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I'm Gary.
*THIS* Marks the point where Technology meets Popular Culture...
the fact that we can watch this..now...through the Internet...blows my mind.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wk4Eq8IcQMk
Actually, "What's My Line" from the 50's is the first point where the Internet catches up with "classic" Culture "that you read about in the History books"...
(Alfred Hitchcock, Bob Hope, Walt Disney, Frank Lyoyd Wright, Fred Astaire, Audi Murphy, Graucho Marx, Salvador Dali, James Mason, Grace Kelly, Joe DiMaggio and more.
YouTube sometimes surprises you.
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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)
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All Balanced: Ghost+ recording studio XLR cables
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I'm scott.
YouTube sometimes surprises you. - Look at this one Jeez
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Location: Bristol
Posts: 6,843
I'm Justin.
Originally Posted by Gazjam
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Location: Aughton, Ormskirk
Posts: 2,848
I'm Jerry.
I enjoyed the video of Frank Lloyd Wright. Love his design style. One day I will visit Fallingwater.
Last edited by Covenant; 30-04-2015 at 07:22.
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Hifi: IPL transmission line floorstanding speakers, Squeezebox Touch, Denafrips Ares 11 DAC, DCB1 Pre-amplifier, Croft Series 7 power amp.
Custom Hifi cables HA10SE headphone amplifier and Hifiman HE-400 headphones.
AV system: LG 55B7, Denon AVR -x2300w receiver, Quad 12L (front) 11c Centre and 11L rear . Velodyne DD15 subwoofer.
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Location: United Kingdom
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I'm Richard.
Good God! I went to see them around 1990! I still have some of their records, maybe I'll play them again one day.
ABD.
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