bobby1945

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Schumann Resonator
I initially bought 1 from China and after a week  bought another 3 - 300 Baht each about $10.2 attached behind my speakers  4 foot above floor level ,on a sliding glass wall door with double sided tape-curtains always pulled across. The other 2 , ... 
Rebuilding Power Amplifier(s)
This is my Metaxas amplifier !  And I have been advised my 2nd one is as bad , if not worse!My skill set is not adequate to undertake this work .I have accepted that unfortunately  its a bin job.  
Rebuilding Power Amplifier(s)
Yes some excellent pointers ,I will heed during this rebuild .Thanks guys  
What are you streaming tonight?
Little Blue Dot-Carl Sagan 
Would I benefit from a dedicated streamer?
I'm sticking with a dedicated barebones Acer laptop AMD CPU/20 Gb Ram , running Windows 10 and enhanced with AudiophileOptimizer,Fidelizer ,ProcessLasso and ParkControl.I would consider a dedicated streamer if significant SQ gains were achievable ... 
Innuos Zenith mk3 complete disappointment
OCD Hi=Fi Guy did an extensive breakdown of the  Zenith III and commented that all the internal components are cheap and off the shelf .No custom items .A cutting critique .https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNO_bDskM7M&t=1131s 
BIOS update reaps SQ reward
fuzztone  Just installed Fidelizer and am very happy with the results !!Thanks for that -Much appreciated  
BIOS update reaps SQ reward
The BIOS update was conducted after weeks of system clean up-So I am confident that the SQ improvement can only be attributed to the BIOS , as strange as it sounds.I would rank the change equivalent to an upgraded power supply to a DAC. 
Music streamers
I  have gone the dedicated  laptop route with a very much bare bones windows 10,plenty of RAM, SSD,virus protection disabled, recovered the bandwidth for exclusive microsoft usage and recently installed spybot anti-beacon (The software disables al... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Not on my turn table but Muddy Waters  -  Folk Singer QoBuz 192KHz/24BitI am putting my c-ck on the block here, but this is the first CD, Albumthat actually sounds real !!  
I was told to put Kitty Litter in my new speaker stands. Was he joking?
I have just gone through this procedure and purchased 40kg of pool filter sand from the local pool supply shop.Takes a while to fill mind. 
Replacing LP12 arm with Well Tempered Simplex Arm
The arm is A Linn Basik2 +an Ortofon MM 
To pre-amp or not to pre amp
I have read it.A pre amp it is then ! 
1st Album you Ever Owned?
I had just bought my first Hi-Fi system.Garrard 401/Leak stereo 70/Goodman Magnum K'sThen I bought Abbey Road and 2001 a Space Odyssey -sound track  
New Tweak --- Its Fantastic
I have some nano diamant contact oil currently in transit from the NL.I propose to use as recommended , but also I have considered using on the internal circuit breaker contact points.The CB is a sealed unit , so to get access I am going to remove...