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| What's up with the ridiculous offers?!? Manufacturers also contribute, with their relentless drive to 'obsolete' their offerings with endless revisions, upgrades, and new models. Its understandable, but it creates a large pile of perfectly good yet 'outdated' product. Companies like ARC... | |
| Retired audiophile? The nature of hearing is such that whenever a veil is lifted, the ear/brain quickly recalibrates itself to the new normal. Hence, the sound may have improved, but one's appreciation for that improvement tends to fade. Some of my most gratifying li... | |
| Hearing loss and audio reviewers ? READ ON Sorry, I meant 'mild'. | |
| Hearing loss and audio reviewers ? READ ON Any reviewer who admits to hearing impairment might fear putting his/her job and/or reputation in jeopardy. Recently, John Atkinson published the results of his most current hearing test, and he hears quite well for his age. Would he have publishe... | |
| Cables and reviewers There are a very select few reviewers out there who have the right qualifications: Honest/unbiased, articulate, possessing good ears and a wealth of experience, and having a solid understanding of acoustics and electrical engineering as it relates... | |
| MSB Analog DAC experience davt, thanks for the followup. Your last sentence is telling:Now, if I had unlimited space and money, I would get vinyl again as well but as I don't, I am pretty happy with the current set up.As good as digital now is, the need for true analog pe... | |
| Cables and reviewers I would argue that cables are different than other components. An optimally designed cable will carry a signal from one component to another with a minimum of distortion. AudioQuest (among others) often makes this point in their ads. An optimally ... | |
| Server to DAC connection Based on the above responses, one could surmise that direct SPDIF beats direct USB, but USB converter (Berkeley or M2-tech) beats them both. | |
| Server to DAC connection lalitk,I did briefly compare the M2-tech HiFace Evo to SPDIF, and I preferred the M2-tech. However in the process of fiddling with the M2-tech, I damaged it. It is not a robustly made unit. My understanding is that the Berkeley is even better tha... | |
| Aurender iOS app latik, I'm using a DEQX HDP-4 as my preamp/DAC. I'm using the SPDIF connection. My DEQX does not have USB input, but I have an M2-tech HiFace Evo (USB converter), and I plan to eventually compare the SPDIF with the the M2-tech. | |
| Aurender iOS app I just switched from Macbook to N10. Works great, with Airport Express providing the wireless connection to my Ipad. Be aware, it does not have wifi capability of its own- it only sees your Ipad if you have it connected to an Airport Express or so... | |
| Does alcohol impair appreciation of sound? Multitasking, a great way to knock off two hobbies simultaneously. So much for audiophilia. | |
| Thought on OTL tube amps BTW, David most certainly does call his amp an OTL. As Atmasphere states above, the transformer in the Berning amp operates at RF frequencies, while the output transformer of a conventional amp operates at audio frequencies. That is why Berning re... | |
| Thought on OTL tube amps Yes, there's a tranformer in the Berning amp. The real issues are what its doing there, and how one wants to define OTL. The 'traditional' definition of OTL seems to require parallel tubes, and no transformer anywhere near the output. Ok fine, but... | |
| Does alcohol impair appreciation of sound? One drink is fine, but more than that is drinking with some nice tunes in the background. |