shadorne
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| Harbeth 30.1 ? The Ultimate Speaker under $5K ? Good for you. I guess you found the ultimate speaker ;-) | |
| Have DAC’s improved for Redbook CD playback? @roberjerman Here is a stone fir you!Not true. Many DACs measure quite poorly. Stereophile A+ list doesn’t include every DAC they tested because only a few tested beyond reproach.I agree that audible differences are often nit-picking. However ther... | |
| Have DAC’s improved for Redbook CD playback? @celander +1 Mulveling I have tried various cables and clocks with the Benchmark DAC 3 and it makes no difference. Other DACs I have tried did benefit from these devices. Whether you see a benefit from an extra device in front of your DAC depends ... | |
| Who wants to return to the previous Audiogon list format? @admin I tried exactly as you suggested and it didn’t work. I used to be able search product categories by a search term for example select Preamps then subcategory tubes and then add a search term like McIntosh. I can no longer do that - the sear... | |
| Revel salon 2 break-in period? It depends on the design and manufacture of the speaker. A good design and well built won’t need break in. It should break in within a minute or two perhaps an hour at most.The air suspension and voice coil motor should dominate the woofer respons... | |
| The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin passes away +1 Muscle Shoals documentary! | |
| DAC-Preamp having these specifications? @celander Yes they have addressed fully the common PLL issue of slave hunting master. In some cases the way that a slave adjusts to a master can actually produce worse jitter - they have fully addressed this. They reduced the clock cycle adjustmen... | |
| DAC-Preamp having these specifications? @celander The DAC 3 is more advanced than the HDR-VC of the DAC 1. The DAC 3 has 32 bit DSP volume control also in addition to passive attenuators and active analog gain circuit. So for best results you should feed the DAC 3 the full bit perfect s... | |
| DAC-Preamp having these specifications? @celander Make sure you use RCA outputs if you are concerned about noise, Benchmark has pro-grade RCA - it runs at about 18Volts. This is a lot stronger than regular consumer RCA (2 volts) and confers a huge advantage. The SNR advantage is about 1... | |
| Harbeth 30.1 ? The Ultimate Speaker under $5K ? @d2girls I’ll be happy to report on my findings of the 30.2 once I get them, if ever... I’m more qualified as to what constitutes as ’natural’ sound more then any of you, by the way.Not all all of us here are complete music luddites. As a drummer,... | |
| Harbeth 30.1 ? The Ultimate Speaker under $5K ? I have ATC and have auditioned Harbeth extensively. The mid range of Harbeth is excellent. The bass is not as tight as I would like and the driver integration isn’t as good. That said Harbeth would easily be my second choice for a warm FM sounding... | |
| DAC-Preamp having these specifications? The ESS 9038 is multi-channel for HT. Higher performance when you average 4 channels per side to get stereo. I think there are some products that use it for stereo. The implementation is just as important as the chip. | |
| DAC-Preamp having these specifications? @celander https://www.stereophile.com/content/benchmark-dac3-hgc-da-preamplifier-headphone-amplifier-measurements Check our the measurements of the Benchmark DAC 3.If there is any internal jitter it has not shown up in any of the measurements - so... | |
| Oppo 105 D vs. DAC-transport combination. @audioconnection The Ayre Codex has only 19 bit resolution vs the DAC 3 21 bits. The Ayre Codex has 3rd harmonic distortion at (-60 dB) 0.1% at full output and 2nd and 5th harmonic is typically at -75 dB.For sure the Ayre Codex will sound differen... | |
| Eric Clapton on J.J. Cale Wow. Lowman Pauling is behind the beat - stretching that pocket to breaking point, IMHO. |