mahler123
Responses from mahler123
| Do you recall "instant improvement" from your first stand-alone DAC ? My first external DAC was a PS Audio DAC 3. It upsampled and was quite the upgrade. It had a poor USB input but for S/PDIF it was outstanding | |
| Walk-in soundstage When I added DSP, but not with every recording | |
| ??? Which Would You Buy ??? I have always found that when I compromise on what I really want in audio I feel unhappy and I tend to quickly trade the lesser component for what I wanted in the first place. That’s not to say that I don’t investigate less expensive alternatives... | |
| ??? Where Does "High End" Start ??? There are people who are going to post that HE is a state of mind, that champagne results can be obtained on beer budgets. However a lot of dosh is spent on this hobby and it is useful to have parameters for discussion. The AI definition is re... | |
| Apple Music on iOS 26 I used the Apple Classical service. I recently added Qobuz. I will say that at least in this genre Apple catalog and search engine blow Qobuz away; in the one month I have probably discovered a dozen albums available on Apple that aren’t on Qobuz | |
| Apple Music on iOS 26 About a year ago Apple Music was launching some kind of enhanced audio option. When the audio press pointed out that everything was limited to 16/48, with some spatial gimmicky thrown in, the Apple Veep essentially said that no one needs more tha... | |
| They should charge more for it… Can we imagine the US Government funding any kind of consumer audio product development? What I find interesting about this happening in the UK is the fact that their government is subsidizing product development for something only elites can aff... | |
| SACD over HDMI Thanks @big_greg . The immediate need has passed but good to know | |
| Apple Music on iOS 26 Is Eversolo still the only company that makes a streamer that will play Apple Music directly? If that remains the case then for non Eversolo users Apple can improve itself to no avail, if everyone else is limited to AirPlay or Chromecast | |
| They should charge more for it… I’d be curious to see how many units sell | |
| Midwest Hi-Fi Store you can count on… I don’t mind paying my dealer a few bucks more than the best I could get if I really scoured around and tried to save a money because he provides a lot of service. I can text him for advice and he answers within a day or sooner. He has told me n... | |
| Open Reel Curious 20 years ago my brother in law mother passed. She was a real hoarder and emptying her home was quite an ordeal. They came upon an old R2R that apparently had belonged to her brother and was in the attic for at least 20 years and a few tapes. I ... | |
| Open Reel Curious As above…people who do it are intrigued by the old tech, as with the users of old HMV Gramophones. | |
| Yet another streamer options thread... I really like the Cambridge Audio lineup | |
| To Stream w/Optical Or Not I own the CXN 100 and the Wiim Pro, in different systems. First off, I use the volume knob on my pre amp for both. Otoh I don’t really adjust the volume frequently; if I get a call or my wife wants to talk I just pause. My only experience Wii... |