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| CD v Streamed I’ve only been streaming for a few weeks but noticed that Qobuz - hi-rez included, has fairly substantial compression applied. I witnessed this on pretty much everything I have listened to. It sounds fine at lower volume levels. But turn it up and... | |
| It's time to replace my 2009 factory-modded Wadia S7i with a current R2R DAC. What is most important and what will deliver best performance is clock synchronization from server to DAC. The dac should be the master, and and sources to be clocked to it.Cheers George | |
| Any audiophiles into motorcycles Our Aussie Jack Miller just won the LeMans MotoGP round on a DUCATI !!!!👍👍 | |
| Technics SU-R1000 a new Class-D GaN Technology integrated And here is a video review finally done on it. Enjoy!https://youtu.be/iNMXzJrwJHcCheers George | |
| A phenomenal new CD transport-Pro-Ject CD Box RS2 transport jafant13,452 posts05-16-2021 9:49pmgeorgehifiwhich player(s) does a SF-HD850 fit?Happy Listening! Looking at this it’s just the cheap Sanyo SF-HD850 slot loader mech, in a fancy aluminum housing https://ibb.co/JHcCdFNhttps://www.ebay.com.au/sch/i.... | |
| CD v Streamed Compression? How about cd vs vinyl. If you look at the dynamic range data base https://dr.loudness-war.info/, vinyl has the better DR figures also, just like the early versions of older cd issues before they get compressed. Where cd kills vinyl is... | |
| A phenomenal new CD transport-Pro-Ject CD Box RS2 transport What’s good is the SF-HD850 laser/mech is available nice and cheaphttps://www.ebay.com.au/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313&_nkw=Sf-hd850&_...Cheers George | |
| Any audiophiles into motorcycles +1 for Duke’s and and restored a few https://ibb.co/Ctjy6Y0https://ibb.co/xjGngmR had a chiropractor follow me always after riding this insane sounding beast, to help me get off it at the end of ride days. One of the most interesting and smoothest... | |
| Does the Audio Industry Have a Quality Problem? Does the Audio Industry Have a Quality Problem? Yes in a big way it has a growing problem with numbers of companies that are NOT honest and genuine, which are just in it to separate money from the gullible . These "snake oil" companies have no con... | |
| Should Class A Amps be left on?? I could be wrong about this but I thought that class A amps were least efficient when not driven. This is correct, a pure class-A or very heavy biased A/B still draws the same current from the mains driven or when at idle. Both amps at idle gives ... | |
| Technics SU-R1000 a new Class-D GaN Technology integrated Technics SU-R1000 has hit the Stereophile headlines.Must be due soon for release in the US for the retail sector.. https://www.stereophile.com/content/technics-presents-discussion-their-reference-class-su-r1000-digi...Cheers George | |
| Anyone tried aftermarket fuses in the newish Parasound JC1+s Littelfuse. If you want to spend some extra money they now have audiophile fuses. Stick with the pros. No claims whatsoever for any better sound quality, seems more for medical to me.Just higher glass breaking strength if in mobile conditions.Fanc... | |
| Synergistic Research HFT's Photo's say it all below. Of course you did, and Ted Denney laughed himself stupid all the way to the bank. I installed a ten-pack of HFTs around the roomhttps://img.usaudiomart.com/uploads/large/1525136-15b82cb5-synergistic-research-hft-5-pscks.j... | |
| Does the 1.5m 75ohm rule apply to 110ohm? rja Yes there is a thing to watch for and that’s digital reflection (jitter?) this is said to be reduced when the interconnect is no shorter than 1.5mt, I think this would also apply to aes/ebu.Can you link Al’s (rip) post on this please?Cheers... | |
| Synergistic Research Galileo SX Power cord. (Opinions on sound quality appreciated). Please let us know your impressions when you switch the power cords to your Amps to Galileo SX HC. Thanks Report thisozzy OP4,898 posts05-12-2021 4:37amthyname,Thanks for the encouragement. But probably will never happen. "But probably will never... |