It is NOT terrible, perfectly acceptable quaffing wine. We like the BB Shiraz more. Btw: Chilean Reds are fast becoming world-class

So top quality Reds, pretty much from any region, are meant to be aged. This is most especially true for Top Growth Bordeaux, Premier Cru Burgundies, Rhône’s (Chat du Pape, Hermitage, etc.) and Italian reds like Barolo, Brunello, etc…. True that in the New World, most “big reds” are made for...

Yeah, for wine you want 55-60 generally, mid-range umidity (50-60%), but in reality the most important thing is to not have any quick changes into/out of that range… gradual once a year sine waves are fine, rapid/erratic changes worse… so year-round swings around even a mid temp like, say 60...

I dunno…. Kinda likin Sycamore, muh self….

How you liking that Skoll, Tom? I continue to be impressed with mine, moreso now that it’s fed by the Hana SL than the previous Denon301MkII

Summer Time and (sometimes) the livin’ is easy. Last evening was grilled salmon fillets topped with homemade pesto (our garlic and basic, store for pignola nuts) grilled (our own home grown) Bok Choy, and grilled (our own homemade) Cheese Ciabatta and Rosemary/black olive loaf breads. Washed...

So, all this tube talk gets me to wondering… @Jason Stoddard what tube(s) will upcoming Stjarna require, and how many of each?

Haha… yeah, I’m thinking about that. I think I’m going to put a small “stopper” around it all flush with the floor, and then spay foam insulation from below… when I play my evening “fetch the crushed ice cubes” game with Bismarck, it involves throwing cubes from the kitchen at the far end of the...

Makes me think of Stevie Ray and the lyrics: “It’s raining down in Texas, can’t get by baby on the line”…

And the new @Paladin79 custom sycamore spacers complete the new, clean, end of the room… Now just gotta figure what to do with that hideous TV… (concession to have the room at all)

So, finally got the new Hana SL fully dialed in… My previous comments about the capabilities of Kara and Skoll stand. They are excellent for this lifetime vinyl-head. Pouring through my shaded dog collection, with muh dog on my lap. Life is good.

Makes my lowly VPI HW16.5 (vintage 1988) seem a bit humbled… WOW

Should have picked NH instead of TX. They have Schiit-tons of HOA property rules just about everywhere down there now… speaking of Rant == 11 But, I agree the infants are taking over ever more of our society… harrrumph

Glad it arrived pristine. Enjoy! On tubes into Focals should be awesome

That is one of the two Paradigm Ref Studio 20’s I use for the (extremely occasional = like maybe 3 hours a week) TV viewing… L/R and C under the TV itself. It isn’t completely ideal, as it is obviously reflective. But planars don’t put out that much to the side, and it diminishes rapidly at more...