A Look Back and Listen: Rod Van Solkema vs. David Seaman and Koto -- a Trance Music Mashup & Message1/8/2022 By Juan C. Ayllon Back during my mobile DJ'ing days circa 2000/2001, I was playing with some samples of a message by Rod Van Solkema, who was then pastor of Young Adults Ministry at Harvest Bible Chapel - Rolling Meadows. I mixed these samples with a song entitled, "Janiero" from DJ David Seaman's CD, Solid Sessions (I believe the original song mix was by Koto). I did two takes. Although not well-balanced, I found the results quite pleasing.
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By Juan C. Ayllon This past week, I had a review published of the 432 EVO High End Music Server published in another website that I write for (you can find it by Googling Juan C. Ayllon and 432 EVO), and afterwards, a friend asked me on a posted Facebook link, "Why someone in their right mind would pay $5,500 for this vs. a few hundred dollars on a NUC?"
The short answer is for the sound. My system's reference is the Intel NUC with the Roon Optimized Core Kit (ROCK) that, with the added memory card, etc. cost me roughly $650 plus several hours labor. And before someone pounces on that as being an unfair comparison, suffice it to say that linked up to the Ayre QB-9 DAC, it played on a par with the $4,500 LUMIN T-2 and in close A-B tests was virtually indistinguishable when corrected for volume. Moreover, prior to the arrival of the 432 EVO, my system, anchored by the Schiit Audio Yggdrasil OG DAC, Pass Labs XP-12 preamplifier, X150.8 amp, Straight Wire reference cabling, and Usher Mini Dancer 2 loudspeakers, has never sounded better. Keep in mind that I have had much more expensive servers in my space, such as the Lampizator Komputer and their Super Komputer (in all fairness, back when I reviewed the latter, my supporting electronics weren't nearly as robust) . |
Juan C. AyllonA writer, artist, educator and owner of Prairie Audio Man Cave, he lives with his wife, Isabel (AKA Belle), and their Goldendoodle, Liam, enjoys listening to high fidelity music and all things hi-fi at their home in the greater Chicagoland area.. Archives
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