ejr1953
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| PS Audio customer service is excellent About 3 1/2 years ago, I took a "leap of faith" and purchased a DirectStream DAC from PS Audio, and haven't looked back.Over the years I've purchased a P10 Power Plant, a PerfectWave transport, a DirectStream transport, and just upgraded to a P15 ... | |
| SACD I would say that, in my setup, most of the time my SACDs do sound better than the "regular" CD, MQA from Tidal and high-res downloads, but not always.Most of the time the mastering seems to produce a more "musical" result, but not always. With ju... | |
| RE: Suggestions for Tidal Streaming problems caused by Internet Connection Problems I have similar "pause problems" streaming Tidal on a Dell Windows10 Pro machine, thought it was the Windows or anti-virus updates, not Tidal, but maybe it's both?Whenever I decide I'm going to use Tidal, I get the Dell up and running and leave it ... | |
| Which is better - Hi end CD transport or Music server into DAC? As I learn more about digital audio, I'm appreciating that while "bits are bits", the timing of those bits when they arrive at the DAC are very important to the ultimate sound quality. DACs do have clocks as part of their design, to "re-clock" th... | |
| Is time coherence more important than dynamics: Gallo versus Green Mountain When I was going thru the (year long) process of auditioning speakers, at one shop the salesman asked me if I prefer "analytic" or "musical" speakers. It was an interesting question, one I hadn't thought of in those terms before. My choice was "... | |
| DACs and Clean, Well Regulated AC Power Eric,Thanks for the link. I had been thinking of getting an SOtM sPS-500 for the Brooklyn:https://www.sotm-audio.com/sotmwp/english/portfolio-item/sps-500/Since I only use the Brooklyn for streaming Tidal MQA (use a PS Audio DirectStream DAC most... | |
| How Many Versions of the Rogue 99 Preamplifier are there? Two weeks ago, we DC Hi-Fi Group members took a "field trip" to visit Rogue Audio. These are some of the nicest people you'd ever meet. I'm sure if you reached out to them via email or the phone number they post on their website, they would be h... | |
| Looking for HDMI cable which introducing lowest jitter I have enjoyed a PS Audio DirectStream DAC & Memory Player and a few weeks ago decided to replace the stock cable provided by PS Audio with a Wireworld Silver Starlight HDMI cable and immediately enjoyed "more musical" results. I can't explai... | |
| Tidal and MQA..two questions. None of the streaming services have ever turned a profit. When Spotify was preparing for their IPO a few months ago, they publicized their prediction that, in 2018 they would turn the corner and start turning a profit.A few weeks ago metrics for ... | |
| How To Field Questions About Your Audiophile Lifestyle... My wife doesn't want to know how much I've spent on my audio equipment.When I tell most people about my hobby, they often ask what model of Bose do I have. | |
| Notable very small loudspeaker companies (other than Tekton!) Totem from Montreal, Canada. | |
| Is Velodyne gone? Too bad! For many years I had a Velodyne sub woofer and enjoyed it. | |
| How many of us really suffer from AUDIOPHILIA NERVOSA Nervousness. R45.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2018 edition of ICD-10-CMR45.0 became effective on October 1, 2017. | |
| Art Dudley Calls B.S. but without naming names - PLEASE DO! About 25 years ago I rode a motorcycle. Back then I couldn't understand why anyone would buy a Harley Davidson, as they were beautifully made, but had excessive vibration, poor brakes, were not very reliable, etc. etc. And back then, if you atte... | |
| DAC around 1.000 Euro for streaming environment I would recommend you consider a Mytek Brooklyn DAC or the new Brooklyn DAC+. The DAC+ model has an updated ESS chipset and a few other upgrades, but the differences in the sound quality are very minor. You might be able to snag the original DAC... |