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| PC audio newbie looking for advice JRemote started as a third party app that ran on Apple phones and tablets. It requires J River be installed on the main computer. It is just a remote interface and player for the hand held devices. The developer of JRemote now works for JRIver and... | |
| PC audio newbie looking for advice I am in the processing of digitizing my vinyl. It is a time consuming but rewarding process. The adc is a critical part of the process. When I started the process, in order to test the process I used the adc in my PC. It did the job, but the sound... | |
| Totem Hawk or Model 1? If you get a chance, listen to the new element series. They really are good. The new Kin Mini, coupled with the Kin Sub, is a great entry level small speaker. The Ember and Fire are also very nice monitors. This is a non-paid advertisement from a ... | |
| Tube amplifier to power Sonus Faber speakers? Historical there have been a lot of people who like to match McIntosh with SF speakers. I am not a McIntosh guy, so cannot recommend anything specific. Personally, I would lean towards Conrad Johnson or maybe the big Cary amps with the Olympica. I... | |
| Hum from VPI Scout Stock Motor Thanks Stereo5. My mistake. The upgrade is to the 300 rpm motor. I find the upgrade motor quieter and the speed steadier. The pulley is also larger, which, at least for me, made the belt stayed in place better. If I were going to replace anything,... | |
| Hum from VPI Scout Stock Motor You can upgrade to the 600 RPM motor for $150. It is a good upgrade for not much money and will improve the sound. You can get one from Music Direct. Just make sure you have the right one for your turntable size. I use one on the old acrylic platt... | |
| Is it really useless Upscaling 16/44.1 music to 24 Dithering is a process that allows for masking of the quantization or 'rounding' errors when going from a higher bit depth to a lower one. It is typically used when going from a higher bit depth to a lower one, but is not usually used when going t... | |
| Is it really useless Upscaling 16/44.1 music to 24 Upsampling is not just adding a bunch of zeros. Going from 16 bit to 24 bit (at the same sample rate) is just adding a bunch of zeros. However going from 44 KHz to 176 KHz adds data points that are calculated from the existing points. The interpol... | |
| Totem Arro vs Totem Sttaf. Which one image better? I do not find that either Sttaf or Arro need a huge current amp. In fact, the Sttaf is an 8 ohm speaker designed to be easy to drive. I would not use a mass market receiver, but integrateds from the likes of NAIM and Creek drive them very well. I ... | |
| Asynchronous USB DAC and USB cable quality Sorry I was a bit harsh. I am constantly surprised how many people never try to bring their treads to closure. You at least did, although in a different thread. I found the discussion helpful, so thank you for that. Good luck with the never ending... | |
| Asynchronous USB DAC and USB cable quality Hate to say, but a completely different thread in a different forum is not very good follow-up. I would never have linked the two topics. A comment with a link would have been nice. People gave you advise and never heard back and probably never fo... | |
| Asynchronous USB DAC and USB cable quality So, do you hear a difference? | |
| Ripping CD's - Bypassing Computer CD Player If you want to read more about the controversial Absolute Sound article where much of the above is discussed... Absolute Sound Forum | |
| Ripping CD's - Bypassing Computer CD Player Loss of precision is often a a result of floating point calculations. That is why I mentioned it. The calculations used to compress and decompress files is entirely an integer process. The program may make mistakes, but given you can convert to wa... | |
| Ripping CD's - Bypassing Computer CD Player " When rip wav->flac->wav, depending on the software, possible loss of precision?"That is not likely. The data is integer not floating point format. And, you can compare the first and last wav files and they will be bit for bit the same. Peo... |