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| Old CD player back from the dead—prompting many questions! Thanks to the OP for the detailed post and no, it wasn't boring. But my main accolade is for your diligence in comparing the sound quality of different sources by using a control. You are about the only other member here (besides me) who does it t... | |
| If I rip all my CD's to flac files do I still need a CD transport? I ripped my entire CD collection (4000+) to uncompressed FLAC using dBpoweramp. Took me 3 years to do it. I still have my CDs and I have upgraded my transport to a Jay's Audio CD3 MK3. Why? 1. I wanted to be able to make play lists and have my re... | |
| Recommend me a DAC under 3k I second the recommendation for a Black Ice FX Tube DAC. I have this DAC and like it very much but it is not my primary DAC. It did very well in a blind shootout at the Arizona Audio/Video Club DAC Shootout and I have had good experience over the ... | |
| Loudspeaker sensitivity and dynamics: are the two inexorably linked? In my experience there is no direct correlation at all. I own a pair of Thiel CS6 speakers which are some of the least sensitive speakers out there (86 dB) and I drive them with a Krell KSA 300S. I've been to 3 audio shows (AXPONA, Tampa, and PAF)... | |
| Help me select few vinyl LPs I checked and Music Direct does not offer international shipping but it looks like Acoustic Sounds does offer FedEx International Economy shipping. You can sort by 45 rpm records on Acoustic Sounds website and you will see quite a few titles. Her... | |
| Why Don’t You Post Your System on Your Profile? In my case I haven't posted my system largely because of inertia and a little embarrassment. I have looked at several member's system and I appreciate that they took the time to photograph and detail them. I have 4 racks of components and my cabl... | |
| Can you have too much speaker presence? I've heard some pretty impressive stand mount "small" speakers at a few audio shows (TAD and Raidho are two examples) that outperformed many larger speakers. If you accept the Stereophile definition (thanks Rickd1225) then I completely disagree wi... | |
| DAC UPGRADE QUESTION In a different Agon thread about DACs (there are multitudes) a member cited a video from Pearl Acoustics dealing with the question of whether DACS sound the same. I thought it was a thoughtful exercise and he minimized the hype. https://www.youtub... | |
| List some of your favorite live Jazz recordings I'll recommend just one and it happens to be pretty much the best live jazz recording in my collection. I use this disc to blow away friends who have never heard a good system. One of my coworkers a few years ago sat in the prime seat and was lite... | |
| Is it all phasing or is it something more? Previous responses have hinted at this but didn't quite get there. Stream the movie again and wire your speakers out of phase and see what happens. It sounds like the stereo soundtrack may be out of phase and it is easy to test this. | |
| Amplifier considerations, PrmaLuna EVO 400 versus ARC Reference 160 S. Is ARC worth it? There is another factor here you should consider - Pride of Ownership. If you lust for the ARC amps and you will always be a little sad and dissatisfied that you don't own them then go ahead and spend the damn money. There's a good chance that you... | |
| What speaker could safely be ordered without hearing it first? I can't hardly imagine buying a new (unused) expensive pair of speakers ($10k+) without hearing them first - or at least a model by the same manufacturer. If someone has a budget like this then they should be able to swing going to an audio show o... | |
| How Do Amps Affect Soundstage? I highly recommend to anyone in this hobby that they commit part of their upgrade budget and go to an audio show (I've been to AXPONA, Florida, and Pacific Audio Fest). You will come away with many of your preconceptions broken or severely damaged... | |
| A Black Box to Solve Everything @koestner I have a BSG QOL Signal Completion processor in my system and I use it most of the time. It is not adjustable and I would not describe it as adding any sort of tube distortion. It affects the phase information in the signal and adds de... | |
| When Will the DAC Singularity Be Reached? I have two CD players (both decode HDCD), one Krell CD250/2 from around 2000 and an Emotiva ERC-3 from around 2015. Also have one SACD player, a Marantz SA KI Ruby from around 2018. I have 3 DACs, a Resolution Audio Quantum from the late 90’s, a P... |