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| my shortlist for integrated Harbethsuper hl5 plus xd - please advise "...or is it more than just specs to this?" @audiocanada : Yes, I'm afraid that, in spite of what Mr. Alan Shaw is claiming, there's much than specs to this. You will not find two different amplifiers that sound identical, regardless of their spe... | |
| SEEKING AN AMPLIFIER THAT MATES WELL WITH MARTIN LOGAN 11 A IMPRESSIONS I own the same speakers, driven by an Accuphase E470 integrated (a good match IMO), and the sound I'm experimenting is definitely not anemic either, despite the fact that Accuphase is not a brand renowned for stunning dynamics. So: 1. I have the ... | |
| Best way to A/B two different streamers I wouldn't use a switch for several reasons: 1. I keep noticing that the differences between sources and between cables tend to be quite subtle sometimes, albeit still very important. Quick A-B-ing is not the best way to reveal them IME. 2. The ... | |
| Upgrade Spendor A4 to D7.2? @wqgq_641 - You're welcome! | |
| Upgrade Spendor A4 to D7.2? Drums and bass: Vital Techtones - Drums Stop No Good. Also you could find Dead Can Dance - Yulunga (from the album Into the Labyrinth) interesting (with deep tympani, maracas etc.). Piano other than Jarrett: a lot of options, really. For example;... | |
| OMG - Room Acoustics are Critical - WAF be dam-ed!. Well, we all know room matters a lot, don't we? Yet, exactly how much was unknown to me in spite of hundreds if not thousands of hours of tinkering with it. This is perhaps the greatest audio discovery I've made during the past few years. You ... | |
| Integrated amp recommendation A few years ago I have listened to a pair of Piega (very) slim floorstanders, the cheapest model I think, sporting a pair of 4 inch midbass drivers per speaker. Driven by a Jadis Orchestra tube integrated, they produced a spectacular (for the pric... | |
| Inexpensive but good sounding power supply (and hard drive) for PC audio? @mastering92 Thank you for your advice. I would be very surprised to discover the power supply of my PC didn't matter for the sound. The power cord feeding the PC certainly did make a difference. And, counterintuitively, it made a difference e... | |
| Inexpensive but good sounding power supply (and hard drive) for PC audio? Thank you. Offtopic: Strange how different various pieces of software actually do impact the sound even when the data is "bit-perfect". I compared the Accuphase Asio driver to Wasapi Exclusive while doing Qobuz streaming and Wasapi was better! | |
| Ideal USB cable length, streamer to DAC? Common wisdom is that shorter is better (for USB cables, at least). My experience is quite opposite. I have directly compared, at length, in my system, 1m against 2m: - Supra cable: the 2m one had stronger and more authoritative bass, more drive... | |
| Inexpensive but good sounding power supply (and hard drive) for PC audio? Thank you both, very useful information! Unfortunately, some recent unfriendly financial events are severely limiting my budget for the time being (and for the foreseeable future). So the upgrade path suggested by @sns is not possible in my case.... | |
| Inexpensive but good sounding power supply (and hard drive) for PC audio? Oh, in case it was not clear from the original post: this cheap PC as a source is no slouch. It sounds almost (but not quite) as good as the transport in my Accuphase DP550; on the other hand, when comparing the CD with the streamed album in a hig... | |
| How long does it take a decent quality speaker to "wear out"? @mijostyn: You are saying that "modern ESLs can be virtually immortal" but as far as I know at least the Martin Logan panels are said to have a limited life expectancy?! I never understood why. Electrostatic headphones can last many decades... | |
| Kef Reference Tweeters-Ferrofluid Replacement A bit of a sideways question: does the ferrofluid also dry out if the tweeter is stored in a plastic bag? In other words, is it possible to buy replacement tweeters and store them for 20-25 years without the ferrofluid drying out (which would defe... | |
| Optimal lengths for USB and Ethernet cabling for digital audio I have directly compared in my system two pairs of USB cables of two different brands, each pair consisting of a 1m and a 2m cable. In both cases, the shorter cable had richer, more seductive midrange while the longer cable had stronger and more i... |