ejr1953
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| Is time coherence more important than dynamics: Gallo versus Green Mountain When I was going thru the (year long) process of auditioning speakers, at one shop the salesman asked me if I prefer "analytic" or "musical" speakers. It was an interesting question, one I hadn't thought of in those terms before. My choice was "... | |
| DACs and Clean, Well Regulated AC Power Eric,Thanks for the link. I had been thinking of getting an SOtM sPS-500 for the Brooklyn:https://www.sotm-audio.com/sotmwp/english/portfolio-item/sps-500/Since I only use the Brooklyn for streaming Tidal MQA (use a PS Audio DirectStream DAC most... | |
| How Many Versions of the Rogue 99 Preamplifier are there? Two weeks ago, we DC Hi-Fi Group members took a "field trip" to visit Rogue Audio. These are some of the nicest people you'd ever meet. I'm sure if you reached out to them via email or the phone number they post on their website, they would be h... | |
| Looking for HDMI cable which introducing lowest jitter I have enjoyed a PS Audio DirectStream DAC & Memory Player and a few weeks ago decided to replace the stock cable provided by PS Audio with a Wireworld Silver Starlight HDMI cable and immediately enjoyed "more musical" results. I can't explai... | |
| Tidal and MQA..two questions. None of the streaming services have ever turned a profit. When Spotify was preparing for their IPO a few months ago, they publicized their prediction that, in 2018 they would turn the corner and start turning a profit.A few weeks ago metrics for ... | |
| How To Field Questions About Your Audiophile Lifestyle... My wife doesn't want to know how much I've spent on my audio equipment.When I tell most people about my hobby, they often ask what model of Bose do I have. | |
| Notable very small loudspeaker companies (other than Tekton!) Totem from Montreal, Canada. | |
| Is Velodyne gone? Too bad! For many years I had a Velodyne sub woofer and enjoyed it. | |
| How many of us really suffer from AUDIOPHILIA NERVOSA Nervousness. R45.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2018 edition of ICD-10-CMR45.0 became effective on October 1, 2017. | |
| Art Dudley Calls B.S. but without naming names - PLEASE DO! About 25 years ago I rode a motorcycle. Back then I couldn't understand why anyone would buy a Harley Davidson, as they were beautifully made, but had excessive vibration, poor brakes, were not very reliable, etc. etc. And back then, if you atte... | |
| DAC around 1.000 Euro for streaming environment I would recommend you consider a Mytek Brooklyn DAC or the new Brooklyn DAC+. The DAC+ model has an updated ESS chipset and a few other upgrades, but the differences in the sound quality are very minor. You might be able to snag the original DAC... | |
| PS Audio DirectStream DAC or Aqua Formula xHD I am not familiar with the Aqua DAC, but have enjoyed my PS Audio DirectStream DAC, purchasing mine just after it was released.One thing I very much enjoy about the DAC is that, because it's designed around an FPGA and not an "off the shelf" DAC c... | |
| Is this MQA news a big deal? Craigl59,I find that my SACDs typically play a little "quieter" than "regular" CDs, though I usually don't have the same music on both formats (only when I have previously purchased an SACD and get one of the multi-CD boxed sets).I presume it's th... | |
| Am i missing something without a power conditioner? My system has all digital source components (stream Tidal on a Windows10 Pro machine, music server and CD/SACD transport) and external DACs. When I upgraded from a Furman power conditioner to a PS Audio P10 power regenerator (which removes most o... | |
| Is this MQA news a big deal? OK, put those rotten tomatoes down........When I first heard MQA streaming on Tidal, I was smitten, so smitten that I purchased a Mytek Brooklyn DAC just for MQA (I also have a PS Audio DirectStream DAC).I find that many of the MQA remasters to me... |