Summit

You don’t need to be a scientist to understand IPCC’s comprehensive Assessment Reports. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)'s goal is to guide and explain to politicians and others science and risks related to climate change.

It seems to be sold out and there is no price on their home page. Does anyone know what it costs in Europe?

Making jokes is often okay, however the line can be very thin. The risk that you offend someone is big when making jokes about a deadly disease (pandemic) that affect millions and lead to bankruptcy and unemployment for even more people.

Interesting, what do you mean by end of story and also which CD player was it?

It’s true that your system is only as good as your source. What have been lost or damage can’t be fixed downstream and all that, but (and this is my point) the same is true for all parts in a system and a system can never sound better than its weakest part and all parts can be the "weakest". Which part of the chain that are the weakest depends greatly from audio system to audio system, or should I say ecosystem. Nothing of this is are meant to be interpreted like that your source upgrade wasn’t the biggest sound improvement in your system. I ones got a total chock when I changed both my MC pickup and MC pickup amplifier – it sounded like a totally different and much much better system.

I agree its bad taste to adverting using Covid 19, and also not true.

Gustard sound like a toy in comparison 🤩

BeoSound 9000 was many peoples favourite audio design in the late 80's and was for many years exposed at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

I got my Audio-GD DI-20HE today. Let see how it sound compared to my Gustard U-16 and Offramp 5 after some burn in.

I've never been a fan of any DSP or digital room correction either. It’s a kind of “last remedy” if nothing else works (the standing waves is too big to be treated) with HW room treatments, or the budget/wife doesn’t allow proper HW treatments.

Setting up the audio system correct in a good listing room trumps everything else IMO. Many try to squeeze in too big speakers in a small room or worse sit too close to some walls which result in massive amount of reflections. Fix bad mains power is paramount, because just like the course is never going to tests good if you start with bad raw materials, no audio system will sound good with bad mains power, leaking currents etc. Get better source i.e. sever, transport etc Get good anti-vibration racks, footers and room treatments (or EQ). Now if you have done 1-4 it’s perhaps it’s time to start upgrade the other audio gear in your system.

Marten Coltrane 3 is superb Avantgarde Acoustic - DUO XD or better Trio is sublime

Nakamichi 1000 ZXL the Dragon slayer…sound splendid and look great.

I have these Polk SDA-SRS 1.2 and have own them for 25 years or something.