System Pics 2019

I use paper a lot, for sketches, for classroom work. On the train, for the opposite of reading. But I have Finale v25.5 on an iMac 21.5, and have just discovered a more than decent sound library, NotePerformer, at the very reasonable price of €97 + VAT. The result is more than adequate to have (and give the students) a realistic idea of how any group of instruments sound.

Thanks Max. I’ll check that out. I’ve written a lot when I followed classes ‘practical harmony’ given by a teacher who was convinced that harmony meant nothing until you do it. Need to digitize that and maybe publish a bit.

Your former teacher’s remark made me smile; it’s true, collective lessons of harmony do not produce much more than young people forgetting the basics the next day after they have had their exam…

After so many years, these two last years I still have before retirement I have decided to make the students write more and myself to explain and speak the necessary minimum.

Now I give back the thread.

Max

@mr Fog: what a nice rack… custom made?

Haim,

Great picture. I had a cd 3.5 / Nait 3 for a long while and it sent me straight to music nirvana each time I had it play something. Enjoy!

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james_n

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Very nice Max - those Iotas are tiny !. Wonder what they’d sound like on the end of a Nait 1 :thinking:

They sound very nice on the end of an Obelisk 3, which is not so dissimilar from a Nait…

Wall of Sound

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At home, in a few different configurations

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It‘s from the german furniture market moebelum.
frank


+1 for the little IOTAs ours live above the kitchen cabinets.

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Rega P6, Chord Qutest, 32.5/hicap/250. The CDX/XPS is temporarily out of commission because I damaged the interconnect. Using the AV Options Ultra HBL power strip and their Twisted 56 speaker cable. The hicap and 250 have been fully rebuilt by AV Options. The 32.5 hasn’t been restored yet but it’s on the docket.

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Nice to see some olive fanaticism. What are you running there?

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Thanks snarfy!
Currently, LP12 / CDS, 72, 4x 135 on SBL.

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That pairing is what started me on my Naim journey,Unitiqute 2 with Neat Iota’s (in white),sometimes I wish I just stayed with that combo,so simple,but soooo good.

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Outstanding! It’s always interesting to me when somebody chooses a 72 in that level of a system. How did you arrive at that choice as opposed to 82 or 52?

You are a person of good taste. Nicely done.

No preening for social media here! This is my office system as it exists in the wild. Mojo and 72/hicap/140 with Tab 10s along with a headline/hicap. AV Options did a full rebuild on the 72/hicap/140 and the headline. I’m using their Super Wiremold power strip, mains cables and bi-wired Twisted 56 speaker cable. Also using Sound Anchor stands.

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Winky, any chance you’re the guy that photographed the album cover for Blur’s Parklife?

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This is my downgrade from a 172/200, now situated in our kitchen/dining/living.

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:grinning: Sadly, no. But I do like that cover. It’s also a great record.

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The Tron Phono stage is out of shot.

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