davide256
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| Does hard drive noise in your PC color affect SQ? You will get more complete answers on the computer audiophile site. But to keep it short and simple1) CA dabblers generally agree that you get best results with an SSD HD for OS because its faster, has no electrical motor noise and is affordable s... | |
| Are all asynchronous USB inputs similar? I'm very happy to be off "the bus" and on the fast track with UPNP and DLNA over hardwired Ethernet. It doesn't do away entirely with PC platform hassles but I can deal with software and power supply optimization vs. the interaction of USB and MOB... | |
| PRIMA LUNA owners, what power tube are you using? I use KT-120's in the Prima Luna Premium integrated. GL KT-88's sound artificial in comparison and EL-34's are mid range tunnel vision. Front tubes used are all Telefunken 12AU7. The KT-120's remedy the PL integrated review crticism of diluted bas... | |
| Where do audiophiles retire? But we are! Who else criticizes the sound quality first in a movie theater and not the film production ; | |
| Poor sounding analog? Grado offers biggest musical bang for the buck in a MM. Give the Grado Black or the Grado Gold a try if you are missing mid range magic and it isn't a setup error. http://www.needledoctor.com/Grado-Black1-Prestige-Series-Phono-Cartridges?sc=2&... | |
| Which component is most responsible? 3 male voices is a simple task for decent system... 100 + voices with multiple counter harmonies is not. Carmina Burana is a piece my system struggles with for air and definition in massed chorus passages regardless of LP or digital. | |
| JPLAY - It aint subtle Lewinskih01, I pretty much run the PC- DAC setup you plan to evaluate except I have abandoned Jplay in favor of DLNA because of better mid range fidelity and vocal nuance sophistication. I often A/B with musicals where as much is said in tone and ... | |
| What do I need to set up digital music server? Lets make your life easier1. do some browing on http://www.computeraudiophile.com/if you are curious and a hobbyist PC builder2. if not buy a spec system like the Carbon; with Jriver media player software and an external CD/DVD drive for ripping, ... | |
| When does speaker distortion become audible? I'd be wary if you don't have good a/b capability. You may be listening to truncated information. The highs are critical to spatial presentation and what you were hearing before may have been a truthful exposure of the source limitations. I have a... | |
| Smartphone for the audiophile? very cool. Its really annoying that many android phones put the sd card behind the battery, whereas this allows you to never open up the case. Thanks for the tip Singleended!http://www.meenova.com/st/p/m3r.html | |
| Smartphone for the audiophile? the latest android phones work well because they have good processors, plenty of battery power and you can download a 192khz/24 bit player for high rez music. The gotcha with all is the 64gb sd card limit. Last I knew iPhone did not support 24 bit... | |
| Which component is most responsible? This has to come from the source or else nothing downstream can put back what was lost. Massed chorus music and complex full orchestra passages are extremely challenging to the entire audio chain so that it all needs to be right or else muddiness ... | |
| 24/192 Big Improvement Over 24/96???? Mgattmch...24/192 is better. The key thing with 24/192 is a cleaner sound that eliminates more digital artifacts/fatigue. You will get more expert advice on this question on the computer audiophile site. | |
| I'm a tube novice: Tube substitution? 7062's are a minor variant of 12AT7. Lots of not so great amperex 7062's available, I don't like them, the regular Amperex (Orange world globe) 12AT7's are better. People seem to like the older Bugle boy 12AT7 even more, can't say I've tried one | |
| Electrical interference in desktop system Curious, are you able to try a laptop instead? Wondering if this issue is noisy PC power supply... you can run a laptop on battery. |