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| Ohm Walsh 2000s vs Vandersteen 2Ces "So my point is only that original OHM Walsh 4s from the 80's are not a valid reference point to compare when buying new today."The only reason I emphasize this, is that many have only heard older Walshes (which had a pretty decent distribution ne... | |
| WA-Quantum GmbH's Quantum Chips ...except both are advertised to be programmed somehow, I believe.... | |
| WA-Quantum GmbH's Quantum Chips Ozzy, me to for referencing it as well. IT has nothing to do with the WA Quantum chips. | |
| Ohm Walsh 2000s vs Vandersteen 2Ces Rgs,Again, as Mamboni also related, current OHM Walshes are 3 design revisions (and 30 years) removed from originals in the 1980s. Imaging is much improved (night and day difference) and can compete with the best modern floorstanders I have heard ... | |
| Rip CD to Mac - basic question The synchro mesh device is interesting.What are the measured jitter numbers with and without it for SB Touch?Thanks. | |
| WA-Quantum GmbH's Quantum Chips " These "artificial atoms" can be designed to exhibit specific characteristics, such as wavelength of emitted photons and bandwidth of absorbed energy. "Geoff, hate to break the news, but pretty much everything in the universe is designed that way... | |
| WA-Quantum GmbH's Quantum Chips GEoff has a purty programmed Diamond Light Crystal High Frequency Clarifier for sale here I see: MDCrystal Despite being announced as unannounced, one can clearly read about it and buy it and try it. That's a nice trick in itself! :^) | |
| How big of a difference do amps make? No doubt tube amp maintenance and expense is a fact that tube amp owners must deal with. Taking special care of anything requires some special love.I really like my ARC tube pre-amp, which was my initial experiment with tube amplification. A fant... | |
| Beatles Reissues on VINYL Finally I'm looking forward to opinions about how these sound compared to the most recent CD remasters. I'm a Beatles junky at heart, but have little interest in another set of Beatles recordings at this point. | |
| Wish You Were Here, 3 Different Versions Format determines the potential for sound quality, not the actual realized in any particular case/recording. Any mastering on most any decent format might be determined to be best in any particular case. More hi res formats should have the advanta... | |
| Rip CD to Mac - basic question "Mapman - have you tried the DAC direct to amps?What is your source? Maybe too much jitter to hear these things....Steve N.Empirical Audio"My main source currently is standard issue Squeezebox Touch mainly.Roku Soundbridge before that.I also have ... | |
| The Problem with Synergistic Research AMps are a power supplies friend for sure! :^) | |
| Rip CD to Mac - basic question "Mapman - what preamp are you using?"ARC sp16. | |
| Rip CD to Mac - basic question I clearly hear differences regularly with many things including power and analog ICs in my system, but with digital, the only clear noticeable difference I hear is when I change DACs. I'm sure there are measurable differences between digital sourc... | |
| WA-Quantum GmbH's Quantum Chips The vendors clearly use the term "quantum" in their marketing literature yet provide little or no information beyond that. Those are the only "facts" provided. So make of it what you will. |