mlsstl
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| 100% USA designed & made DAC This thread is a good reminder that no matter how widely well-regarded a brand is there will always be those who have a dissenting opinion. | |
| I don't get LRS and cheap Ayima AO7 amp Keep in mind that the high end world is often about chasing the last few percent of performance. If you spend 10 times as much, you don't get 10 times the performance. This is true whether one is talking about stereos, photography, cars or sports... | |
| 100% USA designed & made DAC Schiit DACs (and all of their other products) are American made. | |
| Streaming You've gotten some good advice on the set-up and how-to for streaming. The big advantage of streaming music is access to an enormous library of music that you could never possibly collect on your own. I've got a subscription to Qobuz and their c... | |
| Streamer or Server that has playlist capability. You can build all the playlists you want with a Logitech Media Server setup, including mixing material from your own local library with other songs from Qobuz or Tidal, etc. The LMS server software is free, as is the player software, Squeezelite.... | |
| Using Spek to see if an audio file is really lossless after doing noise reduction. That doesn't surprise me. I use an older version of Adobe Audition for LP transfers and other audio editing work (though I don't do much these days) and the level of complexity and number of settings in these programs can be staggering. | |
| Using Spek to see if an audio file is really lossless after doing noise reduction. What program are you using for noise reduction? | |
| $1499 gets you to Nirvana? I recently bought a LSA VT-70 tube amp for $1,300. It is a great buy and has received a number of very good reviews in several audio publications. Yeah, that's not a LSA Warp, but Underwood's LSA brand is solid gear at good prices. Is my amp pe... | |
| High resolution audio on a PC questions Here's a simple explanation: DAC is the acronym for "Digital to Analog Converter" -- in short, it takes the digital signal from the CD or music file and converts it into an analog signal that can be amplified and played through your speakers -- ... | |
| LSA VT-70 I see the Stereophile review of the VT-70 just became available on their web site. Once again, very positive overall comments from the reviewer, especially considering the price. The technical specs turned out about average for a push-pull, nomin... | |
| To ROON or not to ROON ? I tried Roon two or three years ago when they had a 30 day free trial. I thought it was nice, but not worth the money. It didn't really lead me to new music, the auto-generated play lists didn't do much for me, and so on. I also have Qobuz and r... | |
| The science of why we like — and dislike — certain music The nature versus nurture debate has been going on in the sciences for well over100 years. I doubt a final conclusion has been reached. For most of the people I know, the music they most often like ties back to what they heard in their childhood... | |
| Goldenear BRX Stand Height I used to have a pair of BRX speakers. I used them on 30" stands, and thought they sounded excellent and looked good. When I first got them, I tried them out on two tables that were 18" or 20" high. While they didn't sound bad, the stereo image ... | |
| Schiit Aegir I've had an Aegir for close to two years now and it is excellent. I've been very impressed with the sound quality and its dynamic power for a relatively low wattage amp. And that is after trying several different much higher wattage amps. It's a k... | |
| Reviews - Your Pet Peaves There are at least twol reasons to read reviews of equipment you've already bought. First, if you are like most on this forum, audio is one of your hobbies. You enjoy reading on the subject, whether it involves stuff you already own, items you'r... |