mastering92

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I need some help with power in my home!
Check out my profile/send me a message if you're interested.  The power conditioner I use is the only one I trust, industry-wide.    
Hey, how do you post pics?
Drop down on top left, Click on virtual systems - then create new system. You can then upload pictures of your audio gear. Or if I’m wrong, what did you want to post a picture of? Probably some cool audio gear...    
Top 3 Headphones
@yyzsantabarbara  I don't use those filters, but I know what you mean.  I use Jriver 27 for listening to music with my DAC. adaptive volume, effects, headphones -> crossfeed, and room correction can be used to create a pseudo-live impression... 
Best sounding headphones you have owned?
Focal Utopia 2020 - a "Utopian" sound signature. Stll highly accurate, but almost never harsh-sounding. Excellent imaging, layering, detail, and presentation overall. Also non-fatiguing so you can listen for hours.Can help with figuring out probl... 
Is there anything better than live recordings?
depends on how good the live performance sounds.   
Top 3 Headphones
@yyzsantabarbara That’s true. Those 3 headphones will definitely reveal flaws in music. To such an extent that poor quality source material (.mp3s, running it from from a smartphone would be unsatisfactory, or just plain terrible). However, when... 
I2s versus AES/EBU to connect an streamer/server to a DAC?
What @soix said. ✅️  
Audio Research Reference 150 - buzzing input transformer
What @noromance said. ✅️    
What are your top 3 favorite female singers?
Roxanne Potvin Lady Gaga Marina Celeste   
Top 3 Headphones
@thyname  🤔🤔🤔 ?  
Ultimate stereo nightmare
@holmz  What a perfect picture of Robin Hood!  Alongside receiving Royalties for this branding with AQ, Robin Hood also has his own flour brand. Gotta admit though, those Robin Hood cables look better than the Mythical Creature line up, which jus... 
Ultimate stereo nightmare
@rvpiano  i suppose the excellent quality control (YouTube video at AudioQuest) factory had something to do with that sound signature. happy listening and good luck with getting this issue resolved. The link I posted might be useful.  
Top 3 Headphones
Top 3 headphones?   @bound4h 1. Pioneer SE-MJ591 (closed-back) 2. Pioneer SE-Master-1 (open-back) 3. AKG K872 (closed-back) In terms of accuracy, there is nothing I’ve ever heard that surpasses them. Be it orthodynamic headphones, electrost... 
Ultimate stereo nightmare
https://www.sound-smith.com/faq/one-channel-down-or-keeps-cutting-out-now-what#:~:text=Turn%20the%20amp%20off%20and,it%20reverses%2C%20it's%20the%20amp. Robin Hood, cool name for speaker cables! how do they sound while it was working?  
Bricasti M5 vs Ultrarendu Advice?
May I ask which opt cable you’re using? and which generation i5?