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Audioquest Fire or Synergistic Research Atmosphere Level 4
AQ Dragon bi-wire, you come from the past I guess? I owned both Dragon and Dragon+ loudspeakercable in the past. We are Audioquest dealer and they made great improvements in the last few years.I know the dna and differences of most Audioquest cabl... 
The Future of Audio Amplification
Most people have no idea how instruments and voices sounds in real. That is why there are so many different amps for sale. Over 99% of all poweramps sound a lot different than instruments and voices in real.The insight and knowledge in music and r... 
The Future of Audio Amplification
There is one amp what is now number one on my list. I always judge audio products on the DNA of each individual product. I judge audio by Tru-Fi. This means it needs to be able to reveal all the aspects/properties of sound. And it needs to do each... 
Sound Quality of red book CDs vs.streaming
Dear Geoff,I really like all your comments. Nice to see there are more people who understand it. 
Sound Quality of red book CDs vs.streaming
An audiosystem cannot create emotion by it self. The emotion is inside the music. That is why you need an audiossystem what can reveal all the details and aspects/properties of the recording. This has nothing to do  with a personal taste. But is ... 
Sound Quality of red book CDs vs.streaming
Humans have a different taste in music. But......our emotion works almost the same way regarding music and sound. And no....you cannot fool your emotion.The reason why many people are not satisfied with their system is based on their emotion. When... 
Sound Quality of red book CDs vs.streaming
Most people believe (based on assumptions) that a separate dac is better than an inbuild one. In our world the facts what we can hear only counts.We have proven many times that a source with an inbuild dac easily ouperforms a separate dac. Our mod... 
Sound Quality of red book CDs vs.streaming
Acoustic Sounds only sells DSD 64 recordings. I bought different recordings I already owned in DSD 64 at a higher DSD level. And this makes sense.I love superiority in music and in audio products. The best is always a lot nicer than less. It gives... 
Sound Quality of red book CDs vs.streaming
I did compare the same music at the same format and quality from different websites. Even here you find differences.HDtracks also gives you different freq. sample rates. But often the music is only avaliable at one sample rate.The same music I bou... 
Sound Quality of red book CDs vs.streaming
Dear geoffkait,you are 100% right and I have the same experiences. That is why Hi-res does not garantee you anything. There are also many poor DSD and MQA recordings as well.No format can ever garantee you anything. It costs me a lot of time to fi... 
Sound Quality of red book CDs vs.streaming
Still most recordings are still poor and limited. So if you play them by CD, streaming or a recordplayer. It all will not help you. Here is still the weakest point. Does it have to do with money?For the biggest part I would say: No.There are many ... 
Sound Quality of red book CDs vs.streaming
I want to make clear that streaming quality of Qobuz and Tidal is not bad. I think for most it is more than acceptable. I have many clients who use it.I only use it when new clients want to listen to a particular artist or song I do not own.But th... 
Sound Quality of red book CDs vs.streaming
You can buy music form studios as well these days. But I will give you some tips to find your own music you like.I use an Audioquest Dragonfly Red with an Sony Inear of 900 dollar. I listen to new music for about 3-4 hours each single week.I alway... 
Sound Quality of red book CDs vs.streaming
No, but the stage what the more expensive Astell&Kern can create with Jerry Harvey Audio headphones is in stage still bigger than all 2-D systems.I test new products all the time. We want to know the DNA, we are always looking for products who... 
Sound Quality of red book CDs vs.streaming
I know a lot of people who work in the world of audio. I have no idea of the people who visit Audiogon so now and then are aware that most reviews are paid ones these days. And that they write things what is not the truth.When I speak to new clien...