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Here's one I'm curious about with my new Mac Mini, which doesn't have enough USB ports. I guess they assume you won't use external hard drives or wired keyboards/mics, etc. So I've purchased a USB dock, which has two additional USB-C ports and two standard USB ports. Due to the fact that I can't...

And Steve Leung at VAS up in New Jersey has worked his magic, just as predicted by Stratdoc. This Sumiko Talisman AT that came with my VPI/SME rig all those years ago and has been moribund since getting it back from a retipping service is now singing like a canary. Turns out a couple,of wires...

Got a line on an Audible Illusions linestage and a Counterpoint NPS-100 and contemplating purchasing once I get a couple more truck items out of the way and campground reservations made. Anyone have any experience with Audible Illusions (can't bring myself to use "AI" anymore)? Supposed to...

https://time.com/7160812/we-dont-want-new-music-essay/?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us I think I would add to that the lack of time to hunt down new music on the interwebs without algorhythms.

I think the build my own crossover is on hold for a while. I took the little single driver floorstanders out of the system and switched back to my bi-amped LSA's using the passive internal crossovers. Those DavidLouis/LouisDavid chinesium drivers were fun, but harsh. I just couldn't get around...

They seem to be going for $40-ish on the 'bay, which was about what they sold for back in the day, if memory serves. Anyone use one or is it just better to get the DIRAC software and mic?

Looking for advice as I look at this Nelson Pass-designed board and kit from DIY's store for a two-way active crossover: https://diyaudiostore.com/products/analog-crossover-network-lx-mini-kit. The board kit appears to be complete so I'll just need to add the power supply and chassis/box plus...

First, to Louis3 for the DavidLouis single driver speaker systems he gifted me a few months ago (you've all seen the pix) and that I've cleaned up a bit and have been listening to with my LSA monitors and bi-amp system. They do very much get the music out of the box and in a small footprint...

Yesterday, according to reports. He was 90. Need to pull out my Bluesbreakers album in his honor. Rest in Peace.

Had a spare moment and did some sleuthing. Took a few tries to find the right search term on Ebay but I finally found those single driver speakers that Louis Sohn gifted me. The drivers are indeed Chinese as he advertised but not as inexpensive - they're 6.5" DavidLouis drivers here...

I don't roll tape too often these days. Now that I'm down to the cream of my record crop sound-wise, I find myself pulling albums out of the sleeves more often than before as I approach 70. I mean, what the hell, what's the point in not playing them at this juncture? Or I'm too...

Francoise Hardy died the other day at the age of 80. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/francoise-hardy-dead-obituary-1235038345/ She also had a stylish turn in John Frankenheimer's Grand Prix. Photo here from the set in one of the fake Ferraris they used for filming.

Anyone tried this DAC (https://www.audioadvisor.com/prhbs2d-blk?sku=NEW-PRHBS2D-BLK)? I'm about to give up the good fight and invest in a new Mac laptop sometime in the next year. My Mac Mini is overloaded by the OS upgrades I've been required to make so I can run Turbotax - at this point, it...

Some thoughts after having a few more sessions to listen to the new snap-crackle-pop deletion device. I think my original impressions (in this thread: https://forums.phxaudiotape.com/threads/what-are-you-listening-to.8/page-1137#post-346320) are still valid though maybe not quite as much...

Hi folks, Checking out a Yamaha MR 842 I found in surplus for possible use in a small recital hall along with speakers and gear I purchased for the University a couple of years ago. As you can see, it would be nice if I could find a couple of fader knobs of appropriate color for the two that...

Heard a set of DQ-10s for the first time in forty years at my friend's stereo shop which is now just a collection of vintage gear, a lot of it junk. But the good stuff is, more than occasionally, really good. I stopped in today for the first time in a while as traffic was backed up on the...

Looking over the remote start for the Suburban I just got from the Sniff. FedEx sent it to Disney World from Minnesota before getting it back up to me but it's here now and I'm looking forward to installing it. Fair price and great service - thanks again Perry! Bob

And now for a discussion question from the peanut gallery for all you White Oak builders/users/designers. After skimming and reading several of these rebuild threads - including the latest from Hexis 22 - and seeing the slightly different approaches taken, I've almost come to the conclusion...

A scholar and a gentleman and there aren't many of us left. Many thanks for the scope bases for the new target rifle! Looking forward to using them in a couple of months.

The Denon 301 arrived safe and sound yesterday and is everything advertised. John has been absolutely wonderful to spend time communicating with me about it and I can't say enough good about working with him on this transaction. I will also say that while he's already hinted that some more of...