realremo
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| How to choose a good fiber optic cable?? And WOW that is the best price I have seen on a glass cable EVER! | |
| How to choose a good fiber optic cable?? I read this link from another A'gon'r long ago, and I found it to be massively informative and really interesting. I re-post it here because I think it will help:http://www.audioholics.com/education/cables/toslink-interconnect-history-basics | |
| Are CD players dead Availability of Redbook-quality or HD-quality downloads is not present across a broad spectrum of musical genres. I check regularly. Comments on this post that broadly claim one can simply download whatever music they want in Redbook or HD are not... | |
| New to computer audio and simple question.... I feed my Denon receiver iTunes through my Apple TV, it wirelessly connects to the library on my laptop. You have to turn on Home Sharing, be logged into the Apple store, and have Bonjour running in the background (I'm a PC), so its a bit of a pai... | |
| How much uncompressed music in Ipod classic? I've heard from hardcore apple fans that the click-button iPods are soon going to be discontinued. Apple wants to go to an all touch-screen, flash-memory lineup, so buy your classic today! | |
| Buying used or sight unseen speakers a bad idea? @ Bifwynne, you sound just like a dealer. Just because I don't buy that particular set of speakers I'm auditioning, doesn't mean I won't come back at a later date and buy something else. I've spent thousands of dollars at ListenUp, and I did not b... | |
| Buying used or sight unseen speakers a bad idea? Another quick note: try to buy brands that are sold in local dealerships near you. That way you have access to repair techs that are in your area. You are also able to audition their products, then go out and find them used. When my Rotel amp star... | |
| Buying used or sight unseen speakers a bad idea? My advice on buying used speakers: buy local or make sure that the seller has the original boxes and foam packing. Only buy from someone with good A'gon feedback who either posts pics or emails you some. Good communication is a must. If a seller r... | |
| Help me w/ small towers-bedroom HT/music system Of the current 'gon possibilities you posted, I'd *definitely* go for the Dyns!!! Vienna Acoustics is too laid back for me, I like a detailed sound, and the Sonus Fabers image well, I heard them at ListenUp here in Denver, but they had some mid-ra... | |
| Help me w/ small towers-bedroom HT/music system I've heard all of the brands you listed except Jamo and Salk. Monitor Audio wins. Not as good a mid-range as Focal, but these are good all-round performers. 5 star ratings at WhatHiFi for the BX5s and RX6s, if you care.I have the least experience ... | |
| What started you on your audiophile journey . The first tape I remember playing over and over again was David Bowie's "Golden Years," a compilation. I was also really into the Police. This was around 1984-85, before I entered high school. Music was always a part of my psyche, I'd go to sleep ... | |
| Has anyone did a blind test on iTunes AAC vs CD/Lo AAC 128 vs. Redbook on my system... Its not even close. Redbook wins by a long shot. I'll pick the 128kbps rip every time in every blind test, I'll bet. I don't see how anyone can say 128kbps is 100% transparent. But like Shadorne says, you have t... | |
| Has anyone did a blind test on iTunes AAC vs CD/Lo Hmm, did not know the iTunes music gets compressed on download, that's interesting. I still think a 256 AAC purchased from iTunes sounds better than one I create myself, there's some tech there that I don't have access to. Of course I haven't test... | |
| CD mastering a lost art? IMHO, most of the remastered CDs I have bought (Bowie, EJ, Floyd) sound better than the original CD I purchased 10-20 years ago, although usually the difference is subtle. But Jimmy Page's Zepplin re-masters suck. The engineer doing the mixing and... | |
| Has anyone did a blind test on iTunes AAC vs CD/Lo I wouldn't call my system "really high end," but I could tell the difference between AAC and Redbook. I had some extra time tonight, so I created 256 AAC versions of some lossless rips, burned them to CD, and had my wife place them in my changer s... |