daverz
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| Is no preamp the best preamp of all? I'm sorry, but this analogy is even less illuminating than the last one. I'm not afraid of a bit of technical language if you want to use it."those least significant bits contain detail."Of course, I never disputed that, though it is disputable ho... | |
| Is no preamp the best preamp of all? @AtmasphereI don't follow. Why doesn't it work like that? I'm not trying to be obtuse, I just don't see what you're trying to get at. We agree that detail that was at 30dB before the volumen was turned down is at the very threshold of hearing afte... | |
| Is no preamp the best preamp of all? Well, let's say my analog volume is cranked up so that peaks are at 90dB above the threshold of hearing, 0 dB, on my dB meter. I can hear 90dB of signal above my threshold of hearing (for simplicity I'll ignore the high noise floor of the typical ... | |
| Bang for the buck Oops, I missed that you got a Technoarm. So I suggest researching cartridges. You haven't said anything about your phono preamplification. | |
| Bang for the buck You can get the Orbe clamp at a reasonable price from UK online retailers like Analogue Seduction (if you're not in the UK already.) It's a simple upgrade that I wouldn't hesitate to do first.http://www.analogueseduction.net/product/Michell_Engine... | |
| Is no preamp the best preamp of all? What does 75-85% translate to in terms of dB?I'm aware that I'm losing information when I use digital attenuation, but how does this translate into what one hears that is different that what one hears when an analog volume is lowered. Saying that ... | |
| Is no preamp the best preamp of all? @TrebejoI just don't hear it. I've done a lot of listening at various levels of digital attenuation with a wide variety of lossless files, and I don't hear any ill effects. Can you be specific about what I should listen for or give some technical ... | |
| Is no preamp the best preamp of all? The Vandersteen highpass filter is actually not very accurate for my amps. The closest I can get is with the dipswitches at the 100kOhm setting, which gives a drop of about -2.25dB @ 100Hz, and the slope is steeper than it should be. Disappointing... | |
| I NEED a tone control to control bass. You could try Auralex subdudes or speakerdudes:http://www.auralex.com/search.asp?cx=015239128890725801758%3Afenfza4vrw4&cof=FORID%3A11&ie=UTF-8&q=dudes&sa=Search#323 | |
| Is no preamp the best preamp of all? I found going direct from my DAC to my amps and using my Squeezebox volume control to be a huge improvement in frequency extension and transparency. I can even do the highpass filtering needed by my Quatros in the digital domain on the Squeezebox ... | |
| Sound stage, front, middle, or behind your speaker 7 feet? Not 6½?With my Quatros, the soundstage is very dependent on the electronics. I definitely prefer it to be behind the speakers and for the soundstage to "float" free of the speakers themselves. But the illusion can easily collapse with the ... | |
| what is used to store music from multiple cd's I recommend a Squeezebox Touch and the DAC of your choice. You would need a computer to run the Squeezebox server software and to serve the music files ripped from your CDs (which could be your existing computer), and this would need to be connect... | |
| Are the CD'S days numbered? I still buy a lot of CDs. But I always rip them to flacs on my Squeezebox server as soon as I get them. | |
| Help me find violin and cello related I recommend any of Tianwa Yang's Sarasate recordings. Here's a good place to start:http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002N5KEFQA few more recommendations:Prokofiev: Violin Sonatas - Kremer/Argerich on DGSzymanowski: Violin Concertos - Kulka on EMI (not Nax... | |
| Help with Playing FLAC files XLD does an excellent job converting flacs. |