shadorne
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| Is this MQA news a big deal? All these DACs that sound better with these ridiculously high sample rates and the HF noise included in a 192 KHz file are all likely suffering from linearity issues and poor implementation of brick wall anti-aliasing filters. I don’t think MQA wi... | |
| Classical composers, symphonies Lots of good suggestions above also Prokofiev | |
| Which is better - Hi end CD transport or Music server into DAC? If the DAC is well made it should sound equally good with either source provided the digital data is bit perfect. | |
| We Need A Separate Forum for Fuses Mercedes have been winning F1 championships with Lewis Hamilton and after market fuses. Lewis only pits for fuel, tires or after market specialty fuses. They have Bayesian computer algorithms to determine which fuses to use and when. Some fuses wo... | |
| Technics 1200 Critic Fremer Praises the newer 1200G I prefer DD. Mechanically an elastic belt is just an inherently bad design to begin with - it needs an insanely heavy platter to be stable in pitch. Pitch changes are extremely discernable to our ears. It is also possible to design a good DD motor... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts +1 Good review by Steve. He points out the issues with the design but admits he doesn’t understand the science. He just likes the “American sound” or “gravitas”. Steve likes Zu Audio too - so his tastes lean towards a somewhat colourful fun musica... | |
| Holo Audio Spring Dac, At last a Stereophile review and tests Yes it needs a Singer or other jitter cleaning device according to people I know who use it. This is not uncommon for all but the best DACs. | |
| Speaker recomendation Are you planning dance parties when you have more people over? Or classical and jazz cocktail party only?The reason I ask is you could get either great aesthetic speakers or excellent audio quality big box coffins for that price. Probably not both... | |
| Huey Lewis diagnosed with Meniere's disease Sometimes bad is bad! So sorry to hear this. I really like The News - very talented bunch of musicians - I especially like Bill Gibson - underated drummer IMHO. Yes Lawrenceville produced many talented folks - what happened to you? | |
| Thiel Owners @beetlemania Q:I’ve never heard ATC. Maybe they’re onto something? But I’m skeptical. As Tom Thiel wrote, the steep filter lets you operate a driver in the range of pistonic behavior. This is *highly* desirable (and also requires diaphragm mater... | |
| New Tweak --- Its Fantastic What about the glass tops of tubes? Volume control, balance and tone control knobs? And chassis screws? What about the battery contacts in the remote control? Is it recommended they all be TC painted too? How about toe nails? Anyone try that and i... | |
| New Speakers up to $15k - The more I read the less I know! If you are looking for neutral then ATC should be auditioned. You could sell your tube power amp and get large active ATC on your budget. Frankly B&W 802d is definitely a weak aspect of your setup. I would also try to audition Wilson as they w... | |
| what tubes for eastern electric minimax phono? It depends what sound you are after. Subjectively a lot can depend on you and your setup.NOS Telefunken EC83 is low noise and neutral. From current production, Gold Lions are really good too. Both are reasonably priced ($50 or so). These should be... | |
| Technics 1200 Critic Fremer Praises the newer 1200G Fremer’s self proclaimed golden ears praise tends to be proportional to list price. He is a shrewd businessman as well as a good reviewer. | |
| Do I need higher quality power cords? mr D. I don’t dispute your finding. It is indeed quite possible you hear a difference because your equipment power supply is so woefully inadequate. This is NOT the same as “resolution level” unless you spend all your time listening to the AC 60 H... |