willemj
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| On Step Ups and the Importance of Managing Gain In the old days amplifiers like my old Quad 33 had interchangeable input boards with gain and other characteristics that could be matched precisely to the cartridge for optimum S/N, frequency response and distortion. Quad supplied them ready made ... | |
| Is it possible to connect analogue radio to oppo The Behringer UCA 202 may well be the best cheap analogue to digital converter (optical out). However, for the same outlay I would suggest investing in a Chromecast Audio (using its optical output into the Oppo) for internet radio. Internet radio ... | |
| Nice MQA discussion http://archimago.blogspot.nl/2017/10/mqa-final-final-comment-simply-put-why.html | |
| HDMI cable for I2S http://archimago.blogspot.nl/search?q=hdmi | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD See here for a test of that Behringer DAC: http://nwavguy.blogspot.nl/2011/02/behringer-uca202-review.htmlIt is in fact remarkably good, and a masive improvement on for example inbuilt laptop DACs. I do enjoy having a few for less demanding applic... | |
| Top Audiophile Ethernet Cables - any comparisons? http://archimago.blogspot.nl/2015/02/measurements-ethernet-cables-and-audio.html | |
| Speakers are the first piece of the puzzle The crucial concept here is that of masking. The component in the chain with the greatest imperfections will mask the imperfections of the component with the least imperfections. Hence, focus on the component with the greatest distortion, the larg... | |
| Is using streaming services worthy of an audiophile? I continue to be surprsed if people say that a particular digital system is almost as good as vinyl. Of course they continue to sound different, but only because vinyl is inferior. Apart from the ticks and the plops, vinyl suffers higher distortio... | |
| What 2 channel Amp would you Buy for $6k? Bridged Benchmark AHB2. Alternatively I might decide to save a lot of money and get a cheaper pro audio SS amp because I don't think one would hear the difference. | |
| Which direction?? - KCI Silkworm ICs It really does not make any difference. | |
| Downsizing Speakers in Main Listening Room - Your Feedback on Some options For me, this has involved reducing the room's noise level. When we had our house built, we made sure that installations were as quiet as they could realistically be (and in the Netherlands we fortunately do not need air conditioning and do not use... | |
| Is using streaming services worthy of an audiophile? The signal is bitperfect 16/44 and stays that way if your computer or streamer is set up correctly. As you can see here even a modest Chromecast Audio can achieve that: http://archimago.blogspot.nl/2016/02/measurements-google-chromecast-audio_27.... | |
| Open Floor Plan Listening Room But what if it does? The description seems to be exactly a null, which could indeed be the case if the listening position is halfway the length of the room. But it could be that the louder bass elsewhere is actually a peak. So as I said at the beg... | |
| Suggest a new amp/preamp/Dac streaming combo As for laptops: http://archimago.blogspot.nl/2013/04/measurements-laptop-audio-survey-apple.htmlTheir inbuilt DACs are mostly evil, but as a usb source they are fine. The biggest issue with desktop PCs is their fan noise, although here the new gen... | |
| Suggest a new amp/preamp/Dac streaming combo So the tuner is your only analogue source (you could use the digital output of the cd player). If you change to internet radio you will not need a single analogue input anymore, which greatly simplifies your choice. Comparing the sound quality of ... |