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Playing around with a pair of Minimus Realistic 7W (Walnut cabs) along with an SVS sub.
Powered by a lowly PS Audio Sprout, with a Logitech SqueezeBox Touch as a streamer source.
The resulting sound might make an audiophile reconsider what is important, and/or sufficient."This may not matter to you, but it does to me for various reasons, many of them illogical or irrational, but the vinyl hobby is not really logical or rational..." - member on Vinyl Engine
"Sometimes I do what I want to do. The rest of the time, I do what I have to." - Cicero, in Gladiator
Regarding collectibles: "It's not who gets it. It's who gets stuck with it." - Jimmy Fallon -
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It's not whether it does or doesn't on paper.
It's what the end user enjoys is the goal. -
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nooshinjohn wrote: »Not entirely certain if this counts, but I just had AT&T Fiber installed in the house at 2gig speed, and I swear the music from streaming sources sounds just a touch cleaner than it did previously. I think it comes back to reducing noise in the system. Has anyone else experienced this?
Fwiw most streamers govern at 100 mbps
All in your head most likely- Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit. -
nooshinjohn wrote: »
Now now, we B family and we argue and fight just like family. Poke Bill in the eye then give him a hug.
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Rotated my Thorens TD 165 (bought new in 1974) back into the main system. Running a Pickering XV-15 D1200E cartridge with a retipped D1200 stylus. Grant Green sounds amazing. Do need to figure out a better isolation solution; meanwhile avoiding that one floorboard . . .The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.—Martin Luther King Jr. -
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nooshinjohn wrote: »Bill is like that melted chewing gum you step on on a hot summer day. You look for a patch of grass to try to wipe off only to find your other foot is in dogcrap….
I appreciate your perspective, but perhaps you should watch where you step. -
Today, I busted out some old gear to test a pair of SDA-2B that fell into my lap thanks to a very generous friend. Unfortunately my 2ch amp is not common ground, so I have to use a lowly Yamaha RX-595 receiver.
This is the first time I've listened to a pair of SDA since I sold my pair of modded 1C back on 2010. I'm enjoying them! They put out better bass than I was expecting for this big room.
I decided these 2B deserved better amplification. A lightly used NAD C 2755BEE was delivered this afternoon and it is now wired to my STP-SE preamp and the SDAs. Not quite as powerful as my Class-D amp, but I think I can live with a solid 150wpc for now. I've always liked the Polk/NAD synergy. I really like what I've heard from these 2B so far. I don't remember my 1C sounding this refined.
It's going to be a tough decision where to put these 2B full time.
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LOVE this!!! I'm going to contact the president of the US and ask him if he'll fly us out to each other's places to sample each other's goods.......wait, did that come out wrong???? Marantz AV10-Emotiva ERC3-Denafrips Venus-Panasonic UB820-AudioQuest Power Quest 707-Emotiva DR3, DR2, XPA2, XPA6-Focal Kanta No2, Sopra Center-PolkAudio RTiA9, RTiA3, LSiM 702F/X-Epik Empire-SVS SB5000-11.3 -
LOVE this!!! I'm going to contact the president of the US and ask him if he'll fly us out to each other's places to sample each other's goods.......wait, did that come out wrong???? [/quote]
You mean you don't want to jump on one of your bikes and drive 991 miles to see me? This time of year, you'd show up covered in yellow pollen.
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You mean you don't want to jump on one of your bikes and drive 991 miles to see me? This time of year, you'd show up covered in yellow pollen.
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LMAO, sure, okay. After all, 991m is cake, right?? Tell you what, IF I end up with that new Honda CB1000F, you'll be my first road trip!!!Marantz AV10-Emotiva ERC3-Denafrips Venus-Panasonic UB820-AudioQuest Power Quest 707-Emotiva DR3, DR2, XPA2, XPA6-Focal Kanta No2, Sopra Center-PolkAudio RTiA9, RTiA3, LSiM 702F/X-Epik Empire-SVS SB5000-11.3 -
LMAO, sure, okay. After all, 991m is cake, right?? Tell you what, IF I end up with that new Honda CB1000F, you'll be my first road trip!!!
