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So, I have to wonder how you feel you may be entitled to tell me that you told me so? Do I know you? I don't recognize your UA-cam handle, so feel free to DM me it you like... And as I mentioned in the episode, I owned and operated an electronics repair and mod shop back starting in the late 1980s, over 35 years ago! 😉 There I modded upright video game consoles for Arcade use, turntables, CD Players, and worked on that era's personal computers, like the Commodore 64... Most recently, I upgraded my Ideon Absolute Epsilon DAC and Absolute Stream to the META status...so I'm still sniffing solder, and still enjoying it! 😉🤣😇

​​@@theaudioanalystThat's a good point. That was a bit clumsy of me. I keep telling people the same thing for months if not years, and they just won't believe me. The thing is, I can't keep track of everyone (so maybe I didn't tell you). But I do follow your channel and I really appreciate it! And it is a credit to you that you simply tell the truth. So many people are just discarding it because it's cheap. I just acquired both the Laiv Harmony dac and HP2a preamp and I'm using Aiyima A70 mono amps with the same chips and Sparkos opamps. And it sounds really magnificent. Normally that would be a crazy combination. $3k dac and preamp with $300 amps? But it does. I have 20 years experience in Chinese audio, over 40 years in modifying audio. Buying, listening and modifying units. I even have a Chinese turntable with 3 arms and several Chinese MC cartridges (Shibata stylus, sapphire cantilever, silver coils you name it). I built my own speakers that outperformed my trusted Genesis VI that are relegated to lowly bass duty. I modify my tube- phono- or integrated amps and DACs. So I have plenty of burns too. I have several tubeamps, even a 300B SET and a Gato Amp150 that is €4500 but I am playing with a pair of Aiyima A70 mono's with (oem) Sparkos. That's a bit more than 10x the price. And that Gato is more than worth its price. I'm not rich but I know what sounds good. You can't just buy a system and expect it to sound good.

You make a very substantial point about replacing stock AC cords... I am shocked at how many music-lovers STILL don't know about, or more importantly, actively deny, the difference power cords (_and supplies!_)can make. This underlying truth is touched on by two of my audio axioms - #1, Cables are components, and #6, Piss Poor Power Prevents Proper Performance. I detail these parameter's of audio truth in Episode 9, "the audio analyst's audio axioms" - ua-cam.com/video/G_mWN76rqAI/v-deo.html Thanks for watching, and for sharing your experiences. 😊

Phil Collins looks like Richard Burton as Big Brother in 1984.

LOL. No, it is NOT the Russian President... It is actually Phil Collins, on a picture disc release of his "Face Values" album. But, thanks for writing, and I'm happy to learn you are still following the channel... Thanks, and have a wonderful holiday season! 😉

Thank you!

THANK YOU, for watching, writing, and your kind words. It is SUCH an amazing time to be a music-loving audiophile... The choices today are SO MUCH MORE SUBSTANTIAL than they have ever been... I hope you are having as much fun with this hobby/sport/disease as I am! 😉🤣😇

@@theaudioanalyst yes I am the most fun ever

Don't you know it, Marcus...

Thanks for your input here. This seems to be a common thread from EVERYONE who has tried using these discreet devices... Kudos to Andy (Andrew!) Sparks and his team at SparkoS Labs, LLC, in the Denver area...

Thanks, Maurice! As I said in the episode, I am also VERY enamored of the Studio Electric M4s , so for those interested, here is a link to the Maurice Jeffries review of that loudspeaker that posted at Positive Feedback in December of 2018 - positive-feedback.com/audio-discourse/studio-electric-m4-monitor-loudspeakers/

Do you mean the dog bed?

Hey, buddy... No, not at this time. While I very much LOVE what they do, I'm trying to stay with my "keeping it real" philosophy here, by staying with overachieving vintage products, or - at least - gear that is more affordable to more people. I hope that makes sense... 😏

No doubt. I think you know that I don't believe in "Giant Killers," at least not in the sense of its broadest application. There simply isn't a $2,000, or even $10,000 stereo or set of mono amplifiers out there that I've heard that will best something like the Audionet Heisenberg's, the CH Precision L10s, the Soulution 701s, the TLA SSP-350s, etc... BUT, there are overachievers, products whose overall performance has them punching well above their weight class, at nearly every price point and in every product category... Those are the kinds of products I will highlight here on the channel when I identify them... The M5 are in that category of product.

Thank you for watching and taking the time to write... Your comment clearly justifies WHY I had to feature this room on the channel! ☺

DOH! Thank you! Corrected now... 🤣

LOL, that is pretty funny. Burce has a warped sense of humor, and I LOVE it. And yes, the look is very classic and pleasing to the eye, no? 😉

LOL... Not really. But, it was pretty early in the day when I shot that, so...I wasn't really used to having a martini at 9:30 in the morning! I think that is what caused the double-take on my first sip! 😉🤣😇

As I mentioned to Bill, the pleasure was ALL MINE, my friend. Stay safe!

Hey, Troy. I've NO idea how we missed... I was ALL OVER that place! But the room WAS a marvel, no! I hope to catch you next time, my friend! Stay safe!

