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| DO CABLES REALLY MATTER? @elizabeth this all sounds plausible. Electromagnetic radiation is indeed at times a complex and mysterious phenomena.However if we poor humans had only ever relied on our eyes and ears we couldn't be having this debate.In pure sonic terms, if we... | |
| What hi res file is better 96/24 or 192/16 ? Thanks for that Phil, but can you hear any difference between these entirely different solar systems? Can anybody? | |
| What hi res file is better 96/24 or 192/16 ? Surely provenance and mastering matter far more than bitrates once you get past 192kps?Unless you work in post production, why would you need anything more than 320?Anyway, it would be nice to hear how your listening went, because for me it’s alre... | |
| DO CABLES REALLY MATTER? Cables are probably the simplest part of the entire audio chain. You can see them as a pipe through which current travels. The real work is done by the equipment that processes this current not the carrier.Now compare that to what is happening ins... | |
| How Long Should One Wait Before Switching When A/B ing Is musical appreciation a cerebral pastime, or one primarily concerned with the senses?For me the goal is to forget about sound quality and immerse myself in the music.To do that, OK to get close, it's best for me not to think too much. Analysis a... | |
| How Long Should One Wait Before Switching When A/B ing The problem with long term listening is that your brain will adjust to the audio signature of the sound. A bit like some people living near train lines being able to shut out the sound whilst others becoming increasingly intolerant etc.The advanta... | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report @gpgr4blu Abbey Road is the Beatles album I'm least likely to skip tracks on. Ringo really hits his stride here.It feels like a world in itself - like Born to Run and Astral Weeks. | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report Yeah, all good stuff! Even woke up with that Matt Monro track running in my head! So I treated myself to 4CD box set The Singer's Singer. Apparently it's been lovingly restored/remastered.Talking of songs playing in my head, the opening bars of th... | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report @ghosthouse Thanks for that! I loved the way she seems to be channeling AG. Far easier said than done, but the effect is immediate.Here's another surefire dreamy summer classic. This time from Matt Monro.https://youtu.be/KQIRbV_noi8 | |
| spade lugs won't fit Are you able to use bare wire? You can get a decent connection and any oxidation can be easily cleaned off every few years.Having previously used the (excessively) thick Naim cable previously I prefer to use Chord Odyssey silver plated or just pl... | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report Windy by Astrid Gilberto. A great recording and a great summer album. | |
| DO CABLES REALLY MATTER? Cable debates do have a certain sporting value. There may be no winners or losers but the fun is in taking part. As we have no voting system or judge and jury there may never be an end to this debate. Unless of course WS agree to give the final wo... | |
| DO CABLES REALLY MATTER? @taras22 so you used to work in a hi-fi store? And these were your conclusions about loudspeaker importance? I guess you overlooked all the data about which hi-fi component has more 1000x more distortion than all the rest put together. Perhaps yo... | |
| DO CABLES REALLY MATTER? It's almost reassuring to see the tragic condition of perfectionism which afflicts so many of us audiophiles being so readily exploited here by enterprising/corrupt cable manufacturers, dealers, salespeople in 2018. Some things never change. | |
| DO CABLES REALLY MATTER? No one would argue that there might not be the subtlest tonal differences between cables but you will have to look for them. Even then it won’t be apparent whether they are genuine improvements or electrical aberrations due to idiosyncratic cable ... |