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    My new The Absolute Sound YouTube review of AGD Audion GAN amp vs. BHK300 hybrid mosfet

    I compared the GAN based Audion with MOSFET hybrid BHK300
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    BACCH-SP: The future of high-end audio? Yes.

    Has anyone heard or compared the U Bacch VST plug in (I use it inside Jriver) to the other Bacch hardware or Mac based solutions ? With the test tones I’m not getting imaging outside one of my speakers, despite them being far from any boundaries. Mine are coincident drivers - TAD CR1, which are...
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    Panasonic DP-UB9000 4K Blu-ray player | High-end Audio/Video machine

    @rwwear thanks. I was going to buy the 820, then learned the 9000 has some HDR settings specifically for projectors. Not sure if this is correct but one person indicated you can set a target NIT level for tone mapping.
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    Panasonic DP-UB9000 4K Blu-ray player | High-end Audio/Video machine

    Do people still recommend the 9000? Thinking of getting one specifically for its projector settings. I'm currently using a PS5 and Sheild Pro to feed a Sony XW6000 on a large high gain screen.
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    Anyone with a 1/2 track machine willing to transfer my master tapes to DSD or PCM?

    In the early 90's I was recording musicians in New York's East Village, on the ant-folk scene. I used the classic Nagra 1/2 track portable open reel commonly used for film production, and rented mics from Schoeps. I recorded in Blumlein stereo, monitoring live on Quad ESL63's with the Cosby...
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    Advice needed - add Furman reference 15 from 2nd system to my Niagara 7000?

    I put together a small second system while I was away for a year, and not wanting to spend much money, found a used Furman 15 reference. It seems to be exactly the same internally as the current reference 15i except for cosmetics. I am now selling that system and have to decide this week what...
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    New TAD M700 & M700S

    The series 2 Iconoclast i use for the concentric driver is silver plated and not bright.
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    Thread size for Footers for CR1’s?

    Thank you so much. What footers have you tried? Have you used ones raised in the back angle tweeter towards ear height?
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    Thread size for Footers for CR1’s?

    I’m interested in adding aftermarket footers to my CR1 stands. Can anyone tell me the thread size? Thinking of the Isoacoustic gaia, but open to suggestions. Also since the make the speaker higher, should I use a longer thread on rear footer so it’s higher, pointing the mid/tweeter back at...
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    New TAD M700 & M700S

    I have found iconoclast cables to be amazing with my CR1’s. the nice thing is that their cheaper series 1 cables are perfect for the woofers, with the top series 2 for mids/highs.
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    Anyone Rewired CR1’s internally with new cable? Thinking about Belden!!!

    Has anyone rewired their CR1’s? If it’s possible, I’d love to use Belden cable!!! No, I haven’t lost my mind. I am now using Iconoclast cables, to amazing effect on my CR1’s. For those unfamiliar, Belden Engineer Galen Gareis convinced the massive wire company to let him use their...
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    Just heard TAD reference on tour - Patricia Barber’s producer R1 reveals new details in his recordings

    @BR549 did you run the CR-1’s with subs when you had them? Would love to hear the R1’s in a home setting. You’re not in the NY or south Florida area by any chance?
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    Amplification options with TAD speakers

    Has anyone else ever heard the Bascom King (of Constellation fame) designed BKH300 or BHK600 mono tube hybrid amps on TAD? I’ve been using the BHK300’s with Siemans CCA tubes on my CR1’s for years with fantastic results. Now that the BHK 600’s are available, I’m wondering if anyone has heard...
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    Alsyvox planars...prepare to sell your Magico's, YG's, Wilson's, Cessaro's. Maggie's, and all others!!

    Nice write up. Seems to align with what I heard listening to the Tintoretto. Interesting that he mentioned Rickie Lee Jones. One of the tracks I requested during my short demo was from Pop Pop. I know that album quite well and was able to hear right away how well the speakers reproduced...
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    "Long-Term Equipment Loans: A Win-Win for Everyone" by Robert Harley, The Absolute Sound

    Hey this Amir is a welcome member and posts on TAD forums. he’s not the other guy
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    "Long-Term Equipment Loans: A Win-Win for Everyone" by Robert Harley, The Absolute Sound

    I haven’t read this entire thread, but while not nearly as valuable, theater reviewers get access to shows, movie reviewers get copies of films. As long as it’s transparent, I don’t see the issue. There are so many great products available, why would a reviewer want to live long term with an...
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    Do Mobile Fidelity Vinyl Re-issues Have a Digital Step in the Process?

