djones51
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| $7000 preamp vs $700 receiver - Is the difference THAT significant? I doubt you would notice any difference. Since you have always wanted a McIntosh I’m sure it would be lightyears better in a sighted listening test but in a blind one I doubt you could tell one from the other. So get the McIntosh and fulfill your ... | |
| which speaker to buy These should work guaranteed to be deaf within a year.https://reverb.com/item/29845322-4x-yorkville-sa153-3way-2500w-speaker-4x-sa315s-active-subwoofer-4x... | |
| Analogue only preamp ideas? - no need for internal DAC! Why do you need a preamp? The TT2 has volume control. | |
| Oldest Recordings that sound “audiophile” Miles Davis - Kinda Blue Dave Brubeck - Jazz at Oberlin 1953 , the Finney Chapel as well as Brubeck makes that album. | |
| What rock song sounds the best on your system... Pretty much all of them. Special mention,Religion- 10 Years AfterCome Together - BeatlesLocomotive Breath - Jethro Tull | |
| You can Vote for Most Valuable Lead Vocals (Rock Groups) Zappa | |
| which speaker to buy Since you didn't specify a price JBL 4367. | |
| SQ! - avr vs high end stereo preamp, who wins SQ challenge? And why If you're using a seperate DAC and amplifier I wouldn't worry. If you decide to try a preamp make sure you can return it. | |
| Have you changed your mind about a brand? Was it you, or them? I've tried 4 dedicated streamers that cost up to $2100, using them as roon endpoints and I've yet to find one that sounds any better than using a raspberry pi4. I guess that's a type I'm about to give up on. | |
| Have speakers really improved within the last 20 years?? way we will know whether speakers are a hoax. There is no "we" , from what I can tell it's only you. | |
| Have speakers really improved within the last 20 years?? do not recall seeing any graphs of FR from speakers over the years showing that it has become more flatYou're not looking at the right speakers. I'm not giving the answer, your quest for the holy grail of speakers is for you to solve. | |
| Have speakers really improved within the last 20 years?? You asked for one measurement to prove if speakers have gotten better, in speakers that one would be the FR. You’ll have to do the testing to prove it, or find enough measurements from older speakers to compare with newer ones. When you’re finishe... | |
| Have speakers really improved within the last 20 years?? If there is one measurement that would prove that speakers have indeed got better over the last 20 years, what would it be? FR | |
| Can a dac really be future proof? It was true then and it is now. You may prefer vinyl but digital is more exact at storage and playback. At any rate this thread is about DACs and digital. | |
| Can a dac really be future proof? At the moment digital is as close to perfect as it gets. It is miles...years..ahead of vinyl. DACs will get better numbers as engineers are always trying to go one more step, they will get more features but as far as the DAC chip they have been fu... |