mapman
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| Class D Ncore Atsah in the house ANother valid point by ESlacker!Digital continues to evolve, unlike older analog technologies, which are fully mature these days, so ongoing change and improvement is still to be expected for teh foreseeable future.So its like buying a computer. I... | |
| How big is your matrix - how we bias or enjoyment. After all that, was it really so hard to end up landing on an XLR IC? There is a good technical basis for why that is a professional standard. Not much of a mystery really.Not that any other wire might not "sound better", but forget about any "sta... | |
| Magnepan 1.7s in a 10x13' dedicated room? I've never had luck with full size Magnepans in smaller rooms.Smaller mmgs are probably a better fit,but have not heard these either in a smaller room.I have also had great success with smaller OHM Walsh speakers in smaller rooms. In general I've ... | |
| Is computer audio a bust? "I see many posts as to the ease of using computer audio. But nothing about how long it took to set up your music library and the cost and time involved. Anybody? Were you able to get that great sound you have right out of the gate, or did you hav... | |
| Is computer audio a bust? If one has a CD player and is satisfied listening to whole CDs, then probably no reason to change.Computer audio opens up entirely new listening scenarios though beyond listening to one CD at a time. I can queue music in my library up in any order... | |
| Is computer audio a bust? Easy goal is to get similar or better sound through the same DAC and system with computer source versus CD/transport.Of course, if the CD players internal DAC is used, and there is no digital input, then it is not possible to get an apples and app... | |
| Is there a better speaker deal than this? Walsh Walsh 4 for $390 is about as good as it gets in terms of sound/dollar. :^). | |
| Is computer audio a bust? Nice post by JC.I really think traditional audiophiles have more issues with computer audio than most in that it requires a fresh mindset and a lot of openness to try new things.True there are a lot of options, many incompatible with each other an... | |
| The Power of Assumptions What happens when we assume? | |
| Why not magnetic tapes in stead of vinyl records? I also am not likely to ever want to have to dabble with reel tapes, no matter how good they might sound.Even back in the mid seventies when RTR tape units were commonly seen and found in audio stores, I never liked having to deal with them. For t... | |
| Is computer audio a bust? Agree with Electroslacker.The principles are not hard, but the products and technical choices are many and not always easy to sort through.Computer audio is hardest for audiophiles who will sweat every detail in order to get the "best sound".I am ... | |
| Is computer audio a bust? I saw but did not get to listen to a new SOny HAP integrated music streaming device at a local dealer recently.One of the nicer looking and seemingly simple and affordable digital home audio gadgets I have seen recently. | |
| music server setup questions To keep things simple and effective, Sonos or Bluesound (affiliated with NAD and PSB) network streaming systems are worth a look. They use a standard network data connection (can be wireless) to computer music server and can be used with external ... | |
| Why not magnetic tapes in stead of vinyl records? Large format tape done well blows away ANY other format in existence to-date. I think that is pretty much a well documented fact. Comparison demos with vinyl and CD format digital I have heard in recent years clearly supports that.Hi res digital m... | |
| Is computer audio a bust? The only down side with computer audio is the large data volumes with lossless audio files and the time that can be involved maintaining a library with good tagging, etc.Be sure to have automated backup of files in place and to get tags as best po... |