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nycHorn

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  1. Anytime Novak gets a little momentum or break or anything, Sinner comes right back. No soul searching, no wound licking. Novak gave it all in the 2nd and Sinner had answers. See how it goes from here.
  2. Really was enjoying watching Musetti. Bummer he had to retire. But man, Sinner looks unstoppable. Kinda reminds me of Novak but with more power. Terrifying.
  3. Yeah a friend had some Heresy and I was as into the general vibe. For good measure I went to a hifi shop here in the city and listened to the Fortes. He was driving them with a Lab12 tube amp and it was really nice. He let me listen to some Borreson x1, driven by an insane system, and it was mind blowing - Bookshelf sized speakers and it was literally a wall of sound, but super articulated, analytical. Fun for a little while but also exhaustive listening.
  4. Forte IV. Bought them off a guy a few hours away. He’s had these and another pair of speakers and he preferred the others. 6 months old.
  5. Pulled the trigger on some Klipsch Forte today. I think the wifey was a little taken aback by the size initially (giggity) but man they sound so good.
  6. Rinderknech out here shooting his shot, throwing pirouettes and no-looks. Pretty entertaining before Sinner inevitably squashes him.
  7. Damn. Coffee and French open and Stearns is already bounced?
  8. Except the Hulu app. It sucks on Apple TV and sucks on iOS.
  9. They’re looking gouda.
  10. What did I miss? Did he get Luigi’d?
  11. I saw the Master when it first came out in the theaters. I liked it a lot. But over the years I’ve revisited it and it’s highly rewatchable. Some amazing performances and moments in there, obviously led by Hoffman and Phoenix.
  12. Ordered a NAD C 3050 amp and a Wiim Pro Plus streamer. I wanted to do a side by side test with the marantz. Good lord, even with the speaker cracking and cutting out at low levels, the Marantz mops the floor with the NAD. The streamer/dac has made a huge difference though - I’d previously been streaming thru an old Apple TV that had an optical out and used a basic dac from Amazon to get the signal to the marantz. Next up I think I might try to audition some new speakers and see the difference. But the NAD is going back for sure.
  13. Just finished Adolescence. The last episode is so intense. Incredible performance by the parents but especially Stephen Graham. I just assumed that it wasn’t really one take but seamless digital takes stitched together. It’s really impressive. Here’s a link of bts and how they shot each one. Spoilers obviously.
  14. Maybe he doesn’t want to work on it, he deals in higher end stuff. He basically said that the volume control power source is in rough shape and they don’t make them anymore. And that it’s a matter of time before it just goes out and can’t get the parts to repair it. I’m taking it for a second opinion elsewhere. I’ll never sell it, but now I have the itch to upgrade my system. I have a friend who works for Sound United and could get me a new marantz at a discount. I just am not a fan of how the new ones look.
  15. My Marantz 2252b is slowly dying and a stereo tech advised against pouring too much $ into it. So now I’m looking at new integrated amp and speakers. I like a warm sound, rather than neutral, something that also does well at lower volumes. Marantz 30 or 50, advance Paris a10 (I haven’t heard but sounds intriguing), maybe Yamaha? Speakers that interest me kef r3, wharfedale linton. Anyone got a system they really love? Opinions on the pieces above?
  16. I have to say, I thought season 2 was really good, not on the masterpiece scale of season 1. I’m sure it’s crazy trying to write another follow up season to a hit show in this age of immediate internet dissection and discussion. The marching band scene felt like they saw how much people loved Milchicks music dance experience and said let’s do that again but on steroids. Great show, people are going to be worked up into quite a lather for the season 3 drop.
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