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  1. Rumpole

    Grimm Audio MU2 "Major Dac"

    Alpha Audio has posted their written review of the MU2. It might be a bit over the top when they start with "How do you describe the love for your child?" :) But I'm definitely intrigued. https://www.alpha-audio.net/nl/review/grimm-audio-mu2-een-major-dac-herontwerp/
  2. Rumpole

    Grimm Audio MU2 "Major Dac"

    Another rave review from Alpha Audio, they are raising expectations very high.
  3. Rumpole

    Detailed Speaker Setup and Optimization

    I'm interested in your experience and would like to know how it varies with speaker design. Does precise speaker placement correct for design flaws like poor phase coherence or beamy tweeters in an otherwise excellent speaker? Are speakers with excellent phase coherence and wave guides more...
  4. Rumpole

    Detailed Speaker Setup and Optimization

    The importance of speaker placement will depend on the specific speakers being used, right? Some speakers might be more sensitive to 1 mm adjustments than others. Whether you listen far-field vs near-field might also be a factor? In the recent YG speakers, they really emphasize that the...
  5. Rumpole

    Near-Field Listening: Acquired Taste or Proper Paradigm?

    Great thread - this has been on my mind recently. For many years I had Sonus Faber stand mount speakers (Signum and EAIII) and also Martin Logan SL3. I've always placed the speakers well out from the front and side walls with a semi-nearfield listening position, usually 6 to 7 feet from the...
  6. Rumpole

    What's Spinning Tonight?

    I'm catching up on Daniel Lanois - I had all of his CDs through Belladona and then lost track of him. A review of Player Piano...
  7. Rumpole

    Soukous Congo/Zaire

    Available on Qobuz, one of my favorite Soukous super groups: Les Super Stars. https://www.qobuz.com/ie-en/album/marie-mozege-les-super-stars/prfcfu336tj1a
  8. Rumpole

    Can digital get to vinyl sound and at what price?

    That's my biggest challenge - I sit down to listen to music and realize I'm distracted by life and can't fully enjoy the music. Sometimes it's difficult to know if the problem is with me or the stereo equipment.
  9. Rumpole

    DOES ANYONE REGRET BUYING A TAIKO EXTREME SERVER? ANYTHING BETTER?

    Thanks - and can you say if a used 2 year old unit has the same CPU and other hardware as the new models?
  10. Rumpole

    Atma-Sphere Class D Mono blocks

    I also dislike the look of the "tube" electronic circuit, but AGD also has versions of their amps without the tubes. I have their new Duet mono blocks and I think they are excellent. One benefit of the "tube" is that it makes updates in the electronics very easy - AGD ships you new tubes. To...
  11. Rumpole

    YG Acoustics to debut Reference 3 Series at Munich High End 2023

    The YG Accoustics facebook page has links to the Hailey 3 Tone Audio review, first impressions of the Sonya 3.3 by David Robinson, and a factory tour by HomeTheater Hifi that includes a short bit on the Sonya 3.3. I briefly heard the Sonya 3.3 at the Colorado Audio Society meeting, in a very...
  12. Rumpole

    MPD-8 Playback Designs - What did you own before and what did you compare with?

    I'm using the MPS-8 variable volume control directly into AGD Duet amps with XLR interconnects, and I think it is excellent. I also tried the AGD Andante preamp but I preferred it without the preamp. Perhaps I should have tested the preamp longer, including it's streamer/DAC which I did not...
  13. Rumpole

    Weiss New Reference Helios DAC

    Any updates on your review of the Helios?
  14. Rumpole

    Grimm Audio MU2 "Major Dac"

    Hans Beekhuyzen posted a review of the MU2 - he likes it.
  15. Rumpole

    What are the Covers You Like Better than the Original?

    Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway - "White Rabbit" cover
  16. Rumpole

    Can digital get to vinyl sound and at what price?

