moonwatcher
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| Physical degradation of CD's Just know that the "energy" of the laser reading the pits and spaces is nowhere near the energy that was used to create them. So, no, you can play a CD a million times and it will be just as good as the first time. This was indeed one of the "sell... | |
| Can't get Bluesound Node to connect to DAC via iFi iPurifier2 ? Just to be clear, from the instructions for a Node N130, the USB "input" can indeed be used as an OUTPUT. "USB OUTPUT (TYPE A) The NODE is capable of transferring digital audio (USB Audio 2.0) through to an external DAC via the USB Type-A slot. ... | |
| Retirement System Finally Completed: Impression of the Mola Mola Tambaqui Congratulations on your system and retirement. I hope you enjoy them both very much for a very long time. It seems we have reached a point where DACs like the Tambaqui, and others at similar price points, have reached a pinnacle of sound quality ... | |
| The Great DAC Mystery I think most of us might agree with the OP that maybe there is a legitimate electrical engineering reason that some DACs sound better than others, but ultimately it is almost a fool’s errand to try figuring out which is the "best" DAC. I mean, yo... | |
| Microphone recommendation for recording 2 channel demos @smodtactical as @asvjerry mentioned, you can rent mics from Guitar Center and try several, but their selection is limited. While I like my Rode NT5 matched pair just fine, (for $429), if I had to do it over again, I'd likely have moved up to a... | |
| Does anyone on AG truly care anymore about objectivity & sincerity of Magazine reviews? @terry9 this isn't the forum for it, but there is a huge difference between "climate change" and making the assertion that it is caused by mankind contributing a very small change in the amount of atmospheric carbon dioxide. The United States coul... | |
| Does anyone on AG truly care anymore about objectivity & sincerity of Magazine reviews? There probably has NEVER been any "objectivity or sincerity" in ANY print magazine reviews. We were all just a bunch of naive kids in the 1970s and 1980s reading these magazines and Cream and Rolling Stone. Well, we aren’t so freaking naive anymor... | |
| Microphone recommendation for recording 2 channel demos @smodtactical you’d have to check but both Amazon and B&H offer a good 30-day return policy I think, so you could order the Rode M5 matched pair for $200 and give them a shot compared to the onboard mics (and the Yeti). Get some cheap but dece... | |
| Microphone recommendation for recording 2 channel demos +1 to @yoyoyaya comments. With just a $500 budget you aren’t going to get any "great" mics, however, as he noted you could get a Zoom H4n Pro or one of the similar new ones for about $200 to $250 with onboard mics and use them. If you bought conde... | |
| A brief review of GR Research Bully To the OP, @mikhailark having a remote for changing the response "on the fly" for various music genres and volume levels would be icing on the cake. You might want to mention that to GR Research. Maybe they would make it an option one day. Have f... | |
| A brief review of GR Research Bully To the OP, @mikhailark how difficult was it to dial in the 12" servo subs in these? What is your opinion on the imaging? I know many say these old school big box speakers don't do as well as the popular skinny towers of today, but I have some old ... | |
| Bluesound mode not really cutting it Sorry to post so many times, but it just occurred to me that since your Black Ice DAC has a volume control, have you VERY CAREFULLY set it properly and hooked it directly to your amp and bypassed the Schiit Saga, just to answer the question of whe... | |
| Bluesound mode not really cutting it @skiznfliz thanks for that info on tube rolling with the Black Ice FX DAC. I would hazard a guess that there is likely a discussion forum somewhere on doing just that. Glad you found some NOS tubes that can bring the magic. Maybe the OP should try... | |
| Turntable suggestions for a newbie @grislybutter said "Maybe vinyl is not dead, after all..." I firmly believe that one day, maybe in 50 years, maybe in 150 years, vinyl will be played on the moon and on Mars and listened to via a tube amp. ;-) | |
| Turntable suggestions for a newbie @chayro +1 for the glass of water trick. Excellent. Just like in Jurassic Park. |