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    Dedicated audio room build thread aka The Big Dig

    Hugh, followed your journey on a number of platforms with great interest and it is one that I plan on taking hopefully in the not to distant future myself and along similar lines. I too have read the entire post with one prevailing thought through it all and that is it really doesn't...
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    Sound Quality of new roon versions (builds)

    Yep, two of my Sons have there own IT businesses and my younger Son is my regular listening buddy and the one who is actually all over this technical stuff so that's why we will be building a custom end game unit then move onto making improvements elsewhere like the stand alone room that's still...
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    Sound Quality of new roon versions (builds)

    Morning Christoph, yes I did mean the Filters and on my system to my ears especially after around an 8 hour session yesterday via my Stax SR-L700 Mk2 headphones with ED-1 inline there is very much a change for the better in the overall sound quality and spatially so thanks again.
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    Sound Quality of new roon versions (builds)

    Christoph, the transition from 935 to 936 went faultlessly unlike some previous sideways, backwards, upgrades took about 2 minutes then a reboot and up and running. With regards to the sound quality in comparison with 935 or earlier nothing jumped out at me as a big change SQ...
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    Sound Quality of new roon versions (builds)

    Christoph, I have read with great interest your findings and out of interest I have followed your advise and deleted the files completely as my current version is 936 on the core and 880 on the tablet. Was not really expecting that much of a difference but what a very...
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    Most under-rated guitarist of all time?

    Good call Frank, Tommy is definately one of the finest guitarists alive he is a master of the art across all aspects of the guitar and makes it look so effortless at the same time!
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    Most under-rated guitarist of all time?

    If you want the complete package try a little Mark Knopfler the man can sing write and plays a mean guitar couldn't class him as underated his solo later stuff is worth the price of admission and always good for a relaxing listen. For that matter his brother David is no stranger either probably...
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    Massive Hum on Monarchy M-150 Power Conditioners.

    Roger, answers as follows. Both units were noisy from day 1 with or without any load no variation in the noise level. No option on the voltage front 230/240 Volt single phase only supply possible, had a client with the capability to supply variable current ( aircraft industry )...
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    Massive Hum on Monarchy M-150 Power Conditioners.

    Roger, thanks for your input, with regards to the actual specification when I ordered the units my requirements were for a 230/240 volt output and I mentioned that I had an over voltage issue with the 256 Volts and I queried this twice before ordering the units. I can attest to the...
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    Massive Hum on Monarchy M-150 Power Conditioners.

    Gary, haven't noticed any markings on the transformers that I can note. Frank, thanks for the link interseting reading. I suspect that maybe the transformersa are 60hz specification not 50hz and this could account for the problems and the situation with the running temperature as well...
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    Massive Hum on Monarchy M-150 Power Conditioners.

    Gary thanks for that input. In this case both transformers in both units get quite warm to the touch and this is through the metal case. They are epoxy filled in the centre and secured with a 10mm bolt down onto the chassis, i will need to pull the unit apart to check if it actually has a DC...
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    magneplanars

    I have a pair of tympani 1D's that need the bass mid panels in both speakers replaced ( already replaced the tweeter panels some years back ) they have been packed up for many years and I am wondering if they are worth spending the money on to bring them up to scratch? If so what would be the...
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    Small Business: Doctors going broke

    Reading this is very disturbing to say the least I just hope here in Australia and Victoria in particular never change to this style of health care. I have had the unfortunate circumstace to use our health system twice in the recent past ( due to near fatal accidents ) and can only say that here...
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    Hello from Australia

    I would be interested in your opinion on the Paragons as I looked very closely at a pair of these and had a number of auditions with Colin so would very much like your take on the speakers, superb build quality and I assume still powered by the Moon equipment?
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    Are low-priced cables a scam?

    Myles in fact I gave no instructions, to the contrary I simply asked them to record their impressions not to make a choice on the various configurations good bad or otherwise. Many of the comments reflected this but the direction was very mixed amongst the group this was the interesting part of...
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    Are low-priced cables a scam?

