mapman
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| The most holographic Power Cord You would have to try them all multiple times which would take years to know so good luck!For noise isolation in line level gear I can recommend the Pangea ac14 as a well built product for modest cost (especially at sale prices) that delivered res... | |
| Bit-perfect backups Windows copy will work but will take a long time to copy large libraries completely. Backup software will backup only new or changed files which is faster. I have Seagate drives that each comes with reliable backup software pre-installed that I wo... | |
| RCA or Optical? Does not matter if working properly. | |
| What is your favorite furniture maker? Ethan Allen. | |
| Using dBpoweramp It can be both but moStly imperfections in the CD that results in different results in multiple reads used to verify the data when there is no accuraterip data from prior rips by others available for reference. To get an accurate rip in that case,... | |
| Asynchronous vs Synchronous This describes it well. | |
| Most achingly-beautiful music JOhn Barry's soundtrack for "somewhere in time". | |
| Best 2.0 powered computer speakers? Check out the active studio monitors on Amazon and decide from there. | |
| Requesting info on Audio Kinesis ZEPHRIN Speakers If you are willing to work with them over time, I think anything by AK is a winning proposition in the end.Duke is one of my favorite posters here, always knowledgeable and makes sense, seems very unbiased and open minded, and appears to go the ex... | |
| What sub under a grand? I like Rhythmic value proposition on paper based on what I read. WOuld tend to lean that way but disclaimer is I have not had the pleasure of hearing those yet. | |
| DAC improvements slowing down? "Beyond that how are DACs going to be a game changer?"The same way phono cartridges have been for many years.Until someday when digital is replaced. That could be a very long way off or never. I have no clue what would replace it. Holography like ... | |
| Single driver speakers without the pitfalls? This is all good stuff. I'll be soaking it all in so in 10 years or so if/when I retire I can perhaps be more DIY perhaps. They say you become more like a child again as you grow older. I built many electronic kits as a kid, nothing so bold as a h... | |
| I came across this.... Great educational stuff! Fun too! Gotta love the internet!The next animagraff I would request would be for how a Walsh driver works in comparison. Then also planar magnetic and electrostat.Then we can get into how DACs works, then various amplifie... | |
| What sub under a grand? Good powered subs do bass best. Whether its needed or not depends on all the rest.Lots of good subs for use with monitors and other speakers with limited bass extension available for under $1000.If speakers are more full range to start with, then ... | |
| How do you know when to replace tubes I am just a moderate tube user these days, but first thing I check for is any audible noise or hiss. Also if anything sounds unusually different in any way, tubes are one of the first suspects. I keep a few spares around so that I can a/b regressi... |