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| Is this MQA news a big deal? "I am not sure I'd say that either DSD or PCM versions per se "sound better". If I were to make a "generalization", in my setup it seems that the SACDs sound a little less "digital". But I must say that some CDs I have (to me) sound better than ... | |
| Converting cd's to high resolution audio " All my music is on cd's and my reading tells me that the cd itself has a limited shelf life and will degrade over time.Any recommendations about converting my cd's to FLAC or some type of high quality music files. Not looking forcompressed file... | |
| CD players = dead? A few years back I did a comparison of a Cambridge Audio CD player (800 series I think) and a PS Audio memory player. The PS Audio was far superior in my mind so I sold the Cambridge Audio. I firmly believe that stripping digital byte by byte in a... | |
| Oppo Ceasing production " I'm going to be a contrarian here. People say physical media is dead but just look at the resurgence of vinyl. My sense is, that CD transports are the "digital turntables" of the future. I just traded my Ayre multi disc player for a dedicated t... | |
| Waiting on 802D3 to arrive -- Will I need a sub? The bass response of an 802 is considerably better than an 804, no question. But whether you still might need a sub is another question. I have 803ds and use a HSU sub because I have the vent ports on my 803ds plugged to tighten the bass image, an... | |
| How can Wilson Audio speakers sound that good if they are using OEM drivers? Because there is more to the sound of a speaker than just what the drivers are made of. Like crossover components and the wire used to connect it all together. Or cabinet design and resonance. That said, many classic speakers like JBL used pretty ... | |
| Repair your Cambridge Audio 840E volume contol issues Socket strips are optional, of course. If you are careful with the soldering iron, and have a good vacuum de-soldering tool, soldering in the relays is OK. With socket strips, you only solder once, and any replacement afterward is easy. Do not ove... | |
| Repair your Cambridge Audio 840E volume contol issues BTW, as an update, the Fujitsu relays are working great. Have not had a volume issue since I put my set in last September. | |
| Repair your Cambridge Audio 840E volume contol issues Edumar:PM me. I cannot post photos in the forum.If you open your pre-amp you will see a cluster of relays right in the center of the large pc board. They should be mounted on a separate pc board. There are two clusters of 14 relays (7 in one row, ... | |
| A recent thread about speaker/floor isolation I also have a HSU sub woofer mounted on two stages of brass footers, with a maple butcher block in between. The sub does not move as all the brass footers have machined needle points either to the maple butcher block or through the carpet to the p... | |
| Repair your Cambridge Audio 840E volume contol issues Peter:They will use probably the Omron or perhaps the Massuse (original OEM) relays. Both types will fail again in two or three years in my experience. The encoder is not the issue, but if they replace it no harm will be done. I have repaired mine... | |
| Phase plug materials for B&W 803D/diamond Thanks for the response, but not all that helpful.I have already "modified" these 803Ds with new crossover caps and resistors, so they are already "different" than stock. And to the better if I might add.Your digital EQ suggestion is not practical... | |
| A recent thread about speaker/floor isolation I have found a similar effect, but I would not call it "decoupling", but coupling. I have B&W 803d's with 4 two inch brass footers mounted to the base of the speakers, which sit mounted on 3" thick maple butcher blocks 18" diameter. These are ... | |
| Best sounding transistors auxinputThe slew rate is determined by typically two parameters (simplistically); the driver circuit bias current, and the Cob of all the collective (bipolar) power transistors the driver is coupled to. Think of it as the bias current being the wa... | |
| Best sounding transistors Another thing I wanted to mention regarding power transistor "rolling". The high frequency characteristics of the power transistors can directly affect the open loop bode response and therefor the stability (ie the tendency to oscillate with the f... |