I was disappointed to miss Kegworth, even more so missing out on seeing and listening to that kit. Fantastic !A few from me...
Pre-Flight checks
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Arrival
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Setup
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I find that Flickr works well.Thanks Charlie, unfortunately Dropbox sucks for embedding images so a point well made...
Also, Henry, I REALLY liked your AR / PU7 sound....the sound on the Van Morrison album you were playing was superb... cymbals in particular shimmered....andhis voice, which I can take or leave, was SO natural. Was there anything special here? Was it a remastered disc or an ordinary pressing? The AR plinth....a non-standard item too? I can only presume that you bought the PU7 and VdH cartridge after some considering other high end alternatives. Is there any particular comment you could make about these? It really did sound superb....The Roon server is based on an i5 NUC in an Akasa Plato passively cooled case. It is running Roons own operating System they call ROCK. It is a cut down and optimised Linux OS with a simple setup process that takes a few minutes with the right tools. Once setup your Roon NUC can act as a server or combine that with playing via HDMI into a multichannel system or a USB DAC. I use it to serve and have an optimised streamer based on a low power processor (typically a Raspberry Pi type unit) that feeds directly into a AudioByte Hydra Z USB audio bridge shoehorned into the same box. This effectively converts it into an ethernet fed streamer. It is a hack but quite an effective one. That then feeds i2S over HDMI into my AudioByte DAC.
Roon serves my locally kept files and is also integrated with Tidal to allow me to stream off the internet. It also has quite powerful DSP capabilities. Using a two generation old i5 NUC I was upsampling everything to 2 times DSD sample rates because my DAC sounds a little smoother and less forced like that. It can also do room eq and has some vendor specific headphone eq too. Hope that is what you were looking for. If you need any more info let me know.
Thanks for this helpful suggestion. Maybe you could have done so too.There is no need to use links to externally hosted photos on this forum, unlike on many others. One can simply embed the images - the instructions are beneath the text box where you create your post. It is very easy and they will be here on the Wam for posterity. Unlike Photobucket, Flickr and Dropbox which are not always but may be subject to license changes which insist on an upgrade (Photobucket is the worst; the internet is plastered with icons where Photobucket pics used to be). Posted photos are also immune from any “tidying up” which may be required on the external account.Perhaps you could have made a helpful suggestion to Philip (The Reel BBC) about how to embed the images, given the fact that he only has 5 posts to his name (that's a rhetorical suggestion).
Didn't reply to first post as it would have repeated all photos but they are really excellent, nice one. Glad you got the picture posting sorted. See you again next year, I hope.
That comment was about Fourlegs system. Its the only mention in dispatches I've given because , as an exhibitor, I couldnt give each and every system the attention it deserved and it's not fair on everyone else if i singled out systems on that basis. But I have to award, you, GLB, the Gunga din award for carrying the lame and everincreasing Lurchlike, Lurch (knee op') during set up and breakdown. I know what those Ushers and their stands weigh having been there when we did the melton bakeoff so full marks to you for the fetch and carry and for sorting out the hum problem you were having in the build up to the Show. (Its the best ive heard it sound - well done.)An Amen to that Jack very nice indeed , loved the sound that was being emitted , could have sat there all day .
But Jack, having been in my room surely there was no need to go anywhere else as it would all be downhill. xDThat comment was about Fourlegs system. Its the only mention in dispatches I've given because , as an exhibitor, I couldnt give each and every system the attention it deserved and it's not fair on everyone else if i singled out systems on that basis.
Jack NSM
Steady on, Nick - you only had a CD player after all. (Smiley..)But Jack, having been in my room surely there was no need to go anywhere else as it would all be downhill. xD
Nick
Haha.Steady on, Nick - you only had a CD player after all. (Smiley..)
John, drop me a pm, I'll come and get those big boys out for you one evening this week?FINALLY!!!
Up and running again, the house has been too quiet today
AND NO! the Ushers haven't shrunk in the wash, with my out of action knee I couldn't manage the un-boxing and setting up on my own so have drafted in my Dali Zensor5 from my second system until I can get some help.
Must admit they're suprising me, as only had them 3 months (£100 secondhand bargain) and it's their first time on the end of the 845s.
I can recommend it.I think I'll try and exhibit next year.
I had sent three Rega arms to j7 as well as owning a standard RB900. So after comparing a modified RB250 and j7 modded Mitchell arm to the RB900 I decided I fancied trying the PU7. An opportunity came up after a while to buy a 2010 PU7 less than 12 months old and I bit. The VdH was a forum offer, I don't know if the Wammer who made the connection still posts but the result was a cartridge built to suit my arm at an excellent price. The AR is a bit Frankenstein. Origin Live DC motor and controller, springs removed in favour of sorbothane, mass added plinth (12mm MDF base) and the very fetching veneer. The sub platter is an extra massy example from the models higher in the range. Bearing is ball and cup. But the deck still surprised me because I had been playing with MM stages and a step up for a while and struggled with sibilance on a number of recordings. So much so I resorted to another cart with less 'sparkle' then fell out of love with my deck! VdH always recommended a straight gain MC stage and the Graham Slee Fanfare I borrowed for the day was just that. Ultimately, the fact is I have a lovely TD124 sitting at home I don't really feel the need to get up and running. I just like to look at it! That might change this year though. Two decks next year?Also, Henry, I REALLY liked your AR / PU7 sound....the sound on the Van Morrison album you were playing was superb... cymbals in particular shimmered....andhis voice, which I can take or leave, was SO natural. Was there anything special here? Was it a remastered disc or an ordinary pressing? The AR plinth....a non-standard item too? I can only presume that you bought the PU7 and VdH cartridge after some considering other high end alternatives. Is there any particular comment you could make about these? It really did sound superb....
Philip,
yes Jack the Amen to that was about the superb sound of nicks room , I spent half hour in there but could have stayed all day . :xThat comment was about Fourlegs system. Its the only mention in dispatches I've given because , as an exhibitor, I couldnt give each and every system the attention it deserved and it's not fair on everyone else if i singled out systems on that basis. But I have to award, you, GLB, the Gunga din award for carrying the lame and everincreasing Lurchlike, Lurch (knee op') during set up and breakdown. I know what those Ushers and their stands weigh having been there when we did the melton bakeoff so full marks to you for the fetch and carry and for sorting out the hum problem you were having in the build up to the Show. (Its the best ive heard it sound - well done.)
Jack NSM