shadorne
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| Is a DAC Worth It With Airport Express Go for an asynchronous type DAC and you will get an audible improvement. Not night and day but usually audible if you listen very carefully/crticallu. I have used a Benchmark DAC1 with AE and heard an improvement. It is like removing noise - every... | |
| Speakers for Bryston ATC SCM20 and up. ATC's are audiophile speakers that can actually use the full clean power of Bryston 4B without sounding the least bit dull or distorted or congested. | |
| active or passive preamp for active speakers Passive is not ideal and never will be. | |
| Favorite music My preferred collaboration is Lanois with Dylan on "Oh Mercy" - the result is sublime - "The Man in the Long Black Coat" is a masterpiece. Daniel worked again with U2 Vertigo but I felt that this revisited old ground rather than breaking new groun... | |
| Most significant upgrade Given your tastes in music I think the Harbeth's compact 7's are a winner. They are not the last work in bass response or dynamics but they have a nice forward mid range that is clean and clear of colorations. A little laid back in the upper mids ... | |
| Most significant upgrade Speakers | |
| Power Cords Snake Oil ?? Bjeisen,I suspect that most happily married men with a loving wife, would be grateful for 7....just once in a while...even at the risk of going completely deaf! | |
| How many forms of Jitter can you identify? Kirkus well said I agree fully. CD, DVD and Blu-ray and SACD are all made from materials that are non-magnetic.De-magnetizing appears to be unlikely to do anything. | |
| Great lost lps...the 80s....synth pop and others.. Many good suggestions above, alsoYazoo - Allison Moyet and Vince ClarkeOMDDepeche Mode (were even better once Vince left - Construction time was a landmark album)The CultDuran Duran (took 70's disco - think Chic and incorporated into Synth pop of ... | |
| How many forms of Jitter can you identify? The worst forms of jitter are non-random (by far)!If a disc wobbles while it spins then this may cause cyclical adjustments to the pick up laser servo and these repetitive draws on power may induce variations in the clock through the power supply.... | |
| Help My Nautilus B&W 804's 'pop' at loud volumes. Clipping or speaker damage...all speakers get very hot inside the voice coil and then sound dull - you may want to look at pro speakers if you want to retain dynamics at high SPL. | |
| Know of any true bullet proof equipment stories? Crown | |
| Music as transportation and time machine.. Oh and she has a Technics turntable....if you followed the lyrics. | |
| Music as transportation and time machine.. BlanketMusic is my sanctuaryMusic is my blanketEmotionless this city liesCruel it is, it clouds my eyesThe dull, the darkShades on my dayI live inside this playLocked up inside my metal cageAlways tense and filled with rageAbove the concrete field... | |
| Help me identify music. Dunno - but if you like that then get Dances with Wolves. Composers to look for Mancini and John Barry. |