4afsanakhan

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CD Quality Versus Streaming Quality
Thanks Zerofox, that Simaudio Supernova CD player is very good. I heard one at a friends place several years ago. Interesting that many, including yourself, prefer Qobuz over Tidal.  
More watts or better power ?
Mark that hi-fi rig is impressive. I’ve never heard PS Audio BHK in person but many recommend very highly and the designer is something of an audio legend I understand?50 watts of tube power can be a lot with big power supplies storing massive jou... 
CD Quality Versus Streaming Quality
Hi JPeters568 and Cleeds, thanks both for your great input. I am learning.i will offer this from personal experience. The digital bit perfect stream that is check in the cache / buffer aside, CD players can and do sound different in the way the mu... 
CD Quality Versus Streaming Quality
Hi RichTruss,Excellent system. I believe what you are saying and can understand why,, although others have different results with different players. Your scenario is not the same as streaming from a cloud service though, right?. You are playing FL... 
CD Quality Versus Streaming Quality
Hi JPeter568,Thanks for that great information. Your work as a senior systems engineer gives you the advantage of knowledge from a technical standpoint. Some very interesting and relevant points you make, although from my personal experience, and ... 
CD Quality Versus Streaming Quality
Hi dear folks. Just thought this video might be helpful to the discussion. It is not a high-end system but my son had this before moving to the Expert. It still produces a terrific sound as you will hear somewhat (recording with iPhone has limitat... 
CD Quality Versus Streaming Quality
Hi Folks,i hope you are all enjoying a restful Sunday.I must apologize because, my son informed me yesterday morning of a setting that effects sound quality from Tidal streaming and that did call into question the validity of the results of the te... 
CD Quality Versus Streaming Quality
Wow riaa_award_collectors_on_facebook! Most impressive background. Facinating information that strikes of truth, and by that i mean good information. I am all ears and attention. What you are saying (and George too), means that many of the recordi... 
CD Quality Versus Streaming Quality
Thanks all for your excellent feedback.Clarification;- We tested the BDP-09FD’s internal Wolfson DACs, and feeding the digital signal using Coax digital cable to the Expert Pro 220’s own ‘magic’ DAC. I guess I just like the sound of my player’s DA... 
Speaker Cables? why all the hype for expensive speaker wire?
Cables and interconnects do sound different. Putting aside the value discussion, because that is a personal decision, I do certainly hear differences. Much depends on the transparency of the chain. If the other components are very transparent, and... 
Sound Quality and Verizon FIOS Fibre Optic Internet
Lowrider, the system consists of following;power conditioner; APC H10Router, Frontier Arris running FiosMacBook Air running TidalDAC; Synergistic Research The Music Cable DAC (an oldie but goodie) The DAC has special USB cable hardwired and cool l... 
Sound Quality and Verizon FIOS Fibre Optic Internet
Lowrider57, artemus_5, and elliottbnewcombjr, thanks all for your responses.Lowrider, great input. I will have to research the Brickwall power conditioner. I am currently using an APC H10 power conditioner that one would not consider ‘high-end’, b...