erik_squires
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| MQA DAC with Coax Output You mean you want a streamer with coax out. :) Even if you find a streamer with coaxial out, the highest level of unfolding is only allowed at the DAC itself, that is, with ANALOG outputs. You can't buy a DAC that streams MQA and hope to get aroun... | |
| audiophiles who are just getting the itch to upgrade Room acoustics?? Fritz makes awesome speakers, leave those alone. | |
| Lars Clausen class d amp Well, that’s cool, but I’d check in DIYaudio too. Sadly, these have a relatively high minimum impedance of 3.2 Ohms. | |
| 50 foot cables? Mogami Sound Runner. | |
| Oscilloscopes - what specs to look for? I agree about modern digital scopes are the way to go.As a no-longer professional, if I had to start all over again as a student I’d look for combo systems though, get all 3 of your needs in terns of signal generation, measurement and observation.... | |
| Has anyone used the Hifiman TWS 600? Let me know what you find, OP, and if you find something you like better. I still have a 20 year old Shure IEM's in large part because the ear positioning and seal is just so hard to get right. I bought mid-range Fiio IEM's recently and getting t... | |
| How are phono cables different (related to hum issue)? Lack of shielding is a big thing in boutique interconnects. Not all, of course, but yes, that makes a big difference. This can add some capacitance, but with short runs and high impedance at the preamp this should be minimal. Try out the DH Labs s... | |
| Tidal Error Message I think it means you are using two devices at once. Are you sure it's disabled and no one else has your account info?? | |
| what's the point? OK, to better and thoroughly answer your question, there's a couple of points I want to make:- We are limited by measurements defined by about the 1970's and 1980's. These measurements have not progressed, despite the progress made in technology s... | |
| what's the point? Julian Hirsch was one such proponent of that idea, the man had no ear at all. | |
| Has anyone used the Hifiman TWS 600? I believe this is what I ended up using:https://amzn.to/3bYazgw | |
| Has anyone used the Hifiman TWS 600? I really like mine, but how is the seal? I used after market ear tips with expanding foam. This is a problem with all the IEM's, that the bass simply is non existent without a tight seal. All of them. | |
| Short List of Amps I prefer over the Pass Labs XA25 or INT 25 Speaking of femto-distortion (TM) what ever happened to Halcro? Wasn't the exceedingly small amount of distortion and noise their trademark? Here one moment, gone the next. | |
| Understanding DAC's DSD recordings make up probably less than 0.1% of all music recordings out there, that’s why. I personally have 3 DSD albums, and play only 1 regularly. There's no DSD streaming that I know of, possibly because DSD music takes a lot more data than... | |
| Oscilloscopes - what specs to look for? Again, nothing at all wrong with a good scope, but if I was doing this from your starting point, I would suggest you look at something a little more specialized, like this:https://quantasylum.com/products/qa401-audio-analyzerI have no financial in... |