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by ThomasOK
2023-11-25 00:26
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Utopik upgrade
Replies: 26
Views: 28760

Re: Utopik upgrade

I'd be rather shocked if the Utopik didn't come out for the Radikal, indeed I'm surprised it hasn't already since it is one of the smaller power supplies. Dynamik certainly made a substantial upgrade to the musical performance of the Radikal so it is to be expected the Utopik will too. But I would g...
by ThomasOK
2023-11-18 23:12
Forum: Lejonklou
Topic: A Newbie looking for suggestions
Replies: 29
Views: 50247

Re: A Newbie looking for suggestions

I don't know what fees are like on electronics but I have been reading about negotiations between Tesla and India on Tesla cars. Tesla is considering the idea of putting a factory in India and also factories for supplies like batteries. But they need to see if there is enough of a market there for i...
by ThomasOK
2023-11-16 22:23
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Playground for practical listening exercises
Replies: 7076
Views: 4737531

Re: Playground for practical listening exercises

Since 666F to 668F takes you from 352.2C to 353.3C you have three F temperatures in the range of two C so it wouldn't seem to work if they were rounding to the nearest temperature form some internal reference. Plus if it is just a readout you'd think it would be easy to change. So I'm betting that y...
by ThomasOK
2023-11-16 19:56
Forum: Lejonklou
Topic: A Newbie looking for suggestions
Replies: 29
Views: 50247

Re: A Newbie looking for suggestions

Hi and welcome to the forum, 1. I'm convinced the Entity will easily be more musical than the Rega Fono. 2. I don't see any reason, why the AR wouldn't work well with Entity and Källa. In fact, I'm sure you'll be surprised by how good it sounds with those components connected. 3. If you cannot find...
by ThomasOK
2023-11-16 01:31
Forum: HiFi
Topic: What causes high capacity in MM?
Replies: 11
Views: 18149

Re: What causes high capacity in MM?

Ah, right, thanks for correcting me. Had a look back at the Naim forum and this is what I was thinking of, "The RIAA EQ of the Nait one was replicated in the new circuit." and "I copied the 0.15dB 40Hz bump in the RIAA frequency response from the Nait 1 to give it the same character. Technically th...
by ThomasOK
2023-11-16 01:27
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Playground for practical listening exercises
Replies: 7076
Views: 4737531

Re: Playground for practical listening exercises

I'm late to the party and I have to agree with many that the two were close and I had to go back and forth several times to be sure of what I was hearing. That said I preferred 353 as I felt it had a better flow. At first I thought it had a weird muted second note on the sax but then found it was on...
by ThomasOK
2023-11-15 23:26
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Record player for daughter
Replies: 45
Views: 86256

Re: Record player for daughter

Just a recommendation to be careful when putting a turntable on top of an amplifier. The transformer used in most of these amplifiers generates a substantial magnetic field. If it happens to be on the side where the tonearm is you will likely get some hum injected into the music. Putting them side b...
by ThomasOK
2023-11-15 22:45
Forum: Källa
Topic: Ubiquity AmpliFi HD
Replies: 114
Views: 88716

Re: Ubiquity AmpliFi HD

Mine is also at 4.0.2. I believe I updated it a few weeks ago when it showed update available on the front panel. I think I have updated it 3 or 4 times since I bought them and I can't say I've noticed any musical difference.
by ThomasOK
2023-11-15 22:27
Forum: Källa
Topic: Playing FLAC
Replies: 5
Views: 10520

Re: Playing FLAC

I know what you mean about that. At the Axpona show we had the Källa and a cellular WiFi streamer. We were able to get quite musical sound out of the system on setup day but once the show started we couldn't get it to play without it dropping out regularly. My best guess is that the amount of cellul...
by ThomasOK
2023-11-10 21:06
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Linn 50th Anniversary
Replies: 78
Views: 216973

Re: Linn 50th Anniversary

A video of an interview with Frank Murray, the Lead Mechanical Design Engineer at Linn in which he explains some of the design ideas behind the LP12-50. I note that the new Linn mantra of "eliminating noise and distortion" is present in this video as it has been in interviews with Gilad. It also exp...
by ThomasOK
2023-11-10 20:26
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Good sounding vintage gear - examples
Replies: 22
Views: 25453

Re: Good sounding vintage gear - examples

Well, Rutger, you are bringing back some memories with that list and it also makes what I was doing in 1984 look pretty good. That year I started my own Hi-Fi store in Encinitas, California with some help from Audiophile Systems (the Linn and Naim importer I worked at as National Sales Manager just ...
by ThomasOK
2023-11-08 20:47
Forum: Me and My system
Topic: Hermanns System
Replies: 645
Views: 532497

Re: Hermanns System

I prefer E on all three of them. I had the hardest time on the 2 clips but even there her voice sounded more natural and things seemed more together. On 1 the whole thing just sounded wrong on D but good on E such that I am still listening to it as I type. On 3/4 I also noticed the overblown sax on ...
by ThomasOK
2023-11-07 21:05
Forum: HiFi
Topic: More on source first and other priorities
Replies: 72
Views: 188309

