Blue Circle audio gear & Gilbert Yeung Designs Forum

It seems a fair number still drop by, but not much action posting wise.

A new SACD player? That is surprising. I am under the impression SACD releases are mostly in the classical repertoire and the market would be very small, While I still buy hi-res downloads, any quality difference from 16/44.1 is getting much harder for me to hear as I age.

Anything new? I can't recall if you had the same CD player when you last posted.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50421142412_30a5d835d5_b.jpg My new sound room with room treatments installed. by Don Leman , on Flickr In May of this year we moved to a new home in Courtenay BC. One of the criteria was that it had to have a separate room for audio. We did find the perfect hous...

Thanks Gilbert. I had not thought of the problem of multiple transistors ageing differently and becoming less matched than when new. Makes sense. I had read previously that amps around 50 to 60 wpc usually sounded better and now I know why. I guess separates still give you the advantage of being abl...

I'm not too old to learn so sure, whine away.

Love the jacket Glibert.

While I would also prefer to see the asking price, I am not bothered by a contact the seller ad. Chances are I wouldn't bother responding to the seller but that's the chance the seller takes.

Thanks for reposting Mike. Looks and I expect sounds fabulous.

My second system upstairs with the new 022i in black.

Living room system by Don Leman, on Flickr

Living room system, by Don Leman, on Flickr

Ya, they don't build them like they used to. My old Denon DSD 3520 from the 80's is still performing well and built like a tank. I do run the digital out into a more up to date DAC but its still not bad through the analog outputs.

Upper left just to the right of the single black capacitor.

Blue Circle website says $10,000 USD.

Found this picture of one of my very first setups. It goes a few years back. Things have evolved a bit since then.

Don

My stereo system back in 1973 by Don Leman, on Flickr

Poor camera not getting much attention either. Thinks its July 2016.