osgorth
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| Memory Player vs Dedicated PC-TopUSB Conv and DAC Just a slightly OT question: how would playback from memory (RAM) in itself be better, as opposed to playback from a hard drive, a flash drive or whatever?Someone forgets that in order to play _anything_ on a computer, the data must first be trans... | |
| Which Solid State Amplifier is Making you Happy? I've got the small MBL mono blocks, 8011AM. Don't let the size fool you, these boys are really powerful. I think these amps are a hidden gem. They've outperformed everything I've heard including some very expensive amps (darTZeel for example), and... | |
| Sennheiser replacement cables Ah, thanks for clearing my confusion up, Fatparrot. Yes, mine is a few years old.84audio - glad you tried it! Next time, try to hear the Zu Mobius (preferably on a headphone amp too) it's in my opinion a lot better than the Cardas, which in itself... | |
| Sennheiser replacement cables Right, thanks for clearing it up. Weird, my 600s came with a 1/4" stock cable, no adapter included either!But you're right of course, it doesn't really matter since it's so easy to go from one to the other. :) I guess they've made it so due to all... | |
| What is/are your the most favourite composer s ? I have to reply because nobody's mentioned Verdi! :) I adore a lot of things he wrote, including but not limited to Simon Boccanegra (just get Abbado's on DG, it's the perfect performance), Rigoletto, Macbeth, Aida, La Traviata, Il Trovatore, Requ... | |
| Sennheiser replacement cables Really Sfar? They're all 1/4" where I live. :) Perhaps they can be ordered with either, that would explain things!In any case, the three phones can all use the same cables since they have the same connectors. The 600s sound slightly better with th... | |
| Sennheiser replacement cables Not correct, they are interchangeable and they all have a 1/4" plug.The 650 cable is by far the best of the two, and cheaper to boot.. A no-brainer. :)All after-market cables are better than the Sennheiser one though, so you might want to check th... | |
| Reference DACS: An overall perspective To give something back to this wonderful thread, I've now taken delivery of the latest MBL reference DAC, the 1611F. It now supports SACD decoding via firewire, unsure if it works with any SACD transport though, you would have to ask them about th... | |
| What's your favorite audio codec? Why would anyone want to compress files more? Well, to save hard drive space obviously, and to be able to use tagging, integrity checksums and so on. I've written extensively about this in another thread so I won't go into it again. :)Short versio... | |
| What's your favorite audio codec? Jc51373, what do you mean with your comments, "a 1:1 file" and "I want as little compression as possible" ? Oh, and why does Monkey suck, if you don't mind me asking? | |
| What's your favorite audio codec? Monkey's Audio (APE), mainly because it compresses very well (beats all mainstream codecs, only the exotic and VERY slow algorithms beat it), but also due to it being simple and effortless in use. No portable support as far as I know though, but I... | |
| Best recording / performance Dvorak Cello conc. Here's another hands-up for Helmerson/Jarvi on BIS. :) This CD is one of my faves, I keep returning to it. This is very engaging, emotional and simply beautiful. Catalog number is BIS-CD-245 and it's a very early CD, all the way from 1984. It stil... | |
| Best amps for MBL101e's? Ah, Tara cables, interesting.. Which model is it? I'd love to hear how they work in your system. I'm interested in Tara myself but I've found no dealer over here that I can borrow them from. | |
| Best amps for MBL101e's? Chris, let's hope you get some wires soon then. I think you're in for a treat. :)I do not agree with going single-ended from pre-amp to amp. I have the 6010D and 8011AM's myself, and I find that a balanced connection is quite beneficial. The noise... | |
| Best amps for MBL101e's? Chrisla, you might want to try with some cables that has a bit more soul (as opposed to Valhalla). That could do the trick for you! :) I seriously doubt you'll find anything better suited to your 101E's than the MBL gear you already have, so now i... |