lowrider57
Responses from lowrider57
| Moving the Soundstage; Help. Thanks, great idea. Yes, microdynamics are terrific and I'm hearing everything.But still wondering if more/less absorbtion will make a difference. | |
| Looking for Better Jitter Reduction in a DAC Bruce, the 1.2 looks like a great unit and it's affordable. The reason I said USB is not a priority is due to the fact that my Mac has some bugs in it and is not running any music player software. It will go into the shop soon. Plus, I would like ... | |
| Issues with AudiogoN forum website, anyone? Me too. Hitting "Refresh" usually works. | |
| Hi-rez music - why should it cost more? Great answer, jond!! And from a technical point of view, studios have been mastering 24/96 and 24/192 files for quite some time now. IOW, the music is already hi-rez. | |
| EMI versus Seraphim recordings IME, EMI UK pressings are superior to any of their spin-off labels which were pressed in the US. Angel Records was started by EMI to import UK pressings into the US. Sometimes they were of similar quality, but typically they were inconsistent sinc... | |
| Carver Amazing Ribbons Or check out The Carver Site dot com. | |
| Another soundstage question To increase vertical soundstage, rake angle of the speakers should be addressed. Tilting the speakers can create a higher and more realistic soundstage. | |
| PS Audio PWT - cd transport Hi Toolbox, I didn't try to change the fuse. Reason being it's a real pain in the ass. There are instructions on the PS Audio forum, it involves popping the top cover, unhooking a ribbon cable, wearing a grounding-strap, then accessing 2 fuses.I ... | |
| LA Rock station casualty That’s bad news for listeners and the radio biz, and it’s happening everywhere. Here in Philly, there’s only one Rock station left. I listen to NPR Classical, but still like to hear some rock classics in the car.Now we have many Christian stations... | |
| Icon Audio Preamps ..Any experiences? Looks like nice gear. They seem to be well known in the UK.http://www.iconaudio.com/products/ | |
| Best wishes for Tom Petty This is terrible news. Saw TP&THB several times in the early days. Always put on a terrific show and is one of those artists who continued to release great work.Any fans of 'Lucky?'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-zC2Lnk4Do | |
| Don Sach's pre amp Since the website does not list specs, I have a question. Is Don's preamp using cathode-followers for the 6SN7 gain stage?Also, if this is a single gain stage, is it sensitive to microphonic tubes? I assume you are all testing for low- noise? | |
| Looking for Better Jitter Reduction in a DAC Steve, interesting stuff about some DAC designs. This problem I'm having makes me keep thinking about grounding issues due to the harsh sound.As far as outside the components, there are no grounding issues; I've tried different IC's (single-ended ... | |
| Looking for Better Jitter Reduction in a DAC @audioengr , thanks for your interest and advice, Steve.The PS Audio transport gets high marks for jitter control from users online. My PSA DAC is their budget model which uses ESS Sabre chips (no detailed info available), and does not use a FPGA ... | |
| Looking for Better Jitter Reduction in a DAC I appreciate your comments, @audioengr . I contacted you recently regarding a Synchromesh purchase and appreciate your no-pressure-to-buy attitude. I'm following your advice and focusing on each element one at a time. First, I addressed the power ... |