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Cspirou

They call me Sparky, Male, from Northwest France

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Sara Moulton’s husband is Bill Adler. Turns out he’s an audiophile too https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5YghEfrK99/ Apr 5, 2024

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1. Cspirou
  Is Dennis Rodman's basketball legacy overrated or underrated?
  
  Jan 7, 2019
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  3. Cspirou
    I tend to think he's underrated because I don't really hear him mentioned as one of the better defenders of the era. Although maybe I don't listen to enough sports chatter
    
    Jan 7, 2019
  4. DigMe
    I think he definitely gets credit for his skills in that era.
    
    Jan 7, 2019
    
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  5. Azimuth
    Rebound king. And the only one I ever saw that could throw Shaq off his game.
    
    Jan 7, 2019
    
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2. Cspirou
  Moving and a lot of things need to go. Free or pretty cheap
  
  Jan 3, 2019
  1. Lyander, brencho, Poleepkwa and 1 other person like this.
  2. Cspirou
    I can't list everything right now, but I have a lot of office furniture and professional kitchen equipment. Also some other random crap. There's some older computers and AV stuff too. PM me if any of these categories vaguely interests you and let me know what you are looking for. I'll check and see if I have it.
    
    Local pickup in SoCal only
    
    Jan 3, 2019
    
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3. Cspirou
  F4 & F5 PCBs arrived from Black Friday sale! New year, new amps
  
  Dec 31, 2018
  1. skem, EagleWings, fraggler and 3 others like this.
4. zfisch
  I was wondering if you plan on giving some impressions on the sonic differences between the Modi MB and Gungnir MB with the LP? I have the MCTH and Modi MB and am thinking about moving up to a Gungnir MB and LP thus I wonder how they differ sonically. Thanks for your time!
  
  Nov 23, 2018
  2. Cspirou
    Yeah, I'll post it up on the LP thread.
    
    Just a warning that while I'm confident I have the ears, i don't really have the vocabulary which is why I'm reluctant to post impressions. But, with all these generous loaners i consider it a duty to put up some honest impressions.
    
    Nov 23, 2018
    
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5. Cspirou
  Someone has built these monster speakers. http://www.troelsgravesen.dk/The-Loudspeaker_Toby.htm
  
  Nov 22, 2018
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  2. Cspirou
    Best of all, it looks like they will be used in a public space! Someone in Ireland should listen to these. @JeffYoung
    
    Nov 22, 2018
    
    Riotvan, 9suns and Priidik like this.
6. Cspirou
  I have a Liquid Platinum on a short loan. Looking to borrow a balanced DAC and some 4-pin XLR cables for an HE-500. PM if you can
  
  Nov 15, 2018
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  3. E_Schaaf
    you can borrow my M22B as well... it's a balanced DAC but it's having an issue. If you can troubleshoot it, I'll pay you!
    
    Nov 15, 2018
    
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  4. Cspirou
    Thanks! I was actually going to offer to troubleshoot it. I got a cheap oscilloscope and everything
    
    Nov 15, 2018
  5. captkirk
    What you two are doing right here makes this place awesome.
    
    Nov 15, 2018
    
    Biodegraded, Cspirou, Jinxy245 and 3 others like this.
7. Cspirou
  Target has vinyl records now
  
  Nov 4, 2018
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  2. JK47
    Target is a little late to the party.
    
    Nov 4, 2018
    
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  3. bixby
    Another stupid decision by the folks in MN. Some stuff they do well, but electronics and software is not one of them.
    
    Nov 4, 2018
  4. scapeinator1
    Barnes and noble has vinyl now too. That at least kind of vaguely makes sense.
    
    Nov 4, 2018
8. Cspirou
  UH beat Navy! Yes!
  
  Oct 20, 2018
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  2. brencho
    Great weekend for all. UM beat MSU, OSU got destroyed by Purdue... All is well.
    
