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by Fretless
Fri Apr 29, 2016 9:33 am
Forum: Music
Topic: Your last listen
Replies: 8378
Views: 2171683
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Re: Your last listen

http://static2.blastingnews.com/media/photogallery/2015/12/18/290x290/b_290x290/gennaio-2016-cover-di-the-astonishing_533855.jpg Putting on the new double-CD concept, rock opera album 'The Astonishing' by Dream Theater my reaction has so far been: "Eh? What?" This is a strange effort from...
by Fretless
Mon Apr 25, 2016 10:51 pm
Forum: Music
Topic: Your last listen
Replies: 8378
Views: 2171683
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Re: Your last listen

Jeff Beck - 'Blow by Blow'.

Haven't heard this in 20+ years.
Seriously funky !! Oh yeah....
by Fretless
Mon Apr 25, 2016 10:30 pm
Forum: General Audio
Topic: Hi-fi Junkie and the 'other system'
Replies: 5
Views: 3495
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Re: Hi-fi Junkie and the 'other system'

Have swapped the Kenwood KA4010 in to replace the Sansui AU217 in my office setup. So it is now running from an RPi + MF M1DAC on MIT interconnects and driving modified Mission 760 speakers. The Kenwood is a very different affair from the Sansui. More sharpness and detail, dryer and tighter, far bet...
by Fretless
Mon Apr 25, 2016 10:16 pm
Forum: Admin-Intro-Chitchat
Topic: Site Maintenance
Replies: 38
Views: 14257
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Re: Site Maintenance

HFS seems to be rather unstable today - had some server errors and have had to log back in several times.

Might just be all those storms over the North Sea and the frequent hailstone deluges we're having here :grin:
by Fretless
Mon Apr 25, 2016 10:44 am
Forum: General Audio
Topic: Headphone advice
Replies: 36
Views: 13670
Netherlands

Re: Headphone advice

If you can find a pair of SR225's at a reasonable price,you should try them.I borrowed a pair and could not really hear much difference between them and my RS1's.The RS1's do look nicer,but you can't see them when they are on your head.. :mrgreen: Most Grado folk seem to think that the SR225's are ...
by Fretless
Mon Apr 25, 2016 8:11 am
Forum: Music
Topic: Your last listen
Replies: 8378
Views: 2171683
Netherlands

Re: Your last listen

From the band names it sounds like a Psychedelic Garage-rock comp. from the late 60's. :lol:
by Fretless
Sun Apr 24, 2016 10:03 pm
Forum: General Audio
Topic: Headphone advice
Replies: 36
Views: 13670
Netherlands

Re: Headphone advice

Grado headphone extension cable is in, what can I say?

Length: 15ft / 4.8m
Colour: black
Plug/socket: 6mm
Sound: Perfect.

:grin: :guiness;
by Fretless
Sun Apr 24, 2016 9:59 pm
Forum: Music
Topic: Electronic Music
Replies: 312
Views: 121469
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Re: Electronic Music

Copied from todays Groove Music newsletter: "Concert Cancellation!! Klaus Schulze concert cancelled! Sad news: The concert on 9 June 2016 in Stettin/Szczecin has to be cancelled because of medical reasons. The state of health will not improve in the foreseeable future. Klaus Schulze is in const...
by Fretless
Sat Apr 23, 2016 7:35 am
Forum: NVA Discussions
Topic: Nasty high pitches tone
Replies: 28
Views: 10660
Netherlands

Re: Nasty high pitches tone

Does the tone also disappear if there are no input interconnects attached to the amp? If so then those cables could be acting as aerials.
by Fretless
Fri Apr 22, 2016 4:30 pm
Forum: DIY
Topic: A new project
Replies: 11
Views: 9527
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Re: A new project

A 'mini-Cubix' that is relatively affordable could be an interesting product for the NVA range. Utilising Cubette or Cube 3 cabs. I hope that this project will show if the Cubix principle can work on a smaller scale. Although I agree with DQ - use Doc's own doped drivers for the best results. After ...