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| Redbook Keeps Surprising lp2cd,Thanks again.J. | |
| Redbook Keeps Surprising lp2cd,Thanks for clarifying. Much appreciated. If we have ripped a CD but not distributed the rip, retaining it only for personal use, that would be still be ok even if one day we happen to lose the original CD, like when moving or we bin it becau... | |
| Upsampling - but seriously folks jimspov,You are right. It actually makes things sound worse, at least for my dac which can upsample 2x, 4x, 8x and to dsd. I find it best to go with upsampling off.J. | |
| Redbook Keeps Surprising "You MUST have physical possession of the original CD ...."This is an interesting aspect of the law. I always thought artists get paid for each CD purchased but what happens to the same purchased CD after that is immaterial to the artist as he/she... | |
| I used to think passive preamps were superior to active preamps given right the setup, but "The best preamp is no preamp?... Possibly... but only if the recording was perfect and recorded in an ideal space with phenomenal room acoustics. Otherwise? I still prefer Technicolor movies over the plain variety. I know.. Not real... But, ... | |
| Jeff Rowlands Amp and Dac vs. VAC amp and DAC "If you like more the guitar by Antonio Marin Montero - you probably want VAC amp, if the one by Conde - probably Rowland." - Inna"As for the guitarists, I liked both. But I really liked the piece by Gonzalez. T(W)hat amp would that constitute?" ... | |
| Jeff Rowlands Amp and Dac vs. VAC amp and DAC Rinpoche,I feel your pain. About a month after your first post, no amp, no interconnects, no music, no inspiration.......J. :(:(:( | |
| Jeff Rowlands Amp and Dac vs. VAC amp and DAC Rinpoche,As you let on more and more about yourself in this hobby - Mark Levinson gear with B&W 802's for 15 years, and your consideration of cables, you have exposed yourself - audiophilia nervosa is already lurking inside you. You are just ... | |
| Jeff Rowlands Amp and Dac vs. VAC amp and DAC ".....I am finding the wait a bit brutal, but patience is going to pay off down the line."+1, Rinpoche. The wait is killing me more. :)You remind me of myself when I first started in this crazy hobby more than 2 decades ago.It was the same then - ... | |
| Jeff Rowlands Amp and Dac vs. VAC amp and DAC Rinpoche,I know everyone is dying to ask but is not asking. So, I will ask the obvious - have you decided what to get?J. :) | |
| Redbook Keeps Surprising Coming back to the OP, if I understand it correctly, cd recordings today which sound good are more likely to be sourced from 192/24 masters which are then downsampled to 44/16 in the disc or as downloads. Many recording studios seem to be doing al... | |
| Anyone Had Experience with USB Ground Isolators? Ozzy, Thanks. Will check it out. | |
| Redbook Keeps Surprising Thanks, Charles, for chiming in. I guess we should leave the dogmatic one well alone. Rgds.Jon. | |
| Redbook Keeps Surprising Review of Aeris DAC :-http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/jeffrowland/2.html"JRDG states that the Aeris is "based upon an asynchronous buffer, voltage-controlled crystal oscillators and a 24-bit D/A converter – under the precise control of a FPGA r... | |
| Redbook Keeps Surprising To you-know-who-you-are, You need professional medical help. |