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About Derkoli
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Title
McIntosh, yo.
Contact Methods
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Discord
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Profile Information
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Location
Looe, Cornwall, UK
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Gender
Male
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Interests
Audio, MTB, Lead climbing, bouldering, sailing, buying audio stuff, making money for that audio stuff, dropping graphics cards, browsing r/audiophile
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Occupation
Getting annoyed about in-audible distortion.
System
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CPU
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
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Motherboard
Asus ROG STRIX X570-E
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RAM
G.Skill Trident Z NEO 64GB
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GPU
Gigabyte RTX 2080Ti Aorus Extreme
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Case
Be Quiet! Dark Base Pro 4 Rev. 2
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Storage
ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 2TB M.2-2280 NVME SSD for current projects, 1 x 1TB WD Blue for programs, 1 x 500gb Seagate HDD for just photos, M.2 for OS
32TB NAS Just for music/projects. -
PSU
BitFenix Formula Gold 750W
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Display(s)
3 x Samsung C32HG70
Sony VPL-VW760ES Projector -
Cooling
Corsair H150i PRO
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Keyboard
Logitech G213 PRODIGY
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Mouse
Logitech MX Master 2S
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Sound
Main system (stereo setup):
3 HiFi-Racks Podium Reference gear racks
2 McIntosh MC1.25kW Power Amplifier's
2 McIntosh MC2301 Power Amplifier's
McIntosh MEN220 Crossover/Room-Correction
McIntosh C53 Pre-Amplifier
CHORD Electronics DAVE DAC
McIntosh MVP901 Blu-Ray/SACD player
McIntosh MP1100 Phono Pre-Amplifier
McIntosh MS500 Music Streamer
32TB NAS
Chord Shawline RCA's
Chord Shawline XLR's
QED Supremus Speaker Wire
PMC Fact Fenestria Loudspeakers
Radialstrahler mbl 101 X-treme Loudspeakers
IsoTek EVO3 Super Titan Power Conditioner
Audioquest NRG-Y3 Power Cables
VPI Avenger Reference Turntable
VPI Avenger Feet
JMW 12-3DR Tonearm
SME Model 15 Turntable
SME 309 Tonearm
Clearaudio Essence MC Cartridge
Ortofon MC WindFeld TI Cartridge
Grado Epoch Lineage Reference Cartridge
Measurement focused setup:
2x Crown I-Tech 5000HD
JBL M2 Loudspeakers
QED XT40i 4x 3M Speaker Cable
Matrix Audio X-SABRE Pro MQA DAC
Chord Shawline XLR's
IsoTek EVO3 Super Titan Power Conditioner
Audioquest NRG-Y3 power cables
Stuff for mixing/mastering:
Studio 1:
2x Martin Audio MSX Subwoofers
8x Martin Audio MLA Mini Line Arrays (4 per side, ceiling mounted)
6x Shure SM85 Microphones
10x Shure SM57 Microphones
Rode NTR Ribbon Microphone
2x Royer R-121 Studio Ribbon Microphone
Beyerdynamic DT1770 Pro Headphones
7 Adam Audio S5H Monitors
Chord Shawline XLR interconnects
2 Genelec 7380SAM Subwoofers
Allen & Heath ZED436 Mixer
RME ADI-2 Pro FS USB Audio Interface
Drawmer MC7.1 Monitor Controller
IsoAcoustics ISO-Puck Monitor Isolation
Studio 2:
