tomcy6
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| preamp vs integrated As you noted, the preamp preamplifies the signal before sending it to the amp. It also allows switching between sources, the inclusion of a phono stage, may provide a balance control, another set of preamp out outputs, etc. Any of these functions ... | |
| Question: Is CDR recording the same as the SACD You are sending an SACD quality analog signal to your recorder and recording it at a lower resolution (16/44.1), as you probably know. Cds and Cd-rs can sound very good, better than many SACDs, so I don't see why you couldn't get close to SACD qua... | |
| Why does the copy sound better than the original I am not a professional reviewer or listener but I'm not deaf either. I have listened to many copies of cds and they don't sound better to me. Someone else may hear an improvement but there are many possible explanations why.If you make a copy of ... | |
| MP3 vs Hi Res Will the real Steve N. please stand up. In the CD vs FLAC thread you write:"If you are planning on USB from a computer and you actually have a highly resolving system, FLAC will not sound as good as .wav. Even AIFF files dont sound as good as FLAC... | |
| Quality of laptop for use with Dac. Hi James, I'm sure there are a lot of great speakers out there, unfortunately, like you, I haven't been able to listen to them. If your Zingalis sound good to you I'd keep them until you get to hear something that sound a good deal better. No sens... | |
| Replacement for Maggie's? Try to find a pair of the current Martin Logan Reserve Series to give a listen. Nice big curved panels with a cone woofer or woofers. Crossover is between 270Hz and 375Hz depending on the model. The Summit X has 2 powered 10" woofers per side.They... | |
| PrimaLuna ProLogue Two vs ProLogue Premium P.S. You can usually get the biggest improvement in sound for your money by upgrading your speakers, in my humble opinion. It is important that you listen to them first. It is best if you can listen to them in your home.Most of us have tried to bu... | |
| PrimaLuna ProLogue Two vs ProLogue Premium If you can listen to them side by side and can hear a difference worth the money, then upgrade to the Premium.If you cannot do a side by side comparison, I'd stay with the Prologue 2 and save your money until you can afford an upgrade that will ma... | |
| Now That You've Ripped Your Entire Collection... A lightning strike, fire or robbery could take out all your hard drives. If you're going to sell them, I'd do it now. I don't think they are going to appreciate in value. | |
| SACD vs Regular CD's To my ears, some SACDs sound much better than the CD of the same music, others not so much. The quality of the original recording and what happened to it on the way to the SACD or CD have a lot to do with how different the two sound, of course. Th... | |
| Quality of laptop for use with Dac. James, have you gotten new speakers? What did you buy and how do they sound? | |
| What's Up with Magnapan at Shows? I assume the speaker-behind-the-curtain is the old trick to suprise you that the less expensive speaker behind the curtain is playing, not the more expensive one that you can see and think is playing. If that is not clear, I don't know why the Mag... | |
| What's Up with Magnapan at Shows? Jeff,The easiest solution to your problem would be to ask the Magnapan rep at the show what they are trying to accomplish with their demonstration and where you can hear a straightforward demonstration of their speakers in a 5.1 configuration. | |
| Genius of Ray Charles on SACD Thanks for the recommendation. Do you have an opinion on any other Ray Charles SACDs? | |
| Conrad Johnson Premier 140 6922 tube swapping Hifigeek1, that would be a major problem. I hadn't read your post since it went up. I would suggest that anyone who owns the amp or is thinking about buying one check with c-j about it.There is also a conrad-johnson owners site where you might be ... |