jaybe
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| Who needs a Preamp?? A high-end preamp definitely sounds better than a digital source alone straight in to the amp in my system. I’m sure someone like almarg can explain why from an electrical standpoint this is often the case. | |
| Most annoying post period Class D has finally been done right. | |
| Remasters - are they better? What exactly is it? @ivan_nosnibor Research on Hoffman forum and DR DB helps make the right buying decisions. Bad side of this is when research tells you the best recording is that one on Discogs going for $100 (but sometimes cheaper on eBay if you can trust the sell... | |
| Remasters - are they better? What exactly is it? @dtximages I have records and CDs that are 30 or more years old that do have lots of slam, very little noise, and definitely don’t sound like AM radio. Not sure why you take exception to everyone who has a different opinion, including someone who ... | |
| Just got AQ Niagara 1200 ... Can't recommend a PSA regenerator in place of the Niagara. Others might disagree. Sold mine because although it had some cleanup ability I thought it sounded too "artificial" and went back to my Blue Circle conditioner. | |
| Remasters - are they better? What exactly is it? @geoffkait good examples. I do prefer the original Bowie CD releases, though pricey to obtain.@select-hifi agree with the Japan Sanyo release, I paid top dollar for mine. Love how Gold Dust Woman preserves the original screams at the end. | |
| Remasters - are they better? What exactly is it? For both of those newer artists mentioned the majority of releases are heavily compressed. It is indeed a preference thing. | |
| Remasters - are they better? What exactly is it? Compression is just a small part of the process and is more a sign of the times in general than just of remastering. The rise of compression since the mid 90s can effect all releases whether remasters or new issues. | |
| Remasters - are they better? What exactly is it? @dtximages "un-dynamic" recordings aren't typically thought of as soiunding "thin". If anything because all vocals and instrumentation is more level-equalized it can have a "thicker" sound. As far as telling the decade of a recording by the qualit... | |
| Remasters - are they better? What exactly is it? There are plenty of examples of remasters that better earlier or original masterings. That includes remasters with DRs as good as or sometimes better than earlier versions. Remasters by engineers Hoffman and Gastwirt are the first that come to min... | |
| New SR Orange fuse ... I find SR fuses to blow much more easily than a normal fuse with the same rating. After this happening a few times with the Blues I took the advise of Alfred at High End Electronics and bought a slightly higher rating fuse but it too eventually bl... | |
| Chinese Power conditioners Why take a chance. For not much more money you could get a Furman PST-8 that's highly regarded and guaranteed to work. | |
| High end car system Dome of silence, Max | |
| And yet another of our heroes passes into the night, RIP Ginger Baker! He claimed all his work including Cream was jazz no matter what anybody else called it. | |
| usb cable quality and sound I am using the Triode to good effect. The Curious also sounds good but is a very different presentation. |