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    Bad weather for Cape Town - 7-8 April 2024

    The weather bureau has promised lots of rain and "intensive lightning" for Sunday & Monday Be sure to unplug the precious audio gear until it's all over
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    Switched mode power supplies vs Buck converters

    I have gathered from speaking to "those that know" that switched mode power supplies are not recommended for powering audio gear on account of the switching frequency being noisy and this noise either bleeding into the audio signal or causing interference with the audio signal Many small...
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    FS - Media (CD/DVD/LP/Games) Vinyl Fair - Sunday 24th March at the Marina Pub, Eastlake Village, Marina da Gama

    Free entry for visitors from 09h00 to about 14h00 Plenty of free parking in the courtyard Pub food and drinks. Also Truth Coffee shop next door Let Google Earth help you to get here
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    Arcam A25 class G amplifier

    ARCAM Class G amplification - for ultra-low distortion 100W per channel (8Ω) - powers loudspeakers effortlessly. Bluetooth with aptX™ Adaptive Technology - for the best sound with the most convenience Specially selected components and materials - to deliver on sound quality Wired or Wireless...
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    Audio items for sale on Temu (temu.com/za)

    R173,00 for 10 pieces R40,00 R42,00 R 56,00 per pair R 58,00 for a set R 400,00 15 watt x 2 amp module - R 100,00 Wireless speaker - R 432,00
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    FS - Media (CD/DVD/LP/Games) A recording way ahead of its time - Mahler Symphony no 3 - Jascha Horenstein and London Symphony Orchestra (1970)

    Impressing a novice is usually easy. It’s much harder to impress the experts in one’s field of study or work. Mahler’s Third and the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jascha Horenstein are enough to make most aficionados listen, but this recording is special on another level. It’s one of...
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    Apple Vision Pro and audio reproduction

    The emphasis is on spatial audio, rather than frequency response But an amazing device. A bit steep at R77 000,00
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    Glass turntable from 1921

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    New SOtm USB card

    SOtM released the world’s first High End audio grade USB host card, tX-USB 12 years ago. Since then, SOtM has released several products, including the USB hub type products as the tX-USBhub and tX-USBultra, and the tX-USBexp which is the upgraded in the PCI type of tX-USB to PCI express type...
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    Musical synchronization emerges spontaneously and enhances social connectedness

    Researchers have discovered a significant link between musical synchronization and social connectedness. Analyzing the behavior of university students engaged in impromptu music-making, the study found that individuals who synchronized their musical rhythms felt a stronger sense of connection...
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    CEN.GRAND - another Chinese winner DAC

    My Australian friend acquired one of these in September and insisted I share its amazing attributes Costing the equivalent of R118k, he wanted to try it against his Denafrips Terminator, which at current prices, is 20% less The DSDAC1.0 Deluxe is the highest model in a series of three...
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    Will AI help our hobby?

    https://www.channel1.ai/
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    Beatles 1966-1970 Blue Album released in 2023 with new tracks

    This compilation has introduced generations of fans to the history of the most storied band in music. For its 50th anniversary, the collection has been expanded with 9 additional tracks, including “Blackbird”, “Glass Onion” and the new song, “Now And Then”. The last Beatles song, “Now And Then”...
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    How music hijacks our perception of time

    Some audio examples suggested by the writer Article: How Music Hijacks Our Perception of Time
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    YouTube's experiments with music generating software using an AI model called Lyria from Google DeepMind

    Google announced on 16th November two features for a small group of testers: Dream Track and the Music AI Tool Dream Track converts a text-based prompt into a short audio snippet that mimics the voice and style of various pop stars – namely Alec Benjamin, Charlie Puth, Charli XCX, Demi Lovato...
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    How Should Audiophiles Think About Hearing Loss as They Age?

    How Should Audiophiles Think About Hearing Loss as They Age? By Eric Forst The human ear is quite an amazing piece of audio gear. It’s an intricate yet vast system of tiny, superbly-tuned components working in sync to convert mechanical energy into what we interpret as sound. Most people...
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