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| Budget USB cable? You can get a Pangea USB cable for about $30, down from $100, and it sounds the same: good enough.All the best,Nonoise | |
| What is a high end stereo SUPPOSED to sound like? As has been pointedly pointed out, live music is the reference for all things audio. Hopefully, during the recording process that live reference is adhered to.Once the recording is made, it becomes, de facto, the only reference we have.Keeping tha... | |
| Some old cables rescued me from computer audio. Jejaudio,That seems to be another common theme in the cables that seem to work for us (and others) which is a minimal dielectric or sheathing that minimizes the skin effect between the signal carrier and the protective cover. Air seems to be the b... | |
| What is a high end stereo SUPPOSED to sound like? Maybe an expensive stereo is supposed to sound like your monies loss is your ears gain.There is no answer save the one that makes you happy carping about it. Cost relative to enjoyment is always thought of by those of us who can't afford an expens... | |
| Mapleshade Digital ? Try here:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?fcabl&1341630383&&&/Some-old-cables-rescued-me-from-computer.The first response is from someone who uses them, maybe he'll chime in here.Also:http://mapleshadestore.com/feedback_ultr... | |
| Lossless Files Vs CD's Al,Thank you very much for that post. It escapes attention that a properly designed (with isolation in mind and execution) CDP can sound as good (and sometimes better) as a well set up computer system. Shiny new object? :-)As you've stated in many... | |
| What is a high end stereo SUPPOSED to sound like? There's this guy's take which is as good as any what's been put forth so far:http://parttimeaudiophile.com/2012/07/10/your-hi-fi-sounds-like-crap/All the best,Nonoise | |
| Is it time to upgrade I forgot your mention of having a $1000 budget for a new CDP so here is my advice: try out the TEAC PD-H600. Think of it as "Esoteric Lite". It's capable of wonderful sound when correctly paired. You can get one at Amazon for 2/3s its retail price... | |
| The finest Cable Elevators you ever auditioned? Otis.All the best,Nonoise | |
| Is it time to upgrade If you have some older cables lying around, try them. They were called 'tone controls' in the old days as each one imparted a different flavor as no cable is really neutral sounding. I went about a year not listening to my CDP (newer than yours bu... | |
| Some old cables rescued me from computer audio. Thanks Jejaudio,I knew I wasn't imagining all of this. There seems to be a common element in all of this: the Clear Day cables and another brand of minimalist design.All the best,Nonoise | |
| Opinions on Magnepans sales/marketing approach to Ah Bryon, dreaming.It's my favorite pastime.My uncle one time told me that If I ate candy and watched cartoons, I'd never grow old. Add dreaming to it and you have the perfect recipe for whatever ails you.All the best,Nonoise | |
| Opinions on Magnepans sales/marketing approach to Bryon,I agree with your idea but the logistics of something that large can scare off the maker. A buyer with that kind of disposable income could manage such an arrangement but for the maker, it is a different story. I'm sure their bean counters l... | |
| Interesting Ads I don't think Chayro was taken in by the self puffery, just impressed at what the guy has done. Some folk love to wax eloquent and expand when something concise will do, like in this ad.Nothing more.All the best,Nonoise | |
| Some old cables rescued me from computer audio. Thanks everyone!I'm keeping them apart: don't want to mess with a good thing. I seem to have 'zero' smearing due to any kind of interaction between the highs, mids and lows.I have this one CD (Acoustic France) where on one track, a woman walking a... |