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| Psychologist dissects Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon' Waters makes it difficult, but not impossible, for me to separate the artist from the art. If I couldn’t do that, there are many, many artists I would have to delete from my collection. Rogers is a piece of anti-Semitic garbage. Yes, he is enterta... | |
| Investigating if ultrasound is harming LPs Hey, everybody needs a hobby! | |
| Denafrips Pontus II Clicks Or Static? FWIW, I have a Pontus II (non 12th). I use mainly the Coax input and the I2S over HDMI input. I do not use the oversampling modes. No clicks at all in the 6 months or so I have owned it. True NOS or not, IMHO, this thing sounds wonderful, at le... | |
| New Class D amplifiers I have been using an Arion S-500 class D amp for almost 4 years and couldn't be happier. Designer Mike Kallelis really did a fine job on this design. Very clean, neutral, extended at both ends, and never has any digital nasties. Plenty of juice... | |
| Are the new Ohm Walsh speakers Audiophile quality? @circusdevil I hear you, but my experience has been very different than yours. I do agree that nobody will mistake a pair of Ohm cabinets for Sonus Faber's beautiful, furniture quality cabinets. That said, I have heard many Kef models, Sonus Fa... | |
| Anyone dislike Ohm Walsh speakers? @gimmer Interesting that you returned them after one month with two months left on your trial period. I bought mine in late 2009 and if they continued to sound like they did after one month, I would have returned them also. The biggest changes c... | |
| Are the new Ohm Walsh speakers Audiophile quality? @circusdevil Did you ever voice your concerns on the fit and finish with anyone at Ohm? In 2009, when I got my 2000s, I pointed out a few issues with the cabs and the caps. Ohm made good on everything, and then some. Still, for the price they c... | |
| Qobuz hell My $0.02... Qobuz is the first and only streaming service I have used. In combo with Roon, I find navigation pretty easy using search function. Sound is pretty good, streamed through Sonore Ultra Rendu into Sonore Ultra Digital into a Denafrips ... | |
| Innovative Autio in NYC just hung up on me New Yawkaz are LOUD! They sort of have to be. It's a noisy town. Was it just her volume level, or was she being nasty? | |
| Favourite Guitarists +1 for Brian Setzer, also: James Honeyman Scott (Pretenders) James C. Heath (The Reverend Horton Heat) | |
| Add a Linear power supply or iFi SPDIF Purifier2? Another option from SGC is a more basic fiber optic converter, you get a pair of them, a cable and wall warts for $350. Not sure if it is a big step down from the pricier bundle with a Sonore converter on one side. I am considering buying one of... | |
| Candidates for best speakers in the $2000-5000 market Happy owner for 12 years of Ohm Walsh 2000s. Provided your room volume is compatible, I would highly recommend an in home audition. Ohm gives you 120 days to let them break in and sound their best. My review is posted in the review section he... | |
| Thought I’d share: Nicely done and practical DAC review Another happy Pontus II owner here. I agree with the review, although I don't use cans, only speakers. The review makes me want to try balanced cables from the Denafrips to my pre. Even though the pre goes to my amp via unbalanced cables, maybe... | |
| Optical vs Ultra Rendu. So, as an update, I gave up trying to avoid Chi-Fi and bought a Denafrips Pontus II DAC. This has an I2S over HDMI that is compatible with the I2S output of the UltraDigital. Although I could just use USB from the UR into the DAC, this way I can u... | |
| Who is Gonna Buy A New Jeep Grand Wagoneer For the MacIntosh Stereo? FWIW, I had a 2003 Outback Subaru with a McIntosh stereo. While the car was too noisy when in motion to appreciate it, the stereo was actually good, for a car stereo. And it was designed, if not built, by McIntosh. I used to commute close to two... |