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| Does HiRez really sound better? What is the motivation to compress? I don't see any cost savings for the vendor.I bought a "value pack" of some Byrd's CDs, which was wretched, and wondered why the sound quality was "cheapened." | |
| The sound out of jplay 6 is astonishing Googled jPlay and then read the blogs debating its worth. If you hear it, then you hear it, but there is a claim made by jPlay that is an impressive sounding straw man that attacks a problem that does not exist. The argument is that Windows is not... | |
| How does one get off the merry-go-round? Drubin, I got off the mgr by going VAC integrated and decoupling the word, "new," from "better," or magic." Usually, "new" is "a little different," and rarely better. It's true that integrateds tend to defuse the "weakest link" obsession, and with... | |
| Need recommendations.. Solo acoustic guitar CDs Most anything by Tommy Emmanuel. Chet Atkins proclaimed him best guitar player. He's self taught... living out in nowhere in Australia, and started copying old surf guitar artists by ear. The Center Stage album has rave reviews on Amazon. | |
| Describe ube sound vs solid state Charles: FWIW, I recall my encounters with ss in analytical terms--"the Class'e seemed more solid, but the McCormack seemed faster," but I recall my encounters with tubes warmly as cherished experiences, and I don't compare one tube experience to ... | |
| Why so many PS Audio DirectStreams for sale? Perhaps it's the Kardashian effect--being in the company of the newest celebrity device makes life magical, then fades...and right now digital is announcing a new winner faster than bingo night down at the Elks club. | |
| CD Transport advices Probably not the advice you want, but when my Wadia transport croaked I tried computer audio to DAC over USB, and would never buy another transport. To me, transports and physical CD's are yesterday's news and online/hi-res/ripping/downloads/strea... | |
| Describe ube sound vs solid state For me, the difference is arrived at by induction rather than deduction. I was never inclined towards tubes or particularly wanted them. But after listening to many different systems over many years I realized the ones that I loved listening to al... | |
| How Do You Feel about The Cable Game? Let's face it, if a base, generic cable worked perfectly, someone would make a $1000 version, numerous customers would buy it, and many of us would want to believe and dream of owning it...lust for it. It's part of 'phile's world. | |
| If you could bring back one great artist that has John Lennon, because the arc of his full life was important to so many.Buddy Holly because of what he would have created. A true genius. | |
| USB SQ, what can one expect My experience was the mirror image of the OP. I had a Wadia transport running coax to a Benchmark DAC. When I ripped the CD's to FLAC using JRiver, then to the same DAC using Wireworld Starlight, things sounded noticeably better. Maybe some DACs d... | |
| vintage versus modern speakers I always loved the sound of rock on acoustic suspension speakers such as AR or KLH, and missed it when everything seemed to go to ported or passive radiators. | |
| REL T-7 match to Kef 104/2's? Fivefasts, they have line input, but I have no sub-out, so I ran the speaker wires to sub, then to main speakers. Probably not audiophile class, but it gave me what I wanted, and integrated seamlessly with the KEF's. Sometimes you just want to lis... | |
| REL T-7 match to Kef 104/2's? I just used a modest Infinity sub with my 104.2's, crossed over at 50 or 60hz, and they integrated smoothly and gave the Kef's a more solid foundation. If you want the 20hz stuff, that's a more serious investment. I'd say these Kef's are a pretty ... | |
| what do i power my thiel 3.6 with Thiels are a try-before-buy. I home demoed the Thiel 3.5 and Kef104.2, and thought the 3.5's were so bright in my system that they were unlistenable, but never heard the 3.6. |