (185.207.140.3)
So a choice of TDA1541A (x4) or PCD1704K (x4) DAC chips. The CD3 has a Philips transport in it (CDM1 mkII) for which I have spare lasers, as I do for the CD One transport (whole assemblies). I use Spo .......
491: Tape Trail, Depends on the tape, calibration, etc. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-05-25, 00:32:36 (185.207.140.3)
If you're using a quality metal tape, you can often load more signal before distortion kicks in. This helps to counteract their often noisy nature. If you were using a type II, you'd adjust levels to .......
492: General Asylum, Yup. Classical boxsets are my current targets. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-05-23, 01:18:41 (185.207.140.3)
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493: Vinyl Asylum, Nice. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-05-01, 14:31:30 (185.207.140.3)
Terry fine-tuned my 401. .......
494: Vinyl Asylum, Frankly, I'm more concerned about Gibson guitars. Bust. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-05-01, 14:29:08 (185.207.140.3)
This can't be good news. .......
495: Vinyl Asylum, Good time to sell my NOS V15 III HE I guess. nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-05-01, 07:21:05 (185.207.140.3)
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496: Digital Drive, All good! nt (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-04-26, 07:42:40 (185.207.140.3)
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497: Digital Drive, You clearly need to read this article from 2016 (Sound On Sound). (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-04-24, 11:29:54 (185.207.140.3)
If you haven't read it already. Makes a similar analogy . (paragraph 4 in the article seems to be missing the micro symbol - depending on which browser you use [default font symbol detection]) "If you .......
498: Tape Trail, RE: Suono. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-04-24, 10:59:55 (185.207.140.3)
I don't know - which is to say I don't have any of Maxell or TDK's finest type IVs to compare at this time (they're truly expensive these days). It should be noted that these are type IIs with additio .......
499: Tape Trail, Suono. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-04-16, 11:02:02 (185.207.140.3)
Just got some of these: .......
500: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Isophon Westminster Onken Orchester. (0.00)
Posted by jusbe on 2018-04-16, 10:50:24 (185.207.140.3)
What do you have yours in? Do you have the original versions, or the 2000 version, as filmed? .......
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