{"id":7730,"date":"2019-02-03T16:33:01","date_gmt":"2019-02-03T16:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/2019\/02\/03\/new-listening-room\/"},"modified":"2019-02-08T19:02:45","modified_gmt":"2019-02-08T19:02:45","slug":"new-listening-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/2019\/02\/03\/new-listening-room\/","title":{"rendered":"New listening room"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_4791.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7741\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/2019\/02\/03\/new-listening-room\/img_4791\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_4791.jpg?fit=5184%2C3456&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"5184,3456\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 600D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1549223624&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;28&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.6&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_4791\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_4791.jpg?fit=840%2C560&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7741 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_4791-1024x683.jpg?resize=840%2C560\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_4791.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 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data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/2019\/02\/03\/new-listening-room\/img_4799\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_4799.jpg?fit=5184%2C3456&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"5184,3456\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 600D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1549223756&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;23&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.6&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_4799\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_4799.jpg?fit=840%2C560&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-7743\" 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840px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_4804.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7742\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/2019\/02\/03\/new-listening-room\/img_4804\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_4804.jpg?fit=5184%2C3456&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"5184,3456\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 600D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1549223812&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;49&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.5&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_4804\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_4804.jpg?fit=840%2C560&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-7742\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_4804-1024x683.jpg?resize=840%2C560\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_4804.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_4804.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_4804.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_4804.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_4804.jpg?w=1680&amp;ssl=1 1680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_4804.jpg?w=2520&amp;ssl=1 2520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_4804.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7728\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/2019\/02\/03\/new-listening-room\/img_1945\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/img_1945-e1549211672870.jpg?fit=4032%2C3024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4032,3024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1549107086&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0083333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;3&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_1945\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/img_1945-e1549211672870.jpg?fit=840%2C630&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7728 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/img_1945-e1549211672870.jpg?resize=840%2C630\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/img_1945-e1549211672870.jpg?w=4032&amp;ssl=1 4032w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/img_1945-e1549211672870.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/img_1945-e1549211672870.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/img_1945-e1549211672870.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/img_1945-e1549211672870.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/img_1945-e1549211672870.jpg?w=1680&amp;ssl=1 1680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/img_1945-e1549211672870.jpg?w=2520&amp;ssl=1 2520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The new listening room (at least for some time) is now ready. One of the loft rooms is now purposed for guests and for music. Everything is set up. The 4P1L PSE with Monolith Magnetics S9 OPTs, the ER801a driver plus the 01a preamp are in place. Have the DAC and the Lenco turntable as sources. A Kozmo stepped attenuator and input selector. Subwoofer, record cleaning machine and the Alpair 10 in the reflex boxes. I removed the dome tweeters to experiment for a while.<\/p>\n<p>My Starlight transport and discrete DAC are on the box still. I need to fit the CD towers on the wall first. Tons of CDs to rack again. Yet, TIDAL is a good alternative. Love exploring other records I don&#8217;t own.<\/p>\n<p>At the moment playing the Howling Wolf record we enjoyed late at night with Jeffrey Jackson and Dave Slagle at ETF.18.<\/p>\n<p>Life is good&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new listening room (at least for some time) is now ready. One of the loft rooms is now purposed for guests and for music. Everything is set up. The 4P1L PSE with Monolith Magnetics S9 OPTs, the ER801a driver plus the 01a preamp are in place. Have the DAC and the Lenco turntable as &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/2019\/02\/03\/new-listening-room\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;New listening room&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-valves"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2r2tK-20G","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7730"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7730\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7744,"href":"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7730\/revisions\/7744"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}