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Time on your hands?
All my customers have cancelled outside contracts which means I've got a lot of time on my hands. I'm guessing a lot of other folks are in the same situation.
I'm going to get to some audio repair projects completed - restoring my MAC 4300V and fixing my MR 80 tuner will be a good start. What are you doing with your extra time?
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Main System: Amati Futura Mains Amati Homage VOX Center, Proac Response 1sc Rears, Three MC2301's for L,C,R MC 602 for the rears C 1100, MX 151, MCD 1100, MR 80 Nottingham Dais with Wave Mechanic Sumiko Palo Santos Presentation SurfacePro 3, RPi 4, ROON, WW Starlight Platinum USB, Schiit Yggdrasil, Benchmark DAC3 HGC MX 151, OppO BDP-95, JVC RS-500 DILA projector, 106" diagonal Stewart Luxus Screenwall Deluxe with Studiotek 130 G3 material. Lake House: Ohm F, MC 275V, C2300, MR 77, Rega P3 OnDeck: McIntosh MAC 4300v |
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I'm doing my best to channel my frustrations into something useful here
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Multitasking (reading AA posts) while in a virtual meeting that is meandering. The new reality for a while.
On a brighter note, the wife of a colleague here is is one of the researchers on the Moderna corona virus vaccine that is starting Phase II human trials today. My daughter (Broad Institute) is helping develop rapid COVID-19 tests based on CRISPR technologies. Folks are pulling together, working some long hours, despite some of the early missteps in Washington. Not a hoax, Mr. Hannity. Stay healthy all.
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Main - Roon on Synology/Sonos Port/SoTM Neo endpoints; Chord Qutest, Bryston BP-17 cubed with phono option; EAT C-sharp with Ortofon Bronze MM, Bryston cubed Amplifier; Revel F126Be on custom Atocha stands; interconnects by WireWorld, furniture by Atocha Design 'Phones Audeze LCD-3, Bryston BHA-1; Office: Sonos/Roon; OPPO HA-1, Naim NAP100 and PSB Mini-C. Media Room:, Samsung QLED QN90 series, Sonos, OPPO 205, ATI N-core driving KEF LS-50's with REL subs; furniture by Glassisimo; Kids - U-turn for vinyl, Sonos Play5; Summer Shack - Sonos, vintage Pioneer, Dynaudio Special 40's. Last edited by clpetersen; 03-17-2020 at 12:07 PM. |
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Tom - Wanna come watch my kids while they’re out of school? You can play with their pet hamsters.
- Buck
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Library: Speakers: Avalon Acoustics Isis, Subwoofers: (2) REL Acoustics 212SE Amplification: D’agostino Momentum preamplifier, D’agostino S250 stereo amplifier Digital: dCS Rossini CD/SACD transport, dCS Rossini DAC/streamer/master clock. Analog: Brinkmann Taurus table, Lyra Etna Lambda, Audio Research Ref. Phono 3 |
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I’ve never been one to be bored as I have multiple hobbies. Can’t say that this situation has added any more or less free time that I dedicate to them, it’s mostly the level of inspiration and of course being concerned does take some wind out of the “inspiration sails” at the moment. I do however have a few projects that I wanted to complete for spring so I should get on them.
One other hobby I recently added to my list is building scale models and I’m focusing on WWII as the main subject. So now I have Various Panzer, Sherman and Soviet tanks and other armored vehicles on my hobby room shelves. Picked up another skill in the process and that is airbrushing the models so had to go through the learning curve of learning how to airbrush and the equipment needed. |
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Main: Mc C2200 (Telefunkens) and MC207, Spectral DMA-180, Marantz AV8805A, JL Audio CR-1 and SAv2, Sony ST-SA5ES, TC-KA3ES and MDS-JA50ES, Oppo UDP-205 and BDP-103D, Bryson BDA-3, Magnum Dynalab FM Signal Sleuth, Remedy, PS Audio P12, Pioneer DT-555, Samsung 65" QLED TV 8K, JBL 4311B, M&K MX125II on Ultra SS Stillpoints, B&W HTM2D2, CCM7.3 S2, CCM683 Office: Sony TA-F700ES (Mod), MDS-JA50ES (Mod) and SEQ-333ES, Accuphase T-107B, Bryston BDA-3, BHA-1 and BUC-1, Audeze LCD-4, Linn Tukan, REL T7 on Ultra SS Stillpoints, PC Server (16 TB) Mobile:Audison bit One Virtuoso HD, bit Play HD, Amps and speakers. |
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I’m catching up on reading, chores and projects around the house, refurbishing an old Thorens TT, walking the dog, and of course listening to lots of music. I’m also on the board of our local United Way, and while I’m not having to drive anywhere for meetings, we’re having a lot of conference calls as we work with other local non-profits getting a new Coronavirus fund off the ground.
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Tony D'Agostino Momentum S250 MxV & HD pre; Linn Klimax Organik DSM, SonicTransporter, EtherRegen; Acoustic Signature Typhoon Neo, Koetsu RSP, Boulder 1108; Sf Il Cremonese; Shunyata Everest, Altaira, Sigma & Alpha v2 |
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Jim Bedroom: Aurender N150-->Bryston BDA-3-->EMIA Elmaformer Cu passive line stage-->conrad-johnson MF2500-->Paradigm Studio 20 v.5 Wireworld Eclipse IC and SC Shunyata Delta D6, Alpha XC, Delta NR v.2, Alpha USB; Altaira CG Hub Stillpoints Aperture II; Ultra SS; Ultra Mini GIK Monster; 242 Butcher Block Acoustics Maple Platforms |
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Fillng in my hunkering-down time by digging deep into my music collection and listening to less-performed 20th-century American (Siegmeister, Ward, Keller, Goeb, Mayer) and British (Simpson, Mathias, Alwyn) composers while knocking out a for-the-hell-of-it novel (about 5000 words in so far) and contemplating how Saint Mrs. is likely to respond to my "decorating" of the bedroom wall with the second Aperture II I'm on the verge of ordering from Ivan.
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Jim Bedroom: Aurender N150-->Bryston BDA-3-->EMIA Elmaformer Cu passive line stage-->conrad-johnson MF2500-->Paradigm Studio 20 v.5 Wireworld Eclipse IC and SC Shunyata Delta D6, Alpha XC, Delta NR v.2, Alpha USB; Altaira CG Hub Stillpoints Aperture II; Ultra SS; Ultra Mini GIK Monster; 242 Butcher Block Acoustics Maple Platforms |
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Library: Speakers: Avalon Acoustics Isis, Subwoofers: (2) REL Acoustics 212SE Amplification: D’agostino Momentum preamplifier, D’agostino S250 stereo amplifier Digital: dCS Rossini CD/SACD transport, dCS Rossini DAC/streamer/master clock. Analog: Brinkmann Taurus table, Lyra Etna Lambda, Audio Research Ref. Phono 3 |
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