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| Are there differing qualities of optical cable? Yep, willemj has been a strong proponent of publishing measurements that are supposed to indicate the be-all-end-all of audio quality. After 17+ years of listening in this hobby, I do not agree with him at all. The following link was found by anot... | |
| Please Recommend Transport + DAC for $5K total If you look at internal pictures, you can generally tell if something does not have a linear power supply because you will not see a really large transformer and the power supply board will have really small capacitors. Look at the Bryston BDP-3:... | |
| Please Recommend Transport + DAC for $5K total On the LKS: https://www.shenzhenaudio.com/l-k-s-audio-mh-da004-dual-es9038pro-flagship-dac-dsd-input-coaxial-bnc-aes-ebu-for-dop-usb-i2s-optical-audio-decoder.html https://www.head-fi.org/threads/l-k-s-audio-mh-da004-dual-es9038pro-dac-van-dammes-... | |
| Do I need a preamp/processor? That's a question you will have to answer yourself, as it is totally apples vs. oranges. For me, the audio quality of the 105 would trump. I don't care about 4K because my 1080p projector is excellent as it is. You really don't need 4K for a pa... | |
| Best monoblock amps for $2000 used Last year I decided that I really did not like Class D amps. I have listened to them, but they are just too clean -- they are extremely clean, but they just did not reach out and grab me - it was just not emotionally engaging. I did not get exci... | |
| Picking an amplifier Yeah, the whole evolution of computers is the goal to transfer as much data as possible in the fastest possible way. Throughput has always been the bottleneck. This is definitely critical when graphics rendering and GPU processes came into play.... | |
| Audiophiles should learn from people who created audio @nonoise +1@geoffkait +1@toddverrone +1About the only thing I agree with the previous posts are that dealers love to upsell cables instead of paying attention to system synergy between components and listening to what the customer wants to accomp... | |
| Are there differing qualities of optical cable? Awsome that you had a significant improvement! I suspect that some burn-in will help. I don't think it will be as drastic as an analog cable. | |
| Please Recommend Transport + DAC for $5K total Crutchfield does have a 30 day return policy, but I would not abuse it. I would say you should be 90% sure of your choice before buying.I would say the transport decision is not going to be as critical because there is not going to be as much dif... | |
| Please Recommend Transport + DAC for $5K total The Jolida actually makes a very nice transport, if you just want to continue playing CDs. Or look at a Cambridge CXC if you want a CD only transport to replace the Jolida.If you want hi-res, you can also look at PS Audio Perfectwave Transport in... | |
| Picking an amplifier Naw, the original PCI interface has more than enough bandwidth to support audio. I have no problems doing 24/192 stereo audio through my old Xonar Essence PCI card. PCI-Express is just overkill and is likely to introduce jitter issues. The crys... | |
| Best DAC for my situation...Read on! There are definitely differences between DACs. Of course there are some DACs that sound exactly the same. You are looking at a device that generates analog waveforms. They will not all do it the same way. The McIntosh preamp is going to be som... | |
| Picking an amplifier this one for $872?http://www.tmraudio.com/product/ew-371 I think the Yamaha will be really nice for you, if you get it. I bought both my Krell processor and Oppo player from TMR Audio. They are excellent for service/support of customers.Yeah, d... | |
| Picking an amplifier Blue Jean Cable. Get the Beldon 1695A cable at 6 foot. It's $29.25 plus shipping.https://www.bluejeanscable.com/store/digital-audio/index.htm Otherwise, you need to spend a lot more to get something better. Like a DH Labs D-750 or Wire World St... | |
| A nice discussion of reviewers priorities. One of the things I noticed and another reason why I stopped listening to professional reviews a long time ago. You can look at a review for a $500 set of speakers and then compare it to a review for a $4,000 set. The reviews will read almost ex... |