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| Does Time alignment and Phase coherency make for a better loudspeaker? I have a pair of Thiel CS6 speakers for which time and phase coherence were prime design considerations. This was Jim Thiel's raison d' etre. The CS6 even had the tweeter in the center of the midrange cone to maximize the coherence of the speaker.... | |
| Ready For Digital Source...Computer? I run Qobuz using an ASUS ROG (Republic of Gamers) laptop using Windows 7. I connect the laptop to my PS Audio PerfectWave MkII DAC with a regular (not expensive) USB cable. I also have a PS Audio PerfectWave Transport (I have several thousand CDs... | |
| For SACD fans only Between going with an Esoteric player and a PS Audio I would lean toward the Esoteric for a couple of reasons not relating to sound quality (I haven't compared them). I have an original PerfectWave Transport - the earlier version that only plays C... | |
| A little tube magic? I have a Krell system and Thiel CS6 speakers and I had wondered the same thing - would there be any benefit from introducing tubes into the signal chain. I have tried three different options. Here is my experience with each:Jolida Fox SS-X - I cur... | |
| Recommended streamers/servers? I use an ASUS ROG laptop as my streamer hooked up to my PS Audio PerfectWave Mk II DAC. Using Qobuz I have compared several 16/44.1 titles to their corresponding CDs played through my PSA transport. They sound identical. I figure that's about as g... | |
| Which DAC is better? In my experience most modern DACs sound very similar.. It's definitely worth the price of a cable to see if you can tell them apart. | |
| Grateful Dead- Sotheby's Auction Thanks for posting this. There is apparently a lot of rich Deadheads out there. I have to admit that there are several things I would love to have but alas, I would rather spend the money on a new pair of speakers. | |
| RE: the question: ":Why do forum interactions become contentious". . . I get the topics email every day and I check in on this forum but I don't spend much time here. There seems to be a high level of dysfunctional interaction.I have had a much better experience with the audio forums on Facebook. They are much more t... | |
| Seeking recommendations about material, design, makers of low-lying rack for gear One option for the amp platforms is to go to your local granite countertop company - the one that actually has the cutting and fabrication equipment - and ask them for the price of a couple pieces of 20" x 20" (or however big you want them) of cou... | |
| CD player choices Have you hooked up two CD players to your Yamaha and compared them directly with each other using the same song? Play a song or section of a song through one player and then switch to the other making sure that the volume is the same. Don't do thi... | |
| Still happily using vintage gear? I run a mid 90's rig consisting of a Krell KSA 300S, KRC2 preamp, KPE phono, Krell 250/2 CD player, Denon DP 47F turntable, and Thiel CS6 speakers. I also have a Teac X1000R-BL R2R and a Nakamichi 505 Cassette deck. I have relatively modern CD and... | |
| Best Way to Upgrade Digital I ripped my collection of 4000+ CDs and before I started I did some research about the best way to do it. I had an ASUS gaming laptop that I set up next to my listening chair and I used dBpoweramp for the ripping. If you rip to FLAC it will retrie... | |
| How To Do You Measure the Quality of Your AC Power? The dimming lights synchronized with bass notes or walking on a tread mill is a dead giveaway that power is a problem. When contacting your power company make sure you tell them about this problem up front. They should take you very seriously just... | |
| List your breakthrough products that you’ve discovered on this audiophile Journey. Theoretica Applied Physics Bacch-SP Adio 3D Sound Processer. There is another processor that was made by BSG called the "QOL." For me that was a breakthrough product. It does what the Theoretica product claims to do but with much less hassle. I... | |
| CD Quality Versus Streaming Quality A few points.Your original post points out the reason there is such a vibrant market in streamers and other related hardware. From the very beginning the goal was to bring streaming up to the point of CD quality. There are a lot of factors that ca... |