onhwy61
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| Question for Rowland aficionados For several years I had a Model 1 and thought it was a wonderful amp, but I then auditioned a Pass Aleph 5 and suddenly the Rowland wasn't so satisfying. To some extent it's just a question of personal taste. The Rowland is a very good product, pa... | |
| AES v. XLR - what is the difference? An AES/EBU cable is specifically designed to present a 110 ohm load. Do not use a standard balanced cable. | |
| I want digital audio Budrew, you need to go to the Preferences/Advanced screen and set the folder location correctly for when you're importing. Also tell the system to not organize your music folder and not copy new library additions to your music folder. You may have... | |
| Different sound between two channels Carefully examine the placement of all your cables. It's possible that a single cable is picking up inteference from a nearby source.Practically speaking you do not have a problem. From what you've written the noise is only apparent if you positio... | |
| I want digital audio If the Toslink optical output is a problem, you should get a Monarchy DIP. It will convert the Toslink to either an AES/EBU or S/PID coax signal. It also functions as a jitter reduction device. I believe they cost $200. | |
| I want digital audio Budrew, get a G5 PowerMac. It comes with a built in Toslink digital ouput and iTunes software. You can order it with 500Gb of internal storage and more can be easily added via external Firewire drives. It will serve as an excellent quality hard dr... | |
| The Listening Chair - What type do you use? Gunbei, it takes all kinds. Ligne-Roset has alot of interesting stuff from an innovative group of designers. They stress the novel use of readily available materials. Unfortunately, their designs can be quite pricey, but you sometimes see knock-of... | |
| SF Extremas I agree with Jrd351. If you want you can drive them with a 50 wpc integrated and they will sound good, but if you really want to hear how good the Extremas are, then high power is the only way to go. They have a relatively small internal volume, s... | |
| The Listening Chair - What type do you use? A Calin w/ ottoman. It's oversized so two can snuggle and listen. | |
| Analog a dying breed Lugnut, there are many versions and configurations of ProTools and they can run at sampling rates from 44kHz up to 192kHz. The earlier systems were 16 bit and generally were considered quite poor sounding. Newer systems are 24 bit and sound somewh... | |
| Renting out your audio room I once started a post here where I asked whether people would pay to listen to ultra high end systems. Everyone said no. Not sure if the thread is still in the archives. | |
| Analog a dying breed Is anybody bothered by the fact that as far as new music is concerned the percentage of pure analog recordings is getting smaller and smaller. Even if the basic tracks are recorded on analog tape, the subsequent editing and some mixing is nearly a... | |
| Analog a dying breed I can see that 15 to 20 years from today that vinyl will become a truly niche market, similar to reel to reel tape today. A typical 15 year old today has never seen a record. They have no more interest in vinyl than black and white silent movies. | |
| Deep scratches on vinyl-bad for stylus? The stylus is much, much harder than vinyl. Scratches will do it no harm. | |
| Essay bashing Primedia, Stereophile - and Audiogon To clarify my earlier comments. I don't blame Audiogon for the decline of B&M hifi shops. In an open economic market either you adapt to change or you die. As Flex points out above, there are some other factors involved in the demise of high e... |