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Working on a prototype tonight...

Great! …then I found this...

I’m going to disagree. Pre-ringing doesn’t exist in nature, so it’s intrusive if you can hear it. I’m still pretty sure I prefer Linear Phase, but that kind of language (“...makes no sense...”, “...dislike aesthetically...”) is typical “trying to get in my head and tell me how to think my own thoughts” bullshit. It just irks me.

I have many versions of "Bye Bye Blackbird" but without a doubt my favorite is here: Miles Davis "round about midnight" legacy edition

These "Playing for Change" videos are amazing! Saw Larkin Poe this year at Monterey. Worth a ticket if they come to your town.

Fuck... I can relate to that...

Also Available (in 1080p) on YouTube And as a separate, shorter, documentary of some of the individual experiences on Netflix

I am starting this thread for all that are or will be building JoaMat's mini T2 to share information, ideas, thoughts and experiences. The attached schematic is an updated one .The resistors in the BOM are thick film ones and can be replaced with thin film ones for likely better outcome. The power supply requirements for this amp are +400VDC, -460VDC (EL34 output stage), +220VDC (6922/6DJ8 front end), +15VDC, -15VDC (servo, cathode current source) and 6.3V filament supplies for the 6922/6DJ8 and EL34 tubes that can either be AC or DC. I also plan to use the +15VDC for the CPC1117N high tension delay. EDIT (Feb. 2020): updated schematic and BOM (Thanks JoaMat!) Note: PCBs pictured below are of older version. miniT2 v22 schematic.PDF miniT2 v22 BOM -Date_2020-02-16.xlsx

Not metal, but I'm really enjoying this performance. Really impressive real-time command of sequencers combined with live playing/singing.

Found an interesting snippet re: MQA (I was contemplating the future of my little music collection and physical media in general – Blu-ray Audio seems to be DOA) https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/sacd-vs-blu-ray-for-audio-quality-sonics "Two main kinds of filter: Linear Phase and Minimum Phase (a third kind could be everything else in between). Linear maintains the phase relationship between ALL frequencies – this best preserves the timbre of instruments. Minimum Phase screws up the phase relationship and changes the timbre but it eliminates pre-ringing. Since music is all about the relationship between various frequencies then Linear Phase filtering will sound the most natural and if well designed the pre-ringing will not be audible. Minimum phase makes no sense unless you look at waveforms and dislike aesthetically the pre-ringing. That Bob Stuart is pushing minimum phase basically discredits him and MQA as a gimmick. He is pushing transient response (an engineering concept) over musical timbre (what we actually hear or how our ears work)." If companies like Sony and Pioneer (I'm talking about the mainstream) want hi-res to be taken seriously, they need to make it available in car audio and elsewhere, and digital streaming services need to update their libraries. The conundrum is that digital platforms evolve so quickly that the electronics are becoming obsolete faster than ever while sales of "mainstream" hi-fi products are shrinking. I don't subscribe to digital streaming services (or digital file vendors) because I don't want to deal with a limited library of titles. If I buy a disc, I can listen to it anywhere, without an internet connection, and I don't have to keep paying or have it arbitrarily revoked from my library. I can rip the disc to a variety of file formats, lossless, lossy, etc. and play it on any device I want, without restriction. I had to revisit this decision when I bought a limited-edition CD yesterday – the album is available for $10 on iTunes, but I decided to have the disc shipped for significantly more money. Am I becoming a cranky old man? Yes – but I'll still have the CD, which sounds better than anything Spotify can offer in 2019. This is what Sony has for high-res car audio (not great – I hope they are doing a better job with OEM systems – would that be Ford?): https://www.sony.ca/en/electronics/car-audio-hi-res-audio Here's Pioneer's list of high res products (starting at $300 for the portable player): https://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Home/High-Resolution+Audio

After not seeing Frontline for a few years, then being reminded of its quality with Fire, watched the recent Zero Tolerance episode last night.

"Waltz for Debby" is possibly the great work of Bill Evans.

Oh come to the west coast where people want DST all the time

I´m testing my new Xono DIY phono preamp with this:

Night Drive – Chromatics

Batch #2 is still going strong, so after watching this video: ...decided to go with garlic paste, and then top it off with ground dried roasted garlic from a grinder, for those two different tastes, which I always kind of knew, but never really understood. I do like fresh chopped garlic too, but I’m pretty sure I’ve never tasted that in a sauce that I’ve made. And then store it for later eating.

Infinity 6 Kappas powered by Sony ES

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Love how much traction MLB got here this year. I think the Nats were my quaternary team in the NL, after Braves, Cubs, Giants, but now that they've won, I guess I'll just care even less. (Mainly, I liked their hats, and seeming, I like their chanting fan base.) Sorry for your loss, Shelly!