cleeds
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| Streamer opinion.. Pease comment on validity. big_gregThere aren't that many streamer only devices with no DAC, so it's not easy to compare different streamers into the same DAC ...Most streamers have digital outs, so comparing isn't difficult at all. | |
| Disappointing On Mcintosh......help david_tenThe recording. Not the component.It's both. | |
| So What Is Real? hombreJulian Hirsch founder of "Stereo Review" set up a test ...Julian Hirsch was not the founder of Stereo Review.... he invited twenty experienced high-end audiophiles to audition a very expensive high end system ...After listening all the part... | |
| Morrow Audio re-design announcement: No more Ag coated Cu; Increased numbers of runs. mcguy79I work for an aerospace company where we vigorously test wire performance. Audiophile wires are straight up BS. That's interesting. What "audiophile wires" has this company evaluated, and to what tests were they subjected?And most audiop... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Whoa! That is a beautiful table! | |
| Would you donate a dollar to have these Members Review a Product? technickThere are reviewers who I trust, and then those who are in it for the wrong reasons, and obviously getting big kickbacks from companies for a good review. We’d be fooling ourselves to think otherwise.That’s an extraordinary claim. Do you ... | |
| Love it when it snows This thread has become a microcosm of current US culture, complete with all its misinformation and bitterness.The thread is also emblematic of the Audiogon forum in general. As audiophiles, we can’t even discuss snow without arguing and insult. | |
| Phono Preamp Tube Rush mulvelingFirst impressions of tube or component changes can be especially nebulous - because anything that the new component sonically accentuates can easily evoke a new emotional response that we can’t help but latch onto. This can allow us to ex... | |
| Listening for Proper VTA Setting A good place to start is with measurement, such as with a VTA block. | |
| Any success with an indoor FM antenna? jsbail... There is an FCC law, you have a legal right to have an exterior antennaNot so.First, the FCC has no authority to make law. It makes regulations. In many states, HOAs can have broad authority, and it absolutely can extend to forbidding an... | |
| Frustrated with Vinly uberwaltz ... it is simply NOT TRUE that all any NEW record needs is a quick brush with a carbon fiber brush, sorry.Take a look at any new record under a microscope and I think you would be shocked at the debris you see on a lot of "regular" n... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados schubertOne of the greatest horn players of our time has passed at age 88 .https://youtu.be/A0zCDa_T1g4?list=RDEMAqymqupoiSMGKg3TJGFgTgI am so sorry to hear this. Barry Tuckwell was a fantastic horn player, and one of my two favorites! | |
| SPDIF to CDP vs direct CD playback sound difference snowmanp Sorry for intruding on your garden, and I'll show myself out.You're not intruding. You just received uninformed advice, and that sometimes happens around here. | |
| SPDIF to CDP vs direct CD playback sound difference soixWell, you’d be absolutely wrong. I’m guessing you bought a cheap streamer and hooked it up to a computer that’s used for things other than audio. The OP is using a Hifiberry DIGI+ PRO hat on top of a Raspeberry Pi, so that doesn’t seem to be ... | |
| SPDIF to CDP vs direct CD playback sound difference It isn't clear how this is configured. First you say you're using SPDIF connection from the Digi+, but then you mention a Toslink connection, which is likely to be your weak link. |