Onto the more recently played Tarwater, easier on the old audio memory

There's quite a lot more going on there

Brilliant

Visit today from our very own MartinT, always a pleasure and even more so today

Base level established with
Keb Mo
Low

Mavis Staples Eyes on the prize played for the test track

Fiddling around really, can't make a huge difference can it ....

Martin suggested moving croc clip from QA Premium grounding box from the metal grounding bolt on the EtherRegen to the SFP
First change the croc clip from the original smaller one to another of the big ones, above
Yes, it does make a difference, wasn't my imagination before
Move the croc clip to the SFP. Even more.

Encouraged by above - Another croc clip swap. Old, small one replaced by Jabdog
Bonkers. Yup another lift up to more music

Martin suggested weight on the EtherRegen, which I had avoided due to it running so hot previously
Nowhere near so hot now the cable has been changed so worth a punt
Two granite coasters on top which should dissipate the warmth
Oh yes, very nice step up

Later on I'm back onto my Bubble playlist
All those fiddles at close to no cost sound wonderful

Think that was it.
Did I forget owt Martin ?

Plus I have the Mad Scientist to help out with magic goo on the croc clip connection to the grounding cable - to come !

I may have 50% or more of my system to Mad Scientist on.
Will concentrate on the bits I can do with the music playing - continuously

Still coming to terms with how wonderful the music sounds on *my* system

I should point out that the EtherRegen was sitting on Black Ravioli - but - light so unlikely to benefit from the damping on its own
The granite coasters on top now add that weight

Off at a tangent. Not like me at all really


I confess to tablet lust after seeing MartinT 's Samsung tablet at the speedysteve Tasbo
Amazed at how good the screen is. The larger than my Lenovo screen was also good, oh yes and the speed

Looking around I found them on Ebay for less than half price, good seller.
Arrived this week and I set about setting it up

Screen is wonderful, quality and size. Speed is way faster than the Lenovo

Oddly enough, for me, I had bizarre issues getting it going
All I want to start with is Bubble running
My layman's guess is it was setting itself up in the back ground as various things changed and others became available.

I think I may use it for many other things like Martin so there will be a touch more music as a result

That's the key to the Samsung's ease of use.  It has a crisp 12" display and has the power to run eveything I do with my laptop in the kitchen, but on my lap* in the music room.  I browse through TAS and other forums, place orders on eBay and Amazon, and have the whole Office 365 suite of apps for managing my documents.

* I use it on this lap table, a table with a cushion underneath to place comfortably on your lap.

?  that's just a stock photo with a laptop, Mike.

Although I do have a keyboard for the Samsung, I don't use it unless I'm on a long train journey.

Silver lining

New Samsung tablet working fine, mostly. Odd things going on

This morning was classic

Stopping at the end of some tracks
Each time I opened the tablet, clicked on next and off we go

Then stop and nothing, apart from
"Qobuz cannot probe quality" or similar in Bubble

Onto laptop
No t'internet
That would explain that then

CD of the first Caravan album, wonderful
Next album
Rick Springfield - Karma
Sounds good.
So good that the boss says so.
Better than ever, diction clearer, background brought forward without drowning the foreground
Long time since last played so a lot has changed, but

Tweaks have been on the streaming chain

Except Black Ravioli big pad+ now under the TAD D-1000

Very nice step up