audioman58
Responses from audioman58
| If your down on your system… For myself going down in quality from $100 k systems to $30-$40 k for similar performance is the challenge .I am now semi retired and now have to plan for big purchases like loudspeakers next but even $20 k can take me over a year to save . You ca... | |
| 16 bit vs 24 bit vs 35 bit vs 36 bit vs 64 bit DAC sampling The actual true limit in bits is 20 for digital , the recast are extra bits that fillin a guesstimate , there are plenty of high tech white papers from Mojoaudio , Schiit Audio that explain in-depth dontget caught up in that it’s engineering qua... | |
| My Experience With Tekton Having owned a Audio store for 10 years I can speak through experience ,Loudspeakers on average only 25% of the total cost of the speaker actually goes into the speakers including build and boxed meaning maybe $450 actually went into the speaker ... | |
| Audio Research and Acme Audio Labs fuse Myself and friends tested fuses, cheap buzz fuses ,including Acme fuses can vary up to 15+% of the rated value ,premium fuses much more accurate within 1-2% , I use slightly bigger under 1/4 amp difference in a premium fuse at most Time fuses ha... | |
| Tube or R-2R DAC for Tube System Don’t put yourself in a corner. There are many excellent dacs besides R2R dacs the classic Multibit dacs are used still by many companies like Analog devises 1955 chips used by Briscati BB1704 used by several companies ,and other Multibit dacs w... | |
| RE: the question: ":Why do forum interactions become contentious". . . Don’t take the view point of one Effin idiot discourage you from the many positive view points , nothing is perfect on earth and never will be ,just sit back and enjoy your 🎶 music !! | |
| Sibilance A lot has to do with the quality of the accuracy ,or lack of your digital quality , I have had many dacs from $800 to$10 k and it is a profound difference in musicality .Sibilance can be from from jitter or digit er errors . I purchased a Bricasti... | |
| Fuses This is for sure a high quality fuse can improve the musicality of your system ,the latest Synergistic research purple fuse I have been told by several that have the 🍊 fuse it is much better,I currently have the Orange fuses but my Coda CSIB inte... | |
| Cornwall IV and subwoofers Svs 3000 series tons of great reviews and by owners and all adjustments including volume all done with their great tablet,or phone app,and sealed is always preferred for audio ,much more accurate .5 year warranty free shipping ,45 day audition ,no... | |
| Need a new FM Receiver that works very well If you stream with a good dac, Roon, Audirvana ,JRivers media,have many digital radio stations that are of decent sound quality and a bunch that have Flac files. | |
| Monitor suggestions? Elac Velas are very good ,I have them in my 2 nd systemthe triangle Theta is a very good monitor and very good value $4200 retail can be bought for much less. | |
| Aurender music servers: higher priced ones sonically better? There is a big evolution going to dac streamer combination which when properly implemented like DCS, Bricasti , and others their is less steps and 2 less cables all through Ethernet ,and sounds great. | |
| Tannoy Speakers without grills... If you bought them ,and missing grills without question they should send you a return shipping label and return shipping without question ,did you pay the shipping ? As a ex audio consultant ,and Audiophile they get a credit if it’s a mistake on t... | |
| The Most Philosophical Song You Ever Heard A classic song about love,and love lost Marshal Tuckers classic Heard it in a Love song ,One good listen to its words, it hits it home to the ♥️ and soul. | |
| Was this Technics set up for Radio or Nightclub? I can tell you through experience ,the Technics I believe 3000 from memory,direct drive turntable was used in Many professional radio and recording studios back in the70s-80s. You did not mention which model turn tables these are , or cartridges ,... |