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| Swiss Digital FUSE BOX Question Thread No way I could afford one for each device on my retired budget. How many devices you have that you are able to swap the fuses on? The reason I am asking is I can only do this in two of my devices. And I have more than two devices. And the... | |
| Who is excited about Capital Audiofest 2023? I dunno manmap. Going to shows just to stare at your “smartphone” decibel meters is kinda sick. But whatever pleasures you… | |
| Who is excited about Capital Audiofest 2023? I will pop out the decibel sound meter app on my iPhone to get a quick visual and that often helps explain differences I hear room to room quite a lot. So the sound level is the only possible difference in sound between rooms? 🤦♂️😳🤦♂️🤦♂️ ... | |
| Help settle a streaming argument! Those of us who have actually done the experiment, switching from either a computer or low quality streamer to a high quality streamer, have heard an unmistakable improvement in sound quality. Even if we don't have the technical know-how to expla... | |
| USB Cable For sure identical. Digital is digital. It either works or it doesn’t 🤦♂️ | |
| USB Cable @tvrgeek I think you need to take some Xanax. Actually better: some THC or gummies | |
| Let's Talk DAC's @arafiq : no. This guy appears to own / have owned some equipment. Cheap / chfi does not matter. Cin Dyment owns zero audio equipment | |
| Resolving CD Transports Crowd Sourcing I know it sounds crazy, the sound I'm after is what the CD Box delivers. I go back and forth. You go back and forth how? By listening to other CD transports or by “research”? | |
| Jay's "Ugly Truth" video Jay’s video seems long winded to the point of time committed to the hobby affecting personal relationships. Yes. Exactly. And if you are seriously in this hobby and not a lonely wolf, you have probably been there, done that. If you have not…. ... | |
| Resolving CD Transports Crowd Sourcing I have to say as I'm doing research the CD Box still comes out on top wrt sound quality. So you are doing “research” on this, but never bothered to listen to other CDTs recommended on this thread? Whatever research you are doing I want to smok... | |
| Resolving CD Transports Crowd Sourcing @wharfy : Did you have an opportunity to audition it in your system before purchase? I did not. Because I could not in the case of Jay's Audio CDTs. But I did my own research, I created a short list of possible candidates, some of which I was ... | |
| Resolving CD Transports Crowd Sourcing Let’s be serious, what is the number of albums in HDCD format? And what are the chances the music / artist you like is in that format? Unless you are the type of guy who use the music the listen to the gear. Which is exactly what ASR crowd blames ... | |
| Time To Upgrade My Digital Front End Innuos. If you need a Server and CD ripper, the Zen series. If just a streamer, the Pulse series | |
| Resolving CD Transports Crowd Sourcing I second (or third?) Jay’s CDT3 MK3. Although it sounds like not in your budget. In that case, the CDT2 should do. Full disclosure: I have never heard the CDT2, but judging by the “house sound” of my CDT3, and the specs, it should be pretty close. | |
| Any point in upgrading stock cables for a LPS? anything that needs to be plugged into the main supply will benefit from a good power cable +100 Unless you don’t believe in power cords or DACs or amps or streamers or speakers …. Whatever. In which case nothing matters |