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| DAC’s @tomic601 yeah Jim… Got it. I might get a fishing tonearm and see if I can get past the surf for the Whiting. ~Holmz, the last of the Mohicans. | |
| DAC’s @ghdprentice There is nothing strange about holmz lackluster attitude towards streaming, here is one of his earlier replies in the thread, “Yeah - I am not much of streaming guy” @lalitk the context was that I usually stream to either find ... | |
| DAC’s Good. Nirvana. Then why are you in these audio forums 24/7? @thyname It was raining off and on most of the last couple of weeks, but I am doing some upgrades, so there is also that. I went on a drive earlier and took the dog for a walk. ... | |
| THE IMPORTANCE OF TIME DOMAIN RESPONSE MUST READ @erik_squires - one of the links mentions 1st order is “as good as it gets without going active filters and bi amping.” Do you have opinions on: Active as in DSP PEQs, FIR etc. Active as in OP-Amp based crossovers? other? | |
| DAC’s @ghasley Digital: iPad / Spotify —> RME ADI 2 DAC —> Nagra Jazz —> PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium HP —> Vandersteen 2C and 2W. When I play an LP and stream the same thing via Spotify, it largely sounds the same between LP, dongle, ... | |
| DAC’s Even though personally I do not notice much of a difference between a <$100 iPad dongle and a 2$k DAC I find it all pretty interesting. What does one listen for to hear the difference? Is it cymbals, or woodwinds, or what?? Or is it the Spoti... | |
| Bulk cable for rear speakers jumia Your last statement is subjective, and the pricing is value driven for the level of performance. Their products satisfy some of the best quality components and speakers, but as I said, Canare is okay for more basic applications. Objective... | |
| Pleasurably better, not measurably better holmz but if one is listening to music, ears are NEVER removed from the equation. Hence the real real-world artificiality is when one depends solely on laboratory measurements that have cut the ears off. this (below) mostly covers it: I’ve... | |
| The character of analog and digital Whether analog or digital, one must try to obtain the musical message first then accommodate the ears to the particular sonic quality. Something we audiophiles find hard to do. Only then can we make a truly informed judgement on SQ But how do ... | |
| DAC’s Is the sound quality differential really worth the extra $3-5k ? @cakyol I would assume that: Asking people with 5-7 $k DACs should get an answer of “yes”. Asking people with 100-2k DACs should get the answer of “no”, or “maybe”. | |
| Pleasurably better, not measurably better Everybody’s ears are different... Yeah… @curtdr But the sound of whatever is playing should be the same. A measurement sort of puts it all on a common baseline, and removes the ears from the equation. If someone is curious… @fleschler th... | |
| Bulk cable for rear speakers If one is bi wiring then the Mogami 3104 is a great choice. (And even more so if one has SpeakOn connectors.) And 3103 in a pair, rather than a quad. If one likes cotton insulation, then the Jupiter cable is not bad. @jumia So for an AVR… If... | |
| The character of analog and digital Stop the presses. Nice! @zufan | |
| THE IMPORTANCE OF TIME DOMAIN RESPONSE MUST READ Now time domain should relate to a wide band response. If for rxemple you have a two ways, the two point of emissions should arrive at the ears at the same time, so they are in phase and time correct. But it’s important to consider the behavio... | |
| Need 25 foot interconnects @holmz I think we’re all right. Let me explain. … ^exactly^ I believe that the 2 fellows that said that there is a degradation… also believe that they are correct. And they are for their experience. Hence they would have needed the Jensen ... |