brianlucey
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| Why Do ~You~ Still Play CDs? @itanibro i’m a mastering engineer with 11 Grammy winning projects in my résumé and I work on every style for 25 years… Here’s the reality 16 bit 44.1 Audio (CD) is not in any practical way inferior to 24 bit 44.1 Audio or 24 96 or 192 for 9... | |
| Can you recommend Jazz for some one that doesn't like Jazz? @fthompson251 artist : Miles Davis album : Kind of Blue This is the best selling jazz album of all time, recorded live in the room, if you don't like this, then you're going to have to flavor your jazz, because this is the real deal. | |
| I hate to say it, but now I think maybe I like my amp in ultralinear mode versus triode @immatthewj I have a highly modified version of that amplifier and you can actually run combinations so for example. UL T UL or T UL T (I used the amp for mastering for like four years and it's been sitting around so if someone is... | |
| Ayre V-5xe Review @exron sounds like you had a bad experience, but that is very unique. I've seen no one else with anything but great experiences… So you are going to be pissed at this company for the rest of your life because of this one bad experience which is st... | |
| 300B Tube Amps with 15/16 Watts Per Channel? Allnic Audio A-6000 monos run 2 or 4 x EML 300 BXLS per side. Best tube amps I've ever found. Highly linear and powerful w the beauty of tubes. | |
| Allnic Audio A-6000 vs Pass XA 30.8 thanks @audphile1 partly could have been the AZ Absolute is super smooth in the top end and favors a lower octave so can seem dark and too fat. Matrix ref II is a more lively curve | |
| Pass labs krell parasound amps Parasound JC 5 is the best bet for you imo I don't think enough people have heard it so the comments here are not in line with its value ... and it's definitely not an A21, far superior | |
| When I listen to my system....... I'm a bit confused with the point of this thread There are 100 ways for one person to listen to one piece of music. So not only is each person having a different experience based on what they focus on and what it does for them, but each person... | |
| I want to buy new speakers for 50,000 and see it used for 30,000, what should I do? @emergingsoul As an engineer I've purchased many speakers and helped many clients purchase speakers. step 1. What are you looking for ? Size. Sound. Etc. A budget number is a terrible idea as your basis. There are $15,000 speakers tha... | |
| Looking for 5AR4 rectifier tube most like solid state @danager that's a really interesting piece that would be my first thing to try, if not just replacing the preamp, those are pretty soft and slow | |
| Relaxed/Analog sounding DAC for under $10k (used or new) @mmcgill829 many interesting suggestions here but I highly recommend the Bricasti M1 SE as it’s exactly what you’re after less costly option Mytek Manhattan II similar to the Bricasti, but not quite as elegant must by the II. | |
| dac recommendations for turntable listener? @palutena Bricasti is warm and accurate and detailed in a perfect balance | |
| Does it have to sound good for you to like it? @soix for you : https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/ewryuajc58j4dpz0t06og/h?rlkey=43h8t7huoafmw8rlyoxb4vps3&dl=0 | |
| Tidal removing all MQA Friendly reminder facts for @amvroofing and others 1. The native sample and bit rate of the mastering session is the best quality that any product could ever be 2. MQA is sonically distorted and lossy. Might be subjectively preferable dist... | |
| MQA....again. Friendly reminder facts 1. The native sample and bit rate of the mastering session is the best quality that any product could ever be 2. MQA is sonically distorted and lossy. Might be subjectively preferable distortion or might not, but i... |