Re Meadowlark kestrel speakers

Hey Mr Stu
Yes the man who developed the Kestrel brand - Pat McGinty - had good respect in the community. I have had these for - must be twenty years now. I didnt know anything about them when bought - they just sounded good - still do.

Quite a bit over the years - I had been making a list just to remind myself - so thanks for asking. ( Would have been rich if it wernt for this hobby ) Garrard sp25 mkii - Shure cartridge Amstrad amp ( Had natty eq controls ! ) Solavox speakers (From comet methinks ) Philips CD player (cant remember...

And a Happy Xmas from me

Luckily was able to retire last xmas, so this year plently of time for listening and messing about with system Replaced Chord Hugo2 with PS audio directstream DAC - sound softened up - less analytical - but still detailed - just nice to listen to. (Still using MScaler but only 1/2 max upscaling @ 35...

Neneh Cherry - Homebrew

Beautiful

Pixies - Doolittle

Love Pixies, Come on Pilgrim, Surfa Rosa,Doolittle, were great but after that started to lose it IMHO, however later spawned Breeder - Kim Deal has fantastic vocals. Pod is an excellent album cover.
Frank Black and the Catholics not quite - for me

It's interesting to read that the Sbooster is getting the thumbs up. I experimented with LPS to both my Chord Hugo 2 and Mscaler. The LPS that I bought were from MCRU. In the end I preferred the poweroak battery to supply the Hugo 2, and the original Chord switched power supply to the MScaler. I fou...

Interesting indeed, another option is a battery. I found that a Poweroak K2 battery that supplies a USB 5 V DC signal to the Chord Hugo2 DAC, much better than either a switched or linear PS. The same battery will also supply 12 V or 20 V , its also rechargeable whilst supplying

Eurythmics - In the Garden.

I may be mistaken but think this was their first LP ?

Its a good test of a system, digital version SQ can be a bit harsh on the ears, but beguiling all the same

Thermostat at 18⁰ but tonight cheating with also gas fire on