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| Equalizer in a Hi Fi system If you have or think you need an equalizer then you do not have a high end audio system. I think the same with all dsp’s I’ve heard so far as well. Adding fake distortion. if I have a musical instrument in a room once it’s tuned it always sound... | |
| How easily can you distinguish between different DACs? It is necessary to have the good audio gear to begin to hear differences in DACs easily. Common audio gear like Denon, Pioneer, etc do not have the resolution to bring out the differences that we can hear. If music is background then common audio... | |
| What would your "perfect speaker" sound like. Like live unamplified music. and it takes your whole audio system to achieve something close to live unamplified music, not just speakers. | |
| If the DAC is the same, how different do CD transports sound? Wanted also to add this factor for transport differences… the optical laser detector inside the transport is an analogue electronics device which is changing its output continuously as the laser light dims and brightens. Electronics on the... | |
| If the DAC is the same, how different do CD transports sound? It will be affected by how clean the digital signal is from the transport to the dac. Most deniers are oblivious to the fact that the “digital signal” going over a wire from transport to dac is an analog signal representing the digital data. N... | |
| Chord Qutest——>No difference Being well familiar with Arcam gear having owned several Arcam components and currently using an Arcam AVR…. I think it will be difficult to hear the difference that the qutest will bring. Arcam already has a warm robust sound signature so it ... | |
| What speaker could safely be ordered without hearing it first? You don’t give any info on your setup and price limits. there are many speaker brands that will reliably sound good but your room and equipment might not be optimal for them. Well known high end brands such as KEF, Magnepan, Quad, B&W,... | |
| What speaker could safely be ordered without hearing it first? You don’t give any info on your setup and price limits. there are many speaker brands that will reliably sound good but your room and equipment might not be optimal for them. Well known high end brands such as KEF, Magnepan, Quad, B&W,... | |
| DAC UPGRADE QUESTION You can do better but of course more $$ since the Qutest is still quite competitive with more current/recent similar priced dacs. From my brief experience I would recommend holo audio spring 3 higher trims for a step up. More expensive dacs may gi... | |
| Why Do Cables Matter? Well…. Try it or remain ignorant as most people with opinions. Make sure you get authenticate cables. There are a lot of fakes out there at cheap prices. In USA you can buy and return (30 days) from audio advisor. Try their Pangea cab... | |
| Mobile Fidelity Settlement Update New expensive Digital remastered re-release records nowadays do not sound as good as the original all analogue pressings. I stopped by newly pressed vinyl back 2015 after buying several duds when compared to the original all analogue pressing.... | |
| Admitting my error… Just about all new vinyl pressings now have a digital stage. Most cutting lathes for the master for the vinyl pressings are digitally driven. so there is no reason to get into vinyl if you are going to buy new pressings. the only reason f... | |
| Anthem vs Arcam btw... the "review" you added (link) is useless. The dude is using a used unit and never listened to it. Maybe he had a defective unit or had a faulty connection for his measurements, dunno. Dude didn’t read correctly what Athem literature says ... | |
| Anthem vs Arcam Hi Chris, I have done the exact journey you are about to start and am now on the other side 😀. My progression was Marantz to Arcam to Anthem and then back to Arcam. What got me back to Arcam was its richer, more lush, and midrange denser sound.... | |
| How much should I spend on a new DAC Please realize that any high-end brand name cable from Ali express (any cables out of china) is likely fake. wont comment on their no name cables but I would doubt they are any good for the caliber of audio system you have. |