jasonbourne52
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| 16 bit vs 24 bit vs 35 bit vs 36 bit vs 64 bit DAC sampling The sample rate is just how many times per second an electrical measurement is taken. It is expressed in HZ (cycles per second). 44.1 kHz was chosen for the CD Redbook standard because it enables full encoding for a 22 kHz musical waveform. This i... | |
| 16 bit vs 24 bit vs 35 bit vs 36 bit vs 64 bit DAC sampling All these higher bit rates are just oneupmanship to confound the unwary and sell product! | |
| 16 bit vs 24 bit vs 35 bit vs 36 bit vs 64 bit DAC sampling A DAC can only output whatever the original recording bit rate was. It cannot increase the source's bit rate! You would have to listen at 120 db to hear the noise floor of a 16 bit recording - if you didn't go deaf in 10 minutes! | |
| 16 bit vs 24 bit vs 35 bit vs 36 bit vs 64 bit DAC sampling Bit depth is the dynamic range possible. 16 bit is 120 db. More bits is unnecessary! | |
| Magnepan owners can you help OR do you need? A thousand watt class D amp probably could do it! | |
| Reel to reel , is it real the hype! +1 jnovak! Good advice! | |
| Matching cartridge to phono pre amp. pF!? The more inductance/capacitance the slower the transient speed of a phono cartridge. | |
| Matching cartridge to phono pre amp. pF!? Moving coil cartridges are immune to capacitance loading. A factor in their superiority over moving magnet cartridges. The Grado moving iron cartridges are also not affected by capacitance. They have low inductance coils. The SoundSmith cartridges... | |
| Putting an end to the audio cable debate! Part 1 Marketing is everything! Look what clever marketing has done for Ted Denny's Synergistic Research! Quantum tunnelling indeed! | |
| Help wanted spending money and improving my system. Ditto for HFT's, reclocking switches and external clocks! | |
| Help wanted spending money and improving my system. @aubreybobb: "...they embody a new concept - drain entropy from your system (whatever that means) ..." This sounds like something from the Flat Earth Science textbook! If you actually believe this I have a lucrative investment plan for bridge owne... | |
| Help wanted spending money and improving my system. If you get a better TT/arm/cartridge then get a better phono stage. | |
| Help wanted spending money and improving my system. Get a better TT/arm and cartridge. The new $1800 Technics would be a significant upgrade. | |
| Reel to reel , is it real the hype! Spending $9K on an Otari is a waste of money. Get an old Revox or Teac and buy some old commercial tapes on eBay. That'll give you a taste of the tape sound. People claiming to have copies of master tapes are pulling your leg! Stick to LPs for Ana... | |
| Using solid state rectifiers on Cary SLI80 Amplifier @oldhvymec: the 866 is a mercury half-wave rectifier tube. It must be warmed up first before any B+ voltage is applied! Otherwise it can explode! Anyway two are needed for full-wsve rectification. |