mdalton
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| Old phones as streaming sources @lanx0003 Oh, no, the E70 I have is the one with the ESS 9028pro chip; I spent the huge sum of $349 on it! The $600 was a reference to my Pro-Ject Stream Box S2 Ultra; it normally sells for $899; I misspoke, as I got it open box for $699, not $... | |
| Old phones as streaming sources @lanx0003 btw, we ran the okto unbalanced - it’s really designed for balanced, so we sacrificed a few db of its very high SNR in the test. I use Cardas converters, which are really well made, but still…. | |
| Old phones as streaming sources agree re our convos. have enjoyed your persoective. re okto, I like it a lot. it’s in a really nice, “budget” system I put together that is not set up for critical listening due to room constraints, even so it sounds very, very good. I did a ... | |
| Do you trust your ears more than measurements? no, no, no! my apologies. I know English is not your first language, so that was a little cryptic (unclear) on my part. The joke was really an homage to your ability not to get fooled by bias. It’s a wonderful, powerful strength. | |
| Do you trust your ears more than measurements? @mahgister that’s called a “joke”. equality of women should be noncontroversial, agreed? | |
| Do you trust your ears more than measurements? @mahgister you are clearly way more evolved than I am! Next thing you’re gonna say is you think women should have equal rights, or something. I am not worthy! | |
| Do you trust your ears more than measurements? last point (maybe?) thank god the car wash hasn’t started a marketing campaign that their special mix of soap and wax improves the performance of my S4 and Golf. My god, I might be willing to pay them thousands!!!!! | |
| Do you trust your ears more than measurements? one more point: confirmation bias is alive and well in car performance, just like audio. Case in point: I have had numerous instances where, right after getting my car washed, I experience this compelling sense that my car handles better - swear ... | |
| Do you trust your ears more than measurements? so let’s tease out more detail on @viridian ’s apt analogy, buying a car. Measurements are a really effective way to narrow down my selections when I buy a car. I always look at horsepower, but of course you should also consider weight (as all h... | |
| Roon Endpoint Streamers - Direct Comparisons between Current Offerings? oops, sorry, trouble with links: https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/aurender-model- https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/old-phones-as-streaming-sources | |
| Roon Endpoint Streamers - Direct Comparisons between Current Offerings? I would not rule out substantially less expensive streamers. There are a number of good websites featuring reviews of streamers at various price points that include measurements of jitter and noise (SNR), which are the key differentiators across ... | |
| Need Guidance for Next/Last Pair of Speakers @sauvie4007 I am interested if you could share your contact. When do you expect to receive your new speakers? And if I could be so bold, where in the U.S. do you live? | |
| Old phones as streaming sources @lanx0003 reread your post again. I think you misunderstood my point. “Overkill” as in unnecessary, but not necessarily detrimental. iPhones are powerful and pretty sophisticated, with all sorts of capabilities, and their prices reflect that. ... | |
| Old phones as streaming sources @lanx0003 Not really my main point, but the sonictransporter, acting as my Roon core, is doing a lot more processing than the streamer. But the fact that it runs at about the same speed as a phone is actually telling, isn’t it? Nonetheless, I ... | |
| Need Guidance for Next/Last Pair of Speakers @ortodox Thanks! Very cool. I also like the Twenty Evo 1.2. One day I expect I might replace my Audio Note AN/Es, and this would be an interesting possibility. |