richardbrand
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| Why does USB feature so much in discussions about DACs when the newer HDMI seems better? @mike_in_nc Yes, that makes sense for computers. My partner's Dell XPS 13 has so little space for any physical connections, it has an external adapter to support HDMI and Ethernet over USB! What about separate streaming boxes. What would be t... | |
| Weak link I am not surprised that you are happy with your system! Your KEFs are brilliant speakers, in part because they try to emulate a point source of sound by having the tweeter and midrange concentric. This means they throw a very wide soundstage, are... | |
| Looking for a CD Player @mahler123 I share you tastes! Can I ask whether you play your SACDs in 2-channel or 5-channel surround? | |
| How To Control The Eager Beaver @lewm When you wrote AS I read A$. There should be no skating force with a linear tracking (tangential) tone arm, except some side force has to drag it across the record. I am somewhat familiar with the Holbo deck which has both an air-bearing ... | |
| Looking for a CD Player @dogearedaudio Sounds as if your company uses CDs for software distribution or archiving? Sequestered carbon means the carbon is locked up, not that it can be recycled! You presented streaming as the eco-friendly alternative. I am suggesting ... | |
| Looking for a CD Player @dogearedaudio That's an interesting twist! Surely once the music has been recorded, silver disks just have a one time manufacturing and distribution cost. They are an excellent way of sequestering some carbon as polycarbonate, which is expect... | |
| Looking for a CD Player @hasmarto The only thing you list that comes close is an Electrocompaniet EMC 1-UP CDP which as far as I know is a CD player, pure and simple. When I comment here, I try to explain my reasoning so there can be a sensible debate. If you are ... | |
| Looking for a CD Player @hasmarto "Now you’re trying to draw me into an SACD vs. CD argument". Far from it, this is a question the OP posed. Surely no audiophile can deny the sonic benefits of SACD over CD. I have looked up your system and I can see no SACD player t... | |
| Recommendations for a jazz record which demonstrates vinyl superiority over digital @atmasphere I am interested in your insight on the role digital mastering has played in LP production over the decades? | |
| Recommendations for a jazz record which demonstrates vinyl superiority over digital Once again, thanks to everyone who has come up with specific recommendations! If I seem slow to take them up, it is partly because I am away from home a lot. I've also had to service my Mercedes Sprinter, which carries a motorhome body. Normall... | |
| Looking for a CD Player @hasmarto How arrogant and typical of this site that you feel able to dictate to the OP what they need. SACDs have been around for 25 years, it is just a pity that the US was not ready for them. | |
| More potential bad news for some big names... So Masimo Audio now owns Marantz, Denon, Classe, Polk, Bowers and Wilkins, plus Definitive Technology. In my opinion, Marantz and Denon are the clear leaders in home theater processors, plus Bowers and Wikins is a renowned British speaker manufac... | |
| Recommendations for a jazz record which demonstrates vinyl superiority over digital @robob My inexactitude! In the back of my mind was the raised treble response many cartridges display ... | |
| DeVore O/93 or PureAudioProject Duet15 for a First Watt SIT-3? I had to look them up. Apparently "nothing brings you closer to the music". | |
| Looking for a CD Player If you are into classical music, I would highly recommend SACDs. They are about the same price as CDs, and almost always include a Redbook CD layer so they can play (at CD quality) on any CD player or transport. I play them in native SACD mode whe... |