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| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report Tonight "The Notting Hillbillies" "Missing... Presumed Having A Good Time" Great bunch of artists got together to do this, led by Mark Knofler Only one issue not compressed http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/3429My fav tracks 1 2 3 and 11Cheer... | |
| Class-D Audio USA have just released their new GaN amp at the CES I`m open to the new tech i just do not want to waste my or a manufactures time if i`m going to hear the same signature that i have heard in the past. I think it’s just going to be more of the same, but at $699! instead of >$2kThe only one menti... | |
| CD or Streaming... am I missing out? And much to the horror, dismay or denial of some, that sound is probably a better replica of the master than either vinyl or CD can be - understandable The word to question there is "probably"And it's not in all cases we've, done a/b with on th... | |
| CD Player or Transport Many great R2R ladder discrete dacs around these days, just go a good CD transport, and get one of these dac's (make sure it's got volume control) as one day you'll find better sound by going direct dac to poweramp.Cheers George | |
| Class-D Audio USA have just released their new GaN amp at the CES every Class-D amp available unnatural much like when CD players first hit the market. Very good analogy, and still have a way to go just like CD did. Technics with the SE-R1 have advanced it more than anyone, others to me have just gone sideways. ... | |
| Anyone Recently Change to Class D power? the best of them being the bel canto ref600m hypex amps, I still found them lacking in realism and tonality.. Yes they use the same Hypex NC500 modules that I have, I found the same they were the best of Class-D’s I’ve heard also, but also found t... | |
| Class-D Audio USA have just released their new GaN amp at the CES Their main website is very dead and empty of product, it says reconstructing https://www.classdaudio.com/The new GaN poweramp is $699!!!!! Is on their premium website, same problems as abovehttps://ibb.co/jy8wpNShttps://premium-audio.com/Cheers Ge... | |
| CD or Streaming... am I missing out? If you’re an audiophile and sound is the issue, you’ll probably like your physical media more! Sound is the issue for me, that why I’ll stick with CD, even though not as convenient.Just to go backwards to the vinyl days If convenience was the reas... | |
| A DAC that ought to be better known: RME Soekris Discrete R2R Dac’s use them direct into poweramps with their own digital domain volume control .Their best ones will compete with the top Holo, Denafrips and many of the MSB’shttp://www.soekris.dk/Cheers George | |
| Stands and coupling for Yamaha NS1000M The original stands were way too short I thought, more to please "the one who must be obeyed" than an audiophile/owner looking for the best sound. You want that tweeter/mid to be at ear level.Cheers George | |
| Stands and coupling for Yamaha NS1000M I've owned NS1000M and X's, and NS10000Very solid open metal box type stands like thesehttps://www.audiotrends.com.au/atacama-sl-400i-black.htmlhttps://www.hifiracks.co.uk/products/fortis-speaker-stands (height tweeter/mid point ear level) speake... | |
| Theoretically better to connect my subwoofer from preamp out, or from outputs on my amps? Pre outs, quieter, cleaner, tighter and less coloured. You don’t want your poweramp driving your speakers and another poweramp, especially if it’s tube. I’ve got 2 subs on my second system, and driving them with line level is much better than from... | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report Brian Bromberg "Wood" insane jazz album, extremely well produced and recorded super dynamics. Use this as as demo to highlight your system, or to sell pieces with.Hard to get 2002 Music Group version by A440 cat no. 4001 https://www.discogs.com/Br... | |
| DAC/w Volume control + Power amp or DAC + Integrated? George hifi makes a lot of sense with what he keeps bringing up that as long as you can run the DACs volume high enough to prevent bit stripping the only thing a preamp can do is degrade the signal. Not just me saying it, but in so many words also... | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report Tonight. Dire Straits "Love Over Gold" I was transported listening to this, what a guitarist Mark Knopfler is, I'm only really now appreciating it fully with todays discrete R2R dac. My very first cd purchase, bought in 1883, 38 years ago!!!! soun... |