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Class D Technology
http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1274731 
Class "A" sound, as related to Stereophile.
as a favor, you could say "you know it sounded good, but I bet it could be TWEAKED to sound even better"then help him when you have more time 
Audio Diversity - What is it?
there is so much difference of opinion on this subject because people don't do blind listening tests 
Class "A" sound, as related to Stereophile.
It's all about how your knowledge of how much it cost affects your perception of the sound. 
Jazz at the Pawnshop
too white-bread for menicely recorded tho, and I use it as a test record 
Question about new Oppo 4K player
OTOH, all graceful circuit designs are not yet known, so Oppo could always update the chips, board, for cost or performance reasons before that decade long deadline for 8kI'm also looking forward to a new Oppo player 
WiFi System Upgrades
Yes, I've heard that - but is the resampling audibly bad?  Up sampling is often touted as improving sound quality...I thought Roon was a subscription service?  I dislike paying monthly fees... 
Intermittent electrical noise in system
and... is anything about 15 years old or more and might electrolytic capacitors in it? 
Help w/ Martin Logan setup!
Those can be very magical speakers but are a difficult load to drive (besides needed to be set far out into the room).Did your dealer suggest any amps to you?You want lots of power and the ability to drive a difficult load...Or you could quickly s... 
Is it biwiring or biamping if using two separate speaker posts of a single amp?
Any speaker may benefit from biamping, but not necessarily from biwiring.Biamping means separate power supplies so the amp(s) are a lot less likely to get driven into clipping.Somebody else will have to explain the mechanism behind biwiring as it ... 
FLAC On A Mac
change the options settings to prevent that splittingre: "why" above:I am curious what process inside iTunes could be causing it to sound worse than other software...If you have no idea why, then just describe the methodology in your comparison li... 
Question about new Oppo 4K player
AFAIK, Oppo is a Chinese firm with a design center in Silicon Valley.  I am not worried about parts or build quality as Apple is manf. in China with a design center in Silicon Valley.  The Chinese will build to spec. so it depends on the spec. you... 
High Quality Universal Player??
Thanks, I'll look at those. 
FLAC On A Mac
why do you think iTunes sounds lousy??? 
Dick's / Dave's picks
Dave's Picks are released in HDCD, aren't they?seems a bit odd as HDCD seems sort of obsolete