davide256
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| Tubes vs Solid State - Imaging, Soundstaging, 3D I suspect we all listen for different things. My experience has been that tubes and solid state do different things well at the lower end of price then struggle to converge at the higher endSolid state has dynamics, biting detail, can rock the hou... | |
| Is jitter an issue? Streaming to ntwkd receiver. I found DLNA to be better than asynch USB. Here's my recommendation1) make sure your audio connectivity is hardwired Ethernet, not wireless between PC as digital media controller, any NAS and the Denon as digital media renderer... it matters2) fol... | |
| Looking to add warmth "Warmth" is a curious thing, to me I equate it to richness and vibrancy in mid range tone color. My experience was that it took synergy to get it and that you don't have a prayer if its not supported by the DAC. You would think an all tube solutio... | |
| Looking to add warmth koenigr, Give the Naim network media servers an audition. | |
| What is This Noise? 1) yes to humidity..even if its not the cause, you don't want a static charge problem to damage your gear2) I have heard static pops at higher volume when RCA connection points were not clean, almost like arcing over the contaminants. So cleaning ... | |
| I need help diagnosing a sibilant problem on vinyl If what you have is the stock RB300 arm consider counter weight and wiring upgrades. I found these to be helpful. I also find moving magnets exaggerate sibilants unless you have the very best of turntables. You may find a high output moving coil m... | |
| Electrical interference in desktop system try putting the PC on a filtered power strip and look for twisted pair interconnects as a defense against RFI. | |
| External HD Changing the quality of the sound? If you intend to play hirez files, a higher connection speed is important for hardware protocols. In that case use the fastest hardware connection available (esata, firewire, etc). If you are using a network connection, speed is again important, h... | |
| CD player vibration from CD's I agree the culprit is much more likely to be unbalanced vs. not flat. The principle is no different from what you face with car tires. Which begs the question of could there be such a service as a "CD balancing " service" and would it be practical. | |
| Principles of audiophile cable construction? thanks Mofimadness, I'll go find that article. I want better cables but I can't afford the route I went with tubes where I kept buying different ones until I found what worked best... cables are much more expensive than tubes. So I'd at least like... | |
| Explain Digital Basics to an Analog person Make your life easy1) buy an Oppo 105 as your SACD player, DAC and DLNA renderer2) use the PC build of your choice as a media player with JRiver Media Center software as DLNA controller feeding the Oppo.3) plan on large sucking sound in your walle... | |
| why do cd players "sometimes" not read a disc? this was episodically a problem with my Linn Genki in longer playing sessions. The end culprit was wear on the transport surface that gripped the top of the CD... the CD slipped when the player was warm. The fix was to build up the grip surface wi... | |
| Best hardware DLNA renderer? absolutely correct that Jplay isn't in the chain for DLNA. What does enter in is Windows Server 2012 optimization. In my case the audio files are on a 1TB HD on the JRMC PC (I use SOTM filters). To do NAS I'd have to get a bit more complex with sw... | |
| Oppo 105 or DAC Thar's using the Oppo as the control point... I don't recommend that, weak interface. Use the Mac as your media server control point feeding music to the Oppo via DLNA Use the hardwire Ethernet ports with static IP's to make the DLNA setup fast. I... | |
| Grado Sonata1 Ref Vs. Audio Technica AT33EV It could be the TT isolation but in that case your other music sources should be fine in the bass. Are they? |