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What are you listening today and WHY – Only one rule, see first post
I have no idea why Warner Classics does what it does, and I am NOT complaining. No sir. No indeed. I marvel at their exquisite taste, and this repackaging of The Great Cello Concertos by Jacqueline du Pre have made its way to us/me in 2025 as a SACD release. With it being Jacqueline, along with...- davidavdavid
- Post #69
- Forum: General Music Discussion Forum
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The End Of A 35 Year Journey ---Zellaton -The Reference Ultra Final Frontier
Exotic combination, when appropriate, I'd like to see a picture. #norush- davidavdavid
- Post #368
- Forum: Zellaton - The Legendary Speaker
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The End Of A 35 Year Journey ---Zellaton -The Reference Ultra Final Frontier
Hi Steve Those Zellatons up in Canada were/are Reference Ultras, as I believe the Reference Klassik possess silver/metallic colored drivers, and the ones in my photos have dark drivers. The finish was/is custom, identical to the pair Zellaton debuted at Munich in 2024. I trust this...- davidavdavid
- Post #366
- Forum: Zellaton - The Legendary Speaker
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The End Of A 35 Year Journey ---Zellaton -The Reference Ultra Final Frontier
I listened to the Zellaton Reference speakers this past week, just outside of Toronto at the Boutique Audio Gallery — website: boutique.audio The Zellatons were powered by numerous amplifier brands. It was fortuitous to swap them out at will: JMF, Alieno, Engstrom and SPEC. It also wasn't too...- davidavdavid
- Post #360
- Forum: Zellaton - The Legendary Speaker
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Anette Askvik -- Artist, Composer, Producer -- Interview
Anette is Norwegian, a singer, and not an audiophile. There's a parable in there somewhere. She is indeed an engaging character, and her voice is not all that shabby, <grin> Anette er norsk, sangerinne og ikke audiofil. Det ligger en lignelse der et sted. Hun er virkelig en engasjerende...- davidavdavid
- Post #3
- Forum: General Audio Forum
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Thick Vinyl Records
Thicc vinyl? That's a new one on me. :)- davidavdavid
- Post #51
- Forum: General Analog Audio Forum
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YouTuber Says DACs Don't Sound Different
Why does the fellow on the channel always appear as if he's constipated? Come to think of it, that could be affecting his hearing to the point that he cannot distinguish between the French Horn and someone blowing through a hair comb, and a sheet of paper.- davidavdavid
- Post #13
- Forum: General Audio Forum
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Breaking the High-Dollar Statement DAC Price/Performance Barrier - Rockna Wavedream Reference Signature DAC
I have had the pleasure of both the WaveDream NET and WaveLight Rockna music servers here at mine for a fair bit and I am a stickler for sofware design [UI - user interface] and [UX - user experience] in both instances the browser based configuration screens were clearly thought out, laid out... -
Prudent financial allocation for audio hardware?
Prudent is in the wallet of the beholder.- davidavdavid
- Post #19
- Forum: General Audio Forum
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I am sick of failing amplifiers
Falling amplifiers? So, theyre not defying gravity?? #wicked- davidavdavid
- Post #341
- Forum: Power Amplifiers and Preamplifiers Forum
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Ron’s New System
The Pulsar was a breeze to set up. The Sense app handles streaming services rather well indeed.- davidavdavid
- Post #6,299
- Forum: Members' Systems
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Ron’s New System
I'm a guest over at Ron's and after a swell Thankgiving feast the night before, today I begrudgingly accepted the invitation to listen to his system. Mind you I was still coming off the Tryptophan ™ high. The combination of the VTL and Jadis amplifiers driving the Clarisys speakers and Gryphon...- davidavdavid
- Post #6,296
- Forum: Members' Systems
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Bose purchases McIntosh
The Bose automotive division covets McIntosh's place in the luxury audio market. This could make sense, but what about the McIntosh Group's other holdings, namely Sonus Faber? What of them? How long until Bose sells Sonus Faber and other brands to the highest bidder? Only a matter of time.- davidavdavid
- Post #2
- Forum: General Audio Forum
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The more things change... The UK HiFi Show landscape takes a turn moving forward.
