duaneadam
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| Never Spend More On Cables Than Your Equipment Cost$$$$$$$$$$ So many cable opinions, so few audio examples. Last year I recorded several speaker cables in my mastering lab with DPA reference mics, a Neve preamp and carefully studied the differences with a mastering DAC and headphones. My conclusion was th... | |
| Worth pursuing analog sound from digital? Anyone who’s spent time in a good digital studio knows a first generation multi track digital mix can sound very transparent and engaging. Commercial digital releases are sampled and resampled at least 4 times so they just can’t sound as liquid as... | |
| Chord Dave Replacement Not sure why you would spend so much on a DAC when the Crane Song Solaris is available at $1,949. I've had many world class DACS in my studio over the years and the Crane Song is as good as any no matter the cost. They're very back ordered and are... | |
| Mellow speakers for a digital piano I have JBL 305's in one of my studio rooms and they do digital pianos just find. They have a softer upper end than the Revels in my main room. I suspect it's the samples your piano is playing and not the monitors. | |
| Pros and Cons of "Staying with" Analog and Vinyl I can only listen to so much "old music" so I have a digital collection. I can only listen to so much "new music" so I have a vinyl collection. Both have benefits, both can sound good in their own way, so why not have both? | |
| How does the drum kit sound on your rig? Drums are the primary reason I listen to vinyl. Even on a modest system they have better dynamics and are warmer and more realistic sounding than on digital. Dialing in just the cymbals is tricky as it is highly dependent on how they were recorded... | |
| Stand out phono stages I had the latest Steelhead and a PSA GCPH in my studio for several months. One gripe about the Steelhead is that MC cartridges sound a little sweeter with better high end definition though the MM inputs, but lose a little low end punch. I tried to... | |
| The ignorance of SACD & DVD-A marketing idiots.... SACD presents the same dilemma as vinyl in that the library reeks of formaldehyde. I like going back in time occasionally, but I don't want to live there. | |
| Anyone compare budget phono oft recomended? I have a PS Audio GCPH in one room,and a Steelhead in another. Have A/B'd them side by side numerous times. What you pay for in the Manley is superior enunciation of individual instruments. It rocks with violins, sax, voices etc. Imaging is near e... | |
| What power cable for DAC? In all fairness, his e-mails regarding this were a few years ago and it's possible he has a different position now. I'm trying to keep an open mind about this issue until I've done my own tests which why I'm hosting a shootout-see my post. | |
| What power cable for DAC? I followed Daniel Weiss's advice regarding power cords for the DAC1 MK2 and the ADC2 I bought from him. He said use whatever you want, it won't make any difference. But what does he know. | |
| An analog question for those who record Davidboone your killing me. Never expected to be making analog copies again until this thread. Now I have a cassette player permanently installed in one room, am putting a new belt on my 1/2 track tonight. Life would be so much simpler if I could ... | |
| Dialing in my analog rig - Need help You didn't mention results of different load settings on the PS Audio. Also, because there are two gain stages, you need to tweak them to find the sweet spot. You should be able to make it sing without a pre-amp, if not it's something else in the ... | |
| higher end jazz vinyl: where to turn? I began buying the expensive re-issues but found that several stores in my area are almost giving away original jazz pressings. I've bought several unopened jazz records including blue note for $3.99 and hundreds of NM LP's for $1.00. Search craig... | |
| An analog question for those who record I had never heard of Tape Project, that is just sick. I can't imagine a better sounding source other than sitting in the studio listening to the 1st generation multi-track. Even at $300 per album, it's probably worth it. |