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So, that's good, right?

Crap! Just when I thought we might have something worthwhile for digital audio.

You'll be fine.

Good thing that you have photos. Now for the real test.

Since my tuner is in the basement, I finally did the work and installed an antenna in the attic. Tuned it a bit by placement and have had great reception ever since. The cheezie jobs that you can buy in all kinds of price ranges will not get you what you want as well as an elevated antenna. That is my experience out here on the prairie.

I see what you mean. There might be a close range approach to listening here. If the volume can remain down then reflections may be less of a problem. Near field listening may work, but then again it depends on your actual working position. Trying not to overthink this, yet maybe a shot of your workspace would give some hints.

Oh my, first world problems. But seriously, you might have a good idea going with klipsch. Might need the corner horns though. Really man, that IS a large space to fill. Good thing about the fiberglass insulation. I have seen it before, and you wouldn't get by sonically w/o it.

I rely on science as a start, and then listen with my being as an end result for what I prefer.

AJ, In my case, I use the external Red Dragonfly as a DAC, and then feed that through the preamp or headphones. You bet. The computer wasn't made for what I am doing with it. So a LOT is bypassed. Windows OS isn't on If I understand what the original wizard did to it. Anyway, CD's are ripped bit perfect and then loaded to a FLAC file. The AudioQuest Red takes it from there. This is an old Lenovo Think Pad. FWIW, I also have an AudioQuest 'Jitterbug' in line with the Red Dragonfly. Don't know that this is really needed but it's there. I tend to run the computer from its battery, but that probably doesn't really mean much. Headphones sound amazing, at least the Hi-Fi Man 400S does. When I feed the signal to my audio system, the sound is 'perfect' as I have ever had it. Really pretty shocking to me after all the horrible ('New and Improved!') stuff that I have heard up till now.

After a few minutes, I totally get the point about these new PS Audio products. I still cling to the idea of the original product which was in fact a regenerator. Not efficient, true that, but very effective. A bit later I bought the new model which was sooo much more efficient, and a total PITA! Had to send it back to PS Audio for instability reasons. I won't even go into al of the crap that this unit produced, even when in the middle of the night, would come on all by itself, etc. Done baby done. I have owned other older PSA products and the only one that I would keep is the original P300, which regenerates, produces multi-waveforms if you want, and supplies balanced power. There, end of story for me. It seemed that every single product after that sucked in one way or another. FWIW, the P300 can be 'upgraded' with better caps and even power transistors if your into that sort of thing. What I saw as a downside though is that some power transformers don't like to be messed with, causing mechanical hum. Point well taken. Or I guess, use with caution. Because I love to mess around with power doesn't apply to most people. To me, the P300 is unequalled, but not for everybody. Done.

I'm talking out of turn, I know. For whatever reason, the best sound that I have ever heard has been from a laptop. It beats all for reasons that I don't even care to understand. So really, when I rip a CD to this laptop and then save it as a FLAC file, I'm done. It does NOT make sense but what do I care? Most of the process for me is easy (very important!), except finding it in the mess of files that I have made. Still in spite of this fact, I prefer to spin one kind of disc or another. Ultimately, I suppose that an all in one sort of box is where I'm headed, but not for the prices demanded at this time.

After all the fuss over whatever spec was due, it came down to what sounded best in my system. So, if I can have great sound and simple plug and play, that will be my choice every time.

Quoting myself. wow. Anyway, I will make this brief. Capitol recording came in. Only two things that I noticed. Not that distortion that I heard in the Harvest recording, but the running footsteps at the beginning of the recording were almost nonexistent. Bass was more distant as were the drums. I might pick it over the Harvest recording, yes, ok I would, but neither touched the Mobil Fidelity. I actually expected a much closer race. I will try again some day with either a different cart or phono pre. 'Thanks for listening'

Funny that you mention the tunnel. For me it was getting through the tunnel to Bisbee AZ where I used to live. I felt like that was 'the change' right there. I was safe after I got through the tunnel. Welcome Dutch. That was my grandfathers' nick name (real name was Floyd, yes just like Mayberry, and YES he was a barber in a small town, but it was called Deadwood).

I am not worthy I am not worthy. Two men and a dolly for each cabinet I bet. just so a mere mortal can know, how did they sound? And what equipment worked best with them that you owned?

Really? Don't the coolest ones just win the title? When someone comes over an sees another box, that's on you. When they see something with a curve and see through too, well they probably don't care either way, but I still want a set of ML.

My friend got some ML CLS panels recently. Way out of his comfort zone since he has been listening to a set of JBL 4343 speakers that I sold to him 20 years ago! Have no idea what his present listening environment is.

Whew. Finding this thread was more than I thought it would be. I will try and mark it somehow for future use. Ok, you guys have all about DSOTM. I know. Only recently did I get the idea to find the best copy of it on vinyl without spending a fortune. To compare with, I am using a Mobil Fidelity CD that didn't even realize until a night or two ago was better than any vinyl that I have owned in the past. Having said that, I got a hold of a Harvest pressing, and yah, there were big differences in the sound. Maybe I got a sucky pressing, but it won't be played twice. Very quiet vinyl, but the recording sound almost dismembered compared to the MF copy. I will try one more pressing, and that would be by Capitol records. I saw this recommendation at Acoustic Sounds by one of the customers there. I will report good news when that happens. I still can't believe the difference. I will say that some of the drum parts are better in a way but that is about it. Very narrow soundstage too. yuk. FWIW, I found a Capitol recording on eBay last. We'll see.

Yup, welcome. I had the same urge decades ago when the 400 came out. Still think that it's cool.

Daddyjt, Dammit. Another acquaintance of mine told me the same thing about the Sabre DAC, but no, I wouldn't listen. Well, at the least, now I have to pull out the Tori Amos album.

Daddyjt, The bass that mention here is exactly what I like now days. Tuning my system to get right in the first place took a little time but was totally worth it. Recently, I have been noticing how some recordings are mixed that I didn't notice in ways before. Just curious about the CDP you use. Now that I have read the posts, I'm guessing that it must be a universal player like the Oppo players.

For those who might not know, Ratamahatta makes some of the most beautiful speakers that I have seen in a long time. He makes it look easy, but I have not been so successful finishes like he is. Here is hoping that you post some examples sir.

Yup, we missed you.

Got the speakers back up and running, so it is SADE Promise.

Last night, I was listening to T. Monk's 'Standards'. Part of me laughs when I hear him play. My father, who also played jazz piano, would absolutely wince! to hear Monk's style. No doubt I did love to hear my father play in his own way, but monk adds/subtracts something that has my mind making the music with him.