Thanks for watching and taking the time to write!

Hello, George. I've NO idea why you might think you'd need to reiterate that Dick worked for Yoav at YG. I CLEARLY mention that in the brief version of his work history, along with our friendship, in the freaking video!

I suspect that you understand that the pleasure is entirely mine, Bill. Thanks for bringing show-goers SUCH an engaging music-making system! When do I get to come hear the new Kronos Perpetual and Discovery Phonostage in your system/s? 😉😁😇

Um, I'm not sure what I can add here. You answered your own question... 😉 But, here goes... A digital-to-analog converter (DAC) is an electronic component that changes digital signals into analog signals, which can then be sent to your electronics (preamplifier, amplifier) and played using a set of headphones or speakers. DACs are a key part of ALL digital audio devices, such as smartphones, PCs, and TVs. Just for completeness, the opposite of a DAC is an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), which changes analog signals into digital signals.

Thanks, Marcus. As to that audio issue, it plagued me off and on all weekend. I'm assuming it was some kind of issue with the mic, but, as I haven't been able to replicate it, I'm really stressing. 🤔 I hate not knowing what the root cause of the issue was... SIGH! Regardless, thanks for watching and writing! 😉

@theaudioanalyst no stressing buddy, Great content is great content regardless of hitches, glad you put the clip out in truth.

You are too kind, thank you! If you've seen my first episode, "Who Is theaudioanalyst© (ua-cam.com/video/loT2ZjdUlx8/v-deo.html), I think you may gain some understanding as to what has given me the foundation for what I present here...and - maybe - just why you find the content so engaging! I hope you dive into more episodes. You can use the "Videos" or "Playlist" tabs at the top of the links to hone in on material you may have interest in... Thanks again - for watching AND for taking the time to write! 😉

Thank's, Randy. There will be a pair coming here - possibly before Christmas - so you'll get to hear them for yourself during one of our LP sessions! 😊

LOL, thanks for watching. And yes, they are pretty amazing. Did you see my review of them? My take here on the channel here - ua-cam.com/video/C7CgfW75n2A/v-deo.htmlsi=1DCxgf6i--iq2es7 and my written companion at Part-TIme Audiophile here - pt.audio/2024/01/14/borresen-m3-loudspeakers-review/

So, I've no idea why you would waste your time to even ask me such a question... Write to Silversmith Audio with such requests. And thanks for watching...

@theaudioanalyst You've answered my question : no evidence was presented. Thus we can dismiss their claims.

@@TerryClarkAccordioncrazy LOL, no - I didn't answer your question. The only thing we can dismiss here is your sincerity to understand Commander Smith's approach and understanding. If you want answers, ones that I would CLEARLY not be able to provide, ask him! Or, just take the lazy way out and make your assumptions. These are the opinions formed over years of cable development by Silversmith Audio CEO/Designer Jeffrey Smith, a graduate of the United States Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science degree in General Engineering. He also earned a Master of Science Degree, with Distinction, from Missouri State University and was a National Defense University Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Fellow. His initial tours in the Navy included assignments in which he studied sound transmission in, and worked with the acoustic environments of, some of the world's oceans. He has experience and understanding that I'll wager you cannot begin to match. While Jeff modestly suggests that he is one of only "a few" cable designers to base his designs upon the physics model of electricity as electromagnetic wave energy instead of the movement, or "flow," of electrons, I can tell you that he is the only one I've spoken with in my nearly five decades exploring audio cables and their design to even mention, let alone champion, this philosophy. So either open a dialog with him and see what he has to say...or stick to your dogmatic views. I'd urge you to open a conversation with him, as he is one of the most engaging and knowledgeable cats on the entire physic model of electromagnetic way energy transmission I've yet spoken to.

@@theaudioanalyst "He has experience and understanding that I'll wager you cannot begin to match." - You know nothing about me, my qualifications or experience, but that is not the point here. If I were to list my credentials that would merely be the same kind of "appeal to authority" that you have made. That is not how things work in science and engineering. You call my view dogmatic but that is a misunderstanding on your part. Dogma means positing an opinion as fact. I am doing the opposite - I'm explaining the known facts of how signals travel down cables, established by theory and experimental practice in physics, materials science and electrical engineering with 150 years of experience backing up the fact that the LCR parameters of cables absolutely DO control how signals propagate along them. These telegrapher's equations are in textbooks, taught in universities, and utilized in practice by engineers who design cables for demanding applications such as long distance and high frequency communication. By contrast, audio cables are fairly undemanding. If someone wants to propose an alternative theory of how wires work then the burden of proof is upon them to show that their new idea is better than the existing understanding. The ideas presented here amount to nothing more than pseudoscience. The designer may well be sincere but misguided. Or this may be yet another "spin" story designed to sell extremely expensive products that are simply pieces of wire.

Thank you for taking the time to watch and write! 😉

I'm waiting to get my review pair - along with the WestminsterLab's electronics before -I make any final assessment. But I have to say, their potential seems to be off the charts!