mastering92
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| The Impossible Has Happened Wonderful. Honesty is the best policy. Back when I was a kid, I won the honesty award. And everyone was so happy for me lol. | |
| Analyzing DACs @jasonbourne52 Anyone who has done research on ASR will tell you the back story. I don't believe it it is personal for audio enthusiasts, but it is definitely personal for manufacturers of otherwise good audio gear. Him reviewing a product unfav... | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report I'm a little late... lol No Doubt - Rock Steady (a great album) | |
| Analyzing DACs @jasonbourne52 @laoman ASR - Very inexpensive DACs, headphone amps, speakers, and even headphones that measure well. Because measurements alone are the bread and butter of these brands...it is the basis of their marketing material and the prim... | |
| Why Do Some Recordings Sound Great and Others Dead? what @fuzztone said ✔ I don’t know about the other 2, but "light as a feather" is a great song and I’ve heard it many times before. Her vocals are clear and forward. Her voice peaks quite a bit, but her voice is balanced. Instrumentals take a ba... | |
| Why Do Some Recordings Sound Great and Others Dead? @tcotruvo Which Nora Jones song was it? I could check my redbook audio collection...cd rips. Now I want to listen...and maybe I’ll have an answer to your question. | |
| Why Do Some Recordings Sound Great and Others Dead? Too much compression (dynamic range), overuse of limiters, microphones not set up properly, bad mixing engineer, bad recording engineer. Or it could be the (most likely) Wolfson DAC chip in your iPod. Many people agree that Wolfson DAC chips are ... | |
| Headphone break in? Yes. Headphone burn-in is a real phenomenon. I made a burn-in clip years ago that works with all headphones, regardless of their driver type/technology. WARNING - take off your headphones FIRST as this will not sound good! It uses each of the imp... | |
| UPS. Friend Or Foe? what @arion said. ✔ In North America (in particular) UPS, FEDEX, etc. actually hires A LOT of incompetent delivery drivers. It doesn’t matter of they are an outsider refugee (bush- the people that we love, great song) or a person who has lived he... | |
| Octavio Amp? Thought? Chip makers such as Burr Brown, Texas Instruments, and Wolfson microelectronics offer excellent sound quality. Many others (but not all) are simply trying to meet an engineering standard of measured performance at a lower cost to their company. As... | |
| Uneven sound comiing from my B&W DM630s @jjbeason14 Power off the receiver and all components connected to it. Wait 2 minutes. Unplug the speaker cables from the receiver. Check that both speaker cables are properly installed on the speakers. If necessary, plug the speaker cables ... | |
| Where does "MidFi" differ from "HiFi" or "LOFI"? @johnweiss Hi-Fi: High fidelity. Close to the original recording. A neutral or linear presenation that is free from (most) colorations. Nearly a mirror image of the music, but not exactly. You can hear fine details with ease and pick them apart ... | |
| Sennheiser HD 660 S vs HD650 vs HD6XX I’ve auditioned or owned all of the above. HD660s is a bix more relaxed-sounding. The HD 6XX is produced by way of collaboration with a company called DROP, which as you may already know, produces some discounted audio gear. Manufacturers cut cor... | |
| has anyone had any experience with harmonic technology melody iii rca RCAs with Neutrik Rean NYS373-2s. (red and white) it's the best on the market, I think. What is inbetween the connectors is important. Use the best quality conductors and solder. | |
| Symptoms of UN-CLEAN power Power transformer hum, very faint static noise at 0 volume, fuses blow often, and possibly other malfunctions. A world-class power conditioner can take the strain off internal power transformers in audio equipment. The end result is better power ... |