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| I need help to select a music streamer @geoffkait not quite, it is also possible for bad test design or mishandling to effect one component and not another, so a positive can also be false.Positives, whether false or not, are awfully hard to find. That has to mean that it is difficult... | |
| The low frequency response is Bass, not Base. I prefer the bass-o-matic. | |
| Yet another Qobuz vs. Tidal debate Interesting. I have found holes in both catalogues, not one more than the other, although Qobuz is a little better on classical while Tidal is better on jazz. Both have also "disappeared" titles that I favorited. Qobuz didn't have any Joey Alexa... | |
| Neil Young Interview Some audio engineer should write "Sweet Home Lossy Compression" as a response."Heard ol' Neil put her down...." | |
| I need help to select a music streamer Here’s a good compilation of blind tests. You could spend a solid half day going through them, and it is pretty sobering. https://www.head-fi.org/threads/testing-audiophile-claims-and-myths.486598/ and if you want to get further on which populati... | |
| I need help to select a music streamer @larry5729 There's a fair amount of blind testing suggesting that listeners can't distinguish resolution above redbook (CD), or even above the highest resolution mp3.But even if you don't buy that, remember that an awful lot of allegedly high-res ... | |
| best way to connect tidal HIFI to Cambridge audio azur 851n streamer +1 on firmware, I’ve seen it work.but i prefer using BubbleUPnP as a control point. | |
| Where to listen hi end systems in Manhattan? Yes, Audio Doctor has a really wide selection of things to listen to, you'd enjoy that. Dave's a nice, enthusiastic guy and his dog is a sweetheart. Oddly enough, I haven't been in one of the NY audiophile bars, but I have been in one in Tokyo, wh... | |
| I went from Class D to Luxman A/AB - And most of what you think is wrong OK, I've had the March Audio p252 in the system for two days (Hypex nc252mp), so I'll follow up with my thoughts in this contentious Class D thread. I had a bit of a long strange trip comparing it to my old amp (Adcom 5802). When I first connect... | |
| Where to listen hi end systems in Manhattan? In Manhattan, Innovative Audio, Lyric Hifi, and Sound by Singer are the big high end stores. None of them are very supportive of just stopping by to listen. Andy Singer is kind of off-putting if you don’t have an appointment. You might do better s... | |
| System synergies: Chaotic or predictable? Peculiar sort of thread entropy we've experienced here. | |
| System synergies: Chaotic or predictable? This reminds me of a twitter account. https://twitter.com/TitaniaMcGrath | |
| System synergies: Chaotic or predictable? Honestly, I can't make much of the last few posts. But sound waves are, comparatively, simple and well understood. Human hearing is not, and only seems to get more complicated past the ear. | |
| 1973 Ten years old. Listening to KLH speakers through a Fisher tube amp. Then, believe it or not, reel—to-reel. Long gone, maybe a Tandberg? We made the recordings from albums. My my dad used to keep the amp and turntable in a wooden chest. I’m surpr... | |
| My Thoughts re: Dealers Posting on Audiogon As long as they are transparent about being dealers, as well as which lines they sell and don’t sell, I think dealers can be additive to the discussion. I’m sure it is hard to be objective, though, talking about equipment you can’t sell vs what y... |