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| can this fact be accurate? Here's the quote that the OP referred to:"I figure theres perhaps 100,000 Audiophiles in the world. 700 or so of them read this daily post I write."It's from Paul McGowan's daily blog that can be found here:http://www.pstracks.com/pauls-posts/wha... | |
| can this fact be accurate? According to the November issue of Stereophile, they have Total paid distribution of about 65,000 copies.IMHO, the only hope for the high end is server based digital and high-res downloads. If Apple decided to do something with this it could revit... | |
| PS Audio PerfectWave DAC Upgrade The upgrade will cost $1,000, $800 for early adopters. It looks like they will be shipped after New Years.Details will be available in the PS Audio newsletter.For anyone thinking that's too much, Paul McGowan says he wishes he could sell it for $5... | |
| Are CD players dead Apple itunes, Amazon mp3s and file sharing are replacing cds for mainstream music listeners. The remaining two large record labels could care less about the miniscule audiophile market. Let's hope HD Tracks succeeds and even gets some competition. | |
| PerfectWave DAC / Zodiac Gold Shootout Round 1 Thanks again for the info Edorr. Paul McGowan seems to think the upgrade to the PWD is BIG, so you probably made the right decision. We'll see. | |
| Comments on Pink Floyd's latest re-issues Here's a thread in the music forum that may help:Pink Floyd Dark Side comparisonThe internet audio magazine ToneAudio has an article that discusses sound quality of the remasters as well. | |
| How do you test different tubes? NOS tubes are definitely available. Here on Audiogon I regularly see people selling off NOS tubes from their collections that they realize they will never use. There are crooks out there so you have to be careful. It's best to have a tube tester i... | |
| PerfectWave DAC / Zodiac Gold Shootout Round 1 Thanks for the feedback. I'm not sure that running the PWD through the Zodiac Gold is a good way to compare them though. You could run the PWD through the Modwright or directly into your amp. You couldn't A/B them this way but you could listen to ... | |
| Preamp hissing detectable at low volume? Tubes can make a hissing sound sometimes called tube rush. I have a tube preamp and when I put my ear up to my speakers with no music playing I can hear a steady hiss in one channel.Tubes do have many fine characteristics but they can be noisy. So... | |
| Muddy Waters' Well, Robert Johnson, The Complete Recordings, The Centennial Collection was released this year to celebrate the 100th anniversary of his birth. It does not have the sonics of Muddy's Folk Singer but it is a huge improvement over any previous rele... | |
| difference beetwen pc audio and hi-end? dcs makes excellent gear but not everyone thinks that it is the best. There is also not one level of quality for computer based systems. Some probably sound 10 or maybe even 11 and some probably sounds 2 or 3.Some people like to rip their cds to a... | |
| NOS Tube cleaning Thanks Albert and everyone else. | |
| Integrated Amplifiers with neutral sound conrad-johnson CA200 is neutral and is not at all harsh or analytical. It's easy to listen to but would not add additional warmth to your speakers. | |
| NOS Tube cleaning Albert, which eraser do you recommend from the link you posted? | |
| I didnt know that Did you guys know that? MAM-A regular data cd-rs are also very high quality and can be recommended for long life. The gold archival quality would be audiophile overkill though. If audiophile overkill works for you in general, then get the gold archival MAM-A.I have gener... |