westcoastaudiophile
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| Is Accuphase a good match for my system? @ghdprentice + 1 “maybe Accuphase, Audio Research, and Pass” | |
| Gustard R26 @bill_k found more info about esoteric xd series dac - yummy! “[Capable of] 64-bit resolution and overwhelming performance. However, the true essence of this DAC cannot be discussed merely in terms of its specifications. The fundamental goal in ... | |
| Audio Science Review = Rebuttal and Further Thoughts @djones51 latest AKM AK4499EQ chip (2x in my DAC) cost is in-between $100-$200, depending on purchase quantity. | |
| Gustard R26 @bill_k noted, thanks for details! | |
| Is Accuphase a good match for my system? My current sweet system: Accuphase C2450 (w/ AD2850 phono) pre + Accuphase-XLR brown cable + A48 amp, driving 6Ohms 89db/m speakers.XLR cable from pre to amp (accuphase high grade). I use Esoteric k03xd cd spinner time to time. I also have second ... | |
| Gustard R26 @sgreg1 thanks for taking risk and sharing your experience! I am surprised to hear as Gustard design engineers were able to produce decent R2R DAC product! Creating R2R DAC, assuming 20years product life time and other variables, is very hard! ... | |
| When someone tells you it's a $40,000 amp, does it sound better? "How many people have actually experienced listening to a $40,000 amplifier” I am listening music, not the amp. Amp is just a one piece of sound setup I have selected for my home. my current amp cost $10k and it is driving pair of $4k speakers.... | |
| Nearly all manufacturers do not advertise/exhibit their product measurements? Why? @holmz RF EM noise in the house can be detected with RF analyzer | |
| Nearly all manufacturers do not advertise/exhibit their product measurements? Why? @kota1 - thanks for posting cable study paper link! that “ paper “ captures most of important IC parameters for passive circuits. unfortunately, audio system is more complex than that, and has sources and receivers built of active circuits. activ... | |
| Audio Science Review = Rebuttal and Further Thoughts "Some Audio Science Review" that is it! | |
| Audio Science Review = Rebuttal and Further Thoughts @laoman +1 "Blue VU meters -McIntosh, the Harley Davidson of the Hi Fi world." yep, stylish gear always sounds better! | |
| Nearly all manufacturers do not advertise/exhibit their product measurements? Why? @richopp +1 "Measurements are nice, but, as Duane asked, "How (does) it SOUND?”" I’ve seen many very expensive installations, sounding so-so, despite perfect measurements of some components in it. “Measurement” is focused on single component, and... | |
| Nearly all manufacturers do not advertise/exhibit their product measurements? Why? @holmz yes, impulse response is sensitive to amplitude. | |
| Nearly all manufacturers do not advertise/exhibit their product measurements? Why? @holmz +1 - time domain response has significant SQ impact.it also has to include small signal steps, scaling to max power level to check dynamics. | |
| Nearly all manufacturers do not advertise/exhibit their product measurements? Why? @amir_asr "Do you really think we don’t listen to music?”using your own jargon, what “irks" me is a claim as you are able to distinguish in your listening tests between 0.001% and 0.005% THD sources, employing ~5% HD speakers, and unknown real loa... |