Tuesday, 21 January 2025

Weather and Windspeed


                                                                            
Beauford         m/s             knopen         km/uur
0 = wind stil 0.0 - 0.2 0 0
1 = zwak 0.3 - 1.5 1 - 3 1 - 5 
2 = zwak 1.6 - 3.3 4 - 6 6 - 11
3 = matig 3.4 - 5.4 7 - 10 12 - 19
4 = matig 5.5 - 7.9 11 - 16 20 - 28
5 = vrij krachtig 8.0 - 10.7 17 - 21 29 - 38
6 = krachtig 10.8 - 13.8 22 - 27 39 - 49 
7 = hard 13.9 - 17.1 28 - 33 50 - 61
8 = stormachtig 17.2 - 20.7 34 - 40 62 - 74
9 = storm 20.8 - 24.4 41 - 47 75 - 88
10 = zware storm 24.5 - 28.4 48 - 55 89 - 102
11 = zeer zware storm    28.5 - 32.6        56 - 63  103 - 117
12 = orkaan    >32.6   >63    >117





     Windspeed:  Windfinder , WindGURU ,  YR.no (Utr) , Wetter-online
                          Meteo-parapente , RASP , Mevoli , Soarfinder
     Weather NL: Buienradar , KNMI , Weerplaza , Weeronline
     Clouds:         Wolkenatlas , Bommeltje
     Traffic:           ANWB



"just hangin' around and playin' naughty games"
 Jean-Baptiste Chandelier



Sunday, 19 January 2025

Luxman LV103 hybrid amplifier



An update for my HiFi system with this Luxman LV-103 hybrid amplifier with two 6CG7 triode tubes as preamplifier. The final amplification is done with mosfets.
I connected it to the pre-out of the Maranz sr7300, 5.1 channel AV receiver, as a separate amplifier for the two KEF R300 3-way stereo front speakers.


I use the Marantz with the excellent Crystel DACs for all digital input of TV with Chromecast (Ziggo, Filmnet, Spotify) and also the Raspberry Pi with HiFiBerry Digi+ module for playing my own music collection with Kodi. 

An 4TB hard disk contains MP3, FLAC, DTS and Video files that are connected to this mini computer which is connected with toslink (SPDIF Optical) to the Marantz 7.1 surround amp.
I connected the Phono-preamp (Tonar Vinyline) to another analog input.

Conclusion: Very smooth sound with good imaging and air.
Instrument separation, deep soundstage and insanely clean noise floor continuously blow my mind…



Specifications:
Power output: 50 watts per channel into 8Ω (stereo)
Frequency response: 10Hz to 100kHz
Total harmonic distortion: 0.25%
Input sensitivity: 0.125mV (MC), 2.5mV (MM), 150mV (line)
Signal to noise ratio: 70dB (MC), 90dB (MM), 110dB (line)
Semiconductors: 3x IC, 31x transistors, 8x FET, 9x zener diodes, 23x diodes, 2x vacuum tubes
Dimensions: 438 x 148 x 353mm
Weight: 10kg


Saturday, 11 January 2025

Dual CS515 draaitafel

Bought this replacement turntable local for €60 because I have been waiting for my Fischer turntable for over a year and it has still not been delivered.


Brand: Dual
Model: CS515
Belt drive
Semi-automatic (shut-off)
Speeds: 33 and 45 rpm
ULM ultra light tonearm
Ortofon cartridge with elliptical needle
Dust cover
Year of construction: 1985






Saturday, 4 January 2025

Chiptuning BMW

Benefits tuning by Chiptuning Ede
Fahrenheitstraat 5A, 6716 BR Ede
Tel:- 0318 250 555
  • More power and strength
  • Less gear shifting
  • More agility due to smoother engine running
  • Improved fuel consumption with ‘same’ driving style
  • No influence on APK
  • 2-5 years warranty


High-quality Stage 1 tuning

Vehicle: BMW Z4 3.5i (E89) engine: N54
Price:     €280 
Power:  306 -> 370 hp
Torque: 400 ->  500 Nm