jnorris2005
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| has anybody else noticed this about flac audio? I am embroiled with someone on Facebook that says there are differences between FLAC, WAV and AIFF. I say no, and opined that if he did hear a difference it was because he had to in order to fly his audio cognoscenti flag high, and to justify his ... | |
| If I just use a DAC, do I need a Pre-amp? I faced the same question, having found that adding a preamp always brought sound quality down a notch, compared to a simple analog volume control. My solution was the Schiit Saga preamp, which is passive if you want it to be, and has the option o... | |
| Why do you think Bi-Wiring improves the sound ? It doesn't make a difference. And the whole diagonal wiring thing is another nonsensical myth. I implore you to try it for yourselves, but make sure no alcohol is consumed between the time you start the wiring experiment and the time you sit dow... | |
| How to remove ground pin on power cable Just continue to use the cheater plug and don't mutilate an expensive cable. If you want to get crazy, get one of Synergistic Research's "Quantum Tunneled" cheater plugs. | |
| A secondary system to enjoy. Hafler DH200, Big Knob Passive Preamp, Celestion SL6Si, fed by an SMSL SU-8 attached to my computer. Makes for some happy web browsing. All I can do on my primary system is listen! | |
| Do any still use an older high end tuner from the past?.... I used to have a Kenwood KT-815, and then later a Denon (forgot the model). I sold them both due to the death of FM in my area (Hudson Valley, NY). Ever since WRVR switched from jazz to country in the late 70's I've bemoaned the status of FM. N... | |
| Wharfedale Elysian? So you've had them for a month. Any feedback? A friend bought them on the strength of an audition at an audio show, so I'm not sure I trust his judgement. He's also been on a buying spree these last few months. | |
| LP made from a digital master recording... Remember the late '70's and the Telarc digital recordings? Vinyl records mastered from 50K digital tapes. The audiophile magazines were unanimously griping about the sterility, lack of detail and digital glare even back then. Admittedly, things... | |
| EAR founder has cancer @three_easy_payments Agreed. Don't even bother with the ColoGuard stuff, just do the colonoscopy. | |
| I've Just Learned What Amplfier Bias Is... I'll bet Klaus Bunge is scratching his head as we speak. | |
| Recomend Some Albums Recorded with True Imaging. Nobody mentioned "Jazz at the Pawnshop" yet. A venerable old classic from the late '70's. The record is the best, then the CD. All of the hi-res versions I have skew to the right channel. Very annoying | |
| synergistic research orange blue fuse direction. @geoffkait " The reason it’s called common sense is because it’s so common. Thanks for playing anyway."I guess then that I am just a commoner doomed to struggle day to day with only electronics and the sciences as a guide. Never to attain the l... | |
| synergistic research orange blue fuse direction. Again I state that arguing from the standpoint of common sense or sound engineering is pointless here. These people hear significant changes when a fuse is reversed. This in itself is remarkable just because a long period of time has elapsed in ... | |
| synergistic research orange blue fuse direction. @millercarbon I read your explanation twice, which is two times more than it deserves, and in those two readings I could not find a hint of an answer to the simple question fistatus1 posted. Just nonsense. And then when you finally do try to act... | |
| synergistic research orange blue fuse direction. @f1status1 Fuse benefits and their directionality are not a real thing, but the nastiness and name-calling of their proponents is very real. Do not try to reason with common sense or solid engineering - if Synergistic Research says the sky is gr... |