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Diana Krall, Wallflower
Sophie draws you in. Diana just does her thing. 
Is it really useless Upscaling 16/44.1 music to 24
Fwiw I use two different non oversampling mhdt dacs and the sound is some of the best digital I have heard. Oversampling dacs can do well also. I think it' s all about the implementation details and non oversampling dacs seem to have an easier tas... 
Is it really useless Upscaling 16/44.1 music to 24
It all depends on why it is done. To do it just to have more bits representing pretty much the same mix is probably a waste objectively. However I would think it useful if remixing or remastering to achieve a different sonic result is the goal. Th... 
A "Unique" Voice...
Webb Pierce. 
What tracks really make your system shine?
Tost that's a nice sampling of music. πŸ’°πŸ’°πŸ’° 
If you could bring back one great artist that has
And toss in a young Louis Armstrong for good luck. 🎺🎀🎢🎢🎢 
If you could bring back one great artist that has
And buddy holly on the pop/rock side. 
If you could bring back one great artist that has
I'd have to go with the duke and Beethoven as well. 
Integrated amp for Synchrony Ones
I have head them sound very good off higher power Audio Research and Rogue tube amps but I suspect they are designed to do best with higher power and current SS amps. I would choose a well regarded 250 w/ch or higher SS Class D amp if it were me. ... 
Jazz for aficionados
I like to listen then read up on what I heard to try to understand it better. Squeeze pad controller for squeezebox is great for that. You can bring up a tab with links to multiple key Internet music information sources like Wikipedia and all musi... 
Your favorite LP nobody has ever heard of
Anyone ever hear of "Book of invasions: a Celtic symphony" by Horslips? πŸŽπŸ‘„ 
Do true audiophiles own Mcintosh gear
Tbg success over the long term speaks for itself. Think about it. 
High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz
Is it out of bounds to discuss the actual measurable electrical properties of the product to try to understand things better? Especially in the context of trying to understand a reported issue?If so fine. It's not worth rattling swords about. We a... 
High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz
Magnetic or otherwise it still must conduct electricity. I would think the material used as the conductor would allow one to determine the expected resistance in that resistance or conductivity parameters of various materials including copper silv... 
Your favorite LP nobody has ever heard of
Yoshimi battles the pink robots.