Not too long ago, just recently, there were headlines of a sort when Roy Bird of the Chester Group announced that the New York Show here in the States was acquired by the showrunner of T.H.E Show's growing empire. And now we learn it is not only that show from which Roy Bird and the Chester...- davidavdavid
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- Forum: General Audio Show Discussions
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UK Hi-Fi Live 2024 at Ascot Racecourse
For those so inclined who could not make it across the pond to the UK HiFi Show Live at Ascot Racecourse here's a video that should do the trick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vttNOWw6Ntg&feature=youtu.be The folks at My HiEnd do a nice job at shows capturing the content and vibe. The sound...- davidavdavid
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- Forum: General Audio Show Discussions
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Zero Distortion: Tango Time
there can be only ONE David cult, and we all know it rests at the feet of "david.com" :) yes, Virginia, that would indeed be me time to move on from all this <GRIN>- davidavdavid
- Post #4,638
- Forum: General Analog Audio Forum
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High End>>>>>Vienna
I am excited by this news. I much prefer Vienna to Munich as a city, and having experienced the Austria Center with its 19 halls • 180 meeting rooms • 5 levels • 26,000m² event space for 22,800 people, it should be more than capable of physically hosting the show. Vienna has so much more to...- davidavdavid
- Post #2
- Forum: General Audio Forum
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It has come to this for the oh-so-not-so-lonely audiophile.
oddly enough if you read their "science-y" messaging behind it all, streaming music plays an ironic role in their matching protocols, so yet again, once more into the breach, vinyl gets co-opted for nefarious/"lotharious" reasons.- davidavdavid
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- Forum: General Audio Forum
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It has come to this for the oh-so-not-so-lonely audiophile.
When you thought it was safe to come just about anywhere this happens: Have any of you seen/heard of this, a whole new spin for the vinyl market: https://www.jambase.com/article/vinylly-where-music-sets-the-tone-for-finding-love And the website for the app: (IOS and Android). Vinyl love does...- davidavdavid
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- Forum: General Audio Forum
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How forum debates start
The concept of debate presupposes a rational environment replete with respectful discourse. Forum debates, an oxymoron, much like Gandhi's description of Western Civilization #foodforthought- davidavdavid
- Post #22
- Forum: Off Topic Forum-Anything Goes
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Audiotechnique AV Show Hong Kong 2024
The Hong Kong A/V has concluded and Hi-Fi Pig have posted their Day 1 report. One can assume that there will be at least two more to follow. https://www.hifipig.com/hong-kong-av-show-2024-report-part-1/- davidavdavid
- Post #13
- Forum: Other Shows
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Audiotechnique AV Show Hong Kong 2024
"The truly high-end show of Asia returns for 2024. Starting in 2003, the Audiotechnique holds a 3-day international “Hong Kong Hi-End Audio Visual Show” in August each year. The Show is the biggest of its kind in Hong Kong. There are over 130 exhibitors and +31,000 visitors (2023 statistics). It...- davidavdavid
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- Forum: Other Shows
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Natural Sound
Later this month I will be fortunate enough to have a pair of speakers featuring the Feastrex D5NF drivers in my home. According to Satou-san " It's a 5" alnico spherical magnetic circuit' and having heard so much of Feastrex: its history and attention to detail, design and construction I am...- davidavdavid
- Post #5,720
- Forum: Members' Systems
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Introducing Olympus & Olympus I/O - A new perspective on modern music playback
OpenBSD: security via obscurity Thank you THEO :)- davidavdavid
- Post #2,786
- Forum: Taiko Audio
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Are you an audiophile or a music lover?
Need this be a zero-sum game? Can one love music and admire the gear upon which it is reproduced? I would posit that there are three conditions: 1 Music Lover 2 Audiophile 3 Gear Head Being a "proper" audiophile can be expressed in Euclidean geometric terms, having one foot equally in both...- davidavdavid
- Post #74
- Forum: General Audio Forum
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Introducing Olympus & Olympus I/O - A new perspective on modern music playback
I hear this can be fixed, we can rebuild him, we have the technology. h/t "Six Million Dollar Man" #SteveAustin #OscarGoldman #bionics- davidavdavid
- Post #2,257
- Forum: Taiko Audio
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Ron Reporting on T.H.E. Show 2024
As you can see from the picture. below I possess the Wolf Von Langa SON speakers, in this unique and distinctive finish, and the Trafomatic ARIES headphone/integrated amplifier pumping out 6 watts per channel. I am using the Aries on its own and as a preamplifier for my English Acoustics 41C...- davidavdavid
- Post #31
- Forum: T.H.E. Show
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T.H.E. Show Costa Mesa, CA, June 7 - 9, 2024
Having seen this thread "T.H.E. Show Costa Mesa, CA, June 7 - 9, 2024" I was under the impression that it was the one and and only. I have been admonished in the past about starting a new thread where there was in place that was of the topic. It was only because I saw the aforementioned thread...- davidavdavid
- Post #14
- Forum: T.H.E. Show
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T.H.E. Show Costa Mesa, CA, June 7 - 9, 2024
Steve thanks for this Day 1 report. It is informative.- davidavdavid
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- Forum: T.H.E. Show
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