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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 13,104
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    Keep us updated.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 20,359
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    Speaking of updated, Trey...

    Spill the beans on the new toy. Initial impressions?

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • Clipdat
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    Who is Trey?
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  • F1nut
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    VR3 aka Sid the Kid
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 13,104
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    Who is VR3 aka Sid the Kid?
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  • mhardy6647
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    michaeljhsda2 wrote: »
    jbreezy5 wrote: »
    Just wanted to share a photo, even though this isn’t in my rig:

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    Tandberg TR3030 Stereo Receiver. Not something one comes across everyday.
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    Where is this?

    John, that's the place where I bought that Beatles album for you a few years ago.

    A late-era Tandberg, indeed.

    Here's a much older one :)

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    Clipdat wrote: »
    Who is Trey?

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  • jbreezy5
    jbreezy5 Posts: 1,141
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    That looks like a HH Scott…

    Oh, the one below it.😜 Older Tandberg has a nice look to it.
    CD Players: Sony CDP-211; Sony DVP-S9000ES; Sony UDP-X800M2 (x2); Cambridge Audio CXC

    DACs: Jolida Glass FX Tube DAC III (x2); Denafrips Ares II (x2)

    Streamers: ROKU (x3); Bluesound Node 2i and Node N130 w/LHY LPS // Receivers: Yamaha RX-V775BT; Yamaha RX-V777

    Preamps: B&K Ref 50; B&K Ref 5 S2; Classe CP-800 MkII; Audio Research SP16L (soon)

    Amps: Niles SI-275; B&K ST125.7; B&K ST125.2; Classe CA-2300; Butler Audio TDB-5150

    Speakers: Boston Acoustics CR55; Focal Chorus 705v; Wharfedale Diamond 10.2; Monitor Audio Silver-1; Def Tech Mythos One (x4)/Mythos Three Center (x2)/Mythos Two pr.; Martin Logan Electromotion ESL; Legacy Audio Victoria/Silverscreen Center; Gallo Acoustics Reference 3.1; SVS SB-1000 Pro; REL HT-1003; B&W ASW610; HifiMan HE400i

    Turntable: Dual 721 Direct-Drive w/Audio Technica AT-VM95e cart

    Cables: Tripp-lite 14ga. PCs, Blue Jeans Cable ICs, Philips PXT1000 ICs; Kimber Kable DV30 coaxial ICs; Canare L-4E6S XLR ICs; Kimber Kable 8PR & 8TC speaker cables.
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  • treitz3
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    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    <snip> provided it still works

    Key words.

    Tom

    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • VR3
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    I listened Wednesday night for a few hours. I enjoyed what I heard but I know there is more to come. The 4.1 pro didn't really start to open up until about 100 hours. The rig has been sitting for 6 weeks and the unit is fresh off the bench.

    I turned it on just a bit ago playing an internet radio station and will plan to listen tomorrow at some point.

    Will update!
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • treitz3
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    Thanks man. Keep us posted broskizzle.

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • VR3
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    Yep, sorry nothing detailed. I was just happy to hear tunes haha. Listened three hours without skipping a song, good sign 😜
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • DividedSky
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    Clipdat wrote: »
    Who is Trey?

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    💥🤯🤩


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  • jbreezy5
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    VR3 wrote: »
    I will say that what you described single handily destroyed my desire to play video games.