    I believe in many cases the buyer genuinely believes that the new cable A they just purchased sounds better/different to cable B they have been using regardless of the cost. Sometime back I conducted my own tests in relation to this subject, a number of musically educated friends were asked to...
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    Massive Hum on Monarchy M-150 Power Conditioners.

    I have a pair of Monarchy M-150 Power conditioners that have a common problem they both have a massive amount of Hummmmm when plugged in so loud infact you can hear them from 10m away and to the point I just can't use them. These are massive units 75lb each and configured for 240v to 240v as...
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    Wilson Sasha

    Gentlemen, understand the costs associated with shipping ect but humour me on the following. Is there sales tax on speakers in the US if so how much? ( deduct amount for export sale ) I assume the Australian importer would be dealing direct with Wilson Audio? ( deduct US agent...
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    Speakers and the genius of the lamp

    Rockport Arrakis 2 in a heart beat I have read about the Man who invented the beasts and you just can't argue with sound engineering, technical expertise and pure genius that certinally seems to sum up Mr Andy Prior and his approach to whatever he sets his considerable talents to when it comes...
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    Opions on Amphion Krypton3 Speakers.

    I have in the past had an extended listen to the Amphion Krypton 2 speakers in all but an ideal setup and to be honest was not overly impressed with the result but suspect to be honest this was more to do with the room/placement than enything else. As I currently have a pair of Amphion Argon...
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    Wilson Sasha

    Sasha WP Listen I had a chance to spend a couple of hours with these speakers some weeks back with a krell front end and Electro monos, what struck me first up was the sound from the speakers was completely effortless with a very natural balance. Considering these speakers list at $ 35k here...
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    Clean sheet build on a Dedicated 2 channel room.

    Frantz, still an option on the dual purpose with considerable bias towards the 2 channel setup you are completely right, the visual plays a large part in the AV setup so the audio become secondary by nature so I might still end up with the best of both worlds who knows. Thanks for...
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    Clean sheet build on a Dedicated 2 channel room.

    Started the ball rolling yesterday with a preliminary meeting to map out the design of the new room, the person involved works very closely with an audio shop that I have known the owner of for more than 30 years and it was by his personal recommendation. After a couple of hours discussion and...
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    Tympani 1D panel repairs

    I have a pair of Magnepan Tympani1D speakers that require the bass mid range panels to be replaced or repaired the two tweeter panels were already replaced with new units some years back and the speakers have been packed up since. does anyone have any recommendations as to Who and where I...
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    Clean sheet build on a Dedicated 2 channel room.

    Bruce, thanks for the clarification I do believe I am begining to feel like the Blind Squirrel looking for that proverbial Nut! So in essence I need to decide if I am to be selfish or compromise and share....mmmmmmm. I do already have an AV room in the lounge that has a rear...
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    Clean sheet build on a Dedicated 2 channel room.

    Thank you once again for the informative reply. In this instance the surrounding noise is not an issue the room will be situated on a sepoarate concrete slab ( already in place ) from the house separated by approximately 10 meters in distance. Residual background noise is also not a problem as...
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    Clean sheet build on a Dedicated 2 channel room.

    Frantz, have no fear the thought you may have been infering anything at all never entered my mind just in my experience some people tend to think if you are not in the business you know nothing and get treated accordingly or taken for a ride. I know that it is the little things, the...
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    Clean sheet build on a Dedicated 2 channel room.

    Thank you Frantz, can this really be done remotely with an all up design as I am not situated in the US and this appears to be my biggest problem with finding an experienced adviser in Australia unless some of those you mention reside on my side of the World? While I am definaly no expert I am...
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    Clean sheet build on a Dedicated 2 channel room.

    Thankyou Bruce for your comments, answers to your questions. Do I want to keep sound in or out? Ideally the design would encompass both as I am thinking the density of the cavity filling would absorb both the internally generated sound and perform the same function for any externally generated...
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    Clean sheet build on a Dedicated 2 channel room.

    I have only recently joined this site and came across your section of the site, from your obvious experience i would greatly appreciate your ideas on the best direction to go with a dedicated sound room build from scratch. Currently there is a concrete slab 600mm thick with an available area...

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