Senior Member
Location: Glasgowshire
Posts: 9,663
I'm Gary.
Good layman perspective on wot we do?
AC POWER
Hardwired 10kVA balanced mains powering entire system
AMPS
Meridian 557 power Amp (Modded) / PS Audio BHK Preamp (Modded)
SPEAKERS
Wharfedale Evo 4.4
DAC
PS Audio Directstream (Modded)
TURNTABLE
Pro-Ject X8 balanced output via XLR / Ortofon Quintet Blue cartridge
PHONOSTAGE
Pro-Ject DS3 B balanced Input (TT and Phonostage powered by Pro-Ject Power box RS2 linear psu)
DIGITAL
OPPO 203 (Modded: Linear PSU, i2s output to Dac) - Roon Endpoint, HDMI input used for all things Streaming/ PS5 /AppleTV ... also good for movies apparently?
MUSIC PLAYBACK
Tweaked AP-Linux based Roon Server into Oppo 203 as Roon endpoint
Ipad Roon Remote.
Apple Music/ YouTube via AppleTV, fed to Dac via Oppo HDMI input/i2s output to Dac.
SPEAKER CABLES
Biwired: Duelund DCA10GA (Bass) Duelund DCA16GA (mid & treble) Duelund 12DCA used as jumpers (On "Blackcat Cable" Chris Sommivigo's advice - yup, even with biwire it sounds better - and it does)
INTERCONNECTS
All Balanced: Ghost+ recording studio XLR cables
Drunken Moderator
Location: Staffordshire, England
Posts: 37,883
I'm Martin.
Shaggy from Scooby Doo gets a shave, a haircut and a job in sales.
At least that's what I saw.
Current Lash Up:
TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.
Senior Member
Location: Valley of the Hazels
Posts: 9,139
I'm AMusicFanNotAnAudiophile.
Just some annoying, know all, know nothing twat, reading from a script, and being generally, well, annoying.
That's two minutes of my remaining life I won't get back (no, I didn't endure the remaining 4 minutes and 18 seconds).
Did I mention that the presenter was an annoying twat?
The presenter is a very annoying twat!
Does the presenter have his own point of view, or is he just a script reading annoying twat?
I don't know, because I turned the annoying twat off around 2 minutes in .......
Chris
Common sense isn't anymore!
Senior Member
Location: Valley of the Hazels
Posts: 9,139
I'm AMusicFanNotAnAudiophile.
On the flip side of Mr. Very Fucking Annoying Twat, I ran a hexperiment today.
I purchased a certain album by a certain Mr. Wilson today, from Qobuz.
The vinyl record of said album turned up here on the 18th August 2017, and with said album came a lossless download, which ran in at CD specification.
The album wot I bought from Qobuz is the 24/96 version.
Tested on son number 1.
Tracks played ABA and BAB, etc.
Net result is 24/96 has greater clarity, and marginally greater dynamics. Which concurs with what I heard.
Make of that what you will
Chris
Common sense isn't anymore!
Senior Member
Location: London and Somerset
Posts: 2,097
I'm Dave.
Nah this is mr Annoying Twat Chris... at 4.27 ,i just want to punch him, and I'm not a violent person. I still don't know how i watched this and a few other of his vids. Cringe.
Kraken, Saturn, Emotion, Flying V Rocket, Planets.
Senior Member
Location: The Black Country
Posts: 6,089
I'm Alan.
Ooh 2 tubes, it must be magic.
What a twonk.
Senior Member
Location: Central Virginia
Posts: 1,736
I'm Russell.
Yea that second video was way over the line! He sounds like a guy who got into stereo about a week ago. And the first video, I'm still not sure what the point of it was? Who was it aimed at? Do I need to explain myself to MP3 listeners? It always amazes me the time people put into useless video, someone put a lot of time, money and energy into either of those, and why? For who? And are their mothers proud?
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Drunken Moderator
Location: Staffordshire, England
Posts: 37,883
I'm Martin.
Souds like he is doing the intro to 'the Twilight Zone'. I kept expecting him to say 'There is a signpost up ahead...'Originally Posted by alphaGT
Current Lash Up:
TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.
Site Owner/Administrator
Location: Wrexham, North Wales, UK
Posts: 110,012
I'm AudioAl'sArbiterForPISHANTO.
What a load of mind-numbing hot air... He doesn't even demonstrate how it all sounds, so his words (and hugely irritating voice) simply represents meaningless waffle!
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
Protect your HUMAN RIGHTS and REFUSE ANY *MANDATORY* VACCINE FOR COVID-19!
Also **SAY NO** to unjust 'vaccine passports' or certificates, which are totally incompatible with a FREE society!!!
Senior Member
Location: London and Somerset
Posts: 2,097
I'm Dave.
Kraken, Saturn, Emotion, Flying V Rocket, Planets.
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