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| ***Going Insane***End Game Speakers***Harbeth Verity or Living Voice*** Harbeth | |
| DAC Bandwidth settings Use only Linear Phase fast roll off and no apodizing if you want the least distortion. All minimum phase filters cause phase distortion by delaying high frequencies compared to low frequencies. Apodizing reduces resolution - it has no place in a D... | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report @ghosthouse +1 I love Brian Auger - he plays so well. Like Herbie Hancock, Chester Thompson and Booker T - sense of timing, feel and swing is impeccable. The Trinity Sessions with Julie Driscoll is also fantastic - this was in his younger days.... | |
| Do $2k speakers + DSP = $50k speakers? The Kii’s use inexpensive drivers according to diyAudio (Peerless $20 x 4, Dayton $16 and Seas $74) but do rely on sophisticated DSP techniquesThis is typical even for 10K speakers. A 2K speaker may have even less expensive drivers. That the Kiis ... | |
| Jimmy Page, It's time to call your lawyers? +1 GeoffkaitThe musicianship of LZ is undeniable as is their passion for music. Everybody is influenced by what they are passionate about and “stealing” is the sincerest form of flattery when it concerns musical art. Art does not exist in a vacuum... | |
| Do McIntosh dealers give discount on new models? Yes this is a great choice and the preamp in particular will sound great. I recommend you take a trip to Niagra Falls where there is a McIntosh dealer. Right now equipment is even cheaper in Canadian $ due to the exchange rate! Many Americans from... | |
| Unforgiving DAC or add Tube Preamp?? I think Apple TV is 48KHz 16 bit. This means it must sample rate convert everything that is in an audio format (48KHz isn’t used for audio alone) and many think the conversion is poorly done. This is definitely the weak link in your setup. | |
| Unforgiving DAC or add Tube Preamp?? McIntosh C2600 with 12AX7 tubes should be just what the Doctor ordered. Alternatively, PS Audio DSD Sr DAC has superb detail with a 10th row style presentation rather than Benchmark’s front row presentation. | |
| Unexpected Tom Petty "stamper" discovery Interesting discussion about sound quality. T Bone Burnett and Tom Petty were always sticklers for sound quality. | |
| DENAFRIPS Terminator and Schiit Yggdrasil Evaluation and Comparison @reggy The Yggdrasil has dubious claims also but that like the denafrips it doesnt mean that they won’t still sound good. Personally I don’t trust or like BS claims however any resolution above 20 bits is unlikely to be noticeable on most music. M... | |
| Greatest Rock Drummers Vinnie Colaiuta is insane. El Negro too.https://youtu.be/9yR-ts4PbaE | |
| Pro v Audiophile - Science v Snake Oil? Snake oil exists in both camps. The big difference is that pro equipment must work day in day out reliably and consistently for many years. Pro often sells by word of mouth. Pros often take demos into the work place to try out before making a comm... | |
| Hihat Question Folks are missing the point. You need a good tube preamp not a good recording or a treble heavy speaker.All the suggestions here to raise the treble will just ruin the balance of the overall musical presentation. Most hi-hat sound is 2-3KHz - treb... | |
| Preamp Choice... a hard call for me. You will lose. Go for a C2600 - it has the built in DAC and countless features and will be a significant upgrade with the right tubes. | |
| Speakers with the most detailed midrange? (non-ESL/planar) @gosta Yes the Excel line is SEAS premium line. It has a copper ring waveguide - so rather unmistakeable. Used in Linkwitz Orion and by Joseph Audio. It is a very expensive unit costing more than most high end speaker woofers/mid range and 5 to 1... |