dgarretson
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| Single driver full range speakers Listening to single driver speakers at audio shows in recent years, the most memorable experiences have been Songer Audio and HHR Exotic. Not sure of the current status of HHR, but Dale's all-out interpretation of a Walsh driver is a high mark. | |
| AD Converter Options Ditto Tascam-3000 for recording LPs to DSD128. I modified its analog input section with better piece parts, substituted better DC regulators in PS, and give it a clock link from an Antelope Liveclock frequency divider slaved to a Stanford Researc... | |
| Final-Audio New Series electrostatics Might as well get the spelling of Hungarian speaker manufacturer "Popori" correct if interested. A friend of mine is totally impressed with his pair after decades with modified stacked Acoustats. | |
| Merlin VSM & TSM speakers: RIP Bobby Palkovich, Ten Years Ago Today Yes, Bobby is well remembered around here. I still have his VSM-MXs and spoke and visited with him frequently. Those speakers and BAM EQ have been much updated according to my own DIY lights. Not inconsistent with his own commitment to continuou... | |
| The death of ultra hiend audio I recall in the late '80s, decent money in my pocket for 30-something, standing at a magazine rack in a bookstore, a copy in hand of Absolute Sound in its original small format with minimal advertising, browsing a review of ARC's latest $10K VT mo... | |
| Luxman PD121A - PD441 Sorry, my response was inexplicably deleted by the moderator. First time in 2600+ posts. Outa beer outa here. | |
| Luxman PD121A - PD441 I modified my PD444 with a Wenge wood sub plinth and outboard brass pedestal that accepts Micro Seiki tonearm bases. It’s a beautiful and great sounding TT that compares well with my Kenwood L07D. Pictured with two SME 3012R tonearms and a rare ... | |
| Tube DAC with i2s input? If holding out for I2S you might wait a few months for PS Audio's new top model. | |
| Legacy Audio has a new owner As a supplier of piece parts to Legacy for years, I've had the pleasure of getting to know Bill, and can't think of anyone in the hi-end audio industry more adept at combining design expertise with business acumen. The design and engineering sid... | |
| Looking for Some Music Server Advice If you don't mind travelling off piste from name brands and high dealer margins, I highly recommend speaking with Larry Mitchell at Pareto Audio. Good reviews on Audio Style and Head-Fi and a thoughtful introductory conversation led me to his top... | |
| How close are you to being to your endgame? My system outline and I'm almost there. The past year has witnessed a marked improvement in DAC and LAN networking. I moved from cabled ethernet to all single mode fiber optics(via Microtik managed hub), from USB to I2S(replacing an Esoteric K-01X/Sonore Sig. Rendu Deluxe/USB combo wit... | |
| What does your DAC sound like I recently landed an Audio-GD R7HE Mk3 for comparison to my Esoteric K-01X. The R2R GD slightly edges out the K01X with USB input from a Sonore Sig Rendu Deluxe, with further gains over I2S input from Pareto Audio’s new single mode FO EN to I2S n... | |
| Favorite Tribute Albums? Lou Reed to Doc Pomus "Magic and Loss" Lou Reed and John Cale to Andy Warhol "Songs for Drella" | |
| Sound quality differences in streamers I recently acquired a custom built server by Pareto Audio. As alluded to above, the design goal with the Linux core is to remove all non-audio related processes, reduce the number of interrupts, speed up processing, eliminate non-essential networ... | |
| Chinese DAC's I have met Eveanna Manley and she is neither stupid nor an "activist." She is actually one of few companies that successfully straddles cost+ pricing for the Pro Studio segment and the price-to-market philosophy that prevails in hi-end home audio... |