Audio

John Darko's 19th Century Verbiage

"However, not until the show did we learn that the 3.5″ touchscreen – despite showing cover art, album metadata and playback controls – talks not to an Android OS but Linux."

"Talks not..." spoken like a someone who's recently finished a Lincoln biography.

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When I hear audiophiles refer to "the hobby" I think of swingers calling it "The lifestyle" - a shared secret, a touch of guilt.

2024

Dining Room

• NAD M10 V2 - NAD M10 V2 BluOS Streaming Amplifier Review | Audio Science Review (ASR) Forum

• Home made speakers with ScanSpeak drivers Madisound

Bedroom

• WiiM Ultra - WiiM Ultra Review | Audio Science Review (ASR) Forum

• Fosi Audio mono block amps - Fosi Audio BT20A Bluetooth Amplifier Review | Audio Science Review (ASR) Forum

• Music Hall MMF 5.1 turntable
• SVS 3000 mini subwoofer

• Dali Oberon 1 loudspeakers

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Pre 2024

Bedroom

• Yamaha A-S701 amp
• Sony XDR-F1HD HD tuner
• Music Hall MMF 5.1 turntable / Ortofon?
• RaspberryPi dac - Volumio / IQ Audio DAC Plus
• KEF Reference Series Model One speakers

Study

• RaspberryPi Nano + dac - IQ Audio / Volumio
• PS Audio Trio C-100 control amplifier
• Usher speakers

Living Room

• Pioneer 1250SX - amplifier one - $1200

• Crown XLS2502 - amplifier two - Crown XLS2502 Stereo Amplifier Review | Audio Science Review (ASR) Forum - $475

• Conrad Johnson Sonographe SC-1 - FET preamplifier - $300

• Shiit Gungnir - DAC - $750
• Infinity Kappa 8.1 Series II speakers - $450
• Thorens TD125 Long Base turntable - Special order from Vinyl Nirvana - $5000
• Ortofon tone arm
• SPU #1 cartridge - $ see above - retipped by Sound Smith
• Grado - wood cartridge - $300
• Ortofon ST-7 - step up transformer - $300

Project Idea: Repair the Pioneer's radio

Dining Room

• Teac AX-501 amplifier - Review and Measurements of Teac AX-501 Amplifier | Audio Science Review (ASR) Forum
• Teac UD-501 dac - Archimago’s Musings: MEASUREMENTS: Digital Filters and Impulse Response… (TEAC UD-501)
• RaspberryPi / Allo transporter // Volumio
• Home made speakers with ScanSpeak drivers Madisound
• Teac PD-301CD PLAYER / TUNER - $250

Project Idea: Connect dac and amp via RCA with the MiniDSP between them. Run correction. Connect the TV.

Basement

• Yamaha amplifier

• Many speakers - mostly home made

• Speedsters by Paul Carmody

Misc

• Samsung TV QN49Q6FAM

• Settings > Sound > Sound Output

• Settings > Sound > Expert Settings - turn off dolby digital+

• MiniDSP analog