mapman
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| Ways to improve DAC performance??? There are devices available that use very high quality clocks that can be inserted between digital source and DAC to help assure accurate timing and reduce jitter. Such a device with most gear can probably only help and not hurt. How much in each ... | |
| When is digital going to get the soul of music? CDs/digital is exhilarating for me these days. Is that a strong enough adjective? Bad digital is fixable and should be made old news by one who cares. The only question is how good can it get from here and what else might still be around that can ... | |
| Tubes vs Solid State - Imaging, Soundstaging, 3D Audio Fan ravagedTaken out by oddus orderus harmonicas no doubt. | |
| Telarc 1812 revisited I'm in the camp that says being able to track records designed to be an obstacle course does not mean better performance in general.Thank god Redbook CD specifications put practical if not ideal limits on what is possible so we don't have to worry... | |
| When is a Listening Room Too Big Good point by John regarding how one may have a preference for a certain size room that has nothing to do with sound quality.I have 3 rooms running speakers off my main rig using in-wall speaker wires that run from the room where my gear is locate... | |
| D-SONIC SOA Class-D Core Amps. The best Class-D ? Yea, I guess what I am trying to say about the Triangles is that they are very fast, transparent and neutral sounding and do what they do extremely well. They would certainly allow the inherent sound of the vintage Marantz to shine through. What t... | |
| D-SONIC SOA Class-D Core Amps. The best Class-D ? Assuming different modules used, like ABletec or Pascal or Icepower, make a difference in the sound, which I would expect to be a reasonable assumption, it bothers me that D-Sonic is not more forthcoming about what goes into what models that they ... | |
| Digital Source with Tube Amplification When I record vinyl to CD or digital CD res .wav file, I am generally not able to tell that CD or digital file is now the source.I'm not saying my vinyl playback rig is the best out there, but it is pretty good, better than most, and sounds wonder... | |
| Tubes vs Solid State - Imaging, Soundstaging, 3D It's not always clear on this site who is in "the business" or not, so I have no problems with that being pointed out.In the case of Atmasphere, it would be silly to question his credentials, and he obviously knows what he is doing. He is in "the ... | |
| Digital Source with Tube Amplification This is like the scientist teasing the mice...... | |
| Digital Source with Tube Amplification Well, that makes it a little easier...Someone who likes old style "analog" sound will probably enjoy older analog recordings remastered well to CD (there are many such recordings to choose from these days) and played through a tube amp of choice b... | |
| SS Pre-amps that can beat an Audio Research sp16 Tin, was it the newer BEnchmark pre/DAC device that you heard or the older version that has been out for a few years?I have read a few things indicating the newer version is not "dry" or perhaps as "analytical" sounding as the older version, perha... | |
| When is a Listening Room Too Big You are right about sometimes less being more, especially in the case of a very lively larger room.I think large rooms work well with Maggie in particular. The best Maggie setup I ever heard (and among the best I have heard anywhere) was at Jim SM... | |
| SS Pre-amps that can beat an Audio Research sp16 Tim,Spread Spectrum is an impressive looking beast. A bit large and pricey for me at this point though.Can you compare or contrast it to the BC or BEnchmark or others from what you have heard? In what way/ways is it better/different?Thanks. | |
| Tubes vs Solid State - Imaging, Soundstaging, 3D Atmasphere, I suspect you are somewhat of a rebel at heart as well! I respect that! |