sns
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| Critical listening and altered states Yep, the idea that past experiences of ASC would influence us going into the future. This was always part of my intention when seeking ASC, per the band 'Doors', opening the doors of perception. Some have called this mind expansion, I can think of... | |
| Nomenclature for streaming I also use Synology NAS, for years cd rips on this provided better sound quality vs streams, only in recent years have streams caught up. One consideration in choosing NAS vs internal storage is EMI/RFI radiation. Routers with wifi enabled are nu... | |
| What do you listen to? Repeat music ever decreasing, probably down to around 33%. These days mostly letting Roon randomly choose from my large library which means fewer repeats than I'd likely choose. Library probably around 50/50 between newer and older music. even the... | |
| Does your DAC sound better through the S/PDIF or I2S inputs than through USB? The salient point using I2S vs all the others is the ability to use a better clock via a DDC vs dac's internal clock. With superior clocking presentation can be greatly affected. Proper clocking means data packets more correctly timed which result... | |
| Nomenclature for streaming I agree, calling it a Network Server further complicates the matter. I suppose its technically correct as it is connected to a network, but why the extra nomenclature. And then we haven't even gotten into the network aspect of streaming, route... | |
| Critical listening and altered states Obviously every single instrument whether amplified or not, even synths have an inherent timbre. I'd posit the timbre inaccuracies we hear in playback as compared to the original timbre as captured in the studio or live concert are relatively mino... | |
| Does other Audiogon members' opinion carry any weight for you ? @waytoomuchstuff +1 I like 'intellectual humility', symptomatic of individuals who understand there are many known unknowns. | |
| Critical listening and altered states No doubt gross timbre inaccuracies would induce stress. I believe more marginal timbre inaccuracies aren't a major concern for most. How often do most of us listen to non amplified or non sound reinforced music? I presume most of us generally hear... | |
| Critical listening and altered states Our only reference for timbre is acoustic instruments played without sound reinforcement. The recording process alters it as do the playback instruments/components. Also we have so many non acoustic instruments, we have no reference for timbre wit... | |
| Mid level listening I doubt an audiophile can ever get entirely away from the analytical perspective of listening. Last nights listening session veered wildly in both genre and recording qualities, I can never get over how widely variable recording quality can be, fo... | |
| Does your DAC sound better through the S/PDIF or I2S inputs than through USB? My take is there are no universal rules in regard to interfaces, each situation unique. One should research the quality of each interface on both streamer and dac, then try to match the two. Generally we find usb is the de facto interface these da... | |
| Nomenclature for streaming Vast majority of streamers are in fact servers as well. There are also streamers that don't have the capability of acting as a server, these could also be called renderers. A streamer with server capabilities has the capability of storing your mus... | |
| Speakers for leading edge, transients, speed and big sound I equate these aspects of sound with horns, electrostatics, open baffle, the larger the physical structure the better. | |
| Does other Audiogon members' opinion carry any weight for you ? I use social media pretty much as a survey, long term general consensus on certain things hold weight and/or become more in realm of objective truths. Individual opinions are subjective truths, how relevant that is to me is highly variable. | |
| Genesis Foxtrot my favorite. I agree Hackett era best, became pop band post Gabriel. I put them in art rock category vs prog rock. |