ejr1953
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| How Is MQA Fareing? Lalitk,I would say "yes" to the question of whether a well mastered MQA version sounds "better" than a previously mastered CD quality version might sound, not all the time, but more times than not.When well mastered, with MQA I find the bass is be... | |
| How Is MQA Fareing? This week I noticed that MQA content from Universal Music has been added to Tidal.I have a PS Audio DirectStream DAC, which I love, but MQA sounds dull when output to the DAC, even when I have Tidal doing the unfolding...so I bought a Mytek Brookl... | |
| Replace Dell Laptop with Streamer? Which one? I wonder if the problem with your Dell laptop is the quality of the ground on the USB port? I have a higher end Dell laptop and the sound quality streaming Tidal and using Roon is outstanding!Schitt Audio sells a $99 "Wyrd" unit which isolates th... | |
| Which personal confuser for ultra high end audio, MAC, PC, notebook, tablet or desktop? I have used a high-end Dell laptop running Windows10 Pro for streaming Tidal, recording my CDs to AIFF files with iTunes and to run Roon.The key things with a computer are 1) the quality of the USB port and 2) having more memory, the speed of the ... | |
| Two preamps are available.... I'd go with the manufacture date as well. If the "refurb" unit was a dealer demo, having working in some high end dealers in the past, most of the equipment on our floor had LOTS of hours on them, most turned "on" in the morning, left "on" all da... | |
| Conrad Johnson Officially Transfers ownership From what I read about Jeff Fischel, he seems to be committed to continuing what made Conrad Johnson successful in the past.When McIntosh was owned by Clarion, they said they were committed to continuing what made them successful in the past, but ... | |
| power for mc452 and c2600 I have had a C2500/MC452 and have been very happy with my PS Audio P10 power plant. | |
| PS Audio NEW Huron Firware upgrade. 😩😫😩 I have enjoyed a DirectStream DAC now for nearly three years and have applied each firmware upgrade, when it's become available, and have enjoyed each upgrade and appreciated the benefits.As you can imagine, my DAC is well broken in now.I immediat... | |
| Speakers for Room Size When my audio system was in my living room (13x24), I had a pair of standmounts with sub woofer. The larger floor standing models I was considering had a law WAF (wife acceptance factor), in that smallish living room.When I moved down to a 24x26 ... | |
| Focal Sopra 2 vs Sopra 3? I purchased a pair of Sopra No2's since they first came into the U.S. I drive them with a McIntosh C2500 tube preamp and McIntosh MC452 power amp, what I auditioned them with before placing the order.While I was waiting for the Sopra's to arrive ... | |
| Mcintosh I snagged a C2500 just after the C2600 was introduced. I believe the main performance difference is the C2600 has a newer, and "better" ESS DAC chipset and it has the new headphone amplifier built in.As I don't use the built in DAC and hardly eve... | |
| Stay away from the nad Over the years I've owned several NAD components, back to the 1980's and have had minimal problems with the brand. A receiver I bought years ago had that same problem (one channel suddenly about 25% of the volume of the other), and my M5 Masters ... | |
| NEW DAC PS Audio Direct Stream DAC or Keep What I Have I have had a PS Audio DirectStream DAC now for nearly three years and I've applied each firmware update as they became available, and IMO each and every one of them has made an audible improvement.As well, I used to have a PS Audio PerfectWave tra... | |
| My rankings of some classical violin music in high resolution Has anyone reviewed the streaming offerings from Primephonic? I used to subscribe to a classical music streaming service (from the owner of Naxos?), but it ceased operations a few months ago. | |
| CD players = dead? I think the best answer is "yes" and "no".Setup #1: I have a PS Audio DirectStream transport and DirectStream DAC, and with an SACD in the drawer, I2S cable connecting the two, the technical sound quality is as good as it gets (native DSD exported... |