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| Best Digital Interface Apples to oranges apt description. Many if not most dac manufacturers optimize usb input, starting to see I2S implemented more often. I2S theoretically better, implementation is the key. I've found maximizing streaming experience is extremely comp... | |
| Where are the young audiophiles? I'm not worried about the future of high end audio. This is a golden age of audio for me, far more choices of equipment , music, and accessibility to that music; what a time to be a young, budding audiophile! Back when I was building my first sys... | |
| CD v Streamed I've found maximizing a streaming setup is a complex undertaking. Audiophilestyle forum was my go to for understanding the process. At this point I'm rather agnostic as to preference for my well over 2500 cd rips on Synology NAS vs. streaming Roo... | |
| So done with audiophile fuses This is an issue of inrush current at initial turn on. I've experienced boutique fuse failure only with tube amps and preamps, ss devices have never given me a problem. You can replace with higher value and they will survive the initial current su... | |
| I'm here for the sharing, not the snobery I've been here since the beginning, knew Arnie, the founder personally. Initially, this forum had a great sense of camaraderie, vast majority of us at earlier phases of building high end systems. Over time as systems improved more trolls appeared,... | |
| Favorite cable brand. I've had various favorites over the years, and have tried many higher end cables from lending library at Cable company. I'm done with spending huge money on cables. I now make my own power and IC's from various Helix DIY recipes. I use both VH Aud... | |
| Does a Tube Dac make sense? It all depends on how one builds a system. To my way of thinking I want the dac to maximize resolution and minimize coloration. Coloration can be incorporated from elsewhere in system.My Sabre chip dac would likely be considered on analytical side... | |
| I am getting some new tubes for my amp, and I want to do a 24-hour burn in. How? I never leave tube amps on unattended, preamps and other tubed equipment may be ok, never tube amp. My two 845 SET amp owner's manuals specifically state amps should not be played more than eight hours continuously. Push pulls and lower powered SE... | |
| Klipsch Cornwall IV While I can't add anything to Cornwall discussion, I find it interesting there seem to be little or no complaints about timbre issues. It appears Klipsch has done some work here?I purchased used late 80's era Klipschorns about five years ago, my i... | |
| My conclusion: mid level $$ analog vs digital In building a number of systems over twenty years I've experienced so many variables in regard to vinyl vs. digital. In earlier years vinyl generally won out, digital exclusively cd, likely vast majority of these 1980-90's cd's remastered from ana... | |
| WHAT IS THE MOST UNIQUE SONG THAT YOU HAVE EVER HEARD? As has been previously mentioned, They're Coming To Take Me Away by Napoleon XIV. I was just a child when this came out, I recall the total strangeness being both intriguing and scary. This song was totally in my mind when as a child I and best f... | |
| What is the actual percentage of people exclusively listening to vinyl vs digital? I suspect youth are a large part of vinyl resurgence. For those who've grown up with digital, vinyl is a novelty. The large format of vinyl, album covers and gatefolds with unique art and words of interest make music contained within more personal... | |
| Are Preamplifier’s Relevant Today or just a Hinderance with Digital Playback ? I've been doing some experimenting with this very thing recently. Using dac's digital volume control least desirable, loss of bits means resolution losses. I also have three choices of passive volume attenuation available. Passive resistor volume ... | |
| Why not more popular? My initial foray into a higher end audio system included Dahlquist DQ10, purchased after hearing at my first major audio show, thought the room with them best sound of show.Later on became enamored with Alon house sound, owned a couple models over... | |
| Warning: China-Hifi-Audio.com Ordered many items over many years from mainland China and Hong Kong, mostly through ebay sellers with much feedback over the long term. Never had a single problem. I don't purchase the higher price items, four, five hundred dollars max. I've also... |