glatzj
Responses from glatzj
| Ultimate test of bass - Lana del Rey's A&W Surges by Beats Antique. This is my discriminating Bass testing track. | |
| Tune of the Day Driver's Seat - Sniff n the Tears. I just got re-acquainted. | |
| Dark Horse DAC RME ADI-2 FS DAC. Not so much of a Dark Horse, but the balanced DAC XLR output to a good amp (tube or otherwise) is under-rated and can be close to the best I've heard. The flexibility to change the EQ, balance, loudness, and other exotic adjust... | |
| Why Are We Breaking Our Brains? I like the wine analogy - but disagree with it from the "Brain Breaking" standpoint. Obsessing about wine is very different from obsessing about audio equipment and the "quality" of what we are listening to. If I pick and drink from a bottle of ... | |
| Nearly all manufacturers do not advertise/exhibit their product measurements? Why? I'm in agreement with mceljo. I am a member of the American Society for Test Methodology and work in the chemical formulation discipline. Is a chemical that is 99.90% pure inferior to a 99.95% pure competitor that costs twice as much. Not usual... | |
| What to listen for? I gauge sound quality using three song sections. 1st=the bass guitar, drum snap and cymbals, and guitar highs and distortion at the end of Fleetwood Mac's "The Chain [Alternate Mix] from "25 Years - The Chain" compilation. 2nd=very clear bass ru... | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report "Stop Making Sense" by Talking Heads. I heard some Talking Heads on Radio Paradise and decided to cue "Stop Making Sense" up on my old Sherwood R2R CD Player. A lovely deja vu. Thanks to those on this site recommending Radio Paradise. I'm hook... | |
| Recommend A New DAC Between $1000 and $2000 I'd recommend a RME ADI-2 FS as a balanced DAC with a great remote. This DAC preamp is unique in its features and ability to move the sound shape and to do parametric EQ digitally upstream of the analog signal. You can convert your headphones or... | |
| Buying Pet Peeve - Pictures My pet peeves for pictures are: 1) Taking all sorts of pictures of the front and sides of units - but not showing the rear with inputs/model number, or the condition of the pads with headphones. 2) Not clearly showing the auxillary itmes- such a... | |
| Really Inexpensive Systems That Sounded Great? A $1500 System - Based on Reviews and Personal Experience Terrific flexibility - but easily upgradeable. $80 WIIM Mini Streamer -Optical SPIDF->DAC. USB Laptop Streaming via USB->DAC is also somewhat being assumed. $279 SMLS M200 DAC -... | |
| What's the oddest thing in your music collection? "PDQ Bach - The Seasonings" is the strangest thing in my collection. If you want a smile on your face tonight - whether you like classical, or not - stream this. "He was a tarragon of virtue"..... |