    Oct 20, 2018
    
    OldDude04, DigMe and imackler like this.
9. Cspirou
  Can we just DM people if you really want them to do an intro post?
  
  Oct 14, 2018
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  3. m17xr2b
    Either direct message or dungeon master.
    
    Oct 14, 2018
    
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  4. Cspirou
    dungeon master
    
    Oct 14, 2018
    
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  5. bengo
    ... as opposed to EDM (Extreme Direct Message), that's where you pass their real world address to @JK47 (in cases where a beating is necessary) or @Kunlun (when a "light spudding" seems sufficient).
    
    Oct 14, 2018
    
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10. Cspirou
  Is there such thing as a bad review on 6Moons?
  
  Oct 12, 2018
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  3. Thad E Ginathom
    Good grief, how dumb I am! Not that I have given much attention to the guy;s name, but I assumed it was Eastern European somewhere.
    
    Rajan: Indian. Doh!
    
    Is he of Indian origin, or just took an Indian name?
    
    Oct 14, 2018
  4. Cspirou
    Might have changed his name after joining the cult
    
    Oct 14, 2018
  5. powermatic
    The 'Baghwan' gave him his new name. Here's the Wiki:
    
    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajneeshpuram
    
    but as said, watch the documentary. f'ing unbeilevable.
    
    Oct 14, 2018
    
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11. Cspirou
  Interesting project. https://makezine.com/projects/3d-printed-egg-speakers/
  
  Oct 10, 2018
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12. Cspirou
  Crazy idea. A parafeed amp with an interstage transformer instead of a capacitor.
  
  Sep 16, 2018
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  3. schiit
    (Oh yeah, and it generated the AC sine wave using the 24-bit AK4490 DAC and a 32-bit Microchip processor. And it had Class A output. And frequency adjustable to 0.0001Hz. Because Dave. Because crazy. Because it could also be used for the turntable. And in that application, well, we'll see.)
    
    Sep 16, 2018
    
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  4. bengo
    Would the analog purists buy a TT with a digitally controlled motor? ;)
    
    Sep 16, 2018
  5. Cspirou
    Turntable supply is the only application I would seriously use a DAC + Amp for a power supply.
    
    @bengo - I've seen a tubed turntable power supply. And I don't mean a rectifier tube.
    
    Sep 16, 2018
13. Cspirou
  New DIY stuff at diyaudio and Pete Millett
  
  Sep 15, 2018
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  2. Cspirou
    Pete has a lower powered project with an e-choke and he has a Class D project coming. Diyaudio has First Watt M2 boards available.
    
    Sep 15, 2018
    
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14. Cspirou
  Massdrop e-stat?!
  
  Sep 14, 2018
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  3. Cspirou
    Yeah, i don't care if there's an 11 month wait or whatever it is
    
    Sep 14, 2018
  4. fraggler
    Looks like it comes with Koss's lifetime warranty, too.
    
    Sep 14, 2018
    
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  5. westermac
    Hell yes. It's great to see a pioneer in personal audio pushing to maintain relevance... Rooting for the (Milwaukee) home team.
    
    Sep 14, 2018
    
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15. Cspirou
  Seeing more 'audiophile' HPs in public. Shure, ATH-M50, HD598...
  
  Sep 5, 2018
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  3. Pilsnerpunk
    Saw a young man wearing Audeze Isines at the gym. Probably not a great choice.
    
    Most of the headphones I see in the wild are cheap garbage, nothing over $100 except Beats.
    
    Sep 6, 2018
  4. Cspirou
    Oh gawd! I'd be worried about getting sweat all over those
    
    Sep 6, 2018
    
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  5. ButtUglyJeff
    If you ever visit Tokyo, your jaw will drop with what you see walking around...
    
    Sep 6, 2018
    
    DigMe and Cspirou like this.
16. Cspirou
  Amusing to go on Bandcamp and see Ken Ball support the same album I do.
  
