mclinnguy
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| Are all streamers the same? Just like all cars are the same. They have a power supply, they transmit from one point to another, and they produce noise. As long as it "works" some don’t notice any difference between these 3 factors. | |
| EWA cables - ABCAudio Funny, just reading a thread about these cables and the history of Colin with this time at Tellurium. Would love to support him and try his product but I’ve recently committed to a different product for the time being. As good as the big names are... | |
| Solo streamer It makes me think of how my professor reacted back in 1988 when I took a music class as an elective. He put on a CD and soon ran over and had to turn it down before it blew the speakers, and then complained how he couldn't tell how loud it was jus... | |
| Solo streamer As a side issue, I was unaware of, but thoroughly explored by Amir at ASR is HDMI (I2s) is a poor audio source connection, cause it just sticks audio in the spare video spaces of the synchronous stream, and is very susceptible to jitter. From... | |
| Solo streamer I’ve got two amps battling it out. ooh, the Coda and the ??? | |
| Solo streamer @lalitk I was conversing with @arafiq other day about ROON sound quality, looks like it’s gone up few notches. I concur. In my system to my ears squeeze still has a little more air and separation, and Roon is a wee bit fuller/warmer, but the ... | |
| Solo streamer @rvpiano Great thread! ....btw, I played an LP of a Haydn symphony that I know sounds wonderful. Compared it to the same performance on Aurender. Sounded identical. Digital performance has evidently been perfected. Higher priced streame... | |
| Affordable Grounding This is why I went with Puritan Audio Labs groundmaster: ....To meet emissions regulations these appliances use their Earth connection as a dumping place for the interference they generate. And with substations often serving hundreds of houses, ... | |
| Live Vibe Audio Some speed of sound stats from the engineering toolbox: Solid Speed of Sound (m/s) Longitudinal Shear Extensional Aluminum, rolled 6420 3040 5000 Antimony 3400 ... | |
| Can hi-end cables benefit less expensive electronics? I don't know if it's related to the length of the exhaust with the mid/rear engine mount or an intentional change, but the new C8 Corvettes don't sound as good as previous generations. They have a more supercar sound, but it's the "Walmart" vers... | |
| Audio Cables: All the Same? @sstraus If I were still a EE student with access to a lab, I would Right now, life's short and I just want to listen to the music. This is the point of the OP's post here, there is no such lab. There is no machine/equipment/analyzer that... | |
| Audio Cables: All the Same? @evillgeniuz Welcome, nice first post. Just use a larger font next time :) Bottom line is it is your $83,000 to do as you see fit, to spend on what you value, and what you perceive as a benefit to your enjoyment of your music, and therefore your... | |
| Audience SX2/Front Row Cables...has anyone tried or heard much of this new reference line? @fthompson251 I just added a set of Silversmith Fidelium’s on the Coda, I think I’ll keep them for a while. | |
| Audience SX2/Front Row Cables...has anyone tried or heard much of this new reference line? I picked up Coda CSiB V1 and to say that I’m impressed would be an understatement! Sshhhhh, be vewy vewy quiet, low level details are now being heard. (insertion of better emoticon than what is currently available) congrats @audphile1 | |
| AudioQuest Pegasus vs Thunderbird Interconnects i know break in is supposed to be 100-300 hours but i am absolutely blown away by the level of improvement these have made. I was completely despondent at first. Totally bummed and oh my God am I happy I kept listening. I can’t even imagine what... |