tedmbrady
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| HOLO Audio Spring DAC: Affordable discrete R2R Multibit Dac, could be a winner. George, Since you called me a computer geek, I’ll call you a poor reader. :) Why would you say I had no 44k/96/192/DXD (i.e PCM) comments about how it sounds. Nearly all of my examples (Radiohead, Gillian Welch, Keith Richards, Bill Frisell, etc) ... | |
| Backert Labs preamp I also have the Backert Rhythm 1.1 in for review (and am buying it!!). You may have read that their gainw as so high that folks like Srajan could not turn it up past say 7 o'clock (with 6 o'clock as lowest). Well, they listened and re-did the gain... | |
| Backert Labs preamp I also have the Backert Rhythm 1.1 in for review (and am buying it!!). You may have read that their gainw as so high that folks like Srajan could not turn it up past say 7 o'clock (with 6 o'clock as lowest). Well, they listened and re-did the gain... | |
| Review Fantastic 4 - 4 USB DACs Face Off Guys, the only Meitner badged DAC is the MA-1 (MA-2 is now limited release and is a player/DAC). The EMM Labs DAC2 is quite old (an only upports up to 24/48 on USB), and the brand new EMM labs DAC is called the DAC2X, is $15k+ and requires hundred... | |
| another thread on DACS/players...thoughts please Connect the DAC to an amp or preamp, but no need to turn on. If just breaking in (i.e no music to listen to) then I run a series of break-in tones via XLO or Ayre or whatever demo test disc you might have. | |
| another thread on DACS/players...thoughts please Eric,Make sure you break in the Gold/Voltikus. It's a PITA but it come into its own at 500 hrs and sounds its best over 700 hours. anything less than 300 you;'ll want to return it. Let the flames begin.Ted | |
| Wanted to share with GON members my new "JOB" Home Theater? Congrats teajay!! I hope the next review you do is the new 20" flat screen from Sony!! LOL!!Just kidding....Teajay is a dear, dear friend who took this job because someone who ahs enough sense to read great writing and insight happen... | |
| another thread on DACS/players...thoughts please Mribob,Feel free to ping me about all the DACS I've demo'd. The Antelope Gold is quite amazing, really (after 800 hrs). As is the Metric Halo LIO-8/ULN-8. But the Gold is a direct-to-amp champ with the right synergy (as always), and I was in the "... | |
| WAV versus FLAC Yes Magfan, my post was supporting you. That's ok, right? :)Mlsstl, I agree that these debates need to stay reasonable, but will disagree that just because they are debates that they are "pleas for approval". (I don't really care what others liste... | |
| WAV versus FLAC MagfanYes, those who measure files or compare file structures are measuring the wrong thing, IMO. I don't believe there is one single debate that wav and FLAC (or AIFF, etc) are identical files. However, aren't they processed differently (i.e the ... | |
| WAV versus FLAC Ballwho, sorry, brain fart. Of course MP3 is compressed. i read it wrong that you were saying all lossless is uncompressed, which it isn't. FLAC and others exist as losslees and compressed. Nuff said.I realize you can;t explain it; I haven't heard... | |
| WAV versus FLAC Ballywho, what? Mp3 is uncompressed! AAC is uncompressed? Both are quite lossy! Not everything uncompressed is lossless; not everything lossless is uncompressed.I agree 100% with Alex Peychev; to me WAV has that "live" sound that AIFF or FLAC just... | |
| Anyone using a USB DSD DAC? I've been eval'ing the new M2tech Young DAC, which is capable of up to 32/384 via USB. I've been listening to DXD stuff from 2L's test bench download area (24/352) and it's very nice. The DAC is somehwat in its early stages and a little unstable w... | |
| Aether Audio Black Box or Nuforce Magic Cube ??? Ozzy,To add to what Bob says, I have the equivalent of the weakest SCTH filter (mine are Aether Audio Black Box versions) on my treble boxes and I have Spectron Musician III Mark 2 monoblocks (and currently eval'ing the Sanders Sound Magtech amps.... | |
| Review: AetherAudio Black Box Tweak Oops, sorry....was thinking the Nuforce Magic brick pricing. Still, $500 each is a bargain and then some. |