shadorne
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| How to find the good CD recordings? @geoffkait Well you can check the Steve Hoffman forums and most folks agree - 2014 remaster are the best digital so far...so the very slightly higher compression is not a factor. I expect tidal is the high resolution version but all digital versio... | |
| How to find the good CD recordings? @lowrider57 I play a lot of LZ (drums) with my band. So I really like the more forward drum mix of the 2014 masters. I find a tube preamp helps a lot with the hi-hat too - must be added harmonics as the hi-hat often gets buried in the mix on most ... | |
| How to find the good CD recordings? @n80 All you need is a DAC as you no doubt already own a computer. I would expect most people here own one if not several. Take the plunge! You won’t regret it. You can get a Mytek or Benchmark on 30 day return and a trial subscription to Tidal... | |
| How to find the good CD recordings? @n80Get a subscription or a trial to Tidal. Tidal have the recent Led Zeppelin “Deluxe” remasters from 2014. This is the best on digital. The drums are much cleaner than anything else. Really exceptional sounding compared to anything else.I love t... | |
| Amarra Player vs Tidal Streaming +1 Roon | |
| MAC Autoformers? @unsound Could the impedance swings of the Magico S5 explain the poor linearity - see deviation from linearity plot showing loss of SPL from the tweeter?https://www.soundstage.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1043:nrc-measu... | |
| Pass XA200.8 Review - Fun measurements @erik_squires I think it depends on set up and taste as to what works best. My point is you don’t need to spend a fortune on power amplification to get a warm tubey sound. SS power amps that try to emulate tubes like McIntosh are going to colour e... | |
| Spotify vs other streaming services Tidal is excellent. @rvpiano The difference could be your DAC input or SPL level or different masters. Not all DACs are good at jitter rejection for example and therefore the source can make a difference even if the bits are identical. | |
| Pass XA200.8 Review - Fun measurements Low order harmonics (up to 3rd order) and higher even order harmonics are pleasing - of this there is no doubt! I don’t think you need a 20K x 2 monoblock power amps to achieve this. Although a Pass amp will certainly do the job eminently.The ster... | |
| How is the EAR 843P Deluxe vs. Modern phono preamps? I think Invictus means that this is not a resolving design but more warm and musical - old school tube sound. More like mashed potatoes than tomato soup? | |
| do i need a new DAC +1@soixThe sound converges with different topologies as the technology improves. In the end it boils down to taste. I prefer the most natural sounding DACs and the latest round of DACs in many flavours of topology are very close. The Digital “glar... | |
| do i need a new DAC @jag 5 year old DACs are indeed pretty good. However those with the latest 9018 ESS Sabre chips are more technically advanced and measure better. The slight improvement may or may not be audible. I heard a subtle improvement in Benchmark DAC 3 ove... | |
| To active speaker or not.. this is the question ATC might fit your musical taste. They are used by Matty Spindel (engineer Santana Supernatural) and David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) as well as Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull). You need to listen as they meet all your criteria except they are not overly war... | |
| Aftermarket Fuses @oreganopoop Just a smidgen of ethics would hold most people back from actively promoting and helping others make money off of a scam. But obviously you wouldn’t understand what that is. | |
| Tekton Double Impacts @jay23 Rather narrow dispersion in the top octave will give it a horn like character. The vertical response is rather uneven in the mid range which is a little more concerning. Overly Bass heavy but so are more than 70% of current day speakers.Ove... |