mitch2
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| WHY IS THERE SO MUCH HATE FOR THE HIGH END GEAR ON AUDIO GEAR? @unreceivedogma "If you don’t like $1.2M audio systems, instead of not buying it, change the system that caters to millionaires." "Prices today are a reflection of the (passive, like you maybe?) acceptance of the grossly unequal economic str... | |
| Simple device for downsampling? @brbrock - I started conversing with Steve McCormack about the SMc Audio upgrade possibilities probably 10 years before I actually had them do work for me. In 2012, SMc upgraded a McCormack TLC-1 passive/buffered preamp for me using design featu... | |
| Anyone has a reference system where amplification is SS ? Will that be one 5-minute argument, or a course of 10? | |
| Anyone has a reference system where amplification is SS ? A "reference system" is simply an audio enthusiast’s primary system that they use as a comparison (or a "reference") when auditioning new electronics, speakers, cables, etc. Being one’s "reference" does not necessarily mean the system is anywhere ... | |
| Auralic Vega G2.1 vs Lumin T3 @mgrif104 If you like Roon - be happy with it. It’s clearly the best user experience. Just also know there might be better sound available. The good thing is - you can actually have both. Use Roon for everyday and keep Lighting DS (or whatever ... | |
| Looking for intermediate-step Streamer: better than BS Node and not @ Bartok level pricing @soix - Do you have specific experience with the Innuos Pulse? I ask because I am going down this road and I am interested in the Innuos Pulsar. My only possible drawback is only USB output and that I haven't heard it to assess SQ. Another I a... | |
| Simple device for downsampling? @brbrock - Patrick and Steve do incredible work. I have a pair of their big monos and an upgraded preamp/buffer in my system. Their stuff is just so musical. I looked back at some notes and realized I first asked them about their upgraded DAC i... | |
| Coax SP/DIF to USB..thoughts? The type of cable or the cable itself is not generally the issue but rather the designer's implementation of the connection interface at both the source end and the receiver (i.e., DAC) end. Isolation, grounding, power, and more all make a differ... | |
| WHY IS THERE SO MUCH HATE FOR THE HIGH END GEAR ON AUDIO GEAR? "I haven’t complained" @calvinj - For clarity, I never said you "complained" but if you want to argue about that you will need to pay for an extra five minutes... | |
| WHY IS THERE SO MUCH HATE FOR THE HIGH END GEAR ON AUDIO GEAR? @calvinj You must have mistaken me for somebody else who actually cares how other people spend their money because I don't, and occasionally say so in my posts. I am possibly guilty of occasional snarky comments (although I mostly aim for sarca... | |
| WHY IS THERE SO MUCH HATE FOR THE HIGH END GEAR ON AUDIO GEAR? @calvinj - At the end of the day, its just a stereo. | |
| WHY IS THERE SO MUCH HATE FOR THE HIGH END GEAR ON AUDIO GEAR? I honestly haven't noticed this but, in general, haters hate. IMO, it is not worth the energy to worry about it. I sometimes hate the use of all caps but mostly overlook it. | |
| Have you asked yourself this question? Like several of your responders, I gave up vinyl years ago and haven't missed it. Most seem to give up vinyl for purposes of lifestyle or convenience, and particularly once digital achieved a level of SQ that is IMO as good but different from vin... | |
| Auralic Vega G2.1 vs Lumin T3 Although @mgrif104 makes good points about separating the server and endpoint (or streamer, or renderer), I would add that IME the method of conveying the digital signal may also play a role in how things sound. This is likely due to the interfac... | |
| Simple device for downsampling? I didn't mention that my system is balanced throughout so all three DACs are using the balanced outputs. At 6V vs. 5V, the Mola Mola and Mojo DACs are pretty close in level but at (I believe) 2V, the SMc DAC is at a noticeably lower output voltag... |