Gav67

Alcoa still owns and operates the smelter.

No, we left Portland in 2009 due to the reduction in work.

Hi David, Welcome. Lovely place Portland. Moved the family to Portland in 2007 for two years until the GFC hit and significantly reduced the projects happening at the aluminium smelter. Kids loved the country lifestyle. I also enjoyed listening to my HiFI on the cold winter nights with a glasses of red from just over the border.

Great combination that will outperform most all-in-one subwoofer solutions. Wrong colour for me.

I’m using Mike’s FoilFlex balanced XLR and speaker cables and find them detailed, dynamic and natural in presentation. From my experience that perform well above what their RRP price would suggest. Everyone’s system is different and these cables may give different results in other systems to mine but for those interested you may wish to give them a try.

Further information: Oyaide 5N Pure Silver solid core Continental 5S USB cable. Great cable made in Japan at a handy length of 1.8m. Includes original packaging. Will ship if buyer pays postage. Photos: Advertisements without photos of the actual item will not be approved.

Further information: Like new Siltech S8 silver mono-crystal XLR interconnects in 1m length. Purchased from the local distributor Absolute Hi-End. Includes factory packaging and certificates. Box has one damaged corner as per photo. Serial numbers available on request. Very hard cable to beat unless you move up to Siltech’s double crown or the ultra expensive triple crown. Will ship at buyers expense. Current RRP in USA $17.5K USD ($27.5K AUD) for 1m XLR. https://www.thecableco.com/empress-crown-interconnect-pair.html From the Siltech Website ROYAL SIGNATURE The Royal Signature Series high-end cables embody every last ounce of Siltech’s knowledge and technology. The twisted twin co-axial construction used in the Classic Anniversary and Explorer series delivers a perfect balance of performance, price and practicality, its elegant self-shielding topology eliminating both unnecessary elements and the performance compromises that go with them. But once performance becomes paramount, the rules change. An external, circumferential shield can produce even better results – but only if you can space it far enough away from the conductors. Thick and stiff external insulation imparts added mechanical isolation. That means cables that are heavy and less flexible, but once heard we think you’ll agree, that’s a small price to pay given the performance on offer. Those substantial casings contain our latest G7 silver/gold alloy or, in the Crown Series cables, our revolutionary (and incredibly costly) S8 silver mono-crystal conductors, combined with advanced insulation materials and precision manufacturing techniques to create a genuinely state-of-the-art family of eight interconnects, five speaker cables, three power cords and no fewer than eight digital cables, including USB and FireWire. Breathtakingly accurate and musically involving, the Royal Signature Series are the best cables that Siltech can make: in a world of uncertainty, history suggests that that makes them the best cables you can buy. Empress Crown The conductors of the Empress Crown cables are unique one-crystal flat ultra purity sliver ribbons. From one side of the cable to the other, there is no crystal boundary which means audio distortion is essentially zero. Review https://www.innerearmag.com/reviews/cables/Siltech_Emperor.shtml Thank you for reading. Photos: Advertisements without photos of the actual item will not be approved.

Congratulations on a great room. Well done.

Further information: Two Kimber Silver/ Copper hybrid balanced cables available. 1m length each. $380 for both or $200 each. Will ship at buyers expense. Includes original packaging. Photos: Advertisements without photos of the actual item will not be approved.

Further information: Local Pickup preferred, but will ship at buyers expense. Transparent Audio cable with network technology to improve transmission and for noise rejection. Includes original packaging. Photos: Advertisements without photos of the actual item will not be approved.

Further information: Great cable in great condition with original packaging. Second best USB cable that I have used now I have upgraded to the Curious Evolved USB Cable. Prefer local pickup but will ship at buyers expense. Photos: Advertisements without photos of the actual item will not be approved.

The room is looking great.

https://www.whatsbestforum.com/threads/finally-updated-my-system-pictures-to-include-my-new-tts-phono-and-cartridge.30139/

Some food for thought, maybe. Snake Oil and the Velocity of Propagation https://positive-feedback.com/audio-discourse/snake-oil-and-the-velocity-of-propagation/

Hi Gavin, welcome from another Gavin in Brissy. Gavin