    I did try game pass recently and that seemed to work alot better

    I mean, there was some hyperbole about what I said. If game pass didn’t seem too bad, I say trust your own experience, and enjoy video games.
    CD Players: Sony CDP-211; Sony DVP-S9000ES; Sony UDP-X800M2 (x2); Cambridge Audio CXC

    DACs: Jolida Glass FX Tube DAC III (x2); Denafrips Ares II (x2)

    Streamers: ROKU (x3); Bluesound Node 2i and Node N130 w/LHY LPS // Receivers: Yamaha RX-V775BT; Yamaha RX-V777

    Preamps: B&K Ref 50; B&K Ref 5 S2; Classe CP-800 MkII; Audio Research SP16L (soon)

    Amps: Niles SI-275; B&K ST125.7; B&K ST125.2; Classe CA-2300; Butler Audio TDB-5150

    Speakers: Boston Acoustics CR55; Focal Chorus 705v; Wharfedale Diamond 10.2; Monitor Audio Silver-1; Def Tech Mythos One (x4)/Mythos Three Center (x2)/Mythos Two pr.; Martin Logan Electromotion ESL; Legacy Audio Victoria/Silverscreen Center; Gallo Acoustics Reference 3.1; SVS SB-1000 Pro; REL HT-1003; B&W ASW610; HifiMan HE400i

    Turntable: Dual 721 Direct-Drive w/Audio Technica AT-VM95e cart

    Cables: Tripp-lite 14ga. PCs, Blue Jeans Cable ICs, Philips PXT1000 ICs; Kimber Kable DV30 coaxial ICs; Canare L-4E6S XLR ICs; Kimber Kable 8PR & 8TC speaker cables.
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  • TroyD
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    VR3 wrote: »
    Yep, sorry nothing detailed. I was just happy to hear tunes haha. Listened three hours without skipping a song, good sign 😜

    I don’t know how you do it.....if I had your rig, I would never leave the house.

    My condundrum would be how to pay the light bill....
    I plan for the future. - F1Nut
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  • VR3
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    jbreezy5 wrote: »
    VR3 wrote: »
    I will say that what you described single handily destroyed my desire to play video games.

    I did try game pass recently and that seemed to work alot better

    I mean, there was some hyperbole about what I said. If game pass didn’t seem too bad, I say trust your own experience, and enjoy video games.

    Nah man...

    OH... I want to play a video game.

    Turn on Xbox, downloads update that take 45 minutes. Sweet!

    Put in halo master chief collection... Update its 112 gb... Estimated download time is 1 day.

    Yep, don't want to play anymore!

    Game pass has no updates for the games since they are streamed off a server
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • VR3
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    TroyD wrote: »
    VR3 wrote: »
    Yep, sorry nothing detailed. I was just happy to hear tunes haha. Listened three hours without skipping a song, good sign 😜

    I don’t know how you do it.....if I had your rig, I would never leave the house.

    My condundrum would be how to pay the light bill....

    My wife consideres the grande utopia to be my mistress
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • motorstereo
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    Today I tried putting the original rubber feet back on my SVS ultra 16. I had it spiked which worked great on my old 18'' sub. The ultra apparently goes much deeper and will make the cd player skip occasionally and I can't use it all with my tt.
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  • TroyD
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    VR3 wrote: »
    TroyD wrote: »
    VR3 wrote: »
    Yep, sorry nothing detailed. I was just happy to hear tunes haha. Listened three hours without skipping a song, good sign 😜

    I don’t know how you do it.....if I had your rig, I would never leave the house.

    My condundrum would be how to pay the light bill....

    My wife consideres the grande utopia to be my mistress

    Look, if I had those? TLW would be worried about her place in my life.
    I plan for the future. - F1Nut
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  • VR3
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    So, rotated the bnc cable in versus USB. On the other dac the USB cable worked better but the BNC on this one is talking much much better to the Lumin U1.

    Waking up now! Incredible image weight and staging!
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • VR3
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    I can say with some certainty that imaging weight is profoundly better than the 4.1 and the 4.1 was no slouch. The weight of everything is tangible
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • treitz3
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    https://youtu.be/GpTBdKp7wdQ

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • VR3
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    Lol, I'll have to check it out.

