mike_in_nc
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| Vandersteen 2c vs Thiel CS2 @imhififan : Regarding details of the low-pass filter, my regrets; it was too long ago, and I no longer have details. It was a simple R-C passive filter sketched out by a friend who knows electronics better than I. I assembled it into a little ... | |
| Good Streamer with WiFi Connectivity I’ve also owned the Auralic products -- Aries (femto), and now Aries G1. Both did fine wirelessly, indistinguishable from wired connection. The G1 and G2 are well engineered products that give great sound.As mentioned, Auralic’s app is only for iO... | |
| Vandersteen 2c vs Thiel CS2 I owned Thiels (about 30 yr ago) and extensively auditioned Vandersteens (about 35, then 15 years ago). As @erik_squires said, the Thiels have very pronounced treble. That gives them great imaging, air, and soundstaging, but can make them hard to ... | |
| Amp Upgrade time, $6000 budget, used or new. Glad you are considering the t+a also. There can be synergies when same maker's gear is used. Forgot to say that in my previous message. | |
| Amp Upgrade time, $6000 budget, used or new. When I spend that kind of dough, I won’t do it without a home audition and right of return. That lets out most used gear. I am using Janszen hybrid electrostatics, and I don't want a harsh amp to take away from their beauty.If you can take the cop... | |
| Wireless vs. USB >> Why does a wireless signal, when received by and transmitted from digital player to DAC via good USB connector, sound better than pure wireless received by an all-in-one streamer with DAC -- even though both use the same DAC? <<I do... | |
| has anybody else noticed this about flac audio? I enthusiastically second everything in @mapman 's post. | |
| Why is it so good? ALAC is as good a format as anything. Some renderers (players) do better with uncompressed WAV, but that’s a shortcoming in those renderers, nothing intrinsic to the file types.iTunes, if setup and working right, will send a bit-perfect signal, so... | |
| Instrument Flight Rules? I also use the OmniMic. A bit simpler to set up and use than REW, in my experience.But since I own a UMIC-1 (for use with a miniDSP SHD), I’ve installed REW as well, and the parts I have used are quite good. That would be a cheaper combination tha... | |
| Bryston 7Bsst2 vs Parasound JC1 I haven't heard the Parasounds, but I have heard the Brystons, and they are great amps, in my opinion. | |
| Bulk XLR cable recommendations I recommend Mogami W2549. Excellent quality at prices that are not inflated. It may sound different from some boutique cables, but it won't sound worse. | |
| Interesting Fed Ex encounter... Last time something like that happened to me, FedEx delivered package anyway. So maybe you’ll get lucky. | |
| Warm/Forgiving AES/EBU digital cable less then $1000 If the digital cable makes a big difference, you might consider changing your DAC. I used to hear things like that when digital was new, but it’s been decades since I could detect meaningful differences among digital cables, whether AES3 (the new ... | |
| Informative books about Audio Jim Smith's Get Better Sound. Unless you are new to audio, I'd advise taking a pass on Robert Harley's book. I seem to be in the minority, but I found almost nothing useful there, and it is hard to separate what is useful from what is just a repet... | |
| 15 ft XLR thoughts (BJC/Mogami etc) Hey, my OPINION is as good as yours.I tried a pair of $2200 interconnects, and (based on a blind listening panel, many of whom are audio or music professionals) concluded that they did something funny in the treble, and that the $100 Mogami cables... |