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by markiteight
2023-01-10 22:37
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Playground for practical listening exercises
Replies: 7076
Views: 4750032

Re: Playground for practical listening exercises

tokenbrit wrote: 2023-01-10 04:28 Can we tunedem the footfalls?
Hah. Those heavy footfalls make me wonder if they used the same mic stands that were used to record Eric Clapton's MTV Unplugged album.
by markiteight
2023-01-09 05:54
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Playground for practical listening exercises
Replies: 7076
Views: 4750032

Re: Playground for practical listening exercises

Interesting perspective. I listened to the mono clips with your question in mind... Is there a configuration you feel loses least when summed to mono? And do you think it's the more tuneful when not summed to mono? For me, some definitely seem to lose more in mono; I believe it correlates to tunefu...
by markiteight
2023-01-09 03:25
Forum: For Sale
Topic: *Sold* Linn Sondek LP12/Lingo/Ekos $2500 o.n.o.
Replies: 1
Views: 5370

*Sold* Linn Sondek LP12/Lingo/Ekos $2500 o.n.o.

- Linn Sondek LP12, late 1980's build with corner braced black non-fluted plinth. - Ekos Mk.1 tonearm. - Late LK style Lingo power supply with surface mount components. - Trampolin 2 baseboard. - Cirkus bearing - Silver T-Kable tonearm cable - Recent (2020) tuneup by me, including new belt, bearing ...
by markiteight
2023-01-09 00:07
Forum: For Sale
Topic: *SOLD* Linn Exotik+DA/Dynamik Preamp $550 obo
Replies: 9
Views: 5419

Re: Linn Exotik+DA/Dynamik Preamp

Price dropped again.
by markiteight
2023-01-08 06:00
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Playground for practical listening exercises
Replies: 7076
Views: 4750032

Re: Playground for practical listening exercises

Microphones, and by extension mic configurations, are tools. It's not so much a matter of what's good/better/best, but what works or what doesn't work for a given situation and desired outcome. What works for one scenario likely won't for another. These comparisons are fascinating and cool, but they...
by markiteight
2023-01-05 03:17
Forum: Källa
Topic: Spotify settings for best musical performance
Replies: 85
Views: 97064

Re: Spotify settings for best musical performance

Wow, that made a difference! Almost all my settings were wrong. I never messed with them so they must be the default settings.

Thanks, Fredrik!!!
by markiteight
2022-12-27 00:12
Forum: For Sale
Topic: *SOLD* Linn Exotik+DA/Dynamik Preamp $550 obo
Replies: 9
Views: 5419

Re: Linn Exotik+DA/Dynamik Preamp

Hi Emil,
PM sent.
by markiteight
2022-12-24 01:47
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Video about 10 iconic turntables.
Replies: 78
Views: 22337

Re: Video about 10 iconic turntables.

Hi folks, I have moved the discussion of the Tune Method, starting with lindsayt's excellent question about differences in opinion, to the How we define "good sound" thread. Lindsayt's question, and the resulting discussion, have strayed off this topic. But more importantly that discussion is too s...
by markiteight
2022-12-23 22:08
Forum: HiFi
Topic: How we define "good sound"
Replies: 122
Views: 82658

Re: How we define "good sound"

In a nutshell many of us define & hear the tune differently. There are sounds and effects & then there's the tune. The tune is the thing that transports us, draws us into the music and grabs our attention, resulting in the gear itself somewhat disappearing, if I find my mind wandering and thinking ...
by markiteight
2022-12-04 00:18
Forum: Lejonklou
Topic: New Lejonklou headquarters
Replies: 18
Views: 9808

Re: New Lejonklou headquarters

Congratulations, Fredrik! It's great to hear that you found a place that will work well for you. Even better, it appears to be within reasonable walking distance too. Cheers!
by markiteight
2022-11-23 03:56
Forum: Källa
Topic: Recommended control points
Replies: 229
Views: 135161

Re: Recommended control points

Ok. Thanks Fredrik! What about the other iPad Pro 11" on the list? Do you remember which one that is? I went through the list and believe it was the first generation 11”. The one that replaced the 10.5” Pro that I still have (excellent battery life on that one). Ok, thanks! That's the one I have, a...
by markiteight
2022-11-22 04:09
Forum: Källa
Topic: Recommended control points
Replies: 229
Views: 135161

Re: Recommended control points

Ok. Thanks Fredrik!