    My experiences with digital cables does not appear to be similar to others. I would say there is a definite hand shake that takes place with a DAC and just because sound comes out does NOT mean it is working right. I don't know if it is a jitter/timing thing but I encourage everyone to try multiple different types of digital cables. You may be surprised about the differences between a USB, BNC, Coax, AES, etc. Now the differences between one cable to the other with the same connectors? Eh haven't heard much differences.
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • PSOVLSK
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    The new Archetype 5.0 as well as the new Vincent PHO-300 phono pre-. Very happy with my “purchases.” Credit card rewards are nice.
    Things work out best for those who make the best of the way things work out.-John Wooden
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    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    Just found out from Best Buy that Arcam ordered them to destroy the old AVR30 and send it out for scrap... :o

    Lot of profit up to be lighting gear on fire.

    My kind of solution though, blow it up!
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • marvda1
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    VR3 wrote: »
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    Just found out from Best Buy that Arcam ordered them to destroy the old AVR30 and send it out for scrap... :o

    Lot of profit up to be lighting gear on fire.

    My kind of solution though, blow it up!

    You would think they would want to find out what the problem is, unless they already know. In that case why no recall?
    Amplifiers: Norma IPA 140, MasterSound Compact 845, Ayre v6xe, Consonance Cyber 800
    Preamp: deHavilland Ultraverve 3
    Dac: Sonnet Morpheus 2, Musical Paradise mp-d2 mkIII
    Transport: Jay's Audio CDT2 mk2, Lumin U1 mini
    Speakers: Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II
    Speaker Cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Organic Audio Organic Reference 2
    Interconnects: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Argento Organic Reference 2, Argento Organic 2
    Power Cables: Argento Organic Reference, Synergistic Research Foundation 10 and 12 ga.
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  • jbreezy5
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    Honestly, I don't care much for Harman Intl. based on prior bad experiences with some of their brands.

    I recently experienced current gen Arcam at Magnolia, and was bummed to discover a lightweight plastic volume knob on the integrated amp and a rather slow/disappointing sacd player. Arcam used to be really good for digital, IMO.

    Seems Harman took the brand back to the alpha series days.
    CD Players: Sony CDP-211; Sony DVP-S9000ES; Sony UDP-X800M2 (x2); Cambridge Audio CXC

    DACs: Jolida Glass FX Tube DAC III (x2); Denafrips Ares II (x2)

    Streamers: ROKU (x3); Bluesound Node 2i and Node N130 w/LHY LPS // Receivers: Yamaha RX-V775BT; Yamaha RX-V777

    Preamps: B&K Ref 50; B&K Ref 5 S2; Classe CP-800 MkII; Audio Research SP16L (soon)

    Amps: Niles SI-275; B&K ST125.7; B&K ST125.2; Classe CA-2300; Butler Audio TDB-5150

    Speakers: Boston Acoustics CR55; Focal Chorus 705v; Wharfedale Diamond 10.2; Monitor Audio Silver-1; Def Tech Mythos One (x4)/Mythos Three Center (x2)/Mythos Two pr.; Martin Logan Electromotion ESL; Legacy Audio Victoria/Silverscreen Center; Gallo Acoustics Reference 3.1; SVS SB-1000 Pro; REL HT-1003; B&W ASW610; HifiMan HE400i

    Turntable: Dual 721 Direct-Drive w/Audio Technica AT-VM95e cart

    Cables: Tripp-lite 14ga. PCs, Blue Jeans Cable ICs, Philips PXT1000 ICs; Kimber Kable DV30 coaxial ICs; Canare L-4E6S XLR ICs; Kimber Kable 8PR & 8TC speaker cables.
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  • TroyD
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    So, they are supposed to destroy it in a crusher like Terminator?

    They got manufacturer credit.....the company issued said credit and didn't want it back to repair/refurb so that thing is sitting in a dumpster more than likely or however one disposes of electronic garbage according to the dictates of the municipality.

    Back in the old days, your COMSEC crypto material....you ran a paper tape through a reader. The tape came in a plastic spool type thing and it used to be great fun destroying those things (which was required, you had to destroy them).....think the Office Space printer.....I doubt Arcam requires that level of proprietary security.

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