ianrodger

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How to assess and quantify system improvement and changes?
I make changes in equipment and equipment positioning and the result comes down to...........better AAAH, or worse DOH! Percentages are for bank loans. 
Best building material for vibration free shelving
Bamboo is vibration absorbing and pretty cheap too. I use bamboo chopping boards under my components. They come in various sizes too and are stocked in a lot of places which is handy.  
EQ for hifi stereo
Schiit make a neat little equaliser. I have no idea on room correction, it's a path I dare not go down as I'm happy with how everything is atm. 
What are you streaming tonight?
udog; a server streamer via a DAC would give you better results. CDs that have been FLAC ripped to my Antipodes sound better than albums that reside on an outboard HDD connected by USB to the Antipodes. Premium Tidal sounds as good as the ripped C... 
What are you streaming tonight?
Antipodes DS server/streamer via Denafrips Pontus DAC and listening to Blind Melon's eponymous debut CD and Paul Kelly's Gossip CD which have been FLAC ripped to the Antipodes. Also stream Tidal via same and love that! 
BEST MALE VOCAL EVER
John Kay from SteppenwolfPaul Rodgers from FreeJim MorrisonAll had an excellent voice for their genre imho 
nice felt glove for moving speakers and not getting skin oil on the wood?
The danger of any cloth type gloves is the same as when washing chrome or duco on your bike. Particles of dirt or grit that may go unnoticed on the glove/cloth etc, can really spoil a nice finish. The nitrile types are the go I reckon. 
Denafrips maybe have a second thought.
viablex1yes, the Ares is still available 
What do you LIKE BEST about your current audio system?
Having finally moved into the rumpus room after all of the kids have left for other pastures, I am really enjoying my vintage Klipschorns in a suitably sized room. Amp is a vintage Mullard 10 watter, front end is an Antipodes streamer/server runni...