shadorne
Responses from shadorne
| Which DAC for $5K or less? For pure sound quality performance per $ - I'd go for the DAC1 - it is dry it is precise but not harsh, although a recording may sound like a recording depending on the mix. If you want something a bit more organic sounding then the others will be... | |
| what is a lazy old audiophile to do? If you want lazy - take a look at my system. I buy a CD online - it arrives in the mail - I open the packet - I throw it in the changer and that is it. Done! CD stays preserved in pristine condition and no messing around with "importing" it to ITu... | |
| CDs: Not all created equal Which Fleetwod Mac CD are you referring to?FWIW it is often worth looking up the Mastering Engineer on artists direct. Doug Sax, of Sheffield Labs Direct to Disc fame, is probably the best known "audiophile" engineer. So far he is the only mainstr... | |
| Telephones for Audiophiles? I suspect the most major culprits are the cheap tiny microphones, which on a flip-phone or bluetooth headset are alongside the face instead of in front of the mouth, and the cheap tiny earpiece speakers. My cellphone is audiophile quality; - it in... | |
| Telephones for Audiophiles? These lighweight low-powered portable devices are clearly not the same quality as much larger land line telephones but I have never had trouble using one. And I thought I must have "tin ears" judging by many of the testimonials on these forums, wh... | |
| REL subwoofer cable I have found the technical reasoning is thrown out the window in this hobby. I am an IEEE and there is no reason for why pc's ic's and speaker cables sound so different (better and worse than others). There are plenty of technical reasons that th... | |
| Best Big Sub? or duals? 12K for a sub is a joke. Do your homework I agree for pure HT applications (just movies) it is a waste and a joke.HOwever, it is not a joke if you want THD less than 1% and excellent transient response (say a Q of 0.5 or less) and capability to 1... | |
| Benchmark DAC1 Pre vs. Bel Canto DAC3 Benchmark DAC1 tends to be precise - I believe the DAC1 pre is much teh same but I have not heard it. Benchmark claim that because of precise phase accuracy of their pro design you get a narrower and tight image that gravitates more to being betwe... | |
| Best Big Sub? or duals? Is that the Nelson-Reed top of the line where he used ATC midrange in the mains and eight Volt 12" woofers in a pair of subs? I believe he claimed 120 db SPL at negligible distortion...WOW. | |
| who makes a decent center channel speaker? I am not discounting the importance of convenience and esthetics but one should know the trade-offs before choosing. Sadly, these trade-offs are nearly always in the top three for most speakers designs out there.The number one trade-off, being CO... | |
| Despise conventional dome tweeters A lot has to do with driver integration. Tweeters are really very simple and very easy and cheap to make and they perform better than every other driver. If you notice the tweeter at all then it is a bad speaker design (very common). A good design... | |
| Best Big Sub? or duals? Check out HT Shack subwoofer Tests. Look for low group delay, high SPL output (without compression) and low distortion. (If you want audiophile music quality then THD less than 1% is a worthy goal but near impossible to find in most commercial subs) | |
| Bassheads-DSP important????????Velodyne SMS?? Chazz,Musical subs are are about two things. Low Q (look for low group delay) and low distortion. Then it is only about power output - what do you need - decent LF power is very expensive. The HT Shack subwoofer tests is a great resource. You will... | |
| Spooky speakers, buga buga You are on the right track but you will still get answers all over the map. | |
| why still buy a cd player? In that case, this leads me to the next question, i.e., how to best compare DACs? Firstly features - do you need remote volume control - do you need USB input - do you want XLR - do you want a high quality finish and faceplate?Since there are man... |