    MFSL after maybe 2007? Are all digital except perhaps one or two. I know my Bill Evans Sunday at VV is analog. When my new Directstream MKII Dac arrives I’ll compare some of the one Steps I’ve opened against a digital version. My analog rig is 3 or 4 times the cost of my digital, and I expect...
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    Alsyvox planars...prepare to sell your Magico's, YG's, Wilson's, Cessaro's. Maggie's, and all others!!

    I heard the Tintoretto at the @Rhapsody dealer in the west palm beach area of Florida. Highly recommend anyone in the area stop by for a listen. It would be pretty hard to tempt me away from my TAD CR1 setup with super tweeters and subs, but this is one speaker that could! Would like to...
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    Alsyvox planars...prepare to sell your Magico's, YG's, Wilson's, Cessaro's. Maggie's, and all others!!

    @Ron Resnick I know the Tintoretto was powered via SS - Plinius fed by Aurender streaming. I was able to hear a track I know well from Rickie Lee Jones Pop pop. In the brief demo I felt It did everything well, from dynamics, detailed yet full bass, great inner detail. Incidentally The...
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    Just heard TAD reference on tour - Patricia Barber’s producer R1 reveals new details in his recordings

    Amir did you ever add subs to the CR1’s? I’ve had good luck with a pair of Velodyne dd10+ on sistrum stands.
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    Alsyvox planars...prepare to sell your Magico's, YG's, Wilson's, Cessaro's. Maggie's, and all others!!

    I had a chance to hear two different sizes of these speakers, one at Tampa show and the smaller Tintoretto at a dealer. Really superb speaker, and would be on my short list of looking for a speaker in that price range.
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    The new audiophile vinyl series The Original Source from Deutsche Grammophon (AAA)

    I had an experience recently where I found a Jimmy Smith album that was hidden for quite some time. When I played it I was shocked how good it sounded, like I had never heard it before. So much inner detail. I attributed it to having my strain gauge updated and new styli built. Then I...
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    Just heard TAD reference on tour - Patricia Barber’s producer R1 reveals new details in his recordings

    At the Tampa Fl. audio show TAD had Jim Anderson, Patricia Barber’s producer play back some of his recordings in DXD, and he after hearing them mentioned he heard new details he’s never heard before. While I’ve only heard the R1’s at shows, I can definitely say this is the best I’ve ever heard...
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    Cerious Technologies Graphene Lumniscate Cable

    I have quite a few of their previous products. When there were issues, they stopped returning my emails and calls.
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    Scaena install

    I just found this thread after being on this forum for years! I was obsessed with Scaena speakers when I was looking for a new speaker many years ago. I was quite happy when TAS started writing about them. While I absolutely loved the sound, and even got to hear Alan's personal system, the...
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    Best turntable under 50k?

    I know the OP bought a table, but I’m shocked he was able to find anything under $50k… On a serious note, I would personally have made room in the budget for active vibration cancellation. Just the way it allows an electron microscope to focus, it does the same for turntables (and can bee...
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    Measure and setup your cartridge a paid service?

    Is there anybody in the NYC area that does critical set up for pay or as a hobby? I got my strain gauge rebuilt and bought a USB microscope with screen to set it up. The cart sounds better than ever and little to no inner groove distortion. But with such an exacting stylus (I’m running the...
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    Do Mobile Fidelity Vinyl Re-issues Have a Digital Step in the Process?

    I have no Dac for a few weeks while my DS MKII is being built and , and I’m listening to a lot of vinyl. What I’m noticing is that most LP’s with any kind of digital step in them sounds hard. I really thought my stylus was the problem after hearing a couple of LP’s that sounded poor, only to...
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    Mobile Fidelity UD1S Thriller

    Also interesting to hear how simplistic some of the raw tracks are, how the production really took them to another level.
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    Mobile Fidelity UD1S Thriller

    Just for fun if anyone wants an insight into Billy Jean, there are all 39 tracks of the multi track sessions floating around online. Playing Michael’s uncompressed vocals are quite interesting and give us a peek into his raw talent. I brought all tracks into Logic Pro and made a little demo...

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