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| Studer A807 Honesty! Has OP asked about differences between analog tape technology and other media? How much more clearer his question could be? OP, I do not have knowledge regarding your inquiry. It is just frustrating reading these rants, showing off the ... | |
| If the DAC is the same, how different do CD transports sound? without a blind test with matched levels your reporting is only anecdotal. As Perry Mason would say "Can't stand up in Court". Well, I have forgotten your scientific approach "it's only 0 and 1". If you say so. 🙄 | |
| If the DAC is the same, how different do CD transports sound? I posted this in neighboring discussion recently: I will describe to you my experience, not what I had read or heard from others. I bought Denafrips Ares II and utilized Arcam CD192 as a transport, it was great improvement, then I replaced Arcam ... | |
| Ruminations On CD Players jrcotner I will describe to you my experience, not what I had read or heard from others. I bought Denafrips Ares II and utilized Arcam CD192 as a transport, it was great improvement, then I replaced Arcam with Cambridge CXC transport that was ver... | |
| playing "top-damaged" CDs ? The easiest way to find out is to try playing them. | |
| Ruminations On CD Players Going down the road of transport and DAC gives a lot of flexibility for future upgrades and "tuning" SQ to ones liking. Limit of $2K is well enough to start on this path. Cambridge or Audiolab transports, very well regarded, and lots to chose from... | |
| DAC Vibrations? Having mentioned plate, try with and without to see if you notice any difference. Your perception is what matters. P.S. This post ought to be in Digital section. | |
| What are the audio differences you hear with turntable Mats. I concur with avanti, based on personal experience. I settled on Hexmat Yellow Bird on acrylic platter of Clearaudio, brings out more details yet not harsh and fatiguing. | |
| Top turntables under $2k Marantz TT-15S1 (by Clearaudio). Not that I am unbiased. | |
| Cartridge position on headshell . . . If the stylus is at different location, in relation to the headshell, that the previous cartridge that would indicate that one of the cartridges was not placed correctly or maybe even both. | |
| Never heard an amp do this before, ideas? Kind of off the subject. Is it not detrimental for tube amp not having a load (speaker connected) on the output while being turned on? From the video it looks like the speaker is connected to only one channel. I could be wrong, but I think it is a... | |
| Changing from my pl600 (silver, DD) but I have shaky hands I switched from 2M Black to Hana ML on Clearaudio table and consider it significant upgrade. Like it much better, more pleasant presentation. At least for me. Tom | |
| Whizzer cone drivers The Lowther Shout of Zu Cubes was nothing but ear piercing for me. | |
| 1st cartridge upgrade on 1st TT Why to downgrade from Vincent to Shiit, that is really strange. | |
| recommendation for phono pre amp and mc cartridge, around 1000$ each I have experienced the difference between high and low output MC cartridges switching from Hana MH to ML. ML seems to have more miniscule details in its sound reproduction. I am using QHW Vinyl phono stage, see M. Fremer's review, and I like very ... |