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| why use a dac? - for better sound- to use DAC as a preamp (I do)- some DACs have headphone amp (my Benchmark DAC1 does)- to connect computer, HDTV, DVD etc.- to use flexibility of a server- to go higher than 16bit/44.1kHz- to play different formats like mp3, DVD... | |
| New audiophile looking for first speakers. HELP I second Mapman recommendation for class D amp. A lot of raw power and very clean presentation. Wyred 4 Sound is perhaps the best bang for the buck. | |
| Need speaker advise for "budget" speakers Mordante - after reading your post again, Hyperions might be too polite for you. They are more for Classical or Jazz but less for heavy metal. They are still very dynamic but have overall sound just opposite to hi-fiish (dramatic) sounding speaker... | |
| Need speaker advise for "budget" speakers I bought 6 month old demo of Hyperion HPS-938 for $3k with a warranty. Used go for about $2500. It looks like Wilson Puppy but, according to reviews, sounds better. It had whole bunch of awards including component of the decade from "Enjoy the Mus... | |
| Newbie Q: How do small woofer speakers reach 32Hz? It is not only that manufacturers cannot get bass extension from small woofers but often they don't want to (tuning bass for lowest distortion and not for extension). Paradigm Studio/60 v3 has worse bass extension than previous Studio/60 v2 but so... | |
| Dynamics at lower volumes? Face - there is something different with class D amps. They tend to play well at low volumes. I noticed it with my Rowland 102 but also read in review of class D amp later. Speakers I use now are 90dB. Your STI-500 is also Icepower beast. | |
| Essential Zappa: what's missing from my collectio Grand Wazoo is Grand | |
| I need an AMP for my Hyperion 968's Slinker001 - I have HPS-938 driven by Rowland model 102 (smallest class D Icepower module) with great results. I use Benchmark DAC1 as a pre-amp (has volume control). Rowland and Benchmark are very transparent and neutral but also unforgiving on b... | |
| high end speakers? ... not sure what brands/model Albireo13 - I ventured from Paradigm Studio/20 v1 to Paradigm Studio/60 v2 to Hyperion HPS-938. My main problem with Paradigms was unforgiving metal dome tweeter. Hyperions are relaxed, laid back and way better in every way (on the other hand they... | |
| HDCD VS SACD "Everything becomes obsolete including your server" - sad but true. | |
| HDCD VS SACD Rwwear - If CD will become obsolete I will still have my server and related hardware for downloads. When SACD becomes obsolete my SACD player is only good for CD. CD, as you said, will be obsolete - therefore good for nothing. I don't mind spendin... | |
| How low can we go with JITTER now? Tgrisham - jitter is noise (in time domain). It creates (in frequency domain) sidebands that are not harmonically related (like THD is) and therefore audible in spite of very low levels. With multiple root frequencies (music) it appears as noise. ... | |
| HDCD VS SACD Spaninc - I agree that sound quality is the first priority but there are three things that always held me back from buying SACD player:- Very limited selection and possibility of format becoming obsolete.- SACD cannot be used from server or comput... | |
| The Last Breakthrough in Speaker Technology Larryi - there are some speakers that use drivers with underhung motor. Underhung is not very common because it uses very large magnet, but gives much lower distortions (better linearity). Example of such speaker is Adagio from Acoustic Zen. Somet... | |
| The Last Breakthrough in Speaker Technology Drivers with no suspension (spiderweb) but larger voice coil connected to big flat disk (instead dustcap). http://hyperionsound.com/Images/HPS-938.jpgAccording to reviews it improves speed and linearity making sound similar to electrostats but ver... |