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What is a "reference" system?
 A reference system is defined by two factors:  A--- The sound of  live acoustic instruments or voices experimented by each one of us in our life...  B----Then the way the system room is acoustically designed for ONE listener to translate the re... 
You can't hear dialogue because it doesn't matter
I dont care since long ago about  Hollywood movies... I dont even know the actors anymore...  Time to time there is a good movie for sure... Most is a soup of bad sound, bad scenes, uninteresting dialogues and at best comic marvel movies... I a... 
Chinese DAC's
I did not say nor claim myself  that nobody can hear difference between dac especially from different design... My chinese HIDIZS dac is more detailed than my more organic french NOS dac TDA 1543 By Christophe Mariac...     But i said that it ... 
Is it possible to find a good DAC for under $50, 000?
To hear a difference ask for synergy between gear pieces and a wise control of the acoustic parameters of the system/room... Purchasing a costlier piece of gear solve nothing....The job begin after...   You wouldn't hear a difference between a... 
What Meatloaf and Beer Have Taught me about Audiophiles
I wish you a chocolate heart  for your generosity and a  chocolate smiley for your humor...  Happy Easter! @mahgister, Påques joyeuses, Mon ami! Plein de chocolat pour Pâques!!!  
What Meatloaf and Beer Have Taught me about Audiophiles
My wife dont like very much meatloaf but i like it to death. She cooked them for me... She improvise the recipe with the meat she have at hand this day and some basic...  It is always delicious hot with sauce or cold in sandwich...  As meatloaf... 
Dedicated headphone amp vs Headphone socket on amp
Happy Easter to all! Christ resurrection is a thing we must meditate... I wish you all if you are not diabetic a chocolate rabbitt ( a small one for the grown children for sure )  
Dedicated headphone amp vs Headphone socket on amp
Happy Easter to ghdprentice too always a good adviser for all ....   @mahgister "...The most difficult  factor to get from an headphone is a natural timbre..." I agree.  For me the thing that completely changed the game actually moved all the... 
Dedicated headphone amp vs Headphone socket on amp
Happy Easter dear friend!   I wish you chocolate with 75 % of cacao... I am happy with my headphone and luckily suffer not from audible hearing loss at 75 ... probably the usual loss... But we do not hear pure frequencies (save for ignorant ob... 
Dedicated headphone amp vs Headphone socket on amp
The most difficult  factor to get from an headphone is a natural timbre... On par with it the spatial qualities of sound, and with many good public recording an "out of the head" holographical effect when you forgot that you listen headphone  as ... 
Chinese DAC's
i dont have topping dac, i own a french NOS dac and a Hidiz dac... And a very costly dac as you suggested dont couple well with low cost products... i am interested more  by acoustics basic than by gear pieces...budget command and knowledge beat... 
Jazz for aficionados
thanks for these 3 recommendation i did not knew about... I will search for them... I like south american jazz and Cuban too ... https://youtu.be/MbKvbtJjvMU?si=I7mV5USK5z5GGbZe   https://youtu.be/6kfsHHLkolE?si=MZH8Gf3_uDoiitEs   https://you... 
Chinese DAC's
i am very happy with my Douk Chinese  tube pre-amp  equalizer at a peanuts cost with 7 tones control... I am very happy with my Hidiz AP 80 pro dac+equalizer+ music files bank at a peanuts cost right now...  I am very happy with my  battery head... 
Chinese DAC's
Wise post! I dont need to write anything more...     I learned long ago when I could still hear well that electronics account for a small part of one’s sound compared to transducers and room acoustics. But like most of us I like nice things,... 
Stereophile review of the new Wilson Watt/Puppy
However, after all of that, he concludes that they are better for jazz and orchestral and perhaps a bit reticent for pop and rock. This made no sense to me, especially for a $40.000 speaker. I am curious about the opinions of anyone else who has ...