sfcfran
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| HDCD vs the Newer SHM-CD, BluSpec, UHQCD, etc @curiousjim From what I read, the latest series, 203/205, is where they stopped incorporating HDCD software. | |
| HDCD vs the Newer SHM-CD, BluSpec, UHQCD, etc @big_greg I do already have hundreds of Redbook CDs collected through the 80s, 90s and on. I can point blank state that the majority of other disc formats are audibly superior. A lot of it comes down to simple laws of physics. You can’t squeeze ... | |
| HDCD vs the Newer SHM-CD, BluSpec, UHQCD, etc @akg_ca Thanks,,,I hadn’t previously read on the XRCD, to see exactly what it is. From what I’ve now read, it seems XRCD, in its endstate anyway, is direct rival of HDCD born just after the failure of HDCD, brought about by Microsoft’s purchase of... | |
| HDCD vs the Newer SHM-CD, BluSpec, UHQCD, etc Thank you all for your input. After reading through the myriad of experiences you’ve taken the time to share with me, this is the direction I’ve decided to go... Since I know I can sell a used Oppo without much difficulty or loss of funds beyond ... | |
| Repair Outfit for Older DACs? Noble Electronics is a repair outfit run by the original designers/techs of the EAD company. They are still up and running... just convo'd with them last week by email. Email: sales@nobleelectronics.net Website: www.nobleelectronics.net | |
| Need HDMI Cable Input: Knowledge/Comparison Assist, Please @agisthos Thank you! It actually makes sense, but I probably wouldn't have thought to leave the wall receptacle end of the ground floating. Most likely on sheer reflex I would have terminated that ground to the male receptacle ground port. Cu... | |
| Need HDMI Cable Input: Knowledge/Comparison Assist, Please @lordmelton "Don’t forget to ditch those crappy TV power cables". Absolutely! Unfortunately my tv's power chord is hardwired, thus not readily removable. Yet, I plan to open up the back panel now that its extended warranty is expired, and wire in... | |
| Need HDMI Cable Input: Knowledge/Comparison Assist, Please Feedback coming. Thank you all for taking the time to share your knowledge and experience with me! It is very much appreciated. I’ve decided on posting a comparison here, and also as a new post to the forum. I’ve ordered: 1 x Wireworld; 1 x Furute... | |
| Need HDMI Cable Input: Knowledge/Comparison Assist, Please @agisthos Thank you. I did buy a A few Mapleshade products 4 years ago, including their top of the line Golden Helix Speaker Wire, an HDMI cable, and their antistatic brush. I love the speaker wire performance, and it now resides in my secondary... | |
| Need HDMI Cable Input: Knowledge/Comparison Assist, Please @anzaanimalclinic Thanks. | |
| Need HDMI Cable Input: Knowledge/Comparison Assist, Please @twoleftears It is a curiosity how they hybrid with the optical. Granted, the speed of light is the speed of light... yet, while the fiber is a direct unimpeaded light flow, the copper is subject to emf, crystal barriers, skin effect, and other... | |
| Need HDMI Cable Input: Knowledge/Comparison Assist, Please @jwpstayman I've read similar about the DH Labs. Can you provide a comparison to another cable? Thanks. | |
| Need HDMI Cable Input: Knowledge/Comparison Assist, Please @fuzztone thank you! That's very useful, as I've read comparisons posted about the WireWorld, so your note on the Blue Jean has valuable meaning for me. I did at one point wonder if Blue Jean had an HDMI, but forgot to look into that possibili... | |
| Zavfino Majestic USB Cable @macg19 Fair enough. With apologies, thanks for your reply. | |
| Zavfino Majestic USB Cable @macg19 @1971gto455ho Until you’ve replaced your amazon basics cables or monster cable rip offs with a quality HDMI and see the MAJOR difference in your picture quality, or USB for sound quality, you will continue to deprive yourself of what your ... |