willemj
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| Everything else being equal, should I expect better Spotify quality through wifi or USB? Same DAC? The DAC may have a very small sonic signature (but not much). If the rest is functioning properly, it is highly unlikelely there will be a sonic signature from that part of the chain. | |
| Everything else being equal, should I expect better Spotify quality through wifi or USB? I am just not sure what conections you are really comparing. A (wired?) computer with a usb cable into a usb DAC I understand and should give excellent results. Unlike some believe computers are an excellent source, and usb to an external DAC is f... | |
| Everything else being equal, should I expect better Spotify quality through wifi or USB? Not much chance they will sound different. But mind you, you are not only changing the connection variable (cable vs wifi) but perhaps also the protocol (usb vs optical/coax?). | |
| MQA•Foolish New Algorithm? Vote! Flac is not a lossy format but just a very good data compression algorithm. The decompresed file is identical to the original. | |
| re capping And when it does so with a loud bang it is too late to save your expensive speakers. | |
| Publication bias and confounders in product reviews - TAS, Stereophile, Audiogon, etcetera If the methodological standards common in audio publications and audiophile forums applied to medical science life expectancy would be halved. | |
| Need some Amp help - a little new to properly powering speakers Too late to correct: QMP monoblocks. The QSP is the modern equivalent of my 2x140 watt 606-2. | |
| Has Anyone Uesed A PrimaLuna Amp With Harbeth Speaker's Sigh. Power means undistorted and uncompressed dynamics, and, as Alan shaw's demo showed, that may mean some 500 watt peak power. | |
| It's Simple +1 @Shadorne | |
| Need some Amp help - a little new to properly powering speakers As for the Quad electrostats. Right now I am listening to my 2805s driven by a 2x140 watt Quad 606-2, at almost full power. The sound is glorious, but to be honest, realistic level would require more power. For a larger listening room like mine Qu... | |
| Where do I start-amp or speakers ? Absolutely, it is all about the simple mathematics of relative error. There is litle point in worrying about 0.001% difference in distortion in the electronics if the speakers have 1% or more. The same is true or frequency response where electroni... | |
| Need some Amp help - a little new to properly powering speakers You do not need more efficient speakers for more detail. The most detailed speakers may well be Quad electrostats, and they are horribly ineffcient. The Harbeth range is also very detailed, at both high and lowe levels, and they are not particular... | |
| Has Anyone Uesed A PrimaLuna Amp With Harbeth Speaker's Harbeth's Alan Shaw demonstrated the M40.1 in Hilversum in the Netherlands (there is a youtube video somewhere but I cannot find it right now). With some music, the peak power indicators on the monoblock power amplifiers indicated that they were p... | |
| best way to connect pc to dac No, and it is perfectly fine the way it is. The only alternative is to bypass the laptop and use a separate streamer like, e.g., the Chromecast Audio, the Apple Airport Express or the Sonos Connect. These all have optical digital outputs, apart fr... | |
| Anyone own or heard of PrimaLuna? Harbeth are indeed not hard to drive, and you are perfectly free to prefer a non-flat response, but it is not accurate to the music. Would love to come to Seattle again, and really thanks for the offer of hospitality, but it is a bit far from home... |