blackstonejd
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| High End jargon; your take BTW: I think the ultimate test material for bass "tightness" is Bela Fleck and the Flecktone's UFO Tofu album. Flight of the Cosmic Hippo isn't bad either. ;) | |
| What's your profession? Age? 28, Attorney/Recent Graduate | |
| High End jargon; your take Tight= Tight bass is bass that you actually hear as well as feel. Bass that is tight is controlled and focused. With tight bass the bass is not just an indistinct rumble. You can actually hear the attack on the bass strings and the detail in the s... | |
| Materialism or Idealism is hope alive? And Request I have a theory that the vast majority of digital upgraditis cases are actually caused by the inherent limitations of redbook CD. The source is the most important component of any audio chain yet digital audiophiles have settled for a source the... | |
| Your three favorite audio dealerships? Chicago Area:1. Audio Consultants2. Audio Consultants3. Audio Consultants | |
| the best CD player between 6'000 - 10'000 $ ? I would say the Ayre CX-7 and then the next step up from there is the dCS P8i. | |
| Transporter vs Ayre CX-7e You are talking about a $2,000 DAC (Transporter) versus a $6,000 disc player, and an Ayre at that. The Ayre is going to be better. The DAC is better. The outputs are better.The Transporter is not something you trade in for a disc player. The Trans... | |
| Dedicated line problem lol I have the exact same problem. The electrician thought I was batshit out of my mind for asking for a dedicated line to the den and the bedroom and I am wondering if he just lied to me and didn't do it. | |
| Ripping CDs to lossless in Itunes.. HiFi approved? Here is another question...if there is a difference in sound quality between raw .wav/.aiff and the lossless formats, is the difference the result of the encoding process or decoding process?It seems to me that if "lossless" is actually lossless, ... | |
| Ripping CDs to lossless in Itunes.. HiFi approved? Please don't use Apple Lossless--it is by far the worst of the lossless formats and there is a difference. It seems to strangle the life out of my recordings.However, after retesting on my HD600 headphones and my reference system (dCS Delius+Purce... | |
| Ripping CDs to lossless in Itunes.. HiFi approved? John, you are absolutely right about the tags. That is sort of a big deal I don't want to downplay that issue. However, I personally believe that .wav is the only way to go for ultra high-end systems simply because it removes all doubt that the fo... | |
| Logitech Squeezebox III Power Supply/Mods Does anyone have any actual experience with the Bolder Cable digital only modifications? | |
| How to manage a big itunes library? I should also note that you can use RAID 0 to create a single logical drive with the combined storage capacity of multiple drives and then mirror that array to an identical setup in RAID 1. (RAID 0+1) So you could chain together, for example, two ... | |
| How to manage a big itunes library? The best solution would be to use a networked attached storage chasis, onboard RAID controller or expansion slot based RAID controller and build what is called a "RAID 1" array.RAID stands for redundant array of inexpensive drives. Raid level 1 is... | |
| Ripping CDs to lossless in Itunes.. HiFi approved? In my experience, Apple Lossless is inferior to .Wav, although it is close. Hard drive storage is so cheap there is really no reason to be using Apple Lossless. You can get a 750GB drive for under $150 these days. |