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The Best audiophile tracks to test equipment
Not a track or album, more a question about a record label. ECM has a reputation for a clean, almost clinical, sound. I’ve never found it easy to listen to ECM albums and put it down to a preference for a less clinical experience. But after spending a while listening to an ECM Hi-Res playlist... -
The Best audiophile tracks to test equipment
I don't have this, but this page has some details; https://www.discogs.com/Unknown-Artist-Highway-One/release/7184915 "Genre: Non-music"..... -
Headamp Blue Hawaii Special Edition
There is a(n Elvis) Presley movie, Blue Hawaii. But I have a feeling that this Wikipedia extract is more appropriate; The Blue Hawaii is a tropical cocktail made of rum, pineapple juice, Curaçao, sweet and sour mix, and sometimes vodka as well. It should not be confused with the similarly named...- alcyst
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Headamp Blue Hawaii Special Edition
Sea wolf, ive no idea where the cutoff for “increasing unjustified mark ups” starts, or ends. I know I have a pair of wheels on my bicycle that most fellow club members think are a bit insane, they are great. Unjustified is a different problem. Coincidentally, I was just browsing and stumbled...- alcyst
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Headamp Blue Hawaii Special Edition
There is plenty of pricey gear out there, and I’m sure some people here run spectacular price sources and DACs into Stax and other headphones. There have been a few posters who salivated at the hint that Mjolnir might produce an over the top electrostatic amp. I do love my Carbon.- alcyst
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Headamp Blue Hawaii Special Edition
Jim, that's the one- alcyst
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Headamp Blue Hawaii Special Edition
I remember being in the queue and wondering whether I would get my BHSE in time for christmas. Or my birthday. Or some subsequent christmas. Ah, those were the days. Part of the paranoia that would have been behind some of those posts was the whole mess with another amp builder who had imploded...- alcyst
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The Best audiophile tracks to test equipment
There he is, in my left ear, what's he saying, "de-duh-de-duh"? Its more a d than a b. Before the vocal starts there might even be a word. Lovely one, thanks. There are a few of these out there. Which is the famous one where you can hear a band practicing in the next room? Try... -
Grill with logo is at an angle on one side
My T1 sound fine. I just noticed this evening that one of the grills seems to be at an angle, like as if it had rotated a little clockwise. The grill seems to be pretty solidly in place, and may have been in this position for some time. Any suggestions or comment So? And this should be in the...- alcyst
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Stax: SR 002 + Srm 002 and Srm 003 mk2 + Srm 003 impression and appreciation thread
"it's hard to fit that hard plastic rubber core around it. " I just pushed the hard core out, I did it slowly so not much of the foam came away. Not sure I will get "hack of the month", but it did the trick.- alcyst
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- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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Stax: SR 002 + Srm 002 and Srm 003 mk2 + Srm 003 impression and appreciation thread
Has anyone tried the Comply foam with the SR002? The OEM partner list is...comprehensive, I don't think I have heard of even half of those.- alcyst
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Headamp Blue Hawaii Special Edition
Curious, I get the odd UPS behaviour also. My version is that I get an email from the UPS saying it will shut down in 5 mins, and then an email that the shutdown is cancelled within 10-20 secs. A power regenerator on another socket restarted twice in quick succession, but since I moved a Mac...- alcyst
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Worst recorded/Mastered Albums
Problem is I like that Iggy Pop material. Until you commented I just assumed that was the cheap & nasty low rent punk effect they were looking for. I tolerate a lot if the song does it for me. Just listening to it now and it sounds as if 4 people recorded their instrumental bits and it was all... -
Headamp Blue Hawaii Special Edition
with a Directstream, it is awesomely sweet. Or sweetly awesome. Steaming through the PSAudio Bridge or a Sonos (uncompressed) both work well.- alcyst
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