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| Songs You Couldn't Stand Until You Heard Them On A Good System So just went and checked. Yes, there is a remix as well as a remade DVD/Bluray. I'm listening to it now. I don't remember the screeching, but the bass seems better. Not earth shatteringly better. The entire percussive lines could use more expansio... | |
| Songs You Couldn't Stand Until You Heard Them On A Good System That's interesting, as that's often considered a pretty bad mix. Typical of early CD's it was heavily compressed. Did you hear a remix? Best,E | |
| We give up perspective to avoid tone controls Tute:Yep, but how many want to do this? I mean, I do, but I'm a geek. :) I think when it comes to auto-room correction, the default curves matter a great deal. That's why I like to recommend JL Audio despite their absurd prices, and Dirac. I think... | |
| Converting cd's to high resolution audio I did 500 CD’s on a single PC using MediaMonkey. No issues at all. Might be worth building a mini-PC just to do ripping, compared to the high-end offerings. :) Best,E | |
| Furman solves ground loop issue? A - I am a huge fan of Furman gear. It won't resolve most ground loop issues. B - NEVER remove a center/ground pin from an AC receptacle. C - Cable/Antenna ground loops are super cheap to resolve. :) https://amzn.to/2IqMTXWThough with powered ante... | |
| We give up perspective to avoid tone controls Let's put Audyssey in a different category! :) I agree it sounds horrible. But this isn't a condemnation of all DSP or room correction. Just this particular implementation. Best,E | |
| We give up perspective to avoid tone controls Room EQ Wizard is just measurement software. :) I have OmniMic, which does a fabulous job of creating FIR filters for miniDSP. I just don't want to futz like that.Best,Erik | |
| Is this MQA news a big deal? @ptss -1 - MQA plays back on anything. You just don't get the extra ffeatures. 2 - DRM prevents copying. MQA does not do this. I can make copies and send them to others. If they have an MQA capable player, it will play at full resolution. So, this... | |
| We give up perspective to avoid tone controls There's the MiniDSP DDRC series that does that. They have a version with digital inputs/outputs (which I use since I don't have any analog components and don't plan to purchase any) and one with analog inputs/outputs (balanced XLR). Yep, I a... | |
| Hard Audio - Ceramic Speakers Maybe I'm just fussy, but as far as I can tell, those Infinity drivers are basically anodized aluminum drivers. That is, they make aluminum drivers and then using acid and current (I think) they transform the outer layers. This is essentially what... | |
| Is this MQA news a big deal? @jayctoy I heard the MQA it’s really good, I preferred it over DSD. It’s the one that came close to vynil, in the system we were listening... Curious, what DAC were you using? Best,E | |
| We give up perspective to avoid tone controls I do get some of the anti-tone control arguments. I never thought about channel to channel tracking for instance. Cheap stereo pots may vary widely. I’ve also used cheap pro EQ’s and they were not up to par. I use a Parasound P7 for my pre, which ... | |
| We give up perspective to avoid tone controls Many years ago, i had set up a half-assed rear channel system (long before surround sound) that relied on out of phase information (Hafler) and delay lines from a small processor. I used it with a pair of modest bookshelf speakers to supplement... | |
| Vandersteen 2CE Signature Speakers The idea that a speaker plays jazz and rock well, but not classical is crazy. The requirements for a loudspeaker for all music is the same: "play it as accurately as possible with as little damage as possible for the money". I don’t fully agree, b... | |
| Is this MQA news a big deal? Find that 4k, streaming, and MQA all share a single purpose: copyright control.I'm no fan of MQA, in that I cannot tell it does anything better, but copyright control (aka Digital Rights Management or DRM) is not one of the problems. MQA recording... |