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| A SHOCKING DISCOVERY ABOUT DIGITAL AUDIO Kenjit brings to mind the Stevie Smith poem - to parphrase - " But still he lay moaning - I was too far out all my life not (wav)ing but drowning." | |
| LOUDEST Concert and Tinnitus Third vote for AC/DC - saw them late seventies in a small venue in Dublin - few hundred capacity. At the back of the hall the bass drum was like being hammered in the chest like punch bag. A week of threshold shift followed - not ringing but the l... | |
| What is your experience with amp power? At the risk of oversimplification (which this is) a power amp is essentially a modulated power supply. In that context the best amps* I've heard all have large linear power supplies. As regards the ultimate power needed, all things being equal, a ... | |
| Why do we stop listening to new music as we get older? It I haven't heard it before, it's new music to me - regardless of when it was recorded. | |
| Ripping CD's to hard drive Another mention for Innuos. The Zen Mini S is more affordable than the Zen but also acts as a CD ripper, NAS and streamer. Its a good solution if you don't already have those components. For clarity, it is not a DAC so it needs a DAC connected to ... | |
| Female vocalist recommendations Helen Watson | |
| Beatles vs. Stones There is no basis for the conjecture. You might as well ask who you prefer - Burt Bacharach or the Black Crowes. | |
| Streaming Services @Larry5729 - Qobuz hi resolution files are less processed than MQA files on Tidal. Many people can hear artifacts generated by the MQA process and prefer the unprocessed files e.g. from Qobuz. BTW Tidal did not develop MQA. It was invented by Bob ... | |
| Sensitivity 86 v 90 @OP - what are the two specific models of PMC speakers you are referring to. Rated sensitivity is only one variable and frequently, it doesn't correlate with how subjectively "efficient" the speakers appear. Also, what size is your room and what... | |
| Putting a new end on a XLR cable Thanks curiousjim. I wonder then if they have bonded the two sections together? Anyway, it looks like it's out with the cable cutters :(( | |
| Putting a new end on a XLR cable @op. From looking at pics on the net, they probably do unscrew. That is the way most neutrik xlrs come apart. However, on the Tara Labs cable, the collet that is immediately behind the xlr plugs would block that from happening - unless the collet ... | |
| Proof of improvements in audio system sound quality.... @digitalviper - Never ask a salesperson for advice on stuff they don't sell. | |
| Did vinyl sales just hit the proverbial brick wall? There's a simpler explanation for slowing vinyl sales - inflation and the crunch in tech jobs. Vinyl records are a luxury purchase and an easy casualty when people's real spending power is decreased. | |
| KEF's meta material gimmick? It's an incremental improvement to an already excellent design. Over-marketed probably, but it has its merits. @Jasonbourne52. Better than Linn Kans - now that's damning with faint praise... | |
| How long do speakers last? Unabused speakers last a long-time. As has been said above, speakers with linen or butyl rubber / neoprene surrounds will last many decades. Foam surround speakers less time, but still a couple of decades. |