agisthos
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| Why do Wav and Flac Files Sound Different? @m2team00 Same. I did 1200 cd’s with dbpoweramp back in 2009 and it took 3-4 months. I was gonna go full OCD and use Exactaudiocopy but would have killed myself ripping that many cd’s at 1:1 speed. Too difficult. Dbpoweramp does it all and I st... | |
| Why do Wav and Flac Files Sound Different? @bolong WAV has always had the ability to have metadata it just wasn’t well supported as an official standard. This changed over time. Qobuz downloads now embed the cover art and metadata into each track for WAV or FLAC. You can strip all metad... | |
| Importance of clocking I had a highly modified Oppo used only as a digital transport (all audio/dac board removed e.t.c). One of the mods was an upgraded clock - but not just that - a unique dedicated linear power supply just for the clock alone. This hugely lifted the ... | |
| Aurender Music Server and CD Transport comparison A lot of you seem to be using products that have Oppo transports. Is it the same drive as used in the Oppo 103/5 203/5 blu-ray players? If so I highly suggest checking out Oppomod.com as they sell a stabilizer plate mod kit for those drives. The ... | |
| Ethernet Cables - what are you using and why? @thomasok Why 8.5 feet and not 8, 9 or any other length. Did you test different lengths to come to this or was it an arbitrary length you stumbled upon? There are resonance and reflection points with digital (and power cable) lengths, more so t... | |
| Swiss Digital FUSE BOX Question Thread What would be cool for OEM, is a rectangular PCB board, with the through holes on one end for direct soldering the various IEC connectors to it. So you could just screw it directly to the backplate of a chassis, and just use 2 standoffs at the oth... | |
| Linear Power supply for a Weiss dac 204? I have had TeddyPardo, Hdplex, Uptone JS2 and a bunch of no-name aliexpress linear power supplies, for use on my streamers and network gear. The best of them all was the Farad Super 3. Its only 559 euro, so would be price appropriate and a good ma... | |
| Swiss Digital FUSE BOX Question Thread HI Mark, you are considering an OEM version of the SDFB for amplifier manufacturers? How is that coming along? I do realise you have a lot of things on the boil. 3x different snubbers? I just ordered mine!! | |
| Looking for an HDMI cable @soix Oh I guess yes I am taking about another standard and i2S is indeed for internal transfer. Probably the receiver is a different standard and not subject to the cable reflections like others are. Putting all that aside, I would still highly ... | |
| Best USB cable upgrade for around $1000 @blisshifi some of the guys on What's Best Forum, who have access to the most expensive USB cables ever made, including the ones you mention, were claiming its a winner. Intona have 3 performance grades, and the only difference between them is ti... | |
| Looking for an HDMI cable @soix I have had over 10 high end HDMI cables. The better ones were probably Wireworld Platinum Starlight and Nordost Heimdall 2 HDMI. The Vivlink 3+ was better than them all. Regarding length, don’t be so sure. For HDMI and USB cables, which are... | |
| Tara Labs There was a gigantic, multi year, 20k thread on here about Tara Labs that eventually got deleted, because it was full of dealer shills, just like the similar sized High Fidelity Cables thread. They both got deleted and its a shame because I never... | |
| Halcro update It wasn't Gregory but Christiaan Punter that said its better than CH Precision, my bad. | |
| Best USB cable upgrade for around $1000 I always read Bliss's posts because he is a straight shooter and gives great feedback here - he is always recommending products he does not carry, always. That's a sign of a true hobbyist, not a dealer shill. @blisshifi speaking of premium USB ... | |
| Halcro update Roy Gregory did a review recently on gy8.eu where he said the new Halcro made his reference amp, the CH Precision A1.5, sound almost broken. I remember when I first got into this hobby in 2002 the Halcro had just come out but had a reputation for... |