ahofer
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| IFI iDSD Pro Streaming upnp just not ready for prime time.Btw, I had a Cambridge 851N that crapped out and after some discussion they offered me a decent trade in value against their statement product, the Edge NQ. This is a really good DAC. I've been compar... | |
| KEF LS50, B&W 805D2, B&W 805S opinions wanted I have the active LS50s in my second system with the TV, and I think they are excellent imagers mid and near field. Great for rock, but for classical they don't quite have the timbre right, to my ears. Right up the line, the Kefs aren't quite as ... | |
| Paradigm Persona series It seems to me that differences in speakers swamp differences in amps, and introducing the even order harmonics from high end tube amps is a difficult and indirect way to try to EQ a speaker into sounding more natural. I'm listening to an entir... | |
| Paradigm Persona series I heard the Kef Reference 5s at Dave’s with the tracks above, and I agree they give a very solid large orchestra presentation, and a lovely chamber music image as well. Partly for reasons of size, they aren’t going in my LR. The Harbeths don’t qui... | |
| Has anybody tried Qobuz Streaming service? I've been using Qobuz for a few weeks, and I have found it much better than Tidal for classical and similar for Jazz. There are some annoying titles/labels that appear on one or not the other. Random example: Joey Alexander is on Tidal, but not ... | |
| Forking from the cables thread to a discussion of whether hi-res is audible..... I'm more concerned about the things we can't hear, but convince ourselves we can. | |
| Forking from the cables thread to a discussion of whether hi-res is audible..... @geoffkait as the OP I can assure you blind testing was there from the very beginning of the thread .In general, I think those of us who have invested in this should remain open and humble towards all possibilities, if only to further our pursuit ... | |
| Forking from the cables thread to a discussion of whether hi-res is audible..... And yet blind listening tests consistently reveal we hear less than we think we hear when sighted. Complex indeed, but perhaps not due to the biomechanical sensitivity in the ear so much as interactions between parts of the brain. | |
| IFI iDSD Pro Incidentally, I use Bubble as my primary control point. It works with other streamers, including chromecast, without issues. | |
| Forking from the cables thread to a discussion of whether hi-res is audible..... I hadn't seen this one before. Embarrassing. http://matrixhifi.com/ENG_contenedor_ppec.htm | |
| Forking from the cables thread to a discussion of whether hi-res is audible..... I think so. One possibility I've considered is that the studios that put out hi-res recordings may, on average, be more conscientious about quality.Also, higher bit-depth has significant advantages in the recording and mixing process. | |
| Going to try a tube integrated. I have a pair of VTL Deluxe 225 monoblocks and full complement of KT90 tubes that I'm not using now if anyone's interested. | |
| Forking from the cables thread to a discussion of whether hi-res is audible..... Could be. The initial reason people objected wasn't because they needed extra bit depth or higher sampling to hear more, but because the filters required for 44khz produced at least measurable artifacts in the audible range. But oversampling was... | |
| The Science of Cables GPS location calculations use quantum adjustment, but I agree with the point. Generally quantum mechanics are required for things outside of normal human scale - very far, very small, very fast.And indeed, electrons and soundwaves are quantum-sca... | |
| Marantz PM10 class D amp Dave (audiotroy) and I listened to the Krell k300i with the Kef Referemce 5s that was the best thing we tried, IMO |