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| 16 bit vs 24 bit vs 35 bit vs 36 bit vs 64 bit DAC sampling @djones51So, most of the markedly improved sound that I hear is from the improved transport stability, and more precise laser reading, and not from the 35 bit sampling? There must be some other software aspect to the improved sound as well. . . | |
| 16 bit vs 24 bit vs 35 bit vs 36 bit vs 64 bit DAC sampling @jasonbourne52Well, around the same time I plugged in my new Esoteric K-01X and started playing it, with 35 bit sampling, a rabid bat did attack a man in my county! | |
| 16 bit vs 24 bit vs 35 bit vs 36 bit vs 64 bit DAC sampling @jasonbourne52The manufacturers seem to indicate in their literature that the bit sampling is how much the digital steps from the signal are smoothened to sound more analog. | |
| Authorized Rega Service Center in New York @yogiboy Thanks for sharing this link. The left channel on my Rega P8 just went out while I was carefully moving the turntable from one shelf to the next. I just called Accent on Music in Mt. Kisco, NY, and they were glad to be of assistance. I’ll... | |
| The extinction of human interaction takes yet another step forward... I think that's a good observation, but let's zoom out by another factor: how about audio recordings, listened in the privacy of one's own home, also removing one from social interaction with other audiophiles, and the performers, themselves? | |
| Esoteric K01X SACD player TRAY! error message I'm very happy with the Esoteric K-01X after one week! The only problem is playing the SACD of one label, but even playing CD on that Alia Vox label sounds phenomenal with the Esoteric, although I'm sure the Yamaha is good as well. | |
| Atma-Sphere MA-1 tube rolling @crowdaddy2Insofar as I know, the best way to find a failed tube is trial and error: you should have a second full set on hand anyways. If replacing all the tubes doesn't work, send back to manufacturer for check-up. Ralph and Atma-Sphere will ... | |
| Esoteric K01X SACD player TRAY! error message @jafant Thanks for sharing your experience. I played SACD recordings by other labels, and they played fine, and sounded great. It seems only to be a playback issue with only Alia Vox SACD, as the CD on Alila Vox sounds great. | |
| Esoteric K01X SACD player TRAY! error message @68pete Really not much info in it. Have you read it? | |
| Esoteric K01X SACD player TRAY! error message @stereo5 Thanks for your input, but it has been on 2 channel SACD when I play SACD. Here's what I hear: comparing SACD multichannel to SACD 2 channel is about the same difference as SACD 2 channel to CD.Now I tried different recordings and it see... | |
| Esoteric K01X SACD player TRAY! error message Alright, so after the first few hours of listening, and doing A-B comparisons with my previous CD/DAC: The Esoteric K-01X is definitely a step up in CD performance, with much more clarity, a more precise sound stage, smoother, and richer texture ... | |
| Esoteric K01X SACD player TRAY! error message Answering my own question: After almost giving up, I thought I would try to turn on the player while holding down the eject button, and I got some Japanese characters, which may have reset the machine. Then I turned off and turned on the device ... | |
| Upgrade my CD player or futile effort? I would have to agree that you could upgrade to an improvement with almost any brand from a $600 Marantz CD player; however, I have heard some $25,000 CD players that sound worse than a $1,000 player. The sweet spot is probably somewhere in the $4... | |
| Preamp advice- getting up to speed One important element about pre-amplifiers that I recently learned about in an Audiogon forum discussion was that you need to be careful to look at the input sensitivity of the amplifier that you are driving with the pre-amplifier. So, if your am... | |
| Favorite conductors for composers early music: 1400's-1700's (even including a recent recording for Beethoven's symphonies 1-5) Jordi SavallBach choral works: (Passions, cantatas) Jos van VeldhovenChopin piano pieces: (not conductor, but performer) Claudio ArrauBach piano piece... |