jim204
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| Afforable PC's with EU plugs I have built my own from Neotech 3001- 111 power cable and Furutech plugs and SR blue fuse for about £400.00 each and a doddle to build. Give David at MCRU in Huddersfield a phone and he'll get you sorted out. I also use JPS Kaptovators which I bo... | |
| Cleaner music when laptop is on battery vs plugged in I would hazard a guess that when you use it from battery you are not getting all the and RFI from the mains supply. | |
| PS Audio DirectStream DAC or Aqua Formula xHD I'm afraid I can't say anything about The Aqua Formula but I certainly will readily recomend the PS Audio as my friend has one and it is a pure delight to listen to. As you probably know it upsamples everything to DSD 20x and all I can say is that... | |
| Analogue Productions Originals I remember in the 70's and early 80's buying direct cut discs from Linn and Naim and they were certainly not cheap. The sound quallity for the time was very good but the music was always obscure jazz sols guitar and others. The musical quality I h... | |
| We give up perspective to avoid tone controls I am of the opinion and although this may seem bullish , we pay for our music and if we want to use tone controls then why not if it makes listening to them more pleasurable. Also some people of a certain age have quite a loss at the treble freque... | |
| Do I need higher quality power cords? Hi RV, I'm glad you have taken the plunge and hope you notice as I did how a power cable can help us to get that bit closer.Jim. | |
| Do I need higher quality power cords? Speaking as a musician first and not an Audiophile I have to say I have noticed a huge difference by putting on good power cords on my equiptment. I was a classical guitarist and lutenist and although this can be infuriating to some people I notic... | |
| Which is better - Hi end CD transport or Music server into DAC? I would go with the music server or a dedicated music computer as I have , stick in some of Mark Porzilli's software which retails through Laufer Teknik and get a PS Audio Lan Rover and you will have a killer digital system. | |
| Classical composers, symphonies Liszt - Tone Poems and A Faust SymphonyRichard Strauss - Tone Poems ( carrying on from Liszt ) Both composers explored where music was going from the 19th century onwards.I also love the 7 Sibelius Symphonies. | |
| Spotify for classical music lovers I use Qobus to stream and find it has a large and varied Classical section. It only gives wav or mp3 streams though , so no DSD or MQA but 24 / 192 downloads from it are superb and quite up to par with the sound quality on my CD player. | |
| Unforggetable song titals 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon | |
| Ethernet Cables, do they make a difference? @kosst_amojanCan you please tell me whose truth we have to believe, should it be yours maybe ? Tell me what about the people who depend most on their hearing, the musicians who have kindly produced the media that you listen to are you saying that ... | |
| Ethernet Cables, do they make a difference? @grmThat test you conducted is I feel a good way to do it, have non audiophiles help you out. That way they are using their ears only and as far as I am concerned the only way to go. I remember in the 70s there was a raging debate over sound versu... | |
| Ethernet Cables, do they make a difference? @amg56I think the argument is if your are happy to spend the money on cables or componentry because YOU feel there is a difference in your listening environment, be free to do so because IMHO THAT is what HiFi is about. Yes there is the physic... | |
| Ethernet Cables, do they make a difference? kosst_amojanDo you have an open mind or is your mind made up before you do any listening ? I don’t have the money to splash out on unnecesary pieces of wire so if I didn’t hear a difference I wouldn’t be buying it just to salve my imagination as y... |