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| Slot, tray, or top load? @jameswei I don't know what soix would say, but having both vinyl & digital front ends myself, I definitely recommend you start streaming asap... Not as nice looking as a top-notch TT-arm-cartridge setup, but the hi-end digital front ends sure... | |
| The Modern DAC killed High Resolution Music - has Stereophile proven it? @erik_squires But why do we assume this has to do with the resolution of the files instead of the performance of the DAC? I'm not sure I get your reasoning here. R U suggesting that a DAC is selective (so to speak) in what it will play well?Gen... | |
| Evaluating Classical Music Albums deciding which album to stream or buy The performers of course! The rest is secondary (not that a good recording isn't welcome!)That said, edcyn above is right: traditionally, big companies have the means to capture the most compelling artists...... | |
| Luxman vs Esoteric "- is it safe to buy class A amp of that age ? "It depends on how it's been treated previously... if played regularly but not left on all the time & placed in a cool environment, go for it! - which of the two would be the better choice ? Th... | |
| Moving cables around killed dynamics for days anyone else experience this? @waipuna Cd players comprise mechanical parts & electronic circuits; Wires are just thin rods of metal. How do these compare in yr analogy?Btw, are you sure of this "molecular" flow or are you thinking of directional flow of electrons? | |
| What is the best sounding Mahler symphony cycle? For fans of the Fischer cycle, try the live recordings of Tennstedt with London Philarmonic — in many instances, simply breathtaking! | |
| Lampizator Big7 as a preamp @donpen21 I borrowed Lampi Big7 and I am little disapointed Actually had a slightly similar experience at a private audition of the "Pacific" which, to be fair, sounded very good with a big soundstage, 3dimentionality, and good rendition of detai... | |
| Vintage speaker suggestions for Nakamichi stasis system What are your present speakers? | |
| Directionality of Loudspeaker Cables @pinthrift I'll end with a question. Are all loudspeaker cables sold today marked directionally, and if so, why? Thanks again, Pin Many cables sold today are marked directionally, mainly for two reasons: a) because (purportedly) cables become d... | |
| How much do you need to spend to get digital to rival analog? @tzh21y As to the original question:As mentioned before, the answer to this depends on certain variables, but to simplify things, let's assume an excellent quality LP and a similarly outstandingly mastered digital counterpart and an outstandingly ... | |
| How much do you need to spend to get digital to rival analog? @mikelavigne Hello Mike, ...he heard tape and vinyl do dynamics far beyond what any digital could do I am perplexed at the use of the word "can" because digital, esp hi-rez, *can* do dynamics (i.e. the difference between the lowest & highest... | |
| Room correction help Diffusers and general room treatment are great, but I think you need to address speaker placement first; it's cheap & doesn't affect WAF. At 2.5ft from front & sidewalls may not be optimum. I recommend you try 2.5-2.8' from side walls &... | |
| Developing critical listening skills @svenerik A few simple pointers might help (...)trying to AB test files, and see if I can really hear a difference between 44.1/16 and a 256kbps file derived from the original, I honestly have a hard time It helps if you listen to loud music (b... | |
| How many of you believe in MQA? @erik_squires 192 is not inherently superior to 96 is not superior to 44.1. This is a marketing myth.... Mathematically, this is correct,How so? One has 24 bit word length, the other 16; one goes up to 192kHz, or 96kHz (i.e. 2-4 octaves higher)... | |
| Please Make Audiogon Cool @elizabeth I want to know how anyone can add air conditioning to a website??? LOL! |