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What better way to celebrate the arrival of Spring than paying homage to HOLO Audio. We declare September Holo Month! All Holo Products are on promotion this month, Holo month. https://stereo-direct.co.za/products/holo-audio-spring-3-level-1-dac

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@optimus, best you have first-hand experience with the RED, and the arrangement is in place. Stefan

I recently enjoyed listening to this classic once again when it came in for a health check. What a fantastic machine, and how wonderful that this unit is close to the heart of its owner. The small Classic has charmed many over the past 25 years. Isn't she beautiful?

Thanks for the link and background inf. Some valuable insights, particularly emphasising that it is fake news that front-ported speakers can be placed closer to the wall than rear-ported speakers. The challenge is that the wall behind the speaker is not the only boundary to consider when...

Here is another profile of a woman standing strong in what seems to be a man's world. https://www.hifipig.com/interview-with-gabi-rynveld-of-crystal-connect/

I am pausing to try and distil the paper; suffice to say, I am very intrigued by the attempt to consider the link between the engineering perspective of audio and what happens in the last mile. Many ignore this last mile because of the complexity and then simplify, perhaps oversimplify, the...

In this paper, a meta-analysis of the important biological factors that might impact how we approach the design and how we experience audio might help to shed light on many of the controversies in the audio field. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4437822 The Human Auditory...

Pierre, I would welcome support with such an adaptor, even open to paying for a prototype. Maybe you can pm me if you think it would be worth your time to take it on.

It is an Aqua La Voce S2 with the Pcm1704 chip. Back-to-back comparisons between the S2 and S3 Aquas, in my experience, in my environment and other systems, indicated that they sound very similar but that the S3 has a more saturated sound and sounds slightly more forward/present whilst the S2...

It seems a few themes are being explored in the OP question. The title starts with the high-end system's impact on the enjoyment of music, then clarifies by mentioning the Quad and Pioneer as counterpoints. My experience is similar in that often, and high-end equipment does not necessarily...

Continuing the celebration of women making a mark in the industry here is another excellent example.

Exciting developments in the streamer category. https://www.vinshineaudio.com/post/world-premiere-denafrips-arce-streamer

It is tough, but it does provide some trust in the system.

Here is an interesting profile of one lady making her mark in the industry. https://theaudiobeatnik.com/women-in-audio-meet-ofra-gershman/

August is women's month in SA, and maybe it is time, once again, to reflect on why so few hifi enthusiasts are women. As I see it, music is as essential to women as men and if we say the hifi is aimed to serve music, then there is a problem somewhere. So why is this the current situation...

Our promotions for August 2023 https://stereo-direct.co.za/collections/on-promotion In celebration of Women's Month, we will also give additional discounts to our female friends on any item ordered(contact us for details).

Guys, thanks for all your views and input. You really surprised us with the positive responses, and even the more careful responses are also valuable in trying to come up with a proposition. The idea seems to have some broad-based support but a well-structured CVP should be the starting point...