tomcy6
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| 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... | |
| I found the sweet spot but it's 5ft off the floor I would take a little time and see if the soundstage height grows on you. Many people with box speakers wish they could get the soundstage height up and Maggie owners are often happy that finally they have found a speaker with a realistic sound st... | |
| Which is more accurate: digital or vinyl? 3 inch master tape is a fine way to record music but it is going extinct, just like photographic film. I don't think much of it is being made and that which already exists is decomposing. I know that remasters of albums made in the late 60s and 70... | |
| Which is more accurate: digital or vinyl? Digital, not cd, has the potential to deliver a bit perfect copy of the original master recording of, say, a 24 bit 192khz resolution recording. I don't know how close we are to reaching that potential at the moment, but I'd guess we're not too fa... |