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Re: Post a picture.....any picture...part deux...
Took this photo in San Francisco. Wanted to meet the bird in question, but my colleague reminded me we were about to be late to our conference.
agingboomer
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Re: Looking under the hood
One of my monoblocks wouldn't turn on... Sad but half way expected due to the age... Took an opportunity to take things apart and look for burnt things. I couldn't access it but I think the regenerator is the culprit
VR3
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Re: Looking under the hood
I was a train controller a thousand lifetimes ago. For the Soo Line. I just found my stuff from train dispatcher school in Minneapolis, which I kept for some reason. Very hard school, way more complex than I remember.
dromunds
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Re: The Southwest Audio Fest 2025
Favorite tool: Kirmuss
This thing is a bit of a hard sell. The restoration process does work. It’s not mind blowing, but I did two A/B comparisons, one with a random record someone brought in, and one of my own.
The problem is that it basically takes a minimum of 20 minutes for the full process.
If I ever do purchase this I’d likely get the Upscale one with the 3LP slots and just use it as a regular ultrasonic. Then save the full process for really stubborn records or my favorites.
Best Value: Chesky. These are made by David Chesky’s 17 year old son, they cost $1000/pair, sound great for the price point, and was displayed as a $3k total system.
And lastly, what did I come home with:
Bob’s Devices Sky 20-S SUT + Bob’s cables. I can’t believe I didn’t take a picture of his booth, but I guess I was pretty focused on potentially actually making a purchase. Bob had a Brinkman table with Hana Umami Blue, Sky 20-S, tube phono, tube headphone amp, and 800S headphones. On Sunday I used my own Arya headphones for final demo.
This thing is a bit of a hard sell. The restoration process does work. It’s not mind blowing, but I did two A/B comparisons, one with a random record someone brought in, and one of my own.
The problem is that it basically takes a minimum of 20 minutes for the full process.
If I ever do purchase this I’d likely get the Upscale one with the 3LP slots and just use it as a regular ultrasonic. Then save the full process for really stubborn records or my favorites.
Best Value: Chesky. These are made by David Chesky’s 17 year old son, they cost $1000/pair, sound great for the price point, and was displayed as a $3k total system.
And lastly, what did I come home with:
Bob’s Devices Sky 20-S SUT + Bob’s cables. I can’t believe I didn’t take a picture of his booth, but I guess I was pretty focused on potentially actually making a purchase. Bob had a Brinkman table with Hana Umami Blue, Sky 20-S, tube phono, tube headphone amp, and 800S headphones. On Sunday I used my own Arya headphones for final demo.
displayname
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