shadorne
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| speakers for 24/96 audio That video is wrong. It is showing a stair step signal which is NOT what the output of a DAC would look like. The output will be smoothed by a filter in order to eliminate all that horrible spurious high frequency signal from the stair steps. The ... | |
| speakers for 24/96 audio On the S/N discussion, this is usually around 100 dB on good gear. I am certain this is achievable because my speakers can hit about 112 dB SPL at the listening position (12 feet back) as measured with a SPL meter whilst I cannot hear any sound (w... | |
| speakers for 24/96 audio . Closer you get to Nyquist frequency the more samples you need to properly reconstruct original waveform - not possible to do for short high frequency sounds. Not so. The waveform is perfectly reconstructed. The mathematics are quite rigorous. Th... | |
| speakers for 24/96 audio To add to my last comment...from a purely "technical" perspective I would agree that CD quality is more than adequate as a playback medium. The problem is NOT the CD media itself but more a problem with what the producer and mastering do to the mu... | |
| speakers for 24/96 audio And if they do sound so unpleasant, why when I listen to higher res stuff through a Benchmark DAC it doesn't sound noticeably better? You can buy Tom Petty Mojo in CD or in HD and compare. There is a difference but most of the difference is due to... | |
| Hrmm..24/96 Deluxe Ed of Damn the Torpedos The anthology box CD set has been compressed. You can read about this on line. I have the compressed CD's AND the bluray of the anthology which is uncompressed (as the band hears it). I am afraid you prefer the sound of compressed music rather tha... | |
| Hrmm..24/96 Deluxe Ed of Damn the Torpedos Eniac26The reason you have to use the volume is because the dynamic range is preserved. 99.99% of all pop/rock is crushed by compressors so that there is no dynamic range left at all. So just crank it - on a good setup that can handle the large dy... | |
| Best CD I've heard so far 2011......... depeche mode construction time again was amazing. I'll never forget the sound of the nadaswaram on Everything counts... Synth pop at it's most innovative.Fwiw I think the remix of everything counts ruined it. | |
| Hrmm..24/96 Deluxe Ed of Damn the Torpedos I found it extremely good - better than MFSL. The clarity is superb. I use the same speakers as Tom Petty and the same as his sound engineer Ryan Ulyate -maybe that has something to do with it? | |
| Is the Accuton driver that good? He stipulated a"good" driver(not any driver) and he`s right, a good speaker is the result of the total package,Yes, you are correct. I stand corrected. For some reason I read, "any good speaker" rather than "any good driver" - anyway it read like... | |
| Is the Accuton driver that good? The sound of any good driver depends on the skill of the speaker designer Huh? So one can simply use cheapest drivers with small diameter voice coils, small magnets and with a long coil in a short gap and it will still sound great depending on th... | |
| What is your favorite 1 hit wonder from the 70's? #1 in the UK 1976 | |
| Benchmark dac - why such diverging opinions? I would be shocked it you didn't like any one of those better. I am quite sure I would appreciate them all. They all have a great reputation but I am sufficiently happy with the DAC1 that I have no urge to change. I think there is a stage you rea... | |
| Benchmark dac - why such diverging opinions? With all "legendary" products you will get the extremists out, trying to prove to everyone that they have something far far far superior.The DAC1 received near universal acclaim from pros and it got glowing reviews from many.1) It measures beyond ... | |
| Dire Straits Brothers in Arms Comparison The XRCD is outstanding. The original CD is very close to the vinyl. The CD remasters are not good (hot or loud). You get don't get grain but due the extreme clarity it sounds a little unnatural (recorded in a dead environment). I mean you are hea... |