gdnrbob
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| MQA•Foolish New Algorithm? Vote! If I recall correctly, the MQA provided by Tidal is only a 'partial' decoding.You have to buy into whole MQA system in order to get the full 'benefit'.Hence, my post equating it with Dolby.B | |
| Vandersteen 2CE Signature II: Is it worth the price of $2700? Why are so many for sale? I heard the Vandies after I got out of college in '79. They were so impressive that I still remembered them 40 years later, when I finally got back into hifi.B | |
| Ayre V5-Xe or Jeff Rowland 201 Mono Blocks? I vote for Ayre. Zero feedback is a beautiful thing.They also pair well with Thiel.B | |
| Everything else being equal, should I expect better Spotify quality through wifi or USB? Though I have no technical knowledge, I have found USB to be the weakest link for music-like you say jitter and clock issues.Ethernet, for me gives the best results, with WIFI (and having a strong signal) a close second.B | |
| MQA•Foolish New Algorithm? Vote! No, I think it is another 'Dolby'-type of format.It might sound better to some, but it seems more of a signal alteration than anything else.B | |
| Vandersteen 2CE Signature II: Is it worth the price of $2700? Why are so many for sale? The Vandy 2's have been around since the '80's, with the CE Sig.II the current iteration.That they have been selling for so long should give you a hint about their capabilities, as well as why there are so many for sale.And, used 2ce Sig II's go f... | |
| Balanced cables true balanced mainly seem to belong to the marketing gimmicks... @elizabeth ,I disagree. From what Ralph/atmasphere has written, it is clear that a true balanced circuit-while not saying it sounds better, provides the means to transfer a signa... | |
| Balanced cables @elizabeth, again.Given the posts by Almarg and Atmasphere, do you consider your equipment to be fully balanced?B | |
| Balanced cables @elizabeth,Though I respect Kimber, I would have a hard time justifying $3K for interconnects. Do you notice such a significant difference in sound reproduction?And, I only say this as a question.Bob | |
| Subwoofer bass issue Are you using a turntable, CD or Streaming?If the former, perhaps you have a bad pressing.B | |
| Balanced cables At least for me, Atmasphere, and Almarg have given all the information needed regarding balanced interconnects.I think nrenter summed it up nicely, too.So, would I buy an expensive XLR cable?Probably not.B | |
| Vandersteen 2C pairing @mixn4him Those 1's with a pair of Vandy subs are a killer combo.B | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados @jcazador,Nice post. I hope it is true.To All,I subscribe to Spotify and despite its' lack of high fidelity streaming, it has one of the most complete and easily accessible catalogs (unlike Tidal).I only mention this as I have discovered a huge ca... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados @geoffkait,Okay, let's not get sidetracked...B | |
| Balanced cables @2channel,+1Bob |