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| empirical audio or lynx aes 16 sound card Interfaces?I thought the DAC was supposed to address the area of jitter. Some do it better than others. Some have been measured by 3rd parties and shown to be better at addressing jitter too.I've tried two of these tested DACs and could live with ... | |
| Amarra for iTunes at RMAF... Antipodes_audio >Better for the task? Youre not serious, are you? BTW I do live to find other uses for my PC, doesnt everyone?I wasnt aware Mac were now considered the only computer from which audio playback should occur. Are you an audio de... | |
| Amarra for iTunes at RMAF... So, when does Amarra decide to get into the other 90% of the digital industry and engineer their plug in so it will work with Windoes and non Async DACs with the same results it provides Apple users with now?Seems to me one should go where the bet... | |
| Smooth Sounding Tube Amps that Can drive ATC Not for nothin' but why not a tube preamp instead of another amp entirely?Personally, that's the way I'd go. Tube preamp.One note though... there are those recordings which no matter what, simply can't be played on higher res systems. Some just pl... | |
| How to spot a fake Oyaide plug Albert's correct. 100% | |
| Does anyone like country For such a long time I listened to the only two musical genres known to mankind, Country AND Western. They are far more separated today. In fact Country has many divisions within itself. Country swing, sW Country, Tex Mex, Rock-a-Billy, Traditiona... | |
| empirical audio or lynx aes 16 sound card I found it curious that in the poll, the importance of the transport was diminished a very good bit... eg., "...walkman, DVD player, etc could be used with such a DAC and provide equal results.".yet they don't want to use just any transport inside... | |
| ATC Speakers...Do you use them with Grill On/Off I've found wires an area to look closer at when trimming out a system.I'd about bet a pair of Nirvana SL cables in there somewhere would allow you to keep those grills off. there are others too, but the SL make almost anything more listenable with... | |
| Totem winds driven by Sony 5500ES The Sony will drive them for sure. how well or at what levels is another thing altogether and depends on you & your room. If the sub is active (self powered) the Sony will be driving oonly 5 spkrs. Predominately the front 3 much of the time..i... | |
| empirical audio or lynx aes 16 sound card Heres the inherent issue when asking untold numbers of card carrying audio nuts a question. One usually attains an untold number of answers . Plus from 3 to 30 more unasked for solutions which might be pertinent or not..I found this online in a Q... | |
| The use of music formats in the listening experien I read this recently and perhaps it may aid you.. or perhaps not... there are some interesting insights within the context of the article and several top teir designers speak out on your topic and a few others.http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issu... | |
| Speakers for bad rock recordings Doubtless, anything good will cure any current ills further upstream.So I tend to agree with the nod to another power source like the 'int' mentinoed previously.Another thought I have is perhaps an easier speaker to listen to/with. Something in th... | |
| Tools to measure in room response SleepysurfThanks for the insights about what to expect. | |
| Mod my B C DAC 3, or just get another DAC? DgarretsonI'm hip... to the likely gains, and woefully, hip, to the expenses.TvadCheck.Chayro >Exactly...and there's the hesitation.there's a solid point made by you as to ensuring further moves going forward. I agree.Thanks. | |
| Mod my B C DAC 3, or just get another DAC? Chayro I believe those notions are spot on. I've often wondered why one is usually unable to preview an already outfitted (modded) device beforehand. It adds to the mystery of mods to be sure.One would think, as with so many other makers whose pro... |