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| Convert Flac to Wav - how to & HD space need? Saffy, thanks for the link :) Interesting paper, I read all of it and it seems to be well researched!There is no mention of losslessly compressed files in it though. He mentions to stay away from MP3 compression, and that I completely agree with. ... | |
| Convert Flac to Wav - how to & HD space need? It doesn't really matter if he hears a difference. Good for him I'd say, to each his own. :)This isn't a "all cables are identical" or similar debate though, don't get that impression. I'm telling you though that within the domain of a computer, e... | |
| JADE AUDIO Cables Thanks for your detailed replies!Jafox, yes I know the Indra is a very nice IC indeed. Did you ever try the Gabriel Gold Revelation IC? I have heard of some people replacing their Indras with that one, quite intriguing. I have one myself, but RCA ... | |
| Convert Flac to Wav - how to & HD space need? If he really found audible differences, well.. If it isn't a software problem then I'm afraid I have to call it placebo.Have a listen yourself, can you hear any differences? | |
| JADE AUDIO Cables Just checking in here since I'm interested in the Hybrids too.. Any updated opinions from Hybrid owners, Jafox, Lak, others? :) | |
| Convert Flac to Wav - how to & HD space need? Saffy, yeah, if the end result is not identical, then the software used is doing something very wrong indeed (i.e. corrupting the data when decompressing it). The process is the same as playing the files, e.g. before burning the burning applicatio... | |
| Convert Flac to Wav - how to & HD space need? Lossless compression does not affect quality at all. If it somehow does, something is really wrong with your computer and/or the program used to play the files. It really is a storage-based compression, used to minimize disk space only. When you p... | |
| DSD from a Server to dCS Delius via Firewire? I'm waking up this old thread because I have basically the same question.. Has anything happened in this area since 2004? :)My MBL DAC has a firewire input for DSD. It would be really neat if somehow I could upsample CD data on my computer and fee... | |
| DIY Interconnects review This thread gets my vote as the Most Interesting Thread on Audiogon. I'd love to hear about your continued research JD, if health allows.My best wishes to you, and thanks for all this brilliant research. | |
| Audiophile TT article in Forbes If you were testing sports cars for a living, yeah, I would agree with you Schipo..Face it, this guy is writing in one of the top audio magazines, and testing vinyl stuff is what he does. Obviously he needs a reference system, and this is what he ... | |
| Quiet laptop recommendations Some generic suggestions also: choose the slowest processor and the slowest hard drive available.. Particularly the processor will do wonders to the temperature. I would suggest the latest Intels at the lowest available clock speed! Use that with ... | |
| Cost no Object but Small Room If you can, try to audition Verity speakers. They are really special with darTZeel amplification, and all but the largest models work great in smaller rooms.Coltrane is a great speaker too, but it's not for everybody.You might want to listen to th... | |
| Please suggest serene, restful jazz recordings I'll add to the Tord Gustavsen Trio fanclub, and let me also tell you to get their latest CD, released this year, called "Being There" (ECM) .. Excellent stuff, an improvement on the 2nd CD in my opinion. | |
| Quick take on the MBL 6010D Reference Preamp I totally agree with the praise above.. I own this too and it's by far the best preamp I have ever had. As Mike is hinting at, most of the "MBL magic" is in fact in their electronics, and the 6010D has got to be at the top of that! I ended up gett... | |
| Significance of different components of audio ... I quite disagree with the notion of saying that this and that component is more important than the other. In my opinion, and experience, the entire system is critical.What is really important is matching, successfully voicing components together. ... |