shadorne
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| Dac Technology Mature? Yes. Quite mature. There is now an effort to go backwards towards 20 year old DAC technology like R-2R. This is a sure sign that the market is saturated with mature products. There are simply are a lot of good DACs out there. | |
| New Tweak --- Its Fantastic @geoffkait I don’t concede anything. Poor contacts are probably responsible for the majority of problems encountered. Yes it can occur in internal connector pins and power cords too. None of this is new. My point was about the pseudoscience of ... | |
| New Tweak --- Its Fantastic @geoffkait Good electrical contact in cheap audio connectors is indeed a common problem. Good news is that I agree with you.You can call this “micro-arcing” but that is not the problem - the problem is making good contact on plugs with poor toler... | |
| New Tweak --- Its Fantastic Apologies to all the tin-foil hat folks! I have news. Sorry but micro-arcing doesn’t exist in normal well designed and properly functioning stereo usage at all.The required voltages necessary to break down typically used insulators, air and compon... | |
| akm4497 vs. ess9038pro The ESS chip measure the best. So there is nothing better right now. That said, it is the implementation by the DAC designer that is far more important. A slightly inferior chip will sound a lot better in a good DAC design than the best chip in a ... | |
| How to find the good CD recordings? @gosta +1 your comments on music.Check out Hey Negrita or Curse of Lono - not necessarily for the recording quality but for the music! | |
| Harbeth 30.1 ? The Ultimate Speaker under $5K ? Dunlavy don’t play super loud and are preferred by classical listeners not rock. They aren’t fast and punchy but have lovely tone. Dunlavy have a narrow listening sweetspot which is ill suited to your large room. Also, as you are a drummer I think... | |
| Harbeth 30.1 ? The Ultimate Speaker under $5K ? Used ATC 100A but you need to be lucky to find a pair for that price. At least you are in LA so they are easier to find there. | |
| How to find the good CD recordings? I have How the West was Won and the BBC sessions. Everything LZ put out is so great musically. Everything is enjoyable due to the superb playing and chemistry. Of course they ripped off a great deal of music from others but that is not so importan... | |
| Perfect Path Technologies: Omega E mat I believe we should hold component manufacturers to a minimum standard that is certainly higher than what is being accepted. I believe that it is NOT right that excessive amounts of tweaks should be necessary. If it is necessary then I really thin... | |
| Perfect Path Technologies: Omega E mat @fleschler Did your friends with these million dollar systems get it right or are they too finding it necessary to buy multiple E-Mats, special fuses, paste etc? | |
| Perfect Path Technologies: Omega E mat @fleschler You seem to have so many challenges with your setup - slowing and smearing of sound etc. At what point do you call it a day and start replacing the main components that make up your system? After all, six E-Mats, contact paste, Bryston ... | |
| How Long Should One Wait Before Switching When A/B ing The best way is to compare is to match timing and SPL and then A to B instantly as much as you want a quickly as needed.Some of the newer DACs are very good for this as they lock in to a signal in a few milli-secs. Many DACs are slow at switching ... | |
| How to find the good CD recordings? Keith don’t gohttps://youtu.be/s6_B1AB9nu8 | |
| How to find the good CD recordings? @chemman You have good ears! What Daniel Lanois did on Oh Mercy is absolute magic. I think LZ Deluxe sounds tinny until you crank it! When you crank it you realize it was mastered to be played louder than average. Finally the LZ catalog is highly ... |