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how is digital sound created?
All sound is produced by something vibrating in air. Intercranial stimulation has not been perfected yet! 
older CD transport vs newer ones.
Don't fall for the hype that if you pay more you get "better" sound from a CD spinner/transport! Not true! All transports that conform to the CD Redbook standard will output the exact same data bits regardless of whether they come from cheap DVD p... 
Townshend Pods under TT Don’t Do
Same effect as sitting on a waterbed! Remember those? The best base for a TT is a rigid platform. Either light or heavy mass! I have my Ariston RD11 on a 18" x 20" pane of 1/16" glass supported by four 1" hardwood cubes. 
Help/advice, upgrading my vintage amplifier!
The Rogue Sphinx integrated amp would be a considerable upgrade over the Sansui! It has a tube front end/preamp and a 100wpc Class D output stage. Plenty of power and excellent damping factor for bass! Herb Reichert liked it a lot in his review