Recent content by Karabo C

Sorry, only seeing this now. I?m not on the forum as much these days. Long story short, the recipe is as simple as it gets ? salt, pepper, a touch of paprika for colour and that?s it. Best piece of advice I can offer is that technique is very important than anything else and is very difficult...

I got around to getting a very good cut of brisket from Beliner in Paulshoff. They were very helpful and patient with me selecting a cut I was happy with. Cooked it hot and fast on the offset smoker this time and I've finally been able to get easily the best results I've ever had.

Although I was initially very frustrated with the offset smoker, I've grown to love it. I find it very enjoyable and weirdly satisfying tending to and managing the fire. It's very much an involved hands-on process you need to focus on for several hours. I only really use the offset for shorter...

Thanks for the suggestions fellas. Some of those places are not very far from me. I'll go stock up very soon. I've only been doing this for a couple of months so there are lots of cooks I need to get under my belt. I'm getting better and better results with each cook. I watch lots of YouTube...

True, specialist butcheries are few. Pity I am in JHB. I'm looking for good quality, reasonably priced brisket. Something a step up from what you get from the big supermarket stores, but not wagyu level meat either.

So, I have become quite fascinated with smoking meats of different varieties. So far I have 3 types of smokers (kettle, offset smoker and bullet type smoker) and I quite enjoy using each for different cooks. A frustration I have in particular is finding good quality, nicely marbled brisket...

I see. I am not at all familiar with the inner workings of Audessey. Assuming that Audessey can perform the same function as the SMS1/minidsp 2x4 (for the 2 LR channels and sub), is there a benefit to using both ?

Under scenario 1: assuming the Velodyne's response is set to your particular taste (which may happen to be non flat), wouldn't Audessey undo what the SMS system did if the Audessey target curve is flat? Would it not be better to run the Audessey first followed by any other system whose house...

I've never undertood why music enjoyment/appreciation is often brought in whenever testable claims are made. "Component X sounds different to component Y" is a testable and verifiable claim. "I enjoy/appreciate music differently with component X when compared with component Y" is an aesthetic...

Somewhat related question (I'm not sure if this has been discussed before on the forum): How feasible is it to just replace the internal transformer inside an AV receiver with a custom one that has the correct 220v primary and appropriate secondary windings? Everything else in the power supply...

The recent ?dibs? thread got me thinking on an issue I?ve wondered about. Is there a problem with delivery and/or receipt of PMs sometimes on this forum? I recall vaguely that this was an issue at some point in the past. I believe this is the reason for the common ?PM sent? response in the...

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Some interesting and promising results. I had a few minutes to spare this afternoon and played around in the room. In addition to not being happy with the bass, the mid and highs weren't all that nice. The room is still bare so I thought I scatter about sixteen 1200x600 fiberglass panels I had...

Looks interesting but out of the question, I'm afraid. Unless something breaks or is stolen I have no plans to buy gear anytime soon.

I don't think so. In and around the listening position, there is literally no bass, by any standard I would say. Almost as if the speakers' bass drivers have been disconnected. It is that obvious. I was able to briefly move the speakers to a bedroom yesterday. Totally different results. The bass...