Audio Precision System One Dual Domani Measuirement Systems

Fri Dec 30, 2011 3:42 pm   

I'm part of group that is readying two Audio Precision System One Dual
Domain measurement systems for market.

The units have exceptional provenance. They were owned by Stereo Review
Magazine and were the personal tools of Julian Hirsch. They still have
Hachette Publications property stickers on them.

Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S magazine operations, like Ziff Davis, and
indeed Stereo Review, are regrettably no more. We obtained these units from
Hachette as surplus items right before they moved their offices in
Manhattan.

According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hachette_Filipacchi_Media_U.S. ,
Hachette's US magazine operations were sold off in May, 2010.

The condition of the equipment is excellent. All of the tests I've run
worked the first time. We have them fully operational and attached to
computers running Windows XP. We believe that we have drivers and I/O cards
that will work with even later versions of Windows. The units are a tiny bit
out of calibration. We intend to run 100% of the diagnostics and have them
entirely nominal before sale.

While not SOTA in terms of distortion residuals, AP S1 systems are still
valuable tools for many current applications due to their excellent
interfaces, good performance, and programmability. We intend to sell them as
turnkey systems - unbox what we send you, plug it in, and go!

If you are interested in purchasing this equipment, please contact me at
arnyk at comcast dot net.

Sat Dec 31, 2011 12:21 am   

"Arny Krueger"


** Has this unit got more value because of its provenance ?

Anyhow - here's a pic of one:

http://www.nessales.com/ebay/13318/Audio%20Precision%20System%20One%20Optical%20IO%20Pic%20(0).JPG


.... Phil

Sat Dec 31, 2011 12:38 am   

On 12/30/2011 11:21 PM, Phil Allison wrote:

don't you know anything?

Sat Dec 31, 2011 8:02 am   

"recursor"


** I imagined it might be Julian Hirsch's aura and sweaty finger prints
that made the difference.

Bit like a Strat that had once belonged to Jimi Hendrix.



..... Phil

Sat Dec 31, 2011 11:43 am   

In message <DfqdnbP1sJ0Z1mPTnZ2dnUVZ8vmdnZ2d_at_brightview.co.uk>, recursor
<recursor_at_recursor.net> wrote

but only when used with Russ Andrews cables.
--
Alan
news2009 {at} admac {dot} myzen {dot} co {dot} uk

Sat Dec 31, 2011 12:11 pm   

On 12/31/2011 10:43 AM, Alan wrote:

Funny you should say that as the little beauties below have been reduced
to *only* £1503 and they feature that well known technical enhancement
of orthogonal braid. I've just ordered half a dozen of them, they'll go
well with the Hachette Publications property stickers...in fact fuck it,
they won't just go well, they were made for each other.
http://www.russandrews.com/product.asp?lookup=1&region=UK&currency=GBP&pf_id=2137&customer_id=PAA3122123611657HNNULQPHBZIBBHUY

Sat Dec 31, 2011 2:47 pm   

In message <46ednRibWdB-cGPTnZ2dnUVZ8jKdnZ2d_at_brightview.co.uk>, recursor
<recursor_at_recursor.net> wrote



Check out the Deep Cryo Treatment link on that page
--
Alan
news2009 {at} admac {dot} myzen {dot} co {dot} uk

Sat Dec 31, 2011 3:11 pm   

On 12/31/2011 01:47 PM, Alan wrote:

LMAO
"Russ’s thoughts in previous issues of our Connected magazine, you’ll
know that he advocates the freezing of CDs to improve their sound quality"

It seems you can fool some of the [rich] people enough of the time to
make a good living selling bollocks.

Sat Dec 31, 2011 3:44 pm   

"recursor" <recursor_at_recursor.net> wrote in message
news:gJednencpZJnimLTnZ2dnUVZ8hSdnZ2d_at_brightview.co.uk...



I saw a couple in Comet yesterday buying a 1m HDMI cable for £45.
You should have heard the drivel the 'knowledgeable' salesperson
was spouting.

The damage that such people can do to the TV industry is........
well, words fail me. Mind you if they are daft enough to spend so
much (and it was by no means the cheapest) rather than £4.99 at
B&Q then they deserve it.



--
Woody

harrogate three at ntlworld dot com

Sat Dec 31, 2011 3:47 pm   

On Sat, 31 Dec 2011 14:44:17 -0000, "Woody"
<harrogate3_at_ntlworld.spam.com> wrote:


I bought an HDMI cable in Tottenham Court Road a couple of months ago.
The bloke wanted 19.95, and I said I wouldn't pay that much. He asked
what I would give, and I held out a fiver. He was perfectly happy with
the trade. I should have offered a quid.

d

Sat Dec 31, 2011 4:11 pm   

Don Pearce wrote:


--
Tciao for Now!

John.

Sat Dec 31, 2011 4:30 pm   

Phil Allison wrote:


There quite possibly is some extra market value because of it. However


For audiophile grade measurements use them with this:

http://www.russandrews.com/product.asp?lookup=1&region=UK&currency=GBP&pf_id=1564&customer_id=PAA3122123611657HNNULQPHBZIBBHUY

mains cable. Many banks ask you to pay for having money stored in their
system and this mains cable will remedy that problem and thus really be a
saving.

O;-)


Kind regards

Peter Larsen

Sat Dec 31, 2011 4:47 pm   

My Pioneer Elite Kuro sits some distance from the player. I needed a 20'
HDMI cable. I bought MCM's house-brand cable for about $15. It works
perfectly, as far as I can tell.

Sat Dec 31, 2011 5:03 pm   

On Sat, 31 Dec 2011 07:47:44 -0800, "William Sommerwerck"
<grizzledgeezer_at_comcast.net> wrote:


I'm sure you'd know instantly if it wasn't working properly.

I wish they would redesign HDMI, though. It suffers from precisely the
same defect as SCART - the cable is too thick and springy, and the
flimsy connector has no detent. Rubbish piece of design.

d

Sat Dec 31, 2011 5:38 pm   

"Don Pearce" <spam_at_spam.com> wrote in message
news:4eff31aa.17902861_at_news.eternal-september.org...


Some are made of limper cable. Not surprisingly, given the thickness, longer
cables tend to be limper, regardless of the material.

I like the lack of a detent. You pull on the cable, and it simply falls out.
You can't cause the display (or other device) to slide or fall over.