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| Looking for a preamp with XLR connections A few comments 1 XLR is not the same as inherently balanced. While XLR means a balanced interconnect far too many achieve it with an extra (meaning more noise, distortion) stage to convert an otherwise unbalanced circuit to balanced. Don't be ... | |
| Chord DAVE DAC Hi Jack, Not your question - but ditch the MP3s and subscribe to Tidal or Qobuz. You;ll get at minimum full FLAC ro HD, and a huge library. You simply cant get good meals from poor ingredients As to ASR - they measure. I guess you;ve been i... | |
| Revox Straight Line Turntables AS Eric said, its very unlikely. Certainly the flagship product that i recall from the period did not. I'm nto even sure why you ask. But some model might have. In any event, it realyl doesn't matter. Bypassing an internal Phono stage is prett... | |
| MoFi controversy I think the bottom line is that the vast majority of studios are all digital. And almost all remasters (and wow have they improved some classic rock!) are performed digitally. So all they will have to work with, are 24 bit/96-192 ksps masters. ... | |
| Phono Stage Gain - how does it impact sound? Sensitivity ought not affect frequency response. I presume that's mechanical cartridge break-in (or you just dont like the response of either the cart or the phono stage, which, after all, is an equalizer). I presume your question as asked is ... | |
| DAC comparison Eric - Basics of what you are referring to (charged caps) is in Analog Devices MT-0156: "Basic DAC Architectures 2" by Walt Kester I have no opinion on their sound. Not nearly enough experience, yet. For the record, some very old DACs, with ... | |
| Best Sound Track Ever Vote for One Win, lose or draw there are a lot of great suggestions here. Terrific memory jogger too :-) | |
| Need an integrated amp that sounds engaging at lower volume Fletcher-Munson Curves. Note plural | |
| Need an integrated amp that sounds engaging at lower volume Most electronics work fine at low volumes. Its your ears that don't. Its called the fletcher-munson curve and is why stuff used to have "loudness" buttons or knobs to compensate. Mechanical things like speakers have a larger variation at low vol... | |
| Is it me or new audio gear is too perfect and give ear fatigue? So much to unpack here, but i think you got several useful replies. One i have not yet seen (but no doubt i skipped that reply!) is,"if you think your old Yamaha is so sweet, why not just keep it? Its free..." Now, is much new gear bright ... | |
| Just got a new Bluesound Node. Very disappointed! I have not heard such dramtic issues, whch suggests something else wrong. But its not good. I haveposted many times that the node << a $99 schiit modi 3 driven by FLAC+ USB PC. and in context the Modi 3 is an excellent to outstanding ent... | |
| Best resistors for use in phono stage? BTW values are entirely dependent on the specific cartridge; you are creating the load which interacts with the reactive components of that particular cartridge, windings, etc to produce the most linear output. It has (almost) nothign to do with t... | |
| Analog vs. digital theoretically the analog will win cause signal path is shorter and less dependable on all bunch of decoding and filtering processes. Uh, no. You pick one process without discussing the other - the retrieval of music from squiggly grooves, conv... | |
| Analog vs. digital let's get real. For reference, I have a highly resolving system by almost any standard, but am also a design engineering working (as a side gig, and creative outlet) int he field both with branded and contract designs. Digital systems, so long ... | |
| Recommend me a Class A Integrated Amp (or sound like Class A amp) You've already captured the basic trade-ofs of class-A: the lowest distortion at the cost o vastly higher heat and consequently lower power (since ne needs to get rid of that heat). Note that there is no fundamental difference between a class-A a... |