kijanki
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| What should I use to convert FLAC files to AIFF? @sc0ttc00ter I recently started using https://www.freac.org/ for batch-converting to AAC format (for the car), but it converts anything to anything and I like always free programs (continuous builds). I still use XLD for ripping CDs. | |
| How to fix my preamp dilemma Loud humming transformer might be a sign of fried rectifier diode - inexpensive repair. I wouldn't turn it on to avoid further damage. | |
| Why did you choose the components and speakers that are in your system? Furman 20 PFI - protection + clean power without loss of dynamicsAirport Express - to transfer data only (computer not important)Benchmark DAC3 HGC - to make 280ps of AE jitter inaudible.Benchmark AHB2 - very clean and very dynamic.Hyperion HPS-93... | |
| Does the 1.5m 75ohm rule apply to 110ohm? @mesch Input impedance of receiving component has nothing to do with it. We assume 1.5m minimum for average system. In some systems 0.5m might be enough, while others will require 2m. The whole point was that longer cable might be better (cou... | |
| Does the 1.5m 75ohm rule apply to 110ohm? As for speeding the edges - it should reduce noise induced jitter since noise with vertical crossing of the threshold point will affect exact moment of level recognition less. Slow transitions are the weakness of Toslink, making it susceptible t... | |
| Does the 1.5m 75ohm rule apply to 110ohm? sugaboogerReflection starts from the beginning of transition (first knee). Assuming 5ns/m it will take about 7.5ns to travel to the end of the 1.5m cable, reflect and another 7.5ns to come back - total of 15ns. It will miss 12.5ns midpoint of 25... | |
| Does the 1.5m 75ohm rule apply to 110ohm? 1.5m rule is based on transition and propagation times. Reflection from RCA connector might be stronger, but there will be reflection on any impedance boundary, unless DAC’s digital input impedance is perfectly match to cable’s characteristic impe... | |
| Best Digital Interface Is there a Coax to USB adapter available? Does this make sense? The beauty of async USB interface is that by desynchronizing clocks it allows DAC to operate at its own independent stable clock. It does it by signaling back to computer to increase... | |
| The Placebo Effect If placebo effect exist in audio, then it works both ways. If you strongly believe that cables have no effect on sound then you won't hear the difference in double blind testing - negative placebo effect. | |
| Why do we want to distortions? Tube amps tend to produce less unpleaseant-sounding higher-order odd harmonics than solid state and potentially more even lower-order harmonics which are pleasing to the ear.Piano overtones are stretched over harmonics and beat with them. On over... | |
| Samsung flat screen TV’s The answer is to get your TV professionally calibrated after you buy it. That way the TV does not have to struggle to produce a great picture.That's true, but you can also find calibration settings on internet. There is not so much variation from... | |
| Samsung flat screen TV’s I have two Samsungs for many years - still OK. Few years ago I bought larger TV - a 65" Sony and it is great TV (XBR-65X900F). In addition it is based on Android OS, so I can install applications and it updates firmware often.Is it possible tha... | |
| CD vs FLAC stored on flash drive vs streaming Drawback of SSD is limited number of write cycles. They increased it greatly, but at the same time introduced new architectures, like "quad cell" - where writing to one cell causes writing to four. It is not a big problem (nothing lasts forever) a... | |
| CD vs FLAC stored on flash drive vs streaming It depends how you burn them. Often people burn CD-Rs at 2x or 4x nor realizing, that laser is too strong at this these speeds. I might be wrong, but I believe that at the beginning it was just physical burn of metalic layer. Now, it is only hi... | |
| CD vs FLAC stored on flash drive vs streaming Error in CD reading can be corrected by going multiple times over the same sector. CDP cannot do that working in real time (reading only once). That way CD-R copy can be better than original CD. I was able to repair couple of unreadable CD by ... |