drubin
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| what do you know" Actually, I am a believer, but I'm always open to new information. And the science I was referring to is the testing methodology. I accept that there are things in audio that can't be explained. | |
| Review: Keces DA-151 USB DAC DA converter On the strength of this rave review (hey, there's one of me born every minute), I ordered a Keces, which just arrived. Incredibly fast delivery from Asia and I have to echo Ckrody's comments about build quality. I do not see how this product can b... | |
| what do you know" Well, I guess that settles it! All you non-believers, get the fugazi outta here -- this place is only for people who are serious about this hobby.Science is only good when it supports your belief system. | |
| Apple versus PC A short usage note to the community. 'Mac' is the correct way to refer to the OS and computers from Apple. Although it is short for Macintosh (I believe Apple has quietly abandoned using the long form altogether), that does not mean it should be w... | |
| what do you know" If the same rigorous testing conditions are not implemented during the demoing stage how do you truly know that the more expensive cables are better? Wouldn't it stand to reason that if the differences are so obvious comparing them in your system ... | |
| Storing Cd's on Hard Disk Tbg, I'm not clear about what you are saying. You re-ripped nearly all of your discs -- why? And what did you do differently the second time? | |
| Storing Cd's on Hard Disk There's actually menu item in iTunes to convert a song to AIFF. Under the Advanced menu, it gives you choices to "Create iPod or iPhone version", "Create Apple TV version" and "Create AIFF version". But I haven't looked into these functions so per... | |
| Storing Cd's on Hard Disk I have to take issue with one of Ckrody's comments above. AIFF handles metadata tags quite nicely. WAV does not. And while lossless formats, such as Apple Lossless, return bit-perfect files, there is a growing number of people who believe the conv... | |
| What would you buy Sub $350 Firewire/USB DAC Given that the interest in USB DACs is relatively new, I wonder if the next year or so will bring reasonably good budget audiophile products to the market.I think there's a decent likelihood of that. But as Musicman suggested, the more expensive c... | |
| Audio Research Ref: CD8 Will the CD8 have any digital inputs, such as USB? Would be a real shame if it didn't. | |
| What would you buy Sub $350 Firewire/USB DAC You can do USB cheap, but it sounds it. The Hagerman device does the job but does not sound good. I'm looking for USB playback that equals or beats transport to DAC. Obviously, Ckorody and I disagree. The Bel Canto device is available but is not o... | |
| what do you know" Regarding Juancgenao's original post, over the years, I have had several experiences just like yours. My advice: live with the MITs for a month or so before you declare them the winner. I've often suspected that, with cables, sometimes putting a d... | |
| What would you buy Sub $350 Firewire/USB DAC The Bel Canto box is $500. Includes a short length of Stereovox digital cable. I don't believe they are gouging us at this price. Rather, it shows what it takes to do USB right. | |
| What would you buy Sub $350 Firewire/USB DAC It's not enough to simply have a USB input on a DAC. Implementation is tricky and only a few manufacturers are doing a really good job of it. (I've ordered a Keces to check it out.) For example, with my Bel Canto DAC3, I prefer Toslink out of my M... | |
| CDP's being dumped for hard drive driven units? Of course, keeping the CDs around in case your lose your data is also a good idea. |