Mackie 3204-VLZ4 32 Channel Analogue Mixer
Mackie 2404-VLZ4 24 Channel Analogue Mixer
6x Shure SM85 Microphones
10x Shure SM57 Microphones
Rode NTR Ribbon Microphone
2x Royer R-121 Studio Ribbon Microphone
Beyerdynamic DT1770 Pro Headphones
Genelec 8351APM Studio Monitors
IsoAcoustics ISO-Puck Monitor Isolation
RME ADI-2 Pro FS USB Audio Interface
Drawmer MC7.1 Monitor Controller
Genelec 7380SAM Subwoofer
Studio 3:
Mackie 3204-VLZ4 32 Channel Analogue Mixer
Mackie 2404-VLZ4 24 Channel Analogue Mixer
6x Shure SM85 Microphones
10x Shure SM57 Microphones
Rode NTR Ribbon Microphone
2x Royer R-121 Studio Ribbon Microphone
Beyerdynamic DT1770 Pro Headphones
Focal SM9 Studio Monitors
IsoAcoustics ISO-Puck Monitor Isolation
RME ADI-2 Pro FS USB Audio Interface
Drawmer MC7.1 Monitor Controller
Genelec 7380SAM Subwoofer
Studio 4:
Mackie 3204-VLZ4 32 Channel Analogue Mixer
Mackie 2404-VLZ4 24 Channel Analogue Mixer
6x Shure SM85 Microphones
10x Shure SM57 Microphones
Rode NTR Ribbon Microphone
2x Royer R-121 Studio Ribbon Microphone
Beyerdynamic DT1770 Pro Headphones
Crown I-Tech 9000HD Power Amplifier
PMC MB2S loudspeakers
IsoAcoustics ISO-Puck Monitor Isolation
RME ADI-2 Pro FS USB Audio Interface
Drawmer MC7.1 Monitor Controller
Genelec 7380SAM Subwoofer
Stuff for home theater:
Sony VPL-VW760ES Projector
Chord Shawline XLR
AudioQuest NRG Y3 Power Cables
PC as Source
PMC Fact Fenestria
McIntosh MC1.25kW monoblocks
2 Genelec 7380 SAM Subwoofer's
PMC Fact 10.C
4 PMC Twenty 5 22 height speakers
2 PMC Fact 8
4 PMC Fact 12
Yamaha CX-A5200 11.2 channel processor
Bryston SP4 32 channel processor
McIntosh MVP901 Blu-Ray/SACD player
2 Yamaha MX-A5200 11 channel power amplifier
100 Metres Chord C-SCREEN speaker wire
IKEA SKOGSTA as plinths for the spikes on the speakers
2 IsoTek EVO3 Super Titan Power Conditioners
Multi-Room Audio:
4 X Sonos Connect
8 X KEF LS50 loudspeaker's
Emotiva A-800 8 channel power amplifier
Chord C-SCREEN speaker wire
TV/Living room setup:
Hegel H190 Integrated Amplifier
Chord Company Epic speaker cable's
Q Acoustics Concept 500 speakers
Headphone setup:
IsoTek EVO3 Sirius Power conditioner
Chord Shawline XLR's
Sennheiser HDV820 Headphone Amplifier
Loxjie P20 Headphone Amplifier
Schiit YGGDRASIL DAC
Sennheiser HD800s
Sennheiser HD598CS
Philips RP-HT225
Audeze LCD-24
Abyss AB 1266 PHI TC
PC speaker's:
Creative Sound Blaster AE-9 Sound Card (For Microphone Input)
JBL LSR308 MkII monitors
Little Bear MC2 pre-amp
Schiit YGGDRASIL DAC
Staag XLR cable's
Listening room:
Fully treated with GIK Acoustics
Semi-Suspended + Floating floor
64A Power Cabling (yes, I need this much power.)
160,000 Amp Surge Arrestor
32A Power sockets (CEE Plug)
25 foot width
35 foot length
Sources:
2500 ish CD's
250 ish Vinyl LP/EP's
Tidal HiFi
32TB of locally stored FLAC/DSD/MQA
Random bits and bobs (mostly for troubleshooting):
AKG P4 Microphone
Behringer UMC22 Audio Interface
Polk T50 Floorstanding Speakers
Sony SS-NX1 Standmount Speakers
Cambridge Audio TOPAZ AM5 Amplifier
Little Bear T7 Phono Pre-Amp
Lots of KabelDirekt RCA Cables
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Operating System
Windows 10 home 64Bit
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The balanced output with the stock tubes sounds very much like a normal, solid state amplifier. Remember, the P20 is a hybrid amplifier, so the tube's don't make as much of a difference as they would in a fully tube based design.