What about the other iPad Pro 11" on the list? Do you remember which one that is?
by markiteight
2022-11-22 02:01
Forum: Källa
Topic: Recommended control points
Replies: 229
Views: 135161

Re: Recommended control points

I just had to look it up too, and you're right! Apple themselves say the 3rd gen iPad Pro has an M1 processor, even though the M1 didn't exist for another 2 years! They also say it was available with 2T of storage, which it wasn't. They also say it had either 8gb or 16 gb of ram, which it didn't (4 ...
by markiteight
2022-11-21 21:23
Forum: Källa
Topic: Recommended control points
Replies: 229
Views: 135161

Re: Recommended control points

Control point musicality, from best to worst (list will be continually updated): iPad mini 6 iPhone 11 MacBook Pro 16” M1 Max 32GB unified connected with cable MacBook Pro 16” M1 Max 32GB unified using WiFi MacBook Pro 16" i9 connected with cable iPad Pro gen3 11" M1 connected with cable iPad Pro g...
by markiteight
2022-11-21 21:10
Forum: Källa
Topic: General Discussion about Källa
Replies: 582
Views: 306164

Re: General Discussion about Källa

Wondering if the 4K 2022/gen 3 model will sound better than the 4K gen 2 since the new one has the same A15 chip as the iPad Mini gen 6 :? I seem to recall that the audio performance is (thought to be) dependent, primarily, on the modem rather than the chip, so not clear that all A15 Apple iDevices...
by markiteight
2022-11-20 00:19
Forum: Lejonklou
Topic: Entity MC
Replies: 375
Views: 358656

Re: Entity MC

This will also improve the musical performance of your cables, even on the older style solid barrel connectors. Like Fredrik and Thomas have said, be gentle! Just a slight nudge is all it takes. You shouldn't notice any movement or change in position of the tines. Your goal is to relieve tension, no...
by markiteight
2022-11-17 07:30
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Playground for practical listening exercises
Replies: 7076
Views: 4750032

Re: Playground for practical listening exercises

Leaning towards Higher: Lower is rhythmic, but Higher feels more musical... This got me curios. If Higher is more musical, how could Lower be more rhythmic? Is there a cheat that makes it appear rhythmic? I hear the opposite of Tokenbrit and Arjen. To me Higher has the sharper, more defined leading...
by markiteight
2022-11-17 02:15
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Playground for practical listening exercises
Replies: 7076
Views: 4750032

Re: Playground for practical listening exercises

lejonklou wrote: 2022-11-17 00:24 Ok, let’s see what you think of these two:

Lower: https://www.dropbox.com/s/zuuyg8h3uu5tt ... r.mov?dl=0

Higher:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/awrmf6bcmfbwc ... r.mov?dl=0
There's aspects of both I like but I lean toward Higher. P'raps something in between?
by markiteight
2022-11-14 02:14
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Playground for practical listening exercises
Replies: 7076
Views: 4750032

Re: Playground for practical listening exercises

That is fascinating on so many levels. Thanks for sharing with us, Fredrik!

I'm curious to know if this discovery can be applied to your other products (possibly as part of an incremental '.1' upgrade, or if it's specific to the products mentioned. The difference seems subtle but important.
by markiteight
2022-11-11 22:38
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Playground for practical listening exercises
Replies: 7076
Views: 4750032

Re: Playground for practical listening exercises

The edges of notes seem more sharply defined in 998. Although I'm not convinced that makes for a better clip, I do feel like I'm drawn into the music a bit more on 998, so that's my pick.

But I don't want balls the size of raisins, so maybe it's safer to just say I don't hear a difference. ;-)
by markiteight
2022-11-10 23:33
Forum: Källa
Topic: Recommended control points
Replies: 229
Views: 135161

Re: Recommended control points

In the United States, amazon.com currently has the iPad Mini6 on sale for $399. That's 20% off. This is fulfilled by Amazon, not some 3rd party fly-by-night operation. This discount is only on the base model (64gB, Wifi only), other configurations are regular price.
by markiteight
2022-11-09 22:48
Forum: Källa
Topic: Recommended network components
Replies: 514
Views: 219955

Re: Recommended network components

Never again as in didn't bother again, or as in such an awful experience, "never again!"? :) 'Never again' as in I couldn't be arsed. I actually wasn't aware of another firmware update as I never bothered to check. I don't recall the update process being anything but smooth sailing. It would be int...