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Originally Posted by robfine
It’s a rainy Saturday in Miami. I’m spending the day completing building/installing Roon in a NUC including putting it in a fanless housing.
What audio-related project are you doing today, or saving up to do on the next rainy day?
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Rain???
What's that? 
Today I went for romp in the twisty bits behind Napa County in my Acura TL Type S.
Tomorrow, I might take the mighty 5th Gen Honda VFR800 out. 800cc 90 deg V-4 with 360 degree crank in perfect primary balance, gear driven cams with shim-under bucket valve actuation, fuel injection, a $1500 Öhlins shock adjustable for spring preload, rebound and compression damping, and cartridge forks with their shim stacks revalved for my weight. Makes 100 hp onto the ground at the rear tire. For a fully-laden bike that weighs ~500 lbs, this is a power-to-weight ratio of a 2500 lb sports car with...500 BHP at the rear tires.  Will easily do 155 mph and do it...all day long, as this engine was directly derived from HRC's endurance racing program engine for their RVF endurance racing bikes, where Honda won multiple 24 HRS of Le Man, Bol D'Or 24, and 8 Hours of Suzuka endurance races, plus many IoM Tourist Trophy races.
Here it is last weekend on Wooden Valley Road...golden hour, a 5th Gen VFR, and a smooth twisty road. What's not to like? 
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Lumin P1 streamer/DAC/preamp, Constellation Inspiration integrated TT: Michell Gyro SE MkII, SME V, Koetsu Urushi Vermilion, EAR324. Harbeth 30.2s, REL R-305, Shunyata Alpha V2 ICs, Alpha V2 SPs, Sigma XC, Sigma NRv2, Omega QR-s & Alpha NRv2 PCs, segmented Altaira SG stack w/ Alpha & Omega CGCs, Everest 8000 PD. Remote Server Room: Uptone EtherREGEN, AfterDark Master Clock & LPS, Alita, Battle Angel, (Akasa NUC Roon Core), iFi DC Purifiers (for SMPS used for Alita & router), Shunyata Gemini combo power distributor & Altaira-type CG GP-NR hub, Venom & Alpha CGCs, Shunyata NRv14 power cords for digital components.
Last edited by Puma Cat; 10-08-2022 at 10:50 PM.
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