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No, these aren't equivalents. I was able to find these 1968 Soviet tubes: https://www.amazon.com/6N3P-double-triode-tubes-Equivalent/dp/B00EG3Z1C4/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=6cc42&qid=1611015073&sr=8-2 They seem to be good quality, they have good reviews and would work very well in your amplifier.
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Not all tubes are the same. You have different types, Different sockets, Different heater voltages etc. Quite often the main difference is that each pin does something different on a different tube. What the heater plate pin is on one tube, might be the input on another. Aslong as the tubes you buy are a matched pair of one type in the image above, they'll work fine. Don't try to use a tube that isn't supported by the amplifier, as you'll either kill the tube, the amp, or both. Let's put it this way, a GM100 tube is a bit big to fit in your amp.
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The tubes will change the sound. You can also use this chart to see what other types of tubes work with your amplifier: http://www.worldtubecompany.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=TSL-CHINA So, as the amp comes with 6N3, these will work: I would take a look at the GE Jan 5670 if you want more mids/treble. If you want some more "gooey" tube sound, you could try and find some Western Electric 396A's. The GE Jan's are about £20 a pair, while the Western Electrics are £110~ a pair. Careful, tube rolling ca
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I think the P20 is an excellent little amplifier, and the stock tubes aren't hugely awful. (it comes with 2 copy-cat chinese tubes) Just make sure the tubes are compatible, and you should be good. The old-ish soviet ones are typically pretty decent.
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Alot of really cheap headphones are made, and are basically e-waste as soon as they roll of the production line. I could walk into poundland and nab myself a pair of earbuds for £1. They ain't gonna last long. Not all headphones are disposable. God no. I'm not disposing my 7k Abyss headphones after using them a few times. Absolutely not. Try to buy from a different brand next time. JBL's professional gear is top notch, but their cheap headphones aren't, Harman just doesn't put the R&D resources towards it, they could be making 100's of thousands from selling a coupl
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I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. Didn't want anything too gaudy, and I think the Crayon and black works well, with the yellow seatbelts for a tiny bit of colour. Now here's to hoping it does arrive in May, or sometime around there. Would be nice to use it once or twice next summer. What model were you thinking of getting? I quite like some of the 911 Targa's.
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Derkoli replied to CPotter's topic in LTT Official
They seem to be these in white: https://www.kantoaudio.com/powered-speakers/yu2/ -
Like @tikker said, Atom's have differing sizes. Assume the radius of a specific atom, then use the formula V = 4/3 πr³ to find the volume. Then put both the Neutron and Atom's volume into a fraction to find the ratio of the volumes.
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After pretty much doing 13 hour days, 7 days a week for this full past year, I've decided to buy something other than audio gear. Surprise surprise, Derkoli not buying speakers. After being a Porsche fan boy since I was 13~ I decided I wanted a Porsche. Ideally, I would have a 956C, but that's a bit out of my reach. I decided on this 1969 911 E 2.0 LHD Unfortunately, it sold before I could reserve it. So I went off and tried to decide on something else, and finally picked a 2020 911/992 Turbo S with bits and bobs on it. I
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Based on a quick Google search, it seems they just have full range, kinda crappy looking drivers. If they are indeed full range, then they're getting a full range signal from the head unit/Amplifier, which means that a coaxial 6.5" speaker can easily be fitted. If they aren't full range, that'd be very odd as you wouldn't be getting any treble.
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Really, just look for general quality. Focal and Kenwood make some really good stuff for cars. Be aware that any speaker will work your head unit. However, the more efficient the speaker is, the louder it will get with your current head unit. Look for efficiency, tweeters (if your current car speakers have them), general quality of the basket, diaphragm, surround etc and that the installer seems to know what they're talking about. You may also want to get acoustic treatment for the internals of the doors to cut down on some resonance and other issues. This s
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Got some offset bushings to drop my BB height a bit, and slacken the head angle off to 63.28 degrees. Bike is feeling very good now. Longer fork, Shimano drivetrain again (SRAM was bloody annoying), Hope bits and bobs everywhere, Now some offset bushings. Also ordered a "thing" from Porsche, but I'll make a post about that another time.