mitch2
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| We Need To Talk About Ones And Zeroes Thank you for the explanation @devinplombier and @cleeds. Both of my main two DACs are NOS R2R types so only PCM for me, and my system sounds great through either of them. BTW, one of those DACs is Mojo Audio’s top DAC. | |
| We Need To Talk About Ones And Zeroes @cleeds - I am curious whether the transfer protocol really matters. As you say, “even hi-res audio requires a download speed of only around 10Mbps, so there’s plenty of time for any damaged packet to be re-sent.” Therefore, regardless of whe... | |
| reliable DDC I reinstalled my Singxer SU6 DDC the other day so that I could utilize the two S/PDIF outputs at the same time to make my comparisons between DACs in my system easier and quicker. Even though the two main DACs I have here are both said to perfo... | |
| Does other Audiogon members' opinion carry any weight for you ? Yes, the collective knowledge and experiences of the folks here do carry weight with me. I learn something from just about every thread. I find value in hearing the “why” behind an opinion, reading technical explanations that describe how things... | |
| Looking for new speaker cables Cardas Clear Reflection | |
| DAC 'Scam' Vid @hifikenobi - I did check out your system and it is wonderful - thanks for posting it! Like you, I also find the differences in DACs not subtle. I recently added an Aries Cerat Helene DAC to my system and, after finally getting it dialed in, I f... | |
| Buyer Beware @lordmelton - I agree with you but it seems the cable actually worked for two months and then when the OP decided to use his DAC’s internal volume control, the cable was not compatible with that set up for some reason. It is a used cable, it work... | |
| Splitting line level out from preamp, versus using 2nd set of outputs Wouldn’t you want a splitter with a female to two males? Easy to find, like this one (link), but there are many for less money. Typically, you would connect the splitter directly to your preamp and run the other two cables from there. I have done ... | |
| Digital Room Correction vs Room Treatments Bass was a constant issue/problem for me when I had larger (mostly full-range) bass reflex speakers. Switching to still large but somewhat lower range limited (down to 40 Hz) acoustic suspension speakers with dual large’ish subs gave me tremendous... | |
| Frequently asking to re-login @travelinjack - Yes, I believe it may be related to using a VPN w/o a dedicated IP address. I have one system with and one without VPN and I am asked to log in and 2FA constantly on the one with VPN. | |
| We Need To Talk About Ones And Zeroes @rbstehno - too logical, don’t you know audio is special? | |
| We Need To Talk About Ones And Zeroes Not exactly sure what the goal is here. My understanding of what you are saying is, in short, that we all receive basically the same digital signal when streamed through our ISPs and that the digital signal is of sufficient quality that when co... | |
| Xhadow XLR Connectors Any Substitutes? BTW, Sonic Craft is a Neotech dealer and they are sold in sets of four with either gold ($240) or rhodium ($320) plating on the conductors (link). Must be soldered. For something even more exotic, you might look at Bocchino, that also uses pur... | |
| Should I buy another flat screen now while they are still relatively cheap? 65-inch Panasonic plasma from 2011 is still going strong here. I added a 4K television to our workout room a few years ago but still have not seen anything that compels me to replace the plasmas in our living and recreation rooms. The newer tele... | |
| DAC 'Scam' Vid "Level match a properly working $1k DAC and A/B that with a $20k DAC in the same audio circuit and I'd bet anybody they will NEVER EVER be able to tell which is which." @wesheadley - Have you ever actually made that comparison yourself, or are ... |