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by Ithilstone
Sat Jul 10, 2021 10:24 am
Forum: ebay highlights
Topic: Bundle
Replies: 7
Views: 8197
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Re: Bundle

Looks like someone added and extra input - may as well be after advice and with blessing from Doc - but we will never know. LS3 do not look right at all - first of it is not 14 cores for sure then I never saw wire Doc and us use to build speaker cable to come in blue... - also looking at photo those...
by Ithilstone
Fri Jul 09, 2021 3:12 pm
Forum: DIY
Topic: Diodes on NVA Amp Board
Replies: 1
Views: 995
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Re: Diodes on NVA Amp Board

Pm sent
by Ithilstone
Thu Jun 10, 2021 7:43 pm
Forum: DIY
Topic: Doc modding Marantz imperial 7
Replies: 1932
Views: 412889
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Re: Doc modding Marantz imperial 7

I did think about wall mounts and I keep going back to that idea. My walls are brick so it could be done. I think it might be good to take the suspended floor in my room out of the equation. If hollow the arm could conceal the speaker cables. Hey presto, magic floating speakers :lol: Hard to faff w...
by Ithilstone
Thu Jun 10, 2021 5:50 pm
Forum: DIY
Topic: Doc modding Marantz imperial 7
Replies: 1932
Views: 412889
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Re: Doc modding Marantz imperial 7

Oh, and I need a wood lathe or some other method of turning it. How about using a Honda engine with reduction gearbox :lol: I've got one of them :think: Or tractor power take off :lol: - might be a bit fast and dangerous :think: It was only as a example and I know you want sphere ;] I just wanted t...
by Ithilstone
Thu Jun 10, 2021 7:57 am
Forum: DIY
Topic: Doc modding Marantz imperial 7
Replies: 1932
Views: 412889
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Re: Doc modding Marantz imperial 7

As my wife likes the look of wood, I am leaning more in the direction of translam birch ply. Oh yes, I like to make things hard for myself but as well as the possible sonic improvements over a cube or cuboid I think they have the potential to look amazing. Personally I have become tired of looking ...
by Ithilstone
Mon May 17, 2021 12:02 am
Forum: NVA Discussions
Topic: Using Power Amps without a Pre Amp
Replies: 42
Views: 22915
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Re: Using Power Amps without a Pre Amp

Daniel Quinn wrote: Sun May 16, 2021 7:20 pm You lot must not be using low Output moving coils , mine is set at 25 past.
Old blue SA had 24 steps
new ones have 23.

Past 25 means you must have use something else... therefore it is hard to tell actual volume :shock:
by Ithilstone
Fri Apr 16, 2021 10:30 am
Forum: General Audio
Topic: Music on Tidal to test MQA - MQA Review
Replies: 13
Views: 5301
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Re: Music on Tidal to test MQA - MQA Review

Wow. That was very interesting. I would say that if it is all true (and it looks like it is) the whole MQA is biggest audio BS of a decade... That it is far from perfect I knew I use tidal and some of my old CD rips sounded better than master MQA version from Tidal But I did not expect that their &...
by Ithilstone
Fri Apr 16, 2021 9:00 am
Forum: General Audio
Topic: Music on Tidal to test MQA - MQA Review
Replies: 13
Views: 5301
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Music on Tidal to test MQA - MQA Review

Found interesting test on YT

"I published music on Tidal to test MQA - MQA Review"
by Ithilstone
Sat Mar 27, 2021 5:32 pm
Forum: General Audio
Topic: Hallelujah John Darko
Replies: 4
Views: 1551
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Re: Hallelujah John Darko

I agree with a lot of what he is saying with exception of his statement: "I know that 8k streamer will sound better than 1k streamer" ( I would not have a problem if he just said "is better" as better is hard to define but he said "sounds better"...) unfortunately with ...
by Ithilstone
Fri Mar 19, 2021 9:13 am
Forum: General Audio
Topic: What is better?
Replies: 13
Views: 2824
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Re: What is better?

I accept that paper in oil or silver make an audible difference. But for example power supply caps, resistors ,inductors .there made of the same stuff, therefore shouldn't sound different. As Doc was saying - never change what's is working - so changing elements just for the sake of it or "ser...