westcoastaudiophile
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| Would I be wasting my money to get a turntable? @kijanki "In class D amplifier "Voltage" is converted to "Duty Cycle", both analog - meaning there is no discrete steps (unlimited resolution)." true, only if clock / sync “digital” signal is ignored. class D can be theoretically lossless, but de... | |
| Why Do ~You~ Still Play CDs? @ktarver "CDs are digital music without compression or expansion" good summary for CD format problem! vinyl sounds better at low level tones, piano, guitar voice etc.. | |
| Equalizer in a Hi Fi system @erik_squires +1 transformer coupled inputs make perfect sense from circuit design side, specifically if long balanced 600 Ohms cables used between impedance matched units. Jeff Rowland uses those for almost all his designs! The “only” problem is... | |
| Will an Amp change improve my system ? @carl292 "Luxman MQ 88uc" I use this beauty in my “winter" setup! Sound of this amp, after adj. bias at higher side, is very “liquid” and “warm”! I use 88uc 4 Ohms output posts to drive 8 Ohms speakers, which reduces noise floor (mq88uc' is one... | |
| Needing DAC Advice @classicrockfan "you don't want to spend more than 1k for a Chinese DAC. These Chinese DACs outperform most US/European made units that cost 10x more. “ my last Gustard DAC is A22, which is an excellent implementation of Akamai Tech. DAC chip des... | |
| Would I be wasting my money to get a turntable? @fritzenheimer “Would I be wasting my money to get a turntable?" being audiophile IS about wasting money! :-) Sure! nice DD/heavy-BD TT with good cartridge is $$$$! I see you are looking to replace M33 with.. I would recommend to look class A ... | |
| ACTUAL MUSICAL SOUND VS. MEASUREMENTS being few decades experienced analog circuit designer / sound engineer / and audiophile, I can add: 1) no design whatsoever is possible without obeying standards, user expectations, and measurements! most discrepancy btw measurements and advanced... | |
| What contributes most to a change in how an amplifier sounds? "What contributes most to a change in how an amplifier sounds?" amp designer, manufacturer, components incl. tubes, speakers, listening room acoustics, preamp incl. tone control feature etc., listener, music program and source, cables, RFI enviro... | |
| Power Cable Audioquest Dragon vs Isotek EVO3 Ascension @teammccalla "Which device is most sensitive, or would benefit most, from the best cable?” you may ask your gear manufacturer if stock cable is limiting/degrading performance of their product.. you can basically sue them if original cable is und... | |
| Power Cord for Accuphase Amplifier @jfrmusic "I have been unable to find a third party Power Cord that sounds better than the stock cord delivered with my Accuphase P4600 Amplifier." Accuphase designs amps/other to be immune to AC noise, IR drops, worst of RFI, so, your finding so... | |
| Component matching expertise - how do you do it? esthetically - yes, the same brand gears in the rack look awesome! from the sound side, not so much.. I’ve got great tunes out of SS pre+tube amp, all different brands.. | |
| Snake River Audio Power Cables - Best Unboxing "About 2x or so the warmth of the regular Cottonmouth Gold” - blind test confirmed? | |
| Veritas Cables a new brand that I found “Argentum is great for low level listening” meaning darker background? signal cables must be properly shielded, shielding isolation of 80dB + is very good for “low level” tunes! Typical cheap cables have shielding isolation below 60dB, thus any ... | |
| Veritas Cables a new brand that I found @tubeguy80 it seems we share a lot of "audio craziness” in common than disagreements, incl. enjoying vinyl/tubes/lossless/cables/jazz/etc.. :-) - thanks! | |
| Veritas Cables a new brand that I found @lak I respectfully would love to offer you challenge to prove your opinion.. take brand new and brake-in pre your method cables, and try to identify the difference.. if you are in PDX area, I would love to assist you! |