calvinandhobbes
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| Power cord choice? If you want to claim that the engineer in the podcast I’ve posted above doesn’t know about cables since he designs amplifiers, this series of articles might be more to your liking: https://www.psaudio.com/copper/article/cables-time-is-of-the-essen... | |
| Power cord choice? Here's what an electrical engineer who designs audio equipment for PS Audio has to say about why cables sound different. He's got better credentials than any of you. Commentary starts at 55 minutes into the podcast:https://www.thehifipodcast.net/e... | |
| Power cord choice? What if measurements don’t actually capture everything about how a cable sounds?To the folks that say that you have miles of electrical cable that run to your outlet, what if a power cable has the effect of filtering out EMI/RFI?I’ve had a limited... | |
| OMG!!! They used their ears. Wow! As if measurements aren't able to capture all elements of how a space sounds. What a surprise! | |
| RE: the question: ":Why do forum interactions become contentious". . . @tomrk 100%. Some people don't have anything better to do in real life than to spend their time attacking other on online forums. | |
| RE: the question: ":Why do forum interactions become contentious". . . Lack of self-confidence-or-the inability of some people to see that not everyone thinks, has the same perceptions, or has the same values as they doThis is supposedly a fun activity that we are discussing. And some people are insecure enough to wa... | |
| DAC That Punches Above Its Price Point I highly suggest listening to any DAC that you are considering. If you can't listen to a DAC locally, perhaps consider buying one used so you can resell it if it doesn't perform up to your expectations.Contrary to what some others are saying that ... | |
| Looking for high end individual streamer & individual dac to work in tandem. My notes on the Pontus compared to the Qutest: Impressions of the Pontus: Resolution and Warmth: I always thought that resolution and warmth were traits on two opposite ends of a spectrum. It has already been eye-opening that Pontus actually see... | |
| Looking for high end individual streamer & individual dac to work in tandem. These were my listening notes on the Qutest. The Qutest was pretty good, BUT the Pontus is much better in terms of naturalness of tone, detail/resolution, and conveying a sense of ease or urgency when appropriate. Background on the Qutest as a r... | |
| DAC That Punches Above Its Price Point @hysteve I did not use a reclocker, but I am open to the benefits that a reclocker can add. I tend to trust my ears on questions of that nature. Devices that provide more galvanic isolation to reduce RFI/EMI noise are another direction that I'm in... | |
| Looking for high end individual streamer & individual dac to work in tandem. For a more analog like sound, I’ve been quite happy with a Pro-ject Stream Box S2 streamer & a Denafrips Pontus II DAC. The Pro-ject is about $850 and the Pontus II is about $1750. The Pontus II seems to punch quite a bit above its modest pric... | |
| Putting an end to the audio cable debate! Part 1 Good discussion from an audio engineer (electrical engineer) on some reasons why cables can sound different. The discussion starts around 55 minutes in. There are actual reasons why cables do sound different. Many "objectivists" just don't know en... | |
| DAC That Punches Above Its Price Point As a diehard vinyl listener, I’ve actively avoided digital audio for the past 32 years until COVID struck this past year. With working at home for a year and a half now, the advantages of being able to change music without getting up became much m... | |
| The Importance of the Digital Cable Reduction of EMI & RFI.Some reading on the topic: Bob Stuart, Meridian Audio "Of course digital bits-are-bits and with due care, each of the three interfaces (USB, Toslink, coaxial) can deliver the same data at approximately the same time. Bu... | |
| Streamer vs. new mac mini for 2 channel system @tvad One solution that I found to optimize sound quality was to turn off the WiFi in my streamer and to use an Ethernet cable connected to a WiFi extender that provides an Ethernet access point. That provides the benefit of not having miles of Et... |