tomcy6
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| Qobuz Hi-Rez Not Necessarily the Best Sound But beginning a couple/few months ago, even the lowest end recordings appear to be playing at 44.1 x 4 (176.4 kHz). @hankeson, Does your DAC have upsampling capabilities? If yes, see if it was set to upsample to 176.4 somehow. I stream Qobuz ... | |
| So, I listened to a $1Million Dollar System My guess is with the poor room/setup camp. I'm sure these components can sound superb in the right place/setup. Your experience does reinforce the idea that paying more doesn't guarantee better sound. | |
| Has new music gone down the tubes? I think music is spoonfed more now than ever. Everyone listens to music on their phones and everyone can be alerted instantly when there is a new hit on tik-tok or wherever. Another difference between now and when the boomers were young is that ... | |
| Has new music gone down the tubes? Remember there was a period of stagnation in pop music between the initial burst of rock n roll and the Beatles, so all is not lost. When the Beatles and the 60s in general hit, the people running the record labels had no idea what to think, so th... | |
| Disappearing Jazz? Do you stream Qobuz or Tidal? The problem with recommending jazz is the variety, even if we’re talking about a single musician’s work. I use roon with Qobuz to explore music. It provides a lot of recommendations based on what I’ve listened to. If... | |
| Advice on a tube tester If you want something more modern that doesn’t use 1950s technology and was probably made in the 50s, check out these people: www.maximatcher.com You’ll need separate testers for power and preamp tubes, which may give you more accurate ... | |
| The character of analog and digital Hi @brianaus, It seems that you are full of generalizations today, and while generalizations may have truth in them, they’re usually not very useful. You like vinyl. Great. I have no problem with people who prefer vinyl or listen to vinyl exclusi... | |
| The Killer Has Died Farewell to The Killer. He will be missed. They just don't make them like him anymore. | |
| Who has heard and can comment on any of these brands?? It's been a while, but I found Audio Physic speakers to have plenty of detail but not engaging, i.e. unmusical. | |
| 432 EVO Thanks for the report @thyname. If I understand you correctly, you compared the 432 Aeon (into which Dac?) to your Modwright OPPO (which model?) and liked what you heard using a $3,000 USB cable enough that you ordered the Aeon? You found your ... | |
| LaScala dac with telefunken tubes OK. Thanks @designsfx I just wanted to clarify. It's been a while since I've seen anyone supplying NOS tubes as stock. | |
| LaScala dac with telefunken tubes I haven't seen it mentioned anywhere that the Telefunkens supplied by Aqua are NOS. There are new production Telefunkens being made in Russia by the same people who make the Gold Lions, which is also a classic tube brand that was originally made ... | |
| The Beatles Revolver I’m not against remixes in general. It wouldn’t be done if Paul, Ringo, Yoko and Olivia didn’t approve it. The Beatles were one of the first groups to push the envelope on what could be done in the studio, so it seems likely to me that they would... | |
| Roger Waters Live Last Night in Glendale,AZ Two points I'd like to make. 1. Overusing the F word and playing bad music and singing off key is not edgy or artistic. 2. The US - Europe relationship bears no resemblance to the clip from Total Recall. Does anyone think that Stalin would have... | |
| Roger Waters Live Last Night in Glendale,AZ I think you’re playing dumb @hilde45. People don’t object to musicians talking about the music or telling funny stories or jokes. These "Storyteller" type concerts are popular. What people object to is being subjected to stupid and hypocritical ... |