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| Amp repair cost — is this right? $10K? !! My UBER driver has 2-3x that invested in his business for a point of perspective. I hope you have IR on that hot air reflow. $10K is also about $3K/yr. in tax write-off, another perspective to be weighed against a full time repair shop wi... | |
| Cartridge suggestions for SME Turntable Mijostyn's description to me is accurate wrt mass alignment which ensures no matter the angle the down force is the same on both ends hence it stays. Not sure what this sort of spring rauliruegas mentions?I do question whether it matters once you... | |
| vinyl versus digital redux So if you don't think analog tape is the bees knees you are not astute? I would argue most astute audiophiles have never heard unmixed and unprocessed audio on analog tape or high resolution digital but that is not what the topic thread is about. | |
| vinyl versus digital redux Seventies,Analog tape is surprisingly robust for storage. It is usage that degrades it. The biggest concern is break down of the underlying binder for the magnetic materials and the plastic substrate. If really old it is acetate and very prone to... | |
| 1st Post Intro & Ramblings Theater sound has not been about creating a larger stereo image since the 70s. Surround sound is about trying to put the viewer into the scene with sounds appearing to come from all around like in real life.The center channel is not to widen the s... | |
| 1st Post Intro & Ramblings Huh?The question is Why do so many stereophiles, audiophiles and/or avid listeners still go full surround to watch a movie? | |
| Doug Schroeder Method, Double ic Full public disclosure more than a year ago means no patent potential though it could be tough to create a defensible patent for parallel wires. | |
| vinyl versus digital redux Headphones are not for mixing, at least not ideal. They are for fine work, determining issues, etc. | |
| Amp repair cost — is this right? This is 3-4 hours tops for someone experienced with the equipment and product knowledge. For someone who is not it could be 8 hours though with the right equipment I have no idea how I would spend 8 hours replacing 18 caps. Setting bias takes minu... | |
| vinyl versus digital redux Mijostyn, you don't need a fortune or a perfect room for critical listening. Differences in source material are typically more evident with headphones and a good headphone amp. $3-4K in that area would be more "revealing" than just about anything... | |
| vinyl versus digital redux The drift reduction again is for sync. The clock input on a modern DAC is marketing. The part cost for a clock suitable for 145db+ SNR is 10's of dollars into the low 100's in low volume integrated into a unit and less high volume. USB or networke... | |
| bridging an amp Stock answers to stock questions are not going to help the op.Much of the disdain for bridging comes from an erroneous view that the two channels must be perfectly matched for gain. They don’t.The answer is always amp and implementation dependent ... | |
| vinyl versus digital redux Many a recording engineer and many an audiophile would disagree with that comment on DSP. The recording engineer because he uses it to emulate analog sound and the audiophile who raves over the result not knowing why ... They just like it.Orpheus ... | |
| vinyl versus digital redux I set up with both high rez digital, and 30 ips analog tape. Stereo X/Y pair fed to microphone preamps. The signal from the preamp was split, one side went to A to D, the other side to the analog tape inputs. I could feed any of the three signals ... | |
| vinyl versus digital redux A master clock only attempts to compensate for design deficiencies that may exist in a playback system. With USB DACs or networked DACs, and half decent electronics, there is little requirement for them in most cases.Analog tape is not a panacea. ... |