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We Need A Separate Forum for Fuses
geoffkait - ...My old stomping grounds. Sigh.You know what can happen when you stomp around Geoff. 🐑 🐑 🐑 🏃🏻‍♂️🤣 
New Yggdrasil - First (and second) Impressions
@david_ten Is the timing you are speaking of something entirely different than what can be caused by jitter? 
New Yggdrasil - First (and second) Impressions
parsons - ....the resulting PACE gives the impression of just the slightest, but very noticeable, perception of "slowing down" of a song that you know very well....I heard (or believe I did) the subtlest of timing difference once in a Rolling Ston... 
Lumin S1 vs. the world
Hi @audiotroy I appreciate your candid reply. I understand what you’re saying about the dealer. Keep in mind though I did mention the dealer in my post, and given that you too are a dealer, I imagine you’ve heard of them at some point, given that ... 
High End is Dead?
craigl59 - Musical style also has an impact on high-end audio purchase. Classical music requires significantly higher audio quality to sound pleasurable than do most popular styles....+1 
Lumin S1 vs. the world
Hi steinkrieg. Welcome to the forum.At the time I was in the market for a DAC (9/17) I too had considered Lumin. Any model. At face value, their offerings seemed a bit "pricey" with respect to alternatives. I realize you are looking at a music ser... 
We Need A Separate Forum for Fuses
Thank you,@douglas_schroeder 
We Need A Separate Forum for Fuses
^Hi douglas. And if it is true that someday components will have aftermarket fuses inside, may I ask your opinion as to how far into the future you estimate that would happen and, how that might effect the MSRP pricing (with respect to its current... 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
headphonedreams - I am also in the side that thinks that all common architectures (R2R, DS, FPGA) can work when implemented with care....Hi everyone. I’m pretty good at using google. That said, may I ask the opinions of the folks on this thread fo... 
New Yggdrasil - First (and second) Impressions
@david_tenThank you! 
We Need A Separate Forum for Fuses
uberwaltz - Holy MolyAnd I thought the SR Blue fuse thread was seriously deranged......If you know GK is a thread "contributor", you can avoid having to read it to draw your quoted conclusion. 😁 
Just Got My Oppo 205!
....I hear rca connection are having a horrible sound.....Where have you heard that? XLR is best/preferred, but RCA is very doable and definitely not horrible. Have you tried the filter settings as well?Tried them all. Get the stethoscope ready if... 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
audioengr - ....By live, I mean when I play a live track, say a jazz performance in a restaurant, can I close my eyes and believe that I’m actually sitting in the restaurant? Can I turn my back on the speakers and believe that there is a live perf... 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
shadorne - Even harmonic distortion is pleasing. It is higher order odd harmonics above 7th which are not pleasing and harsh sounding....Hi shadorne. Thank you. Not all that long ago, Ralph (atmasphere) provided a wealth of information regarding h... 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
audioengr - ....The question is: given both designs are excellent, which one sounds more live to you?....Hi Steve. Not meaning or wanting to play on words here, but for clarification purposes, by "live" do you mean "authentic"? Thanks.