jaytor
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| All things being equal (hypothetical) which do you prefer, XLR or RCA? Assuming your equipment is taking advantage of the balanced connections, then this is the clear winner in my book. RCA cables carry the signal on the same connection as the ground currents between devices which is a bad idea. If all your gear is w... | |
| Why not more popular? I remember the DQ10 fondly, although I agree that the bass was their weakness. I haven't heard other full-range open baffle designs besides the ones I currently own. But I can say that the bass is definitely not a weakness in these speakers. I thi... | |
| Why not more popular? @tomcy6 - Clearly not just DIY. There are a few well regarded brands. But this is a tiny fraction of the number of box speaker brands, and most audio stores don't carry any. In fact, most audiophiles that I have talked to have never heard an open ... | |
| Why not more popular? @bdp24 - thanks for adding all the detail. Danny's OB subwoofers are also used by GT Audio Works to great effect. These systems have received considerable praise at various audio shows over the past few years. The company that Danny worked most cl... | |
| Why not more popular? @mijostyn - I think an H-frame or W-frame design works a lot better for open baffle since it keeps the baffle size very small (barely bigger than the driver). My cabinets hardly vibrate at all (less than the sealed Velodyne subs I use in my home t... | |
| Are Preamplifier’s Relevant Today or just a Hinderance with Digital Playback ? I think if I had a DAC with an integral passive volume control with a remote and low-impedance balanced outputs, I'd might be happy without a preamp. But all the DACs I've owned have not had a volume control (other than digital scaling pre-DAC), h... | |
| Why not more popular? I have open baffle subwoofers that sound fantastic in my room. They seem to have way fewer problems exciting room nodes than conventional sealed or ported box designs. Probably similar to what can be accomplished with a swarm, but without "pressur... | |
| Why not more popular? My only experience with open baffle is my current speakers which are GR Research NX-Oticas with dual 3-stack OB servo subs.Admittedly, this is a large system which won't fit in many listening rooms, but it certainly doesn't suffer from any limitat... | |
| R to r dacs Another Denafrips fan here. I started with the Terminator with upgraded DSP board, then added the Gaia DDC. The DAC by itself was excellent, but adding the Gaia with an i2s connection to the DAC was a VERY meaningful improvement. I've since traded... | |
| Stereophile's 2021 products of the year @georgehifi - the measurements can be useful and I'm glad that Stereophile takes the time to do them, but they don't tell the whole story. That's why subjective reviews exist and are generally useful.I also find it disappointing that Stereophile ... | |
| What is the average life expectancy of a DAC? I had a Levinson No 39 purchased in the late 90s. Six or so years ago, I bought a Wyred4Sound DAC-2 based on the positive reviews and thinking that technology had progressed so much that even a less expensive DAC (the W4S was about $1500) would su... | |
| Low gain preamp options Check out the Hattor preamps. This is from the same folks that make the Khozmo attenuators which are highly regarded. I'm using a Khozmo attenuator in my DIY preamp and an thrilled with the sound quality and reliability. They have a model with a t... | |
| Class-D Audio USA have just released their new GaN amp at the CES @atmasphere +1 | |
| Best way to hook up Denafrips I just reread your post. The USB cables used for audio connections are USB 2.0 A/B cables. This means that have a type A connector (wide rectangular) that plugs into the source (where the signal is coming from) and a type B connector (square shape... | |
| Best way to hook up Denafrips I found that my Gaia and T+ sounded excellent with modest priced cables, but there were subtle improvements from higher-end cables. I am currently using an AQ Diamond USB to the Gaia and a Tubulus Argentus i2S cable between the Gaia and T+, with D... |