almarg
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| HiFi tuning fuses, some benefits help I haven't tried them, and I don't intend to. Therefore I won't express an opinion about their performance. But I would suggest that you consider the following:1)It would stand to reason that in some fraction of the cases where improvements were no... | |
| Noise Harvester battles the Monster Well, as surprising as it may seem, the only explanation that suggests itself is that the HTS3600's digital circuits (which include a microprocessor) are coupling digital noise onto some of its outputs.You could pretty much confirm that by bringin... | |
| Blu Ray Player Correct me if I am wrong (as I have no Blue-Ray experience), but based on what I have read my understanding is that a well-made Blue-Ray disk played into a 1080i/720p hi def tv set, especially a large one such as the op's, will typically look bett... | |
| MG12 vs ML Source? The $1K is for one speaker. It seems to be often listed that way, for some reason.Can't offer an opinion on your first question.Regards,-- Al | |
| has anyone tried PS Audio perfect wave duo Tbg -- From the owner's manual:The memory for the PWT is not located in the rear SD card as is commonly assumed. The rear panel SD card holds the cover art and song title information as it is acquired. In addition, the SD card is used to program n... | |
| has anyone tried PS Audio perfect wave duo I suspect that it is not flash memory which is being used, but rather dynamic RAM (random access memory), similar to computer RAM memory except with much less capacity. Hard drives and flash memory retain what has been stored when power is turned ... | |
| has anyone tried PS Audio perfect wave duo Shazam -- Yes, it makes (bit-)perfect sense! Thanks very much.So the benefit (or at least a benefit) of the large cache is that it allows time for the large number of retries which may be attempted, at least with marginal disks, which in turn woul... | |
| has anyone tried PS Audio perfect wave duo Thanks for the good explanations, Shazam. You should replace whoever writes their literature!I do agree that the file-based read, and the I2S interface (which avoids multiplexing the data and clocks together) sound like excellent approaches. Hopef... | |
| Loricraft and power cord upgrade? BTW, I assume (and hope) everyone realizes that my post which appears a few posts up in this thread was entirely satirical, of marketing hype which tends to surround many high end power cords, and of certain other much-hyped vinyl-related tweaks.R... | |
| has anyone tried PS Audio perfect wave duo Hi Mapman,Yes, if the cache were not large enough to support the timing variations of the read mechanism, clear audible dropouts would occur.If the optically-read data were conveyed to a dac, or to the internal dac of a cdp (transport plus dac in ... | |
| has anyone tried PS Audio perfect wave duo Hi Mapman -- My main point was that it is misleading to claim that other transports output data directly from the optical read mechanism, and that other transports are therefore subject to the timing variations which inevitably occur as data is re... | |
| has anyone tried PS Audio perfect wave duo I don't get it.... This unit has a one disc memory and plays the disc from memory, not directly from the disc.In effect, this is a one disc music server.Am I missing something or is this just the ultimate in audiophile marketing hype?I don't think... | |
| How to configure a PC for outstanding Audio? Interesting suggestions by Stateradiofan. As someone who builds his own computers, I can second the thought that Corsair power supplies are among the best. They also tend to be remarkably quiet acoustically.The Tascam US-144 looks like something w... | |
| Loricraft and power cord upgrade? Clearly what is going on is not any difference in motor performance resulting from the power cord change, but the difference in record magnetization effects. By using the better power cord, you are reducing the electromagnetic field strength which... | |
| TT upgrade My 1980's SOTA Sapphire still works like new. The suspended subchassis (platter + armboard) is so well isolated that I can literally pound my fist on the plinth while a record is playing, with moderate force, with no audible effects whatsoever. Th... |