You're tough. I could never ride more than about 100 miles before everything started hurting. -
I had a CB1000 in 1994. It was, by far, my favorite motorcycle ever! Those SDA's look fantastic, BTW. Enjoy!Enjoying the journey while never attaining the destination.
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I had a CB1000 in 1994. It was, by far, my favorite motorcycle ever! Those SDA's look fantastic, BTW. Enjoy!
I believe Geoff is talking about this one, which hasn't been released in the US market yet. A modern interpretation of the big bore Standard...
Price will be around $14,000
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In my 2ch system, I actually fired up the tube preamp tonight!
I usually use my DAC/Streamer as my "preamp" when I'm just watching a show or casually listening. Tonight I was inspired to fire up the proper preamp and relax.
My best friend of 30 years came over tonight with his family. We retired to the music room to enjoy some whiskey and some Mark Knopfler, from the Dire Straits classics through his solo stuff.
It was really nice to catch up with him. Life has been too busy and when I stop and look at the situation, I miss having that time with him.
Now that he has headed home, I'm enjoying same Albert King (Thursday Night In San Francisco). -
That was a refreshing read, if I do say so myself. Have a great evening!
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. ~ -
I often wish that I had a friend within my close circle that enjoys music the way you and your friend do. That's so rare these days. Thank you for sharing!Enjoying the journey while never attaining the destination.
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I often wish that I had a friend within my close circle that enjoys music the way you and your friend do. That's so rare these days. Thank you for sharing!
I'm lucky that my father and my aforementioned friend love music.
My friend has never felt the need to invest in higher and audio gear. Always had the attitude that whatever he cobbled together was perfectly fine, and in all reality as long he is good with it, it is.
But last night he mentioned that he is contemplating more of a "big boy system". It won't be anything fancy, but something with some thought and purpose behind it. I can't wait to give him a ton of advice that he will probably ignore. -
I was able to upgrade the XLR's from the DAC to the AVP, pulling the Mackenzies and putting in a pair of Yukons.
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I hooked up my SVS SB16’s in my HT rig, and pulled out my OPPO 205, I had put it away since we haven’t been using it much anymore, and it’s a piece that I refuse to let go of.
Watched BOLT, and played Dark Side Of The Moon in surround sound, while I dumped our jug of coins, and the wife and I pulled all the pennies out, figured we would get rid of them before the banks refuse to accept them sometime down the road..
Anyway, it was fun listening to DSOTM in surround..
Good movie. I still have that in my daughter's library. Haven't watched in a while but will probable revisit here soon.
She doesn't watch any of those anymore (18 year old lol) but I'll pull one out now and then and reminisce
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Lucky me - my Metrum Acoustics Onyx R2R DAC fits onto the same shelf as my Benchmark HPA4 preamp
EDIT: For those interested, there is a balanced/XLR connection between the DAC and the preamp.
Now I can more freely switch phono preamps onto the upper shelf "This may not matter to you, but it does to me for various reasons, many of them illogical or irrational, but the vinyl hobby is not really logical or rational..." - member on Vinyl Engine
"Sometimes I do what I want to do. The rest of the time, I do what I have to." - Cicero, in Gladiator
Regarding collectibles: "It's not who gets it. It's who gets stuck with it." - Jimmy Fallon -
That is still something I haven't experienced. My 1st and 2nd SACD players were both 2-channel only. I have a Sony BD player that can read SACD, but it is only in my 3.1 system. My HT setup has a Panny UB420, which can play DSD files, but not SACDs. One of these days, I have to take the Sony player down to the basement HT and give it a try.
Anyway, it was fun listening to DSOTM in surround..
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Did an A/B test between the audio function of the Panny UB9000 vs the ERC-3/Denafrips Venus combo.
The R2R DAC won over the Delta Sigma. The 9000 put up a valiant challenge and sounded excellent but couldn't match the soundstage of the Denafrips.Marantz AV10-Emotiva ERC3-Denafrips Venus-Panasonic UB820-AudioQuest Power Quest 707-Emotiva DR3, DR2, XPA2, XPA6-Focal Kanta No2, Sopra Center-PolkAudio RTiA9, RTiA3, LSiM 702F/X-Epik Empire-SVS SB5000-11.3