  Sep 4, 2018
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17. Cspirou
  Finished one project. Need to prioritize now
  
  Aug 28, 2018
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  3. Cspirou
    @jexby - I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS!!
    
    Aug 28, 2018
    
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  4. Cspirou
    @schiit - more like good enough so I don't have to think about. Too many mods that I can apply
    
    Aug 28, 2018
  5. bengo
    @schiit It sounds like you have at least one thing in common with my wife... although, if you're running an audio company, "finished" is the other thing that happens instead of "insolvency" ;)
    
    Aug 29, 2018
18. Cspirou
  You sent me the wrong part. Why do I need to send you the part number for the wrong part?
  
  Aug 8, 2018
  2. Biodegraded
    So they can ensure they don't send you the same one again! :-D
    
    Aug 8, 2018
    
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19. Cspirou
  RIP Joël Robuchon
  
  Aug 6, 2018
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  2. Cspirou
    Make his mashed potatoes once in your life
    
    Aug 6, 2018
20. Cspirou
  I just noticed Marv reached his 10,000th post.
  
  Jul 26, 2018
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  2. Cspirou
    This one
    
    https://www.superbestaudiofriends.org/index.php?threads/target-curves-and-common-points-of-comparison.6670/page-2#post-218958
    
    Jul 26, 2018
  3. zerodeefex
    Yeah, we know how you did it, congratulations. The bank gave you a credit card. It doesn't make you better than me! But you see, nobody gives me credit, because I'm a bad risk, and I don't pay my bills on time. So I have to work for what I have.
    
    Jul 26, 2018
  4. Huhnkopf
    March of the 10000 posts. Is Marvey the Xenophon of the audio world?
    
    Jul 27, 2018
    
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Gender:

Male

Birthday:

September 12

Location:

Northwest France

Occupation:

Scientist

Gear List:

Open Headphones:
Sennheiser HD 600
Audiotechnica AD-700
Sennheiser Massdrop HD 6xx

Closed headphones:
HD 201
Koss MV1

IEM:
Skullcandy whatever
MD Plus
JVC

Amplifiers:
Topping TP-21
LJM HA-PRO
Schiit Magni 2 Uber
Dynalo SuSy DIY

DAC:
Schiit Modi 1
Schiit Modi MB
FiiO Taishan D03K

Dongle DAC/Amp:
FiiO f10k
Meridian dongle

Speakers:
DIY fe83en bookshelf speakers
DIY TABAQ floorstanders

Unfinished projects:
DIY Aren van Waarde OTL 6080 amp
Dynalo SS mk2
Dynalo SS mini (so close)
LJM HA-Pro enclosure
CD transport
digital transport
fe103-sol speakers
Folsom TDA7297
Various speaker amps

Misc:
Raspberry Pi B+, 2, zero, 3
Arduino
Hifiberry Digi+
iPod touch 3rd gen

Wishlist:

Vmoda BoomPro Mic
Headphones with 3.5mm jack (ATH-M50x, Noontec Hammo Philips SHP9500, etc.)
CIEM - Alcair Reference
IEM - Massdrop Plus
Closed Headphone - Fostex TH-X00 or Oppo PM3
Open Planar magnetic - Hifiman HE-400i, HE-400s or Fostex T50RP
On ear travel headphones - Sennheiser Urbanite, Noontec Zoro II
Schiit Jotunheim + Phono
MQA DAC - Meridian Explorer 2
Balanced R2R - Schiit Gungnir MB
Dynalo Mk2 - DIY
Turntable - Pro-Ject Debut Carbon
Phono preamp - Hagerman Labs Bugle 2 or Schiit Mani or Millett LR phono

I want to pursue audio from a DIY perspective although I am not blind to a good value.
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Home: Modi MB > DIY Dynalo SuSy Mini > 4-pin XLR > Massdrop HD 6xx
Laptop: Meridian Explorer² > Massdrop Plus
Stereo: Marantz CD > Vista Spark > DIY Fe83en
Portable: Cayin N5 > MD Plus/JVC