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| Philips TDA1387 and TDA1545A digital-to-analog converter (DAC) hollowman A popular misconception, especially among the DIY audio/hifi community, is that classic multi-bit digital-to-analog conversion is "superior" (both subjectively and objectively) to more-modern delta-sigma.It's not a "misconception" i... | |
| Possible Cartridge Suspension Collapse? eriktI contacted Music Direct, who I bought the cartridge from.They gave me 3 options:1. Trade in value of 20% of original purchase price2. 3rd party re-tip/repair3. Contact the US distributor, Musical Surroundings for possible repair/replacemen... | |
| Ultrasonic LP Cleaning vs. “Thread Type” Cleaning (Keith Monks/Loricraft/etc.) mikelavigne ... the best RCM is one that does a great job, is easy to use, quick and always works. it makes my vinyl playing experience the best. the KLAudio does that for me. unfortunately they no longer make them as they cost too much to bui... | |
| Who is ditching their shiny disc spinners? artemus_5Thanks @cleeds I assume this is HD FLAC streaming?Yes, it works out to $12.49/month if you choose to pay annually. ($149.95), @artemus_5 . I'm in the US. Details here. | |
| Who is ditching their shiny disc spinners? artemus_5If you are renting your music from Qubuz, etc @ $20 mo.(for now) then streaming MAY be the better route with a good dac ...In the US, I'm paying just $12.49 month with a one-year deal. Otherwise, it's $14.99/monthly if all you want is st... | |
| CD Quality Versus Streaming Quality jpeters568CleedsDid you lie about your network having issues, or do you lie now saying that your network is fine? It is one or the other, but it cannot be both.Stop it now. I never, ever claimed my network was having issues. Get your facts straig... | |
| Change the Power Voltage invalid... it would be less expensive to just run a 240 volt line and plug. Plus the performance would probably be better and less electricity would be used.No, the same amount of electricity will be used at either voltage. | |
| CD Quality Versus Streaming Quality jpeters568 Your CD player, when it encounters an error, does correct that error by "guessing" essentially. (I’m not an expert on that, but, that’s what I too have gathered online.)I’m not guessing or relying on what I’ve read online. You can actua... | |
| CD Quality Versus Streaming Quality georgehifiIt’s simple streamers/downloaders ask the companies for it, the provenance (cat.no. issue history) of the music you want, and force the issue. It’s the only way to fix getting the "compressed issues", is for the streaming/download ... | |
| CD Quality Versus Streaming Quality grannyringIt takes effort, learning and attention to the details to get great sound out of streaming ... How the streaming signal gets to your streamer is perhaps even more important than the streamer.That’s probably true. And if you’re suffering ... | |
| CD Quality Versus Streaming Quality grannyringAgain, many recordings on Qobuz sound great. Still very enjoyable ... No need to throw the baby out with the bath water in terms of enjoying the streaming format. Nothing is perfect in this world ...Exactly. There have always been poorly... | |
| CD Quality Versus Streaming Quality jpeters568And cleeds - you’re explanation to the aforementioned user - the ECC built into a CD is absolutely ZERO match for ECC built into any modern ISP’s network or a decently modern home network.So what? Compact disk and streaming audio protoc... | |
| CD Quality Versus Streaming Quality 4afsanakhan It stands to reason that bits is bits.Things are not always as they appear at a quick glance.Streaming should sound no different than the CD. They are both after all 1s an 0s that are checked to be bit perfect.That is mistaken. While o... | |
| Two amps, one preamp, one sub… james633"...Do you think he subwoofer settings will need to be adjusted for each amplifier?..." If they are truly the same wattage they will not really need adjusted. Wattage has nothing to do with it. What matters is the amplifiers' gain. If ... | |
| Rippling cones mijostyn. @cleeds , I respectfully disagree on this one. I have a number of records on which the rumble is atrocious. All records have some rumble to an extremely variable degree from almost dead quiet to ridiculous ...If an LP is "almost dead qui... |