erik_squires
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| 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... | |
| A thin and elegant system? I was about to recommend Devialet, but I just saw their prices. Ouch. Monitor Audio Radius are very neutral, but sound like small speakers. Just can't get a lot of bass out of tiny woofers, around $1250 new. As for electronics..... hmmm, you are ... | |
| MQA - Music Discussion I feel I'm done for now by the way. I've heard it, I'm not impressed by it. I won't hunt around for benefits like looking for Bigfoot. If anyone has specific free tracks they can point me to to compare, please let me know. | |
| MQA - Music Discussion Hi dbtom,I could do something to equalize the volumes, but I don’t wan to. I’ve just done an A/B comparison between the 44.1 and MQA tracks. What differences are there are, to my ear more indicative of different re-mastering than MQA itself. In pa... | |
| MQA - Music Discussion Alright avid readers. For those of you who have kept your subscription up-to-date (chuckle) I will be doing a self-made double blind test. Well, single blind, because I'm only one person.... but I won't know the order I experience the tracks unti... | |
| MQA - Music Discussion @in_shore A bit off topic though. I'm trying to focus on MQA and personal listening experiences with the format. Best,Erik | |
| Ayre now has a new QX-5 all in one @cstonner I just got a new DAC/preamp, so I'm not in a hurry. My local dealer has the Codex set up as part of their headphone set up, so I doubt I could hear it easily in a full-size system. I'm glad you like it, and good to know Ayre is moving f... | |
| conrad johnson preamps In terms of the number of models, CJ was prolific. I'm not surprised CJ fans like to trade them around. But @jmcgrogan2 is completely right. Having a lot of them on Agon is no meaning for anything but market presence. What is more interesting is w... | |
| MQA - Music Discussion So on tap for today is:Britten: Frank Bridge Variations - Romance TrondheimSolisteneI'll be listening to the MQA version vs. DSD 64 and PCM 96/24It's a very short (1:37) and simple piece. Not complicated at all. Should be ideal for liste... | |
| USB or Bluetooth from Mac laptop to Wyred 4 Sound Dac? Advice Make sure you use an actual repeater, as opposed to just an extender. Also make sure we’re talking USB 2.0 for that length. Here is an example:http://amzn.to/2cBEoKlThe repeater uses the USB power to increase the distance the signals can travel. A... |