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Happy Birthday!

I've been watching Bosch, series about a somewhat jaded detective in LA. Pretty good; into the 3rd of 7 seasons now.

These were made from 1985 to 1990. Here is a link to one guy's experience in rebuilding one of these. https://www.facebook.com/groups/242963289391919/permalink/2153779211643641 I've decided against it. Thanks for the input!

I currently have an Odyssey Stratos Plus power amp which I have used for I guess going on 20 years and have been pretty satisfied with. I was thinking about upgrading it as these have gone from the Plus model to Extreme models. Klauss of Odyssey is now offering a Kismet amp. I can get my Stratos upgraded to the Kismet pcbs with a larger power supply for a fairly reasonable price. However, I ran across an opportunity to get a Mark Levinson No. 23 for around the same price as upgrading the Stratos. Reliability is a large factor in my decision. I've read a number of threads on diyaudio related to repairing Mark Levinson gear, and most of them seem to be a massive PITA to work on. This amp is no exception. The amp I am being offered would be coming from a Chicago dealer. It was repaired by Stereo Rehab in Chicago with some thermal issues (one bad channel). The explanation given doesn't really make a lot of sense to me, and I can post that if anyone wants to see it. Stereo Rehab is not an authorized ML repair facility; they do warranty the work done on this for 1 year. My only interest in this amp relates to the superlative reviews it got, and thoughts from some that these still hold their own with pretty much anything on the market. They apparently were very well built (and designed), using high quality parts, but the parts and architecture of these is jam packed together. Cosmetically, the amp looks virtually new, at least outside. Any thoughts on this appreciated. Right now, I'm leery and leaning against going for this.

Happy Birthday Antonio!

RIP Michael Madsen. Only 67. Enjoyed him in Quentin Tarantino movies in particular. https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/03/entertainment/michael-madsen-death

I'm sure the B2 pilots would be tickled to know they were flying fighters...

Started watching that last night (1-3) and it is good and kept our attention. I'm going to take a look at the other one (Survivors) mentioned as well. Thanks!

Happy Birthday Kerry!

If anyone was considering buying an M4 Mac Mini, you might want to reconsider. Read a poor experience/review of this on diyaudio, from a user who has an M2 Mini which he has been very pleased with (as am I of my M2 Mini). Here is the thread: https://www.diyaudio.com/community/threads/macmini-m4-is-it-still-of-known-apple-quality.426147/

I wouldn't use that without at least teflon tubing over the crossed-over leg, particularly at these voltages.

Happy Birthday!

Check the Do It Yourself thread. There aren't any white papers or build guides available. There are gerbers for the boards (check the Stax thread for the location for board files and for schematics), and you should be able to find BOMs, etc. though it might take quite a bit of reading and effort. The board search works well for that (searching a thread).

Happy Birthday Brent!

Happy belated Rob! Sounds like you had a nice day!