what are you listening to?

[George S.]

I kinda like one driver on each amp channel.

 

[George S.]

Radio 2, San Jose', Costa Rica
English speaking DJ's this morning.
Got the DC power supply back in the system.
I've two PL2000S2 preamps built exactly the same except this one has the rectifiers and transformer removed and is powered by the DC rack unit.
There is a absolutely huge improvement by powering it off board with that massive Power-One supply.
Jim was so right in saying go external and large.

 

[gene french]

very very nice mr. george...been outside rebuilding my car...just fire up the amps to a shade below shattering glass ...entertaining!!!
maria wears a headset inside...lol

 

[mr_rye89]

Deep Purple - Machine Head on the 8 trash

 

[J!m]

First record in weeks…

 

[J!m]

 

[J!m]

 

[J!m]

 

[Elite-ist]

Pet Shop Boys on Maxell XLI

Not today, but about a week ago when I got my old Dual TG 28 back from the technician:

Nando.

 

[8991XJ]

First record in weeks…

I need to do that as Tom sent me some records, too.


But today's playlist
Massive Attack - Collected
Michael Kiwanuka - Home Again
Midnight Oil- Diesel and Dust
Moby - 18
M83 - Hurry Up/We're Dreaming

 

[8991XJ]

Another load today
Neil Young - Live Rust
The Nextmen - Against the Madness
Nightmares on Wax - DJ Kicks
Natalie Merchant - Ophelia
Midnight Oil - Earth And Sun And Moon

 

[George S.]

Stone Rebel...A Door To Infinity
A French band. Instrumentals, no vocals. Long trance like tunes.
Very good work out for the speakers frequency wise, but still laid back, relaxed, and mellow.
Nice subsonic sound pressure.

 

[MarkWComer]

Replaced the HD on my 7th gen iPod and replaced the battery a while back.
Bought a pair of Audio Technica ATH-M50x headphones.
Binging on Black Sabbath…

Running into some issues with my amps lately, the 400 seems to have dead outputs and the 700 is making noise. Haven’t done any troubleshooting yet…

 

[George S.]

Might be the relay on the 400. I had to "exercise" the hell out of the relay a few times on my first 400 build. It would half-heartedly click with no audio. Wiring was correct and robust.
Was going to replace it, but no issues for a long time.
May have been related to line voltage at the time as I've replaced worn wall sockets since.
With the Furman power sequencers, all the relays engage and disengage with authority.

 

[MarkWComer]

Might be the relay on the 400. I had to "exercise" the hell out of the relay a few times on my first 400 build. It would half-heartedly click with no audio. Wiring was correct and robust.
Was going to replace it, but no issues for a long time.
May have been related to line voltage at the time as I've replaced worn wall sockets since.
With the Furman power sequencers, all the relays engage and disengage with authority.

No, this is completely different. Severely diminished output on the left, wildly increased output on the right.

 

[laatsch55]

Hasnt been played enough to maintain symmetry...

 

[Elite-ist]

Test Recording On Denon Super Cassette

I bought a bunch of premium cassettes from the same seller on Canuck Audio Mart. Many of the tapes are recorded to and in nice condition. I bought the bunch for $300 CAD. That seems like a lot of cashola for old cassette tapes until you find out what prices are being fetched for even one used Sony Super Metal Master 90.

Anyhow, I never have used a Denon MG-X for recording, so I did a test recording on it a couple of days ago. I dubbed from a MiniDisc Master of my latest project. I used my Pioneer CT-A9X for the recording and recorded at +5dB without NR. The two tracks are very different in musical style. Then, I played backed the recording on my CT-A9X and recorded in WAV file with my Tascam DR-05 Version 2 portable Linear PCM Recorder.





And the music - enjoy!

Denon MG-X 100 No NR.wav

Nando.

 

[J!m]

If that C-3X is calibrated, it should make a decent recording.

Actually, does that use the 250 mW zero VU cal point or a more pedestrian level? I never dug that deep into the Teac Tascam equivalent decks to know...

 

[Elite-ist]

Hi Jim: I had the C3-X serviced a few weeks back. I had bought it in non-working condition. A couple of days ago, I received two Teac tone generators, I purchased, from a friend and fellow tape enthusiast. Now, I can dial it in as per the calibration process. So, I will be finding out more about it as I go. I did a mix tape recording (without tape calibration) on it using the same cassette the technician used in testing it and the recipient was quite happy with it.




Nando.

 

[BlazeES]

Test Recording On Denon Super Cassette

I bought a bunch of premium cassettes from the same seller on Canuck Audio Mart. Many of the tapes are recorded to and in nice condition. I bought the bunch for $300 CAD. That seems like a lot of cashola for old cassette tapes until you find out what prices are being fetched for even one used Sony Super Metal Master 90.

Anyhow, I never have used a Denon MG-X for recording, so I did a test recording on it a couple of days ago. I dubbed from a MiniDisc Master of my latest project. I used my Pioneer CT-A9X for the recording and recorded at +5dB without NR. The two tracks are very different in musical style. Then, I played backed the recording on my CT-A9X and recorded in WAV file with my Tascam DR-05 Version 2 portable Linear PCM Recorder.

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And the music - enjoy!

Denon MG-X 100 No NR.wav

Nando.

MG-X 100's are a phenomenal tape with the right machine. They place nice in all the true Sony ES rigs.