joe_coherent
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| "The Audio Critic" B.S. or what? Just to expand on the above (and excuse the length of the post), I believe measurements are very useful, but not sufficient in themselves to evaluate equipment. Ideally you would have blind testing (not double blind testing) by someone with the ri... | |
| "The Audio Critic" B.S. or what? I got banned at AudioAsylum among other things because I voiced support for blind testing as a means to detect differences between equipment. Unfortunately, there is a group of hard-core zealots who think that blind testing is the worst kind of he... | |
| Do CD-R's sound the same as originals Did you check the copies bit for bit ? | |
| Percentage to spend on Amp and Speakers Sorry to be so blunt, but if you have a relatively large room you can get the Maggies 1.6 ($1.5K), the Marsh A400S ($1.8K), a street DVD/CD with 24/96 output ($350), the MSB Full Nelson Link DAC ($800), and a volume control such as the MSB($400, o... | |
| Do CD-R's sound the same as originals eber, half of your arguments are flawed and convoluted, and therefore your credibility is near-zero. I have no reason to believe that what you think you hear is accurate or just a figment of your imagination. In my system, which is a very good sys... | |
| Harm. Tech cables/wires good with Maggie Cool. Let us know how it goes. Have you considered adding a subwoofer e.g. the Sunfire Signature ($1.9K) to the Maggies ? TAS reports (HP himself!) excellent results if the crossover is set at its lowest point (i.e. believe 40 Hz). | |
| Bryston 4B-ST overkill for Paradigm ?? Try the Marsh A400S ($2,000) or A200S (around $1,500). They are even better than the Brystons at a lower cost. The Brystons are good, bot not as good as the Marsh. The Marsh has only a 2 or 3 year warranty though, I should note. But they sound sup... | |
| Do CD-R's sound the same as originals Mfgrep, jitter is not a quality of the code itself. You cannot introduce jitter into a CD. It is not there. Jitter is produced when you decode it. You cannot introduce anything into the CD-R unless your copying hardware/software are grossly inadeq... | |
| Upsampling and Stereophile Thanks Rcprince. I think we're pretty much on the same page. I'd be interested in hearing more about the Audio Logic to the SCD-1. | |
| BAT VK500 BAT: good gear (I own a preamp), but pricey, and warranty is not transferrable to second-hand owners. | |
| Harm. Tech cables/wires good with Maggie Just wanted to say I like your system. Do you feed the Tact in the digital or analog domain ? | |
| Can I convert my 4ohm speaker to 8ohms? Forget about touching the speakers ! You'd ruin them. Ask the amp manufacturer whether the amp matches those speakers. Be prepared to provide info (i.e. impedance curve). Alternatively get another amp ! Amps should not be used as tone controls. | |
| Upsampling and Stereophile Rcprince, thank you, interesting thoughts. My own sense is that the analog domain (in a digital player), and the recording and production have a much bigger effect in sound quality than the word length and the sampling rate (once you are above red... | |
| Do CD-R's sound the same as originals The reason different equipment sounds different is because there are differences in the reading and decoding (including prinbcipally turning into the analog domain) the information on a CD. As explained by others above, there is absolutely no degr... | |
| Upsampling and Stereophile My integrated CD/DVD payer (Muse 9) definitely passes a 24/96 signal through the decoder. The sound of 24/96 discs is better than all except the most astounding regular CDs. Upsampling on the other hand does not have theoretical advantages. I reco... |