rcbashaw52
Responses from rcbashaw52
| Listening to digital and analog I think it was John Atkinson who had a master tape (analog) transferred to a digital master, and also mastered onto a vinyl record! In his comparison of the three he said, the master tape and the digital copy sounded exactly the same, while the re... | |
| Need help selecting a streamer for a beginner. I purchased a Sonos streamer to get my feet wet. I’m surprised how flexible it is. With the digital out I can use my D to A, although that doesn’t make much of a difference. You must look at my opinion as I’m an old fart and a recovering audiophile! | |
| How to isolate turntable from footstep shake or vibration I found the easiest fix for my customers was a wall mounted shelf (like the one from Project) on a load bearing wall. Worked every time. Hopefully there’s such a wall behind where you have your equipment set up! | |
| what's the point? Once I learned to level match most modern solid state amplifiers I found the differences between them pretty subtle. For years I compared amps by adjusting the volume of the system using my ear. Well, as you can guess, I heard lots of differences ... | |
| 10 Audio Cable Myths and Facts After making all sorts of Interconnects over the years, I agree with you (Shieldedaudio) about what’s relevant in IC design. I’ve never really heard a difference in copper quality! But silver (7% less resistance) can drive me crazy, it can be so b... | |
| Does raising speaker cables off the floor really make a big difference? I’ve tried it, but couldn’t hear a difference! I suspect much about cabling is overblown! | |
| How many audiophiles do you need to change a lightbulb? I do hope Total Contact was used on the contacts, in eight weeks it will shine brighter! | |
| Crown XLS 1502.... real life test. I purchased a Crown XLS 2000 from a college student who seemed puzzled why he had bought it in the first place. For $100. I thought I’d get to hear a Class D (Crown Class I) amp. Somewhere I read that using the quarter inch line outputs as inputs ... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Wake up time: Peer Gynt Suite #2, Mozart Piano Concerto #20 (cadenzas Beethoven), couldn’t stop my self: Mozart Piano Concerto #27. So much music, so little time, sigh! |