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| Audiogon’s transaction fees I suggest creating a dummy ad and see the options for yourself. You can cancel it and not be charged. | |
| Why Power Cables Affect Sound Oh, and Geoff, I see you brought up the photon thing again. Photons are particles of light energy. Light does not propagate through opaque solids like wire; it stops them in their tracks. And yes, photons are always moving. It doesn’t take much di... | |
| Why Power Cables Affect Sound Recall that there is no net flow of electons in an altenating current.Here’s what I think is the fundamental reason why good power cables sound better than less expensive ones, or those with less sophisticated engineering.Noise.I think that better... | |
| Pangea AC outlets I would also add that PS Audio's outlets are worth considering as well. | |
| What unknown musical artist would you like to share with your fellow audiophiles? If music doesn’t come first, there’s simply no point in pursuing this so-called audiophile hobby. At least that’s my POV.Music first, sound quality second. Always. | |
| The Future of Audio Amplification So 0.02% distortion is an "ungodly" amount huh?Talk about dumpster fires... | |
| The quest for the hot stamper or is it a myth I totally agree with the above that the deadwax will only take you so far. The point being that you never know where a copy was on the pressing number of a stamper. If at the end of the run, it cannot sound as good as the first few pressed with th... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Thanks slaw! I think I’ve posted a few times earlier. Great thread for hunting and seeking new vinyl possibilities. Dare I say, an eclectic assortment of music and interests? A good thing! | |
| HDMI cable for I2S I2S is the way to go. And it’s not rocket science. I2S is the standard protocol of all redbook 16/44.1 and is how the data is prepared prior to the output stage. PS Audio just decided to use that data in its naitve format and send it on from playe... | |
| A very good ENGINEERING explanation of why analog can not be as good as digital.. And then there was MP3, which was a hijacked technology that removed 90% of the information afforded by 16/44 and yet most people couldn't even tell the difference, let alone care. Convenience mattered. Transfer over the internet mattered. Free mu... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Thanks uberwaltz! For some reason, these all seemed to flow together somehow last night. I should also have added a recent copy I found of Mark Isham's Castalia. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Triumvirat - SpartacusRoxy Music - Country LifeRed Lorry Yellow Lorry - Change (EP)The Future Sound of London - My Kingdom (EP)Rachmaninoff - Isle Of The Dead/Symphonic Dances, Previn, LSO (Angel)King Crimson -Three Of A Perfect Pair | |
| What unknown musical artist would you like to share with your fellow audiophiles? Duncan Browne - The Wild Places, Streets Of Fire, Songs Of Love And WarThe Tear Garden (band formed by Skinny Puppy's cEvin Key and Legendary Pink Dots' Edward Ka-Spel)Hybrid - Wide Angle | |
| The Future of Audio Amplification John Atkinson measured PS Audio's M700 monoblocks ability to produce 700 watts at 1%, and over 100 watts at 0.005%, both figures into 4 Ohms at 1K. At 30 watts into 4 Ohms, which many of us never exceed at normal listening levels, that number fell... | |
| Electrostatic Speakers I don't understand that at all. Here's why. Martin has been building high quality acoustic guitars for more than 100 years and they are held together with glue and yet one can bang away on them as hard as one wants to, under great tension, and the... |