ghdprentice
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| Cable burn in Qobuz (and I imagine most others) uses lossless compression and high quality streamers use buffering… so the file received will be the same. Obviously, from then on… it is all streamer dependent. I think variable compression would imply active so... | |
| Bottlehead moreplay vs Audio research reference 5se (early impressions) Head scratch. | |
| CD player suggestions... While I will buy electronics without moving parts. I stay away from buying used with mechanical components. The only electronics I have ever had to repair were CD players. | |
| Cable burn in @soix +1 There is no definitive answer to what would be best in your system… it is dependent on your whole system, venue, and your values. I can attest to the fact that cables, interconnects and power cords can make a very substantial differenc... | |
| Who is Gonna Buy A New Jeep Grand Wagoneer For the MacIntosh Stereo? Just one feature… might break a tie. My Lexus has a Mark Levenson system. My eRunner JBL. They are all pairing up. | |
| Are Their any Tube Preamp with Home Theater Bypass? In my opinion, a well designed tube preampsgenerally out perform solid state. Yes, tubes need to be replaced and cost money. This can be completely inconsequential or a big deal depending on the preamp… preamps with tubes for amplification and for... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Exotic Dances from the Opera: Reference Mastercuts - half speed Mastered - 200 gram vinyl. | |
| When someone tells you it's a $40,000 amp, does it sound better? @roxy54 +1 | |
| Ultrasonic record cleaners I used to own a VPI machine… the big one. It died a couple years ago and I bought a Nessie… a way better, quieter, more sophisticated machine that I think does a better job. I have many albums I bought from the 60’s and 70’s that cleaned up perfec... | |
| Aurender integrated streamer/DACs @deadhead1000 Excuse me. I was not trying to be critical. I agree with you and just wanted to support your comments. It is perfectly reasonable to suggest alternative ways of looking at the problem. i also that I would be interested in hearing f... | |
| A Question About Time Alignment Wilson makes some of the most remarkable speakers I have ever heard. I am always impressed… and I am sure they fiddle with them on the basis of time. But it is marketing hype… maybe it is true… but it doesn’t mater, not a reason to buy or not buy ... | |
| Digital source upgrade suggestion? There are tremendous opportunities for increased sound quality. No question. But the practical problem is large. The huge effort you put into iTunes organization. I have used iTunes, JRiver, Foobar, on PC, and MAC with direct storage, NAS, pocket... | |
| Recommendations for HiFi Listening Room @brewerslaw Congratulations. I think the N200 is a perfect choice given the rest of your system. As far as a DAC. That is a price range I am just not familiar enough with. I really love Audio Research and Berkeley Alpha 3. A bit more ... | |
| Aurender integrated streamer/DACs @deadhead1000 +1 This is the way most folks look at it. But this does not answer the question. I own two Aurrender streamers only. But will be interested in hearing what people have chosen combo units. | |
| Vintage vs. New, Risk vs. Reward I think the important point you brought up was that it was vintage is attractive to you. That is important. Particularly if you liked some vintage sound in particular. I am sure it could be great fun assembling some particularly romantic sound… an... |