What New Stuff Have You Bought? If You Care To Share Thead! :)

[afterlife2]

️ Here is the glass lift for the TT in the living room.️ Placed a fan with air circulating out.No stickers on this avr.

 

[KenM10759]

I have an aversion to high-prices cables which have no demonstrable benefit to anything but the seller's wallet. Yesterday I had taken a drive up to Nashua NH to get a few things from my audio dealer. One of the things I needed was a reliable 1 meter co-ax SPDIF cable so I could move my Gustard DAC X16 further away from EVERYTHING else. (It's emitting crazy levels of EMI.)

All out of Audioquest brand, all they had remaining was Nordost. Nothing they offer is cheap. He showed me this "Silver Shadow" cable and explained that these "used to cost $600", but he bought a few dozen for much cheaper than normal. My cost was $125. That's still at least 2x what even a basic 75Ω cable from Audioquest might cost and 10x what 'more basic' cable from Monoprice goes for, but I needed it ASAP. It's actually pretty nice.

Edit: I stand corrected, even at less than 1/4 of the original price, it's 20x the cost of a serviceable 3' digital coaxial cable from Monoprice. I will admit to expectation bias, the one I bought does sound cleaner. (Or so my brain wants me to believe.)

Monoprice 25ft High-quality Coaxial Audio/Video RCA CL2 Rated Cable - RG6/U 75ohm (for S/PDIF, Digital Coax, Subwoofer & Composite Video) - Monoprice.com

This Digital Coax Cable is made from premium quality RG-6/U with double copper braid shielding to prevent signal degradation caused by EMI and RFI interference. This cable is ideal for conducting S/PD

www.monoprice.com

 

[afterlife2]

Haven't done any type of photography since arriving in FL four years ago on my old Canon 7D. Always loved photography as a hobby, so it's great to get started again and re-learn some stuff again and practice.
Picked up on Ebay four used lenses for dirt cheap. A Canon 28-105(Should be here this weekend) Canon 55-250(This lens focus is fantastic and cheap) and Sigma 18-270(would not focus so got a partial refund. Can practice manual focus though) and Sigma 30mm 1.4(Be here next week hopefully). All budget Xmas gift to self.

 

[ryanosaur]

Gonna try some Georgia Boots...
Men's Loggers, Composite Toe

Georgia Boot AMP LT Logger Composite Toe Waterproof Work Boot

Georgia Boot is no stranger to logger work boots. This men's black 8 inch logger work boot combines comfort with rugged durability and performance to give you the best loggers for the job. Shop today!

www.georgiaboot.com

Early word is...
D@mn fine boot.
Only tried 'em on for a moment and walked around some carpeted areas. Initially, comfortable. Absolutely solid. I need to try them with my insoles in and after I do a full day of work to see how they feel.
Overall, I'm impressed right now.
And it's nice to find a boot that doesn't look like a flippin' spaceship or an athletic hiker. $89 "tactical" boots?

And... they look b!tchin' below my Kilts!

 

[Mark E. Long]

Early word is...
D@mn fine boot.
Only tried 'em on for a moment and walked around some carpeted areas. Initially, comfortable. Absolutely solid. I need to try them with my insoles in and after I do a full day of work to see how they feel.
Overall, I'm impressed right now.
And it's nice to find a boot that doesn't look like a flippin' spaceship or an athletic hiker. $89 "tactical" boots?

And... they look b!tchin' below my Kilts!

Wore there Steel toe mining version for years working under ground always got a couple years out of them .

 

[3db]

I have an aversion to high-prices cables which have no demonstrable benefit to anything but the seller's wallet. Yesterday I had taken a drive up to Nashua NH to get a few things from my audio dealer. One of the things I needed was a reliable 1 meter co-ax SPDIF cable so I could move my Gustard DAC X16 further away from EVERYTHING else. (It's emitting crazy levels of EMI.)

All out of Audioquest brand, all they had remaining was Nordost. Nothing they offer is cheap. He showed me this "Silver Shadow" cable and explained that these "used to cost $600", but he bought a few dozen for much cheaper than normal. My cost was $125. That's still at least 2x what even a basic 75Ω cable from Audioquest might cost and 10x what 'more basic' cable from Monoprice goes for, but I needed it ASAP. It's actually pretty nice.

Edit: I stand corrected, even at less than 1/4 of the original price, it's 20x the cost of a serviceable 3' digital coaxial cable from Monoprice. I will admit to expectation bias, the one I bought does sound cleaner. (Or so my brain wants me to believe.)

