ejr1953
Responses from ejr1953
| How long does a DAC take to burn in? Over the years I've had all sorts of pieces of equipment where no break in was specified by the manufacturer.But my personal experience is that most things DO seem to improve over a few hundred hours of use. I'm not sure about things like cabling... | |
| Streaming Tidal - What hardware is out there beyond the Bluesound I have had a Dell laptop, quad core I7, 16 gigs of RAM, 1 tb internal disk drive, 4 tb external disk drive (to store AIFF files from recording CDs on iTunes, plus hi-res AIFF files purchased from HD Tracks), USB out to my DAC. A few months ago I ... | |
| I need a good Preamp Wemfan,I too have a McIntosh MC452 and had a McIntosh C50 (solid state) preamp, which I replaced with a C2500 (tube) unit, sounded a little sweeter than the C50...but then swapped out the stock tubes for a set of Genalex Gold Lions, once broken in... | |
| What year did tube lose to SS Decades ago I worked in sales at a high end audio dealer in DC. I'll never forget how the B&W folks who visited were "concerned" over how dull their flagship model sounded in our showroom, drove all over DC to find replacements for the power ... | |
| DSD vs. PCM vs. MQA - Group listening experiment Ok Everyone, got my "flack jacket" on....I am really smitten by MQA, streamed from my Windows10 Tidal app.I have enjoyed a PS Audio DirectStream DAC now for 2 1/2 years. When Tidal started streaming MQA from Warner Music, I bought a Meridian Expl... | |
| Suggestions for DAC auditions - upgrade from HRT III+? Leahy,If I were you, I'd hold off making a move to a new DAC for a few months.The main reason is that it looks like MQA is getting some positive traction in the marketplace. Tidal started streaming "Masters" from Warner Music about two months ago... | |
| Is remastered mainly just less jitter? I once attended a panel discussion where the "loudness wars" came up and one of the panel members, a mastering engineer said that if you wanted to get mastering work, you had to compress dynamic range.It seems like the "loudness wars" may be takin... | |
| What is you TIDAL setup? I have a very nice Dell laptop, quad core I7, 16 gigs of memory, 1tb internal hard drive, 4tb external hard drive, Windows10 Pro.I have the Windows Tidal app installed, as well as iTunes, storing CDs I record as 44.1/16 AIFF files (plus some hi-re... | |
| Mcintosh C2600 preamp tube upgrade Jetter,I found somewhere on the web that the "a" at the end of 12ax7a meant that it had a wound filament. Not sure what that means to the sound quality. | |
| Mcintosh C2600 preamp tube upgrade I have a C2500 and in that one, though the tubes are identified as "McIntosh", they are JJ tubes from the Czech Republic.As my preamp is under warranty, I'll hold off on replacing the tubes, when I do, I've had several people point me to the Genal... | |
| Any News on MQA Lately? I've been communicating with Robert Harley from The Absolute Sound. The "MQA's unexpected twist" means that the MQA company has loosened up the requirement that the "unfolding" be done in the DAC hardware. So, if you uncheck the "MQA passthru" o... | |
| MSDS Sheets For Shipping Speakers Internationally? I bought a pair of Focal Sopra No2 speakers from France when they were a brand new model. They have beryllium tweeters, and I'm guessing the EU has regulations about notifying customers when a product contains potentially hazardous materials, wit... | |
| Your Input, Changing from McIntosh C50 to McIntosh C2500 Effischer,I found a "new in a factory sealed box" C2500 and "pulled the trigger", UPS should deliver it in two days, thought I'd pull it out of the box and start the "break in" Tuesday night, by Friday will do the swap.I have been very happy with ... | |
| Any News on MQA Lately? Got an email from Tidal this morning, they are rolling out the first MQA streaming on their desktop app (I presume they don't support it with the browser version). They are branding this "TIDAL Masters".I have a PS Audio DirectStream DAC, which f... | |
| Your first component that was "special" When I was in college I saved up and snagged a new Dual 1219 turntable with a Shure V15 cartridge, at the time, was "in heaven". |