mapman
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| What is behind a "warm" or "vinyl"sound? "10kHz signal also have not too many samples for sufficient signal resolution when decoded from the DAC. It's only roughly 2 samples per half-wave and this is perfectly audible frequency"I'm having trouble getting my arms around this one?Doesn't s... | |
| Most underrated composer of 20th Century? "Easy, I bet 9 out of 10 people would just proclaim it nonsense out of hand."9 out of 10 people are NOT geniuses. :^)I would tend to agree with the pack on this one for the most part.Bach is pretty minimalist compared to most that followed. I'd sa... | |
| Bi-wire: is it worth it? "huge mark up"No doubt. Accessories are way more profitable than the main workhorse components. That's always been the case. Retailers know this and depend upon it. | |
| What is behind a "warm" or "vinyl"sound? Audioengr,Can your reclocking device deliver massed strings as cleanly and grain-free as the best CD players out there? Or good vinyl?If so, I might have to try one. | |
| What is behind a "warm" or "vinyl"sound? The massed strings off DCS source I heard on a standard issue Duetsche Gramophone CD was the closest to vinyl I have heard, I do not think I could have known it was CD in a blind test, whereas often not the case for me.Massed violins=digital acid ... | |
| What is behind a "warm" or "vinyl"sound? "Digital does something to the sound of massed violins, a real acid test for sound reproduction, that can make them sound harsher and grittier than vinyl does. "YEs, has a lot to do with jitter though I suspect.The best massed violin CD reproducti... | |
| What is behind a "warm" or "vinyl"sound? A quick Google search shows some well documented cases and images of square wave tests with CD and the limitations there due to bandwidth, especially at higher frequencies.Can't find much at all for a similar phono test. Stereophile apparently had... | |
| Bi-wire: is it worth it? The answer is....it depends!Surprise! | |
| Hi-Fi Fuses - SNAKE OIL? - or something in it? Lacee,Determining the happy path to enjoying the music is what its all about.No two are likely to be quite the same.Some might involve fuses. But many may not.I've agreed on several occasions that no two anything sound exactly the same and acknowl... | |
| "Slam"--what is it, is it really accurate? The recording as much as anything else will determine how the "slam" goes down, track by by track.More slam than ever in many modern recordings these days. Slam sells! Even good headphones like most Sennheiser phones these days do it VERY WELL!!!!... | |
| Hi-Fi Fuses - SNAKE OIL? - or something in it? I think it is pretty logical that since no one can listen to everything, one has to make some choices to decide what to listen to or not. Even which fancy fuse one might try. | |
| Hi-Fi Fuses - SNAKE OIL? - or something in it? Everything is an individual choice. One should attempt to be as educated as possible, but make their own decisions.Some sources are more reputable than others. I'll leave it at that. | |
| best headphones ALso, my son has a pair of these Sennheisers, which are also very good, especially for the size and cost.BTW, I find more than most anything else in audio, preference in headphones is a very personal thing. Lots of different ones get lots of love... | |
| best headphones Hi Zoe,I just went through this exercise. I settled on a pair of Sennheiser Momentum over-ear phones.Cost was $40 over your budget acquired used from Amazon Warehouse Deals.There is a smaller on-ear model that can be had in your budget range.Grado... | |
| Hi-Fi Fuses - SNAKE OIL? - or something in it? "but how can you make a decision without listening first? That's the problem! "Reminds me of a certain LEgend.No snake oil in that one! :^) |