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| RIP Lou “I think people mainly hear what they want to hear.“Now that’s a line that could be used a lot more on this Forum! | |
| iPhone to NAD 316 If the amp can connect by airplay that’s good - it’s red book 16/44 quality, so the same as connecting a CDP and more than you can get from vinyl. If you think you can hear the benefits of 24/96 you will need the Apple Camera Connection Kit. Some ... | |
| To Roon or not to Roon? Roon is by far the single most important element of my various systems. It is what links them, unites them. I use it to distribute music to different rooms, to understand the paths the signal is taking, to set different EQs for different rooms, an... | |
| For Your Edification and Enjoyment re "Burn In", etc. Mahgister - I can’t think of anyone who needs to accept and use blind testing or null testing more than you. You have all the characteristics of an innovator - an inquiring mind, a desire for improvement, and a willingness to experiment. But you h... | |
| For Your Edification and Enjoyment re "Burn In", etc. Null test - you play sound 1, then sound 2, and subtract one from the other. If you end up with zero the sounds are the same. Example here shows that all cables (let alone new vs burned in versions of the same cable) are the same: https://audiofi.... | |
| Funny how streaming/digital still chases that analog benchmark. Indeed, Audio2.Where bit depth is 16 bit, that’s 65,536 amplitude values in every sample. If you were to try and get the same number of amplitude values in a vinyl groove you would fail, because the molecules are too large. Divide the depth of th... | |
| Best stands so baby doesn't knock speaker over Anyway...Moving on...Those of us who have had children who share our living spaces, who are free to explore, and who don’t live behind gates, might be able to share some more positive ideas.When a baby is only crawling or toddling, I found it was ... | |
| For Your Edification and Enjoyment re "Burn In", etc. Doug - (or anyone) would you do an experiment? Run “burned in” cable to one speaker, and a brand new version of the exact same cable to the other. Invert the phase of one channel. Play a track in mono. In theory, shouldn’t there be silence?if th... | |
| CD or Streaming... am I missing out? George - Interesting,maybe what makes someone an audiophile is a desire to make something that really should not sound good (or even work at all) sound great. Vinyl, when you think about it, really should sound rubbish, even if it made a noise at ... | |
| Question for those with “Golden ears”, and a frustration! (The Loudness Wars) Consensus of music critics (Q, Allmusic, etc) seems to be that the 2014 remasters overseen by Page are the ones to go for. Back to the proper master tapes, and a format choice (96/24) which can capture absolutely everything on the tape. I’ve liste... | |
| Townshend Audio Podiums: The Full Review I’m no expert. But I do seek out expertise. Much here is more like the occult! | |
| For Your Edification and Enjoyment re "Burn In", etc. In which case Doug has it right. The reader inferred something from Doug’s post. (I doubt Doug implied he had nothing more to offer than the average hobbyist, so the reader must have inferred that. Or so Doug implies, anyway). You are implying Do... | |
| Townshend Audio Podiums: The Full Review Those are (I think!) supportive comments and if so, thanks!There is so much that can be done to make a real difference to how we enjoy music, and money can be a bit scarce; and science is there to help us make the best use of it. So I do get a bit... | |
| DIY Speaker kit help I did something like this using this box of tricks: https://www.kjfaudio.com/product/arylic-up2stream-amp-2-0-v3-wireless-streaming-amplifier-board/It’s a streamer, a Bluetooth receiver, an Airplay device, and an amplifier. You can feed an Echo Do... | |
| Can a $750 system sound good? Another option is to spend $700 on the best active speakers you can find, $50 on an Audioquest JitterBug, and hook them up to your laptop. |