richardbrand
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| Analogue Productions SACDs @alb59 the quality of the digital output depends on the output connection Thanks for pointing out the limitations of most digital connections! Why North Americans seem so reluctant to embrace the purpose-designed High-Definition Multimedia I... | |
| Analogue Productions SACDs @big_greg To be fair, I had not even heard of Rockna before your post, let alone heard a Rockna setup! what I've said from the start is that a CD will sound better through a good DAC than a SACD through a not so great DAC Not sure how this h... | |
| Analogue Productions SACDs @big_greg Ok, with that extra information I can see where you are coming from! To summarise, I think you are saying that a CD can sound nearly as good as an SACD when played in two-channels through a state-of-the art DAC box. In my experience ... | |
| Analogue Productions SACDs @big_greg if I play the SACD in my Oppo player and the sound from the internal DAC in the Oppo is clearly worse than if I play the red book version from the same SACD disc in the CD player in my Rockna server through my Rockna DAC I don't kno... | |
| Why hasnt a turntable manufacturer produced a table with automatic tonearm return/shutoff? @reubent Thanks for the auto-lifter suggestions. Most seem to be mechanically activated and I really do not feel like putting any extra side-strain on my cartridge, especially with the very low tracking force possible with the Shure V15, and ev... | |
| Analogue Productions SACDs @big_greg I disagree with the following statement: A regular CD in a good player or transport/DAC will sound better than a SACD in an Oppo or entry level player Sony and Philips 25 years ago introduced the SACD format, expecting it to replac... | |
| Why hasnt a turntable manufacturer produced a table with automatic tonearm return/shutoff? @soundman406 any type of additional mechanation or masses added to the tone arm would/could bring additional methods for coupling noise Would that argument not also apply to lowering devices, which are attached to the arm base? Surely end-of... | |
| Analogue Productions SACDs @big_greg I could not disagree more, if the SACD was originally recorded in multi-channel high resolution and not badly re-mastered. Most classical SACDs have superb sound. By the way, hybrid SACDs have two not three recorded layers, one for t... | |
| Why hasnt a turntable manufacturer produced a table with automatic tonearm return/shutoff? If you can spring $300,000 or so for a Wilson Benesch Table One, you will get lots of remote-control features including start and stop. You will be able to adjust the VTA from your armchair, and remotely adjust the rotational speed in 100ths of a... | |
| Best selling albums of all time I am almost exclusively into classical! Nevertheless I do have Thriller on CD, and Dark Side of the Moon on CD and Pure Audio Bluray, which include stunning Atmos sound. I will get Rumours when the Atmos version is released - this month? Mainly... | |
| 8 Reasons why you should buy an $50,000 DAC If the DAC natively handles DSD in at least 5 channels simultaneously, maybe. Otherwise if you are stuck at 2 channels or PCM, forget it ... there are far better ways to splash your digital cash | |
| Qobuz Connect @billsw Have you tried Presto Classical? See Presto Music | Buy classical & opera CDs, DVDs & Blu-rays online. They also have a streaming service for a fixed monthly rate which includes unlimited downloads at no extra charge. Presto wa... | |
| Qobuz Connect @cleeds No, you said "its own app" when there are multiple implementations. You and Qobuz imply there is a single app. I am trying to find reasons why people might hear differences, and having multiple implementations allows the possibility of ... | |
| Qobuz Connect @cleeds Maybe I am simple! Qobuz has long had its own app to run on Windows, iOS, and Android My guess is that there are at least three different Qobuz end-point apps, though they may share some code and have similar user interfaces. If Wind... | |
| Why Are Used Technics 1200/1210 MK2 Still So Expensive Compared to GR/GR2? This discussion got me interested in the 1200G and a local dealer has one in stock. I looked up reviews, and found Stereophile's Technics SL-1200G turntable | Stereophile.com. As luck would have it, Stereophile compared it to a Garrard 301. I h... |