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    Audionet Stern PreAmplifier

    Are you running single ended or balanced interconnects? Also, which impedance setting do you find sounds best? Have you been able to find an input impedance spec for the Stern?
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    Audionet Stern PreAmplifier

    Scott, Do you find MIT cables to be a good match for Audionet electronics, specifically with the Stern and Heisenberg?
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    Information on Stern and Heisenberg Ancillaries: What are Folks Using?

    Hi Zitas, Are you using Odin interconnects as well? Baird
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    Information on Stern and Heisenberg Ancillaries: What are Folks Using?

    heihei, Thanks for the input. I am not familiar with either of the cable brands you are using. Did you try any others before deciding to go with them? With respect to the move to the Horizon, I was reading the manual for the Horizon today and noticed that Lampi strongly recommends against...
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    Information on Stern and Heisenberg Ancillaries: What are Folks Using?

    DavidNY, Thanks for this input. Are your interconnects RCA or XLR, and did you try the other before settling on what you are using? Regards, Baird
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    Information on Stern and Heisenberg Ancillaries: What are Folks Using?

    Hello, I am about to take delivery of an Audionet Stern pre-amp and a pair of Audionet Heisenberg mono amps, and would love to hear from folks about what they are using with these electronics in terms of (1) interconnects, (2) speaker cables, (3) power cables and (4) isolation...
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    Spectral DMA-500SV info

    That is indeed too bad.
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    Spectral DMA-500SV info

    Ack, have you had the chance to hear the 500SVs at Goodwin's, and if so do you have any comment/observations on how they compare to the 500ARs?
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    Lampizator announcement: launch of our all new TOTL HORIZON DAC

    Speaking of clocks, I would be very interested to hear from Lampi information about the internal clock used in the Horizon. Given how far clock tech and the understanding of what specs are important in audio applications has come since the design of the Pacific, one assumes that it would be a...
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    Lampizator announcement: launch of our all new TOTL HORIZON DAC

    I have a deposit on one but have not given much thought to bottles, as I do not know what options will be available. In any event, I will likely go with their recommendation to start. As far as color, Duracell seems interesting, but again, I will want to know the options.
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    Pacific dac: Lampizator's new top of the line dac

    Taiko Extreme > Lampi Pacific > Spectral 30SV > Spectral 500 AR monos > Magico M Pros > 26x19x10.5 purpose built room. I also have an Esoteric K1X with PS1 and Cybershaft OPA21 for spinning discs and as an alternative for files/streaming. Power and digital signal cables by Shunyata, analog...
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    Pacific dac: Lampizator's new top of the line dac

    #1 for me. Deposit wired to Lampi NA today.
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    Lampizator announcement: launch of our all new TOTL HORIZON DAC

    I would assume that we would continue to benefit from the DTC business model on the pricing issue. As far as aesthetics, well as implied in an earlier post, it does not come close to taking the ugly prize away from wadax. I repeat that I can't wait to hear it, and hereby volunteer to be an...
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    Lampizator announcement: launch of our all new TOTL HORIZON DAC

    So it will be . . . more ;)
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    Lampizator announcement: launch of our all new TOTL HORIZON DAC

    Can't wait to hear this. Anyone know what the price will be?
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    Heard the Avalon PM3's today

    Which electronics and source components were being used?
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    Spectral amps and lifting their grounds

    I did not. When I first encountered the hum/ground loop, I tried a cheater plug. It worked, but was ugly and being a typically insecure audiophile, I worried if the SQ suffered (how could it not, there are no $1,500 cheater plugs :-). So, I surmised that removing the ground on the inside of...
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    Spectral amps and lifting their grounds

    Yes. Remove the ground lead, enclose it with electrical tape and bend it backward out of the way.
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    Spectral amps and lifting their grounds

    I have always (for DMA 360, DMA 360 Series 2, DMA 400RS and now DMA 500AR) as suggested above, simply disconnected the ground at the socket. Works like a charm, and sounds quite good to my ears.
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    RIP - Heartfelt thanks to Paul Chambers of Goodwin's High End!

    This is really sad news. I last saw Paul about a year ago, on my most recent visit to Goodwins. I was in town on business and dropped in to listen to the new Nagra HD X DAC. As has been noted, he was ever the polite, patient professional. Condolences to Paul's family and to his family at...
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    What nice wines did you taste this weekend?

    This past weekend seemed like a good time to check in on 2000 Bordeaux First Growths: they did not disappoint
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    Spectral's website

    Anyone know if there will be an upgrade path for V1?
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    Spectral's website

    Sounds like you might have been at Music Lovers in Berkeley or at the Spectral facility in the South Bay?
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    Magico M9 >>>>Fulfillment

    Don't mean to hijack the thread, but does anyone know the two components (or perhaps a single component with two boxes) on top of the two racks at the left end and the next one in?
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    Spectral's website

    Agreed. These amps deserve more profile than they have received, and hopefully this is a regular production model that many folks will get the chance to hear. When I dropped them into my system, it may have been the biggest improvement I have ever heard from any single component. They...
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    Spectral's website

    Not sure that is the case as the "SV" circuit design is relatively recent and using "SV" in a product name just signifies the product is based on that circuit, afaik. In any event, the 30SV has been out for a number of years without an externally recognized update, such as a mk II, and with all...
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    Spectral's website

    Seems like the 30SV pre is due for a refresh, no?
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    First Hand Experience in Comparing: Totaldac D-1 Twelve Mk II; MSB Select II or Reference and/or Nagra HD DAC X?

    I appreciate all of the responses.
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    First Hand Experience in Comparing: Totaldac D-1 Twelve Mk II; MSB Select II or Reference and/or Nagra HD DAC X?

    Hello All, I am looking at upgrading to one of the DACs mentioned above, and would love to hear comments and thoughts from anyone who has been fortunate enough to hear any two of them and can offer perspective on how they compare to each other. Regards, Baird
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    Having a "You are there " compared to "They are here " system

    This hits the nail on the head, at least in my experience. As someone who used to record live music (mostly jazz) as an amateur, my experience was that a recording made with a single stereo pair of mics in an ORTF configuration always captured more of the venue than did close mic recordings...

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