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    The Other Discs

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    On 8/3/2023 at 9:03 PM, JohnJ said:

    Yea guys, I looked up Cyrus a couple months back when Paul and George were talking about them.

    Who's, where's Ringo? Must be you Andre!

    Interesting design just stands out to me


    Just a quick update 

    The DAC on the Cyrus CD8SE CD player is simply amazing so I don’t want to be messing with that 

     

    However I am going to hook up an old friend to the Bluesound Node streamer then to the Cyrus amp 

     

    I may or may not have mentioned about my little battery DAC 3 by Starting Point Systems


    At the moment a direct connection to the Cyrus amp is close to CD quality sound but I want to see what is the difference when I hook up the DAC3 


    Fun times ahead 

     

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    The Other Discs

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    1 hour ago, JohnJ said:

    Yea guys, I looked up Cyrus a couple months back when Paul and George were talking about them.

    Who's, where's Ringo? Must be you Andre!

    Interesting design just stands out to me


     

    I will post a brief review after a settling in period of the Cyrus 8 XP for you 

    Note this model was made from 2010 to 2015 and variants till current year 

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    Vinyl - Record Spinning

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    15 hours ago, AndreG. said:

     

    I know: "What counts is what´s inside", or in this case, what comes out of it. But the optics... Maybe they look different en natura, but on the photo... 

    Be that as it may, congrats on Your new system Paul!

     

     

    11 hours ago, Full Range said:


    Probably looks out of place because one component is black and three are silver 

    On the upside I negotiated a better price because of that 

     

    The cases are made of non magnetic cast alloy and they look like ingots 

    But just for you I will take a beautiful photo on the next post 

    Lets see if I can pull it off 🤞

     


     

    Photography is all about the angle 📐 

     

    Todays spin is 

     

    Artist - Peter Gabriel 

    Title - Peter Gabriel 3

     

    Album ID - https://www.discogs.com/release/379028-Peter-Gabriel-Peter-Gabriel

     

    Edit - I forgot to mention that I have purchased and are in transit 16 isolation hemispheres for the amps 

    So that will be nice when they arrive 

     

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    Vinyl - Record Spinning

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    3 hours ago, AndreG. said:

     

    I know: "What counts is what´s inside", or in this case, what comes out of it. But the optics... Maybe they look different en natura, but on the photo... 

    Be that as it may, congrats on Your new system Paul!

     


    Probably looks out of place because one component is black and three are silver 

    On the upside I negotiated a better price because of that 

     

    The cases are made of non magnetic cast alloy and they look like ingots 

    But just for you I will take a beautiful photo on the next post 

    Lets see if I can pull it off 🤞

     

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    Vinyl - Record Spinning

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    48 minutes ago, MicroMara said:

    Sorry Sorry Sorry @Full Range  The Sansui has 2 x 85W/8 Ohm . If you run an amp with 75W/8 Ohm per Channel or 85W/8 Ohm , it really isn´t a listening difference , by normal listening room level around 65 > 70 dB it´s still the first watt working, not more. And another point is the amps damping factor , 60 the Sansui and  172 the Cyrus . So your JBL / Altec / Klipsch with s´Subbass Bin equipped 4- Way  " LaScala "  will be under better chassis control with the Cyrus now.

    Another big deal is that the amp as well as the cdp have an ext. psu now ...Well Paul ....I´m sure you made a big step upfront with your new eletronics ...Have a lot of fun and keep us tellin what´s going on 


    Yea sorry  I am claiming a seniors moment when I posted the wattage 🫣

     

    You are correct- As good as the Sansui AU717 is it’s a little laid back for the La Scala’s 

    And yes the Cyrus makes them more alive as in they twinkle with delight along with the music 

     

    The other amp they loved but sold recently was the Blue Circle 🔵 BMPH 

    And they also delight me when hooked up to the First Watt M2 

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    Vinyl - Record Spinning

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    1 hour ago, JohnJ said:

    So I'm guessing the newer higher model series has a bit more oomph in it, huh Paul? 

    Congrats



    No less than the Sansui AU717 at 150 watts per channel 

     

    The Cyrus XP amp has 70 watts per channel, the volume goes up in very small increments and it reads out in db on the display 

     


    I already have for some years the CD8SE and a Bluesound Node streamer, they are now connected up for the rest of the household and guests to use or enjoy 

     

    But I’m surprised how nice it sounds with good separation and fast passage changes 

    I will let my ears get accustomed to it and report back 

     

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    The Other Discs

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    1 hour ago, JohnJ said:

    That is some good intricate music to listen to through your new gear.

    Still have to commend that company for the shapes of the front of their components. Looks kind of chunky or beefy if you will. Also resembles some kinds of rock crystals with the facets on the face.


     

    The casework is non magnetic die cast alloy 

    So probably not much can be done aesthetically

     

    So just pretend it’s an ingot of gold and you will be OK 🤘

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    Vinyl - Record Spinning

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    I know that everyone is waiting patiently 

     

    A test record first up - me like what me hear 

    I actually thought that I would be chasing hum and ground loops but nada and that was a pleasant surprise 


     

     

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    Vinyl - Record Spinning

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    A quick update on the new Cyrus components 

     

    The Cyrus 8XP amp and PSXR arrived on Monday July 31


    A day later the Sansui AU717 / TU717 system has been removed and the new setup is now in place 

    Also I have sold the backup Sansui AU117 / TU217 to a work colleague 

     

    So far I’m really liking the sound but even better as the system warms up

    The La Scala are very revealing and so far it’s a good match on CD and Streaming 

     

    Still need to hook up the Turntable as time allows 

     

    Photos later when I spin a record 

     

     

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    YouTube Spinning

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    Billy Thorpe - was a very cool bloke in Australia 

    He was British born and emigrated to Australia about 1955 

     

    He was also in a band called the Aztec’s with a couple of break ups they were around for about 10 years till the mid 70s playing hard rock 

     

    This video was recorded at Boggo Road Jail, about 2 miles from where I live 🤘

     


     

    And I would say that just about every one in Australia knows this song 

     

     

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    2 hours ago, JohnJ said:

    Well the kid couldn't sing like her but he did have pretty good control of his voice. That's not that bad doing that song as a different arrangement.

     

    @parlophone1 yeah anytime is good for some Tull !


    It’s a worthy winner 

    Did you notice that the singer was chewing gum 😄

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    A national ABC radio station Triple J has been doing a segment called 

    Like a Version ( cover songs ) 


    And this band won 

     

     

    This is behind the scenes info 

     


     

    And something else that was enjoyable to me 

     

     

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