    Do you know of anyone who compared the Nagra HD DAC X to the PBD MPD-8? Andreas helped design the Nagra so I'm guessing there will be similarities. TMR has their used Nagra HD DAC X listed again, and there is another one for sale used on Audiogon. I'd like to audition the TMR unit but...
  17. Rumpole

    DOES ANYONE REGRET BUYING A TAIKO EXTREME SERVER? ANYTHING BETTER?

    I think I need a buffer in the streamer - I have high speed internet through a wireless transmitter, and occasionally (less than 1% of the time) I'll get a song that breaks up. This happens both via my Boulder 866 connected directly to ethernet and also using my PBD MPS-X. I assume the problem...
  18. Rumpole

    DOES ANYONE REGRET BUYING A TAIKO EXTREME SERVER? ANYTHING BETTER?

    That seems like a good approach. Are there any other streamers that buffer the download to RAM for playback?
  19. Rumpole

    Lampizator announcement: launch of our all new TOTL HORIZON DAC

    Just make sure you do not fall after the knee replacement surgery. A close friend had a double knee replacement, and he fell after about two days and damaged one of his new knees. After multiple surgeries and infections over several months, he had his leg amputated above the knee. Sorry for...
  20. Rumpole

    Massif Audio Design racks incoming, and......

    It would be interesting to see test results on wood audio racks, if that has been done. Colt Capperrune did a nice comparison of cinder blocks vs Sound Anchor stands vs Sound Anchors with ISOAcoustics Pucks.
  21. Rumpole

    Massif Audio Design racks incoming, and......

    Modular in the sense that if I wanted to move a streamer or other source from one room to another, I should be able to move the shelf with the component to the other room, and stack it on top of the rack in that room. But yeah, I'm looking for advice on whether this is a good approach, and if...
  22. Rumpole

    Massif Audio Design racks incoming, and......

    The Timbernation Stack Racks are stackable, so I think I should be able to move individual shelves easily between rooms. Curious if anyone else has tried these and had problems with warping or cracks?
  23. Rumpole

    Massif Audio Design racks incoming, and......

    That is disappointing - which of their racks had the problems? I was considering the Timbernation Stack Rack. I want something modular so that I can move shelves and components between different rooms.
  24. Rumpole

    Playback Designs MPD-8

    Do you hear noise from the CD spinning? In my MPS-8 I can hear a quiet whirring sound from the transport. It is very quiet but I still notice it during quiet parts of the music and between tracks. I live in a remote area with very low ambient noise, so that might be why I notice it. I might...
  25. Rumpole

    Playback Designs MPD-8

    Hoping to get some advice on streaming using a Pixel 7 (Android). I have the MPS-X and MPS-8. I tried to stream from Qobuz using Mconnect Control, but Mconnect does not see the MPS-X on the network. So I installed BubbleUpnP, which works, but it seems very primitive - I can't figure out how...
  26. Rumpole

    Playback Designs MPS-X - any user impressions?

    Replying here to the conversation about the PBD in the CODA thread. The system is still fairly new, and I'm still breaking in the Duet monoblock amps. I have the PBD MPS-8 with variable volume controls using Mogami copper XLR interconnects to the new AGD Duet monoblocks, and YG Hailey 2.2...
  27. Rumpole

    Coda no 16 amplifier

    I'll reply in the Playback Designs forum so that I don't derail the Coda thread. :)
  28. Rumpole

    Coda no 16 amplifier

    If you don't have multiple sources you can use the PBD DAC variable volume control directly to the amp, which is what I'm currently doing. But I'm wondering if there might be a benefit in adding a preamp between the PBD MPS-8 and AGD Duet amps. Although, I just the Stereophile review on the...
  29. Rumpole

    Best high end speakers @ $100K

    I think he did, and I forgot. It must be delayed - I'm pretty sure they will link to it on their FB page when it is published.
  30. Rumpole

    LampizatOr North America / DSG Invites you!

    Looking forward to hearing impressions from the event. Is there any possibility of doing something in Colorado?

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