erik_squires
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| CD ripping @rockyboyApple devices don’t play FLAC, they play their own version, ALAC. You will need to have the files transcoded. DBPoweramp probably will do this automatically for you, but dragging and dropping from your PC desktop won’t work. Best,Erik | |
| Speaker - Room/size dilemma Here's an experiment you can run yourself. Listen to your speakers from around 2' away. Then listen to them in their proper location. The difference in clarity, detail, air, etc. you hear is all due to room acoustics. Best,Erik | |
| Speaker - Room/size dilemma It kind of depends how you listen. If your biggest concern is having a full sound between the speakers no matter where you are, sure you want a wide dispersion.However, in a reverberant, untreated room you sacrifice smooth frequency response and n... | |
| What is/are your the most favourite composer s ? I find bluegrass and Mozart equally giddy, but you are right, not all. His violin concertos are sublime. The only time I've heard bluegrass and liked it was with a supremely talented violinist. Erik | |
| What's the benefit of balanced tonearm cables? I've never heard of blanced cabled cancelling cable artifacts. What they DO measurably do is reject common mode noise. EMI/RFI is often like that. It induces a current in the same direction in both conductors which cancel each other out. They ma... | |
| Audio Research Reference 6 Preamp Review You know what's odd, looking at the DAC 8, which ARC claimed took 500 hours to break in, the caps were WIMA cheapies. Nothing like the big exotics you'd expect to take that long. | |
| What to do with bad recorded CDs How exactly are they "bad" for you that you can't listen to them? Best,Erik | |
| A thin and elegant system? Well, let's nto blame physics for your budget. :) I think some of the Nola, or Totem designs, not to mention the KEF Blad would fit the thin and elegant requirements, just not an entire system under $5k. :) Best,Erik | |
| What is/are your the most favourite composer s ? Did you discover a love for bluegrass at the same time? :) Not being completely facetious, I usually hate bluegrass and Mozart for the same reasons. Best,Erik | |
| Best Port for highest sound quality on Apple TV-3 Well, only HDMI and optical will work as a music output. :) Most dedicated DAC’s don’t take HDMI, while home theater receivers DO. Which is best? Among those choices optical. It can’t carry ground noise. AppleTV, Chromecast, etc. are not really de... | |
| What is/are your the most favourite composer s ? With apologies for spellingBenjamin BrittenVaughan WilliamsEinaudi (contemporary) CopelandDvorakBerliozArchangelo CorelliSt. Saens | |
| MQA - Music Discussion @dbtom2 I hear you. I think too many of us forget how to listen to music after a while, and we engage more in shopping than music. :)Best,Erik | |
| MQA - Music Discussion Actually, I think I"ll just add Dolby B to CD sound! I've got to patent that.... | |
| MQA - Music Discussion @dbtom2 Let me know if you find anything you think is really good. That you have to develop listening skills kind of kills it for me. I mean, Dolby A,B and C you did not need listening skills to appreciate! Maybe whether C was actually better, but... | |
| Ayre now has a new QX-5 all in one @ctsooner Thanks! I'm in California. They could move it but I don't like hanging out and asking for demos unless I'm buying, and lately I'm building or selling. :) As a not bad alternative to the Pono is the Fiio X5 with external amp. I have not... |