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  1. davidavdavid

    Munich HighEnd 2024

    Best of luck with that plan. Having perused the app and the layout/logistics of all the brands and exhibitors: where they are, their distance from each other and how they are grouped by the organizers in the app, that's going to be one helluva task getting the most out of the show.
  2. davidavdavid

    Re-imagining "Class A" Amplification

    There was a time not so long ago when WestMinsterLabs, as a brand, was not on audiophiles' shortlists, let alone even exist.. My, how so much can happen in a short space of time. I now know personally of several installations and that, at least, tells me something. The gear, not just its sonics...
  3. davidavdavid

    Munich HighEnd 2024

    For anyone going to the Munich Show make use of their apps on iOS and Android They are a godsend. Start preparing now HIGH END app - HIGH END Society
  4. davidavdavid

    Munich 2024

    For anyone going to the Munich Show make use of their apps on iOS and Android They are a godsend. Start preparing now https://www.highendsociety.de/high-end-app.html
  5. davidavdavid

    Axpona 2024 who is going and why?

    AXPONA 2024 is over. Nothing left to see here. We are only victims of the accidents we leave. h/t Billy Joel
  6. davidavdavid

    Axpona 2024 who is going and why?

    Honestly, now, those speakers look like they're ready to take over the world. H/T #asimov #irobot
  7. davidavdavid

    Axpona 2024 who is going and why?

    Some numbers for those curious: 221 actual rooms (including the larger rooms on the 1st floor and Mezzanine level), and 76 booths (in the expo hall) The most recent updated directory by floor and room/booth can be found here: (bookmark the link) AXPONA 2024 Show Directory
  8. davidavdavid

    Axpona 2024 who is going and why?

    NO NEGATIVE PRESS AT (HIFI) SHOWS Since we're talking about shows, this video just. made its way to me:
  9. davidavdavid

    Axpona 2024 who is going and why?

    Some Housekeeping. if the folks at AXPONA keep this up, good on them, I won't have to do this work anymore aggregating the PDF file. Visit this link: https://axpona.com/exhibitors/. and you will find their OFFICIAL Exhibitor Spreadsheet. And if you look closely you'll see that they too do not...
  10. davidavdavid

    Axpona 2024 who is going and why?

    Ok, manually added. I'm curious when SME was added because I've been running my script daily and for the past few days there have been no changes.
  11. davidavdavid

    Axpona 2024 who is going and why?

    Early bird access to the PDF, officially goes public on April 1st: AXPONA 2024 By Floor and Room/Booth PS, if any information is missing, it's not for lack of diligence on my part, exhibitors/brands/manufacturers have to make timely updates via AXPONA's website CMS, Content Management System"...
  12. davidavdavid

    The WBF humor and joke thread.

    I’ve just been censored on an Australian HiFi Forum, apparently when commenting on speakers it’s not good form to comment “I liked the FINISH” #happyending #toosubtle #toosoon?
  13. davidavdavid

    What are you listening today and WHY – Only one rule, see first post

    Synth-pop, Disco, Nu-Funk with a SERIOUS George Michael ViBE!!!! Apply SERIOUS CRANK and get your badass down on the dance floor. So wonderfully retro and simultaneously timely.
  14. davidavdavid

    Field Coil Driver Panel Discussion at Southwest Audio Fest 2024

    I heard the Songer speakers last year in California and would like to hear them at AXPONA but from what I gather I don't see them exhibiting as of yet. I understand there is a new model. The funny thing is that all the folks I speak to about this brand are torn between the open baffle and closed...
  15. davidavdavid

    Field Coil Driver Panel Discussion at Southwest Audio Fest 2024

    I was asked about my decision not to employ subwoofers, and in my particular situation: room size/dimensions, along with the English Acoustic 41C valve/tube amplifier there's just no need. The amplifier maintains a vice-like grip on the bass. It's as if the two were designed for each other. I...
  16. davidavdavid

    Field Coil Driver Panel Discussion at Southwest Audio Fest 2024

    I'm one of those folks enamoured with the Wolf von Langa SON speakers. My avatar is taken from a photograph of the cabinet. The finish on my pair is simultaneously intoxicating and unique. Colin King, Wolf Von Langa's US importer, came by mine back in early December to assist me with the...
  17. davidavdavid

    State-of-the-Art Recordings of Classical Works (SACDs)

    speaking of obscure I have both the Dialog and Epilog along with Symphonies as a set (non-SACD) on the Tudor label.
  18. davidavdavid

    Bristol HiFi Show 2024

    For those of you who are curious, those who did not attend this past weekend's Bristol HiFi Show 2024 in the United Kingdom, some very "Hi-End" folks posted a rather long and extensive video of the show. Honestly, they went everywhere, visiting just about every room, booth and crevice of the...
  19. davidavdavid

    Axpona 2024 who is going and why?

    Letting folks know that I'm busier than ever monitoring the additions and changes to the AXPONA 2024 line-up, and I guarantee that by April 1st (NO JOKE) the first PDF will be available. I will provide a link to the two versions: 1: from the bottom floor to the top floor and the expo halls and...
  20. davidavdavid

    What's Spinning Tonight?

    This got me listening to his earlier Io Non Parlar ...
  21. davidavdavid

    Hello from near Chicago

    I disavow any knowledge on any subject matter, hi-fi or otherwise. That being said the latest NAR is live, so if you're looking out for new music/album releases plant yourself here: David's New Album Releaes
  22. davidavdavid

    Are you an audiophile or a music lover?

    An audiophile or a music lover? I'm a civilian, a bystander, praying with each passing day that I'm not collateral damage.
  23. davidavdavid

    More Consensus That Streaming Is An Inferior Format & Not High End?

    This DIY Lampucera video on YouTube might be of interest to all of you who are digging deep into DACs, perhaps for some perspective on what goes into them, as well as their evolution: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Hkb1r3xRv0 Kudos to the use of "recipe" rather than "engine" (sic). A
  24. davidavdavid

    Venit, vidit, Lampucera

    In the last segment, he talked about different brands of capacitors and sizes, and one of his crew swapped out capacitors for larger ones in his Lampizator Baltic 3. Granted, I have to/want to believe that the internal construction has evolved exponentially since this EARLIER design, but by how...
  25. davidavdavid

    WestminsterLab Rei - Class A Amplifier

    And yes with all that, not only a stereo amplifier, but an integrated one as well. It all boils down to design philosophy and the degree to which integrity may or may not be compromised.
  26. davidavdavid

    WestminsterLab Rei - Class A Amplifier

    Yes but a Google Translate extension added to your browser will enable you to read the entire review and get most of the gist, . Certain idioms will get lost in translation.
  27. davidavdavid

    Venit, vidit, Lampucera

    For whatever reason, I woke up far too early and having nothing better to do I turned to YouTube, as one does, and on my home page the video I'm posting below at the top of the suggested video list. It was informational, to say the least: DIY: Lampucera
  28. davidavdavid

    WestminsterLab Rei - Class A Amplifier

    ?????Miyata ??????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????????????
  29. davidavdavid

    What's Spinning Tonight?

    odd, just today Disques Dreyfus, JMJ's publisher released a digital album today "Live at Docklands" 12 tracks in total:
  30. davidavdavid

    "Vinyl is Back for Good and That’s Exciting."

    When I was living full-time in London, I would take a page out of Michael Portillos's playbook and his Great Railway Journeys. He used Bradshaw's Guide to explore "Blighty" whilst I relied on my mate Graham Jones' books: Last Shop Standing, The Vinyl Revival ... and Strange Requests ... to map...

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