mahler123
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| Magnetar So in my 2 channel system I program my Oppo 105 to output DSD from SACD. Since the Magnetar OS looked identical to Oppo, I am assuming this is the same. I then output the DSD over HDMI into the HDMI input of my Bryston DAC3. In a different syst... | |
| Magnetar I will be interested in the feedback. @mijostyn can you comment on SACD, DVD-A, or Blu Ray Audio on this player? What DAC are you using? | |
| ARE AUDIOPHILES OVERLY SENSITIVE BY NATURE?FEELINGS AND OPINIONS? I agree with a great many posts here. I will add that this is a male dominated hobby, and one with a strong subjective streak. While most people in it are thoughtful and tolerably civil, the fact that audio is male dominated leads to the Alpha c... | |
| Old records. I also came across an original Reiner/CSO Pictures that was excellent. Otoh, the first lp of that recording that I purchased was on RCA budget label (Camden Classics) and it was awful. My point is just because a recording was issued on vinyl doesn... | |
| Audiophilia: Is it the pursuit of audio excellence or just a desire to tinker. I had just made a post in the Home Theater section that dealt with problem solving. I find it much more necessary to figure out what goes wrong in a system that complicated. There is some satisfaction when I solve the issue but it isn’t my idea ... | |
| Golden Ears? @yoyoyaya that is a consoling thought, and as I suspect many of us are in the same boat, it is a popular sentiment here. As with many things audio, it is a subjective opinion that cannot be proven or disproved. Still, I have to believe that on... | |
| Old records. @rvpiano probably a combination of things. I prefer digital but I acknowledge it’s possible to get excellent results with a good vinyl setup. Not all lps from back in the day sound great. A whole slew of them sounded much better in their d... | |
| Pictures at an Exhibition @chayro perhaps I missed it but who is the Pianist on the recording you praised in the OP? @rvpiano recommendation is excellent. I usually play the Richter Sofia recording that was mentioned upthread, but it does suffer from cramped mono sound a... | |
| Is anybody using the new Afterdark music server? No DAC, right? Looks impressive | |
| Results of Actual Hearing Test and Next Steps @dweller thanks for the good wishes. I’ve already started by tackling some cleaning and downsizing projects that I always claimed that I would tackle in retirement. It’s a great excuse to pull CDs that have been unplayed for years off the shelf a... | |
| Nad M33 or something better +1 to the add sub consensus | |
| Results of Actual Hearing Test and Next Steps I ordered the Phillips from Costco. They arrive in 2 weeks. Apparently you can stream from an i device directly to the phones via Bluetooth, although not using the conventional BT pairing settings. The tech said that his customers hated streami... | |
| MoFi lawsuit I can think of worse uses of court time than holding commercial firms accountable for deceptive advertising | |
| Magnetar Sony refused to make their players compatible with DVD-A for the longest time, only relenting after DVD-A began to die as a format. I have a Pioneer Elite that plays Blu Ray, DVD and SACD but it was discontinued years ago. It also does a DSD to ... | |
| Why Streaming Service Sounds ‘Flat’ vs Tune In /Local FM /Radio Paradise @mwinkc An iPhone connecting with a car Bluetooth or is a streamer. Streamers are networking computers that can play music obtained from the internet (and other sources) and play them through an audio system. |