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| Moby concert and ear damage? One of the worst concert experiences I had was seeing a pop show and an acoustic-specific venue. The show was Flaming Lips opening for Beck. I went to see Beck, because I'd seen him previously outdoors and loved his charismatic performance (I enjo... | |
| What’s next up on the docket for you? thumbing thru many of the latest reviews on HPs, I saw Shure has come out with one high value moderately priced unit that has some very good press. About $350 new.You mean IEM's? I wasn't aware Shure made any (full size, over the ear) headphones. ... | |
| Any suggestions for good obscure music? Timrhu - Another obvious jump from Greg Brown and John Prine would be Richard Thompson. There's a good collection called, "Action Packed". His wife, Linda Thompson is also wonderful and their collaborations are great as well - oh yeah, son, Teddy ... | |
| What’s next up on the docket for you? I've been having to spend a lot of time with my back with my foot in the air lately - I'm recovering from a foot surgery so I have 6-8 weeks of this (I'm about 2/3 there at this point). I took the opportunity to get back into headphones since it's... | |
| Ia a good amp more important than a good DAC? must first pass through the amp which is their preceding component so does it not stand to reason that in order to receive an accurate example of whatever is behind it, it must be honest?It can be honest as Mother Theresa, but if all she has to pa... | |
| Ia a good amp more important than a good DAC? Thanks, Al. I think we're basically in agreement, which is why I followed up with the statement that it's all important (and the appreciation for Trelja's quote). In my earlier post I also gave a nod to Newbee's POV. Your own point (garbage out = ... | |
| Ia a good amp more important than a good DAC? I have to say that the Leach Superamps I just acquired confirm my position all along that the amp is in fact the most important component.So you're saying you could hot-wire one of these (using some Purist cable, of course) into your system graced... | |
| HELP; Acceptable Living Room Sound Treatment Most of the absortive panels are made using Corning OC703 insulation panelling, which can be purchased from industrial insulation suppliers (not your typical Home Depot item). Corner bass traps would also be a great addition and initially a good p... | |
| Spade plugs for 16gauge cables WBT connectors are excellent, but will probably cost more than your wire. PartsExpresshas all manner of inexpensive spade crimp connectors. 16ga wire is not that thick, IMO. 8, 10 and 12 what I would consider thick wire. Are you sure the cable you... | |
| Netbook to USB DAC to Headphone Amp on Batteries More to choose from here than I would have imagined...would love to see the results of a "shoot out" with high resolution headphones.So a search over at HeadFi.org. There are numerous shootout threads pitting one or two of these against the other.... | |
| Netbook to USB DAC to Headphone Amp on Batteries For bang for the buck and maximum portability, I like my iBasso D4 Mamba. It has a very good portable headphone amp, and the USB DAC converts straight to I2S rather than going to SPDIF in between. The DAC sounds quite good. It runs on a 9 volt for... | |
| The closest approach: what amplification? Find your own religion - don't buy into someone else's beliefs. All the various amplifier topologies have their merits as well as their weak points. There is NO one easy solution, no one right answer. Listen to all kinds of systems and figure out ... | |
| Best USB DAC under $1000 Toslink is a SPDIF interface. In the case of the Paradisea I was using Toslink as the basis of comparing between the USB connection to the computer (I did also try a coaxial connection). I preferred the coaxial and the toslink connection in that o... | |
| Best USB DAC under $1000 Has anyone compared these 2 MHDT DACs using GlassToslink vs USB? I've done some comparisons. The SPDIF options are clearly superior on the Paradisea + that I recently sold, offering a better soundstage and image specificity. I haven't tried the sa... | |
| most articulate speaker Newbee followed up my comment quite...well...articulately! Yes, a horn or dynamic driver, given a proper setup with the rest of the system, has always occurred to me as more resolving and detail-oriented..better at defining positions in space and ... |