dgarretson
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| Where can you get access to great quality vinyl rips? Consider doing this yourself for personal copies. I've been recording vinyl playback on a high-quality turntable to a Tascam DA-3000 at DSD128. For personal use, you can also use a hi-res PCM or DSD recorder to record hi-res content in real-time... | |
| Best deal on unterminated bulk silver speaker cable for budget audiophiles At commodity silver pricing, a 15' pair made with around eight twisted 20awg strands per conductor will run you around $1000, plus $100 for a roll of 3/8" polyolefin heat shrink tube from McMaster Carr.https://www.riogrande.com/Product/999FineSilv... | |
| Merlin with Pass XA 30.8? I'm using Pass XA-160.8s with modified VSMs. I previously drove the VSMs with a modified BAT VK-75SE. Both amps (and the XA-30.8s) have ample power for Merlins. The Pass amps are eerily quiet and smooth on top. Relative to the tube amp, you ma... | |
| Dust cap pushed in by kiddos... best home remedy? Stick a pin in the dent and pull it out. | |
| Class A Options for adding Roon and MQA to existing system The OP has picked an interesting price point at $1.5K. In a Roon world, $1.5K buys a Roon Nucleus. You can further improve on that with another $500 for an Ethernet-to-USB renderer like the Sonore MicroRendu, and perhaps upgrade later from the mR ... | |
| Beware of SACD Transports -- they probably will not work with your favorite DAC Equipped with the software extensions outlined in Ted's guide, an early Playstation will convert an SACD into an ISO file on a USB stick. Transferred a PC, this file may then be converted by Sonore's ISO2DSF freeware to the native rate of SACD as... | |
| Beware of SACD Transports -- they probably will not work with your favorite DAC OP is correct. The only way to "free" an SACD for playback on any third-party DSD-capable DAC to is to rip it to a DSF file on an early Playstation or Oppo. Search the web for Ted’s SACD Ripping Guide. | |
| Off grid digital music Off grid your local Roon core will preserve all metadata and play normally, but needs to periodically connect to the web to verify your license-- even if you are a lifetime member. The Roon community blog suggests that this must occur at least eve... | |
| Using an external word clock with Esoteric cd/sacd players That is not my experience with the K-01X and an external clock. | |
| Using an external word clock with Esoteric cd/sacd players Yikes, for $44K I'd like to see more than two outputs on that. I'm using five outputs on my Perf 10: K01X, two SOtM endpoints, one SOtM ethernet hub, and an Antelope frequency divider into a Tascam DSD recorder. | |
| Using an external word clock with Esoteric cd/sacd players I’m using a 10mhz Stanford Research Systems Perfection 10 with a K-01X. The Mutec is also well regarded. Be sure to get one with the correct impedance for your player. Some Esoterics call for 75 ohm, others 50 ohm. | |
| Marty Robbins... Check it out:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_w_1dlwP48 | |
| Who’s a good alternative to MCM electronics supply Pretty much everything I need comes from Digikey, Mouser, Allied Electronics, and McMaster Carr. | |
| linn sondek tt After slogging through those six instructional youtube videos, it looks like most of the set-up and adjustment process is routine and achievable within the skillset of a reasonably handy owner. No dog in this fight, but the several knowledgeable ... | |
| Data cable needs for best performance. Cat X? I've tried several generic Cat 5/6/7 cables and heard modest differences. For a bit more money, the Swedish Jenving Supra Cat 8 is a significant improvement. |