kijanki
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| CD transports; do they really matter it might not make big difference with DACs that offer strong jitter suppression, like my Benchmark DAC3 (with Asynchronous Rate Converter), but will make some difference with most DACs. Higher end transports tend to have higher slew rate of digit... | |
| How does solo piano help you evaluate audio gear? @mahgister Thank you. I read this while ago in Wikipedia. The title was Piano Tuning. Opinion about sounding "like out of tune" was expressed by John Siau - technical director of Benchmark. It becomes really strange when it comes to digital... | |
| How does solo piano help you evaluate audio gear? Piano has stretched overtones. I believe it is somehow related to the fact that string has mass. Extremely long and thin string under extremely high tension would have straight harmonics, but it is not practical. Because of this stretching pia... | |
| Clocking: again! Asynchronous USB as well as Ethernet are asynchronous, meaning that D/A conversion clock runs independent from incoming data. The only possible difference is how much of ambient electrical noise each cable injects into DAC. Injected noise can aff... | |
| Heat in class A equipment Life of electrolytic caps shortens by 2 for each 10degC increase, starting likely from 50 years. Other than cap replacement from time to time, you should not worry - electronics should last. I have espresso machine constantly on for the last 10 y... | |
| Class A into Class AB According to Douglas Self there is "optimal bias" where distortions are the lowest (he shows charts). Increasing bias above it (overbias) increases distortions. It is trading of crossover distortion with "gm doubling" distortions. Transconductan... | |
| Wireless Subwoofer I use wireless to cut timing off - to send only data. That way anything on computer side (speed, amount of RAM, playback program etc.) doesn't matter. I had bad experience with 2.4GHz mostly because each channel is 3.5 channel wide, so in realit... | |
| Why not use a piece of silver wire instead of a jumper cable? I use: https://www.amazon.com/SET-4-GOLD-BIWIRE-JUMPERS/dp/B005A5Z758 There is also silver plated version available on Amazon. | |
| Streaming music sounds better late at night. Is this just me? We had few discussions on this subject and so far nobody has been able to pinpoint the reason for improved sound at night. I suspect that all factors play small role, including electrical grid pollution, reduced AM waves, reduced cellphone traffi... | |
| Streaming music sounds better late at night. Is this just me? @chungjh Reducing transmitting power reduces pollution from electromagnetic waves as well as pollution of the grid by radio stations. | |
| Streaming music sounds better late at night. Is this just me? According to FCC website: “Most AM radio stations are required by the FCC’s rules to reduce their power or cease operating at night in order to avoid interference to other AM stations. FCC rules governing the daytime and nighttime operation of A... | |
| Fidelity vs. Musicality...........Is there a tug of War? So now douglas_schroder found the Benchmark amplifier to occupy the "clean/sterile" (White sounding?) end of the sonic spectrum.but in his review he says:The sound is indeed neutral and exact without being sterile or clinical. Colorless? Not reall... | |
| Fidelity vs. Musicality...........Is there a tug of War? Lemonhaze It is not about "My Benchmark" but rather about idea we are discussing. It could be any other amp of similar character. I hope you understand it.Let's summarize what you said:You don't like very detailed soundYou don't like perfect ima... | |
| Fidelity vs. Musicality...........Is there a tug of War? Here is conclusion from Absolute Sound review of AHB2, but it applies to subject discussed here:"Because accuracy allied to absolutely reliable performance is the goal of all the Benchmarks, they are not products that tend to attract cults or othe... | |
| Fidelity vs. Musicality...........Is there a tug of War? It moves or it doesn’t? We’re trying to find out why it is moving or not otherwise what is the sense in participating here. Many people believe that warm sounding gear "moves" them, while natural clean sounding gear sounds analytic, sterile etc. R... |