Recent content by Gorgonzola

At my age, I'm stone deaf above about 9kHz :):)

As I've said on previous occasion, the esthetic here reminds me of a 19th century English pumping station ...

I tend to agree and prefer Part 1 as well. There are significant differences from the book but they are surprising not damaging to the underlying themes of the novel. Strong references in Part 2 to the "religion" of the Fremen and Paul's messiahship are probably a setup for the third movie...

Looks like a solid but unremarkable amp. Has highish noise & distortion by SOTA standards. But I predict a lot of people will really like this product. A glance at the harmonic spectrum tells me why -- 2nd order harmonics is salve that sooths all sores.

Absolutely gorgeous. Gotta say it reminds me of my own DIY speaker based closely on the Zaph Audio ZRT design. I regret that I didn't attempt a high gloss finish like the March's. My drivers are both Scan-Speak per the Zaph design.

What you say confirms what we saw in 2018 -- no pickups at all in Beijing, Xi'an, Ping Yao, or Datong where we visited. Passing quickly thru the countryside, I didn't see any either. We did see various trucks of similar carrying capacity but none in style of the pickups we see in NA. I can...

Whoa!! Now that's interesting. Back in 2018 my family & I were in Beijing for a couple of weeks and I didn't see a single North American style pickup. My daughter-in-law, a native Beijinger, asserted that they weren't permitted in China.

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No, I can say I'm aware of the loss, per se, above 8kHz. I can still tell a good recording from a not so good: detail, transparency and "air" are generally quite evident and enjoyable.

What's to be done?? I'm 79 and stone deaf above about 8kHz. Gotta live with it.

There are various upgrade kits available for the Hafler DH 220 for example this one on eBay. I'd don't know whether that would suit your need or be overkill.

So fine and the WiiM will probably work very well: got a decent review from Amir. However the Revel M206's "deserve" an even better amp and you'd do will to consider that for the future. For a one-box solution at moderate price I personally would consider the miniDSP SHD Power. If I were...

There's been a rather excessive discussion of speaker cables in this thread -- all well-intentioned of course. My advice, FWIW: Use banana plugs on both ends. They are perfect sound quality-wise and the most convenient Buy the longest run of cable you are likely to use in the medium term Get...

So far you've done well: when it comes to equipment, starting with the speakers is a good idea. Now back to the top end of the chain: what source will your music come from? Streaming is popular these days vs. buying physical product like CD or LPs, do you expect to take this route? There...

I really like the '80's series too have watched in several times over the years. However I'm really enjoying the '24 version as well. The history & politics -- albeit pseudo -- gives adds a lot of depth to the story and gives a flavor for the actually history of that epoch in Japan. If one...