Monoprice 25ft High-quality Coaxial Audio/Video RCA CL2 Rated Cable - RG6/U 75ohm (for S/PDIF, Digital Coax, Subwoofer & Composite Video) - Monoprice.com

This Digital Coax Cable is made from premium quality RG-6/U with double copper braid shielding to prevent signal degradation caused by EMI and RFI interference. This cable is ideal for conducting S/PD

www.monoprice.com

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Hate, fear, anger, and BIAS will lead you to the darkside. Avoid these YOU must or forever trapped in Audiophilia, you'll be.

 

[KenM10759]

Hate, fear, anger, and BIAS will lead you to the darkside. Avoid these YOU must or forever trapped in Audiophilia, you'll be.

No need to worry. I did not have the resources to engage that battle.

 

[panteragstk]

Hate, fear, anger, and BIAS will lead you to the darkside. Avoid these YOU must or forever trapped in Audiophilia, you'll be.

Preach brother!

 

[afterlife2]

Well the price was too darn good to pass up. My Holiday Gift to self. 8K too
Has a Phono output too.

 

[}Fear_Inoculum{]

For my wife's TV room/den:

 

[KenM10759]

At this point, my record collection is at about 440 and I have space in my two rolling record racks (which my son built for me) for perhaps 700-750. So from this point on I'm focusing on quality rather than quantity. These two "Christmas presents" to me from me are an example. My dealer gave me a nice discount, but still quite pricey. I got the last of the 6 he'd bought of the Eagles "One Of These Nights", and one of 10 of the Michael Jackson "Thriller" that he bought. The Eagles one is from a batch of 10,000 while the MJ Thriller is one of a batch of 40,000 "One Step". At least they finally had the decency to admit right on the label that they went as follows:
1/4" 15ips Dolby A analog master > 256 DSD> Analog Console>lathe

So I don't understand how it's "One Step" other than maybe each vinyl blank record is cut on the lathe individually. Haven't played them yet, but I will.

EDIT: I played both last night, first up was the Eagles one. Having never owned One-Step type records, I wasn't sure what to expect because the "standard" MoFi and other label releases said to be of "audiophile quality" are really quite a step-up from common records. I was NOT prepared for this: Holy crap! The difference is just otherworldly. From the first couple of notes of the first track (One Of These Nights) the incredible rendition of tone from various instruments was such that I have never experienced from a recording, be it LP, tape, or digital. I have this release on CD, and have streamed it as high res digital. The liquidity of the vocals, the breadth, depth, and height of the soundstage, it was all just as close to a live performance that I have EVER heard on my home system.

The Michael Jackson one was not quite as dramatic, but still just on another level than any other medium I've ever heard. I can state unequivocally that these both sounded better than any digital version I've heard, and I'm now looking for more of these "Ultradisc One-Step" recordings. I don't say pressings because they're closer to being individually cut rather than mass-pressed. They are indeed a pressing, but only one "stamper" made from the laquer and limited number of pressings on Supervinyl.

 

[3db]

My Discogs order came in.

 

[3db]

I purchased this yesterday to allow me to put my Yamaha RX-V1075 AVR on the network allowing me to control it with my tablet via the Yamaha app and stream to it from my tablet.

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B084CZMYNM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B01F3CSWC2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[lovinthehd]

Picked up this https://owsleystanleyfoundation.org.../allman-brothers-fillmore-east-february-1970/
and this https://owsleystanleyfoundation.org/bears-sonic-journals/before-we-were-them/

 

[KenM10759]

Last one of these for a little while. They're a bit pricey as compared to most releases. I gotta say though...I'm hooked. They sound just otherworldly good.

 

[MR.MAGOO]

Bought an "original" Rabbit corkscrew, used it to open a bottle of Australian "Rabbit & Spaghetti" wine!

 

[davidscott]

Best Buy 4K Insignia 58 smart TV. About the biggest TV my av stand could handle. Replaced a 49 that I moved into the bedroom. Sitting around 8 feet from the tv and I'm very happy so far.

 

[KenM10759]

I bought this. It'll be sometime next week that I see it in the flesh, so for now I'll just have to drool over the pictures.

Beautiful Luxman PD-121U professional series high-end audiophile turntable with SME 3009-R tonearm!

Luxman's elegant PD-121U turntable, combined with the venerable SME tonearm (model) is a beautiful sight to behold...The PD-121U is an exceptional turntable, a part of Luxman's professional heavyweight turntables more than their nice, but lighter, entry level ($500+), turntables.It delivers both...

www.usaudiomart.com

 

[gimpy]

Black Friday at Halloween, I bought a Klipsch sub woofer, R121SW. It replaced my 15 inch diy sub that had not worked in some time.

 

[MR.MAGOO]

Replaced a few VHS / DVD with blu-ray.