shadorne
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| What’s wrong with Diana Krall? Mystic Eyes is one of my early favourites of Van Morrison!also liked his Georgie Fame collaboration a lot.as usual Bdp24 shows the extreme depth of his wisdom when it comes to anything music related! | |
| Which DAC: Benchmark, Mytek, Audio Mirror, Holo Audio, Mojo Audio? Here is a thought: Stick to Stereophiles A+ list.These are all within reach especially if you consider used. All are good. All could be resold fairly easily. Benchmark, Exasound and Mytek are more pro studio sounding (front row seat attention grab... | |
| Running Benchmark AHB2 in bridged mode and 4 Ohm Speaker The issue here is not the amplifier. It is the speakers. If you want high quality and high fidelity then 4 ohm nominal speakers are definitely best avoided. The very low impedance is bound to create amplifier issues (stress) with almost any amp. | |
| What’s wrong with Diana Krall? I don’t understand DK adoration even on her very best day. Like Michael Buble - I just don’t get it. | |
| tonearms, straight and curvy No difference for the cartridge. Straight or S shaped - the arm connects the pivot point to the cartridge. The length of the arm or distance of cartridge to pivot point is a bigger factor. The S shape may have an advantage in slightly reduced LF v... | |
| Sound Quality of red book CDs vs.streaming This sounds like you are running into a limitation of your DAC or Chromecast. Streaming of Redbook should be the same as CD if the devices you use are working optimally and settings are for bit perfect reproduction, after all it is the same file. | |
| Your Favorite Holiday Album Santa Baby by Eartha Kitt | |
| My daughter practing snare, bells this aft...... @tomic601 Agreed that the recording is the limitation. Microphones are actually very good. The challenge is microphone placement! Drums sound different with less than a cm of microphone movement in any direction. Generally high overheads and a mix... | |
| My daughter practing snare, bells this aft...... Yes. Large ATC do, However, few if any recordings sound like being close to someone practicing on a live snare in a domestic setting. Recordings are almost always compressed - especially snare. Live music is almost always more dynamic.Try Sheffiel... | |
| Greatest debut album Tears for Fears The HurtingWho would have thought an album about personal family psychological problems and dysfunctions could become a huge hit? | |
| PS Direct Stream latest firmware, "Snowmass" Does Snowmass fix the clicks and pops between tracks of different format or sample rate? Or does it try to hide the problem by lowering volume? | |
| PS Direct Stream latest firmware, "Snowmass" Fantastic fix. Sounds like they have finally fully addressed the low frequency performance issues identified by JA in Stereophile’s review. It has taken several firmware upgrades.Is it available for DS Junior? | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Sue Foley - The Ice QueenThis is an amazing album if you like Texas blues. Sue has her own distinctive style. A true artist in her own right. Has some amazing sidemen on the album which proves she is admired by other great Blues guitarists. | |
| Running Benchmark AHB2 in bridged mode and 4 Ohm Speaker Benchmark have been making ground breaking products for years. They are an embarrassment to most of the old school industry. Out performing incumbent market leaders technically (measurements) by considerable amounts at reasonable cost.This is heal... | |
| If you could just pick one instrument that you think sounds best on your speakers Speakers are ATC EL150ASL with all ATC in house drivers and electronics (no outsourcing). Nicely balanced and neutral with lifelike dynamics. If I was to pick an instrument that sounds most impressive I think it would be a huge cathedral organ. No... |