Re: More on source first and other priorities

A piece of music that uses detuned instruments, vocals, etc. for effect will have that effect damaged if the system changes the tune. There is no way loss of the quality of being in tune in a system can have anything but a detrimental effect on the music whether it is beautifully melodic or jarringl...
by ThomasOK
2023-11-07 20:56
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Record player for daughter
Replies: 45
Views: 86256

Re: Record player for daughter

Rega supplies the Planar 2 and 1 with a Rega Carbon cartridge which is basically an AT91 and they don't use spacers on those turntables. So I expect that you won't need one putting a 95e on a Planar 3. If you feel that the top of the cartridge is not parallel to the record surface and is tilted down...
by ThomasOK
2023-11-04 21:13
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Utopik upgrade
Replies: 26
Views: 28760

Re: Utopik upgrade

+1
Considering that the products that Linn are providing this upgrade for have in some cases been discontinued for over a decade, not to mention that the lasers in disc spinners do wear out over time, it is a bit much to expect Linn to extend a 5 year warranty on the whole machine.
by ThomasOK
2023-11-03 22:43
Forum: HiFi
Topic: More on source first and other priorities
Replies: 72
Views: 188309

Re: More on source first and other priorities

It just sounds like another misunderstanding of source first. Source first was never meant to be read source only nor to indicate that you can't destroy the musical quality of a system by putting a piece of crap anywhere in the system. It was meant to show that the piece(s) at the beginning of the s...
by ThomasOK
2023-11-01 20:16
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Record player for daughter
Replies: 45
Views: 86256

Re: Record player for daughter

I can listen to and enjoy A, I find B quite odd and hard to listen to. I'm not fond of C either, tune and timing both feeling off. I'd be leery of getting an Axis that doesn't work at 45RPM. Obviously there is a problem in the control/PS board and they are notoriously hard to fix to the point where ...
by ThomasOK
2023-11-01 19:51
Forum: HiFi
Topic: JBL 308P and 708P
Replies: 789
Views: 359389

Re: JBL 308P and 708P

JBL has a series of speakers designed to mimic the look of their older studio series. They are in basic rectangular boxes that are available in dark walnut with a blue front as well as all black. They are all passive two way speakers featuring the newer JBL horn design for the tweeter. The models ar...
by ThomasOK
2023-10-28 20:46
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Utopik upgrade
Replies: 26
Views: 28760

Re: Utopik upgrade

Here is a combination of posts I made elsewhere with most of the relevant information. Linn has just officially announced the availability of Utopik for a number of units, some of which rather surprised me. They have also announced a Utopik promotion which runs from November 1 through January 31, 20...
by ThomasOK
2023-10-20 23:28
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Linn 50th Anniversary
Replies: 78
Views: 216973

Re: Linn 50th Anniversary

I believe the booplinth is cnc routed from a solid block of laminated bamboo yet still has square inside corners. Squaring the corners is a relatively easy task with the right tools. If you look closely at the photos of the Booplinth you will see that the only inside corners that are square are whe...
by ThomasOK
2023-10-20 23:20
Forum: Lejonklou
Topic: Superkikkin
Replies: 78
Views: 92618

Re: Superkikkin

I can't yet give you a full picture of Superkikkin vs. Sagatun stereo, but I did just get the first shipment of Superkikkin units in a few days ago and my demo version has been in my system since they arrived. I can say that it sounds quite wonderful. A little more info is necessary here. I had a cu...
by ThomasOK
2023-10-14 20:15
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Linn 50th Anniversary
Replies: 78
Views: 216973

Re: Linn 50th Anniversary

The Keel collar arrangement is a bit of a mystery. I have heard that. as the regular Keel is CNC machined from a solid billet, the arm collar has to have a curve where it meets the flat surface of the armboard. Apparently the design guru insisted that this curve be eliminated and a right-angle subs...
by ThomasOK
2023-10-14 20:02
Forum: Lejonklou
Topic: Superkikkin
Replies: 78
Views: 92618

Re: Superkikkin

macrotech2 wrote: 2023-10-14 06:49
ThomasOK wrote: 2023-10-14 01:08 Crucify it might be a bit strong.
Possibly 😊 - I’ll be interested to hear your impressions when you get the chance. The improvement for me from Klimax Kontrol to Sagatun Mono was massive.
Well, yeah. But Superkikkin isn't quite at Sagatun Mono level from my understanding.
by ThomasOK
2023-10-14 01:08
Forum: Lejonklou
Topic: Superkikkin
Replies: 78
Views: 92618

Re: Superkikkin

Crucify it might be a bit strong. The KK/1 was a very good preamp and one that I happily used for years. When the Sagatuns first came out I would say the SS 1.0 was pretty even with the KK/1 with some things better and others not quite as good. I felt it was more musical overall but it was close as ...
by ThomasOK
2023-10-12 21:31
Forum: Källa
Topic: Recommended control points
Replies: 229
Views: 134793

Re: Recommended control points

I just finally got around to looking at the Costco Members Only special sale that ends tomorrow. After going through many pages of stuff I don't need I found that they are selling the iPad Mini6 with 64GB for $399, $90 off their usual price. It looks like Walmart and Amazon have lowered their price ...