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  1. Rumpole

    Ron’s New System

    Maybe... but I doubt it. A certain Warren Zevon quote comes to mind. :)
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    What SONG are you listening to right now?

    Aldous Harding "The Barrel" on KEXP
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    DarTZeel and Mcintosh - help in picking amp

    @Mike Lavigne - You convinced me - I'm waiting on the delivery of a used darTZeel NHB-18NS preamp (original model) and NHB 108 Model 2. I will initially be using Audience AU24 BNC interconnects and stock power cables. I don't have a turntable - is there a large enough difference in the...
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    Good mid-price audiophile switches

    @Superdad Any estimates yet of when the EtherREGEN Gen2 will be available? And are you expecting improvements in the noise reduction with Gen2?
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    Which BNC 50-ohm cable for NHB-108 and NHB-18NS interconnection

    From the website - is this the correct cable?
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    Three no trumps when vulnerable

    I came for the bridge bid and stayed for the fireplace mantel. :) I'd love to play a few rubbers of bridge in this room!
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    My Personal Experience With Detailed Speaker Setup - I'm Finally There

    I think it is plausible that if the speakers are not positioned and aligned correctly, you might get interference patterns in the sound waves, and that you *might* be able to hear this in other rooms. I'm not certain that this is true, but it seems like it could be. I'm not convinced that...
  8. Rumpole

    Please recommend some Monoblock Amps

    Many of the recommendations above might have more power than needed for the PAP Trio w/Coax. The Pass XA-25 is a great option and is often used by PAP at shows (they often use the Pass INT-25 which is the XA-25 with a simple preamp included).
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    The [coffee snobs'] espresso thread

    I've been roasting my own small batches for 40 years - I got started when I was in the Congo roasting beans in a pot over a fire. I love the ritual of it, fine tuning the roast, and always having a fresh roast. I get my green beans from SweetMarias.com - they travel around the world to find...
  10. Rumpole

    Balanced Audio Technology Rex II Amplifier

    Very old thread, I know, but I'm curious if you ever did this comparison, or if others have an opinion on the BAT Rex II or III? It's difficult to find reviews of these. I've always been interested in 6C33C amps. I briefly had a pair of Supratek monoblock amps that used 6C33C tubes, and they...
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    What are the advantages/disadvantages of different amp topologies?

    Thanks, Ralph - I really appreciate you sharing your experience and knowledge. Nelson Pass talks about distortion at about 11 minutes into in the interview link below - would you agree about a more pleasing sound with greater 2nd than 3rd order distortion, and also with his finding about...
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    What are the advantages/disadvantages of different amp topologies?

    I know you have written about this elsewhere, but maybe this would be a good place to describe in more detail your Class D versus you OTL amps? Your web page has nice description of the benefits of OTL but not a lot of detail of your Class D vs OTL I'm also interested in how you would compare...
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    Can digital get to vinyl sound and at what price?

    I'm running the tests on a Linux workstation connected by ethernet cable to a MikroTik hAP ac3 router, and I also have my streamer connected by ethernet cable to the MikroTik hAP ac3. My rural location has very limited celluar and broadband access. I get internet from a local company that...
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    Qobuz questions

    In my experience the Qobuz selection of similar material is very poor. I had a youtube music subscription that was much better at this. I wish Qobuz would include a "dislike" option so that I could stop them from recommending certain tracks and types of music.
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    Can digital get to vinyl sound and at what price?

    I used both test sites - I'm getting packet loss of between 1 to 4% after running three tests. Should I be concerned about the lost packets for streaming audio quality? They report the results as "Good" for streaming video. Edit: tested again around 7 pm local time, and I'm getting 10 to...
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    Can digital get to vinyl sound and at what price?

    When I'm streaming the full album/CD from Qobuz, it seems like the tracks should be the same digital files as on the original CD, but perhaps not.
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    Can digital get to vinyl sound and at what price?

    Here is a more recent video from Hans B. He suggest that the problem is not errors in the digital signal, but rather contamination in the analog signal that carries the digital signal.
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    Can digital get to vinyl sound and at what price?

    Hans B. has a video on why network switches matter - I copied an image below in which he argues that it is more complex than just transmitting ones and zeros. The waveform is not a perfect square wave, and when you include jitter and electronic noise, it is possible to misread the ones and...
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    Journaling my system upgrades

    I've mostly been streaming Qobuz hi res files for the last several months, mostly with excellent results, although I'm not using Roon and have been struggling with player apps. I first tried Mconnect Control and BubbleUPnP with Android Pixel 7. Sound quality was excellent, but I had lots of...
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    Preamp shootout...Predictions on which will be the best?

    Are they the Mulder snuffers? I looked at Gary's web page but I don't see an explanation of the theory. It should be easy to do a blind test if you ask your wife to insert and remove the snuffers, unless you are worried that this will make her suspect you've gone mad :). I'm in Lyons and...
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    Sonus Faber Suprema Flagship Loudspeaker $750,000

    My grandparents still had a victrola and wax cylinders in the 1960s, though I doubt they ever used it much - they were farmers and their lives were centered on work. My parents had a console in the 1960s, they probably used it for parties before I was born but by the 1960s it was mostly a toy...
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    Playback Designs MPD-8

    Yes - I turned it to unlock it, and pulled straight out, but it would pull out, and when I pulled harder, I broke the tip off.
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    Playback Designs MPD-8

    Are there any tricks to disconnecting the MPS-X Plink cable from the MPS-8? Mine was stuck in very tight, and although I was very careful to pull straight back, I still managed to break the tip off, and can't remove it. Is the optical gel a lubricant to make it easier to insert or remove the...
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    Sonus Faber Suprema Flagship Loudspeaker $750,000

    Is there any news on whether the technology in the Suprema will be used to update the reference line speakers (Aida, Lilium, and Il Cremonese)? These were first released nearly 10 years ago, so I'm guessing they are due for an update.
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    article on bimodal neuromodulation treatment for tinitus

    Interesting article on new "bimodal neuromodulation" treatment methods for tinnitus. https://wapo.st/3UoQARJ They say in the article that 10% of adults have tinnitus and that it can be very debilitating for some.
  26. Rumpole

    Electronic music: A great way to test your system, work out, file taxes and more ?!

    I had all of Kraftwerk's LPs in 1982, and of course the Vangelis soundtrack from Chariots of Fire, but nothing since then - but it's area I have wanted to explore again, so thanks for all of the suggestions!
  27. Rumpole

    Running shoes

    Thanks, but I wear a much larger size. You know what they say: Big feet, big amps. :)
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    Best Wood Jigsaw Puzzles

    For puzzle fans, these laser cut wood puzzles made in Boulder CO are the absolute best - we are working on Christmas puzzles while listening to music. https://libertypuzzles.com/products/vintage-christmas-postcards-puzzle?variant=45243426373918...
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    Running shoes

    There is a great running shoe review website - RoadTrailRun.com with very detailed reviews from multiple runners. Also, check out Jeff Pelletier's youtube films for his trail running adventures - really amazing film/video quality, scenery and story telling. Jeff and Audrée inspire me to run...
  30. Rumpole

    Detailed Speaker Setup and Optimization

    One possibility is that getting the speakers position correct will optimize the interaction of the two speakers over a wide area, so that you get improvements regardless of variations in the listening position. I'm following the thread with interest but also with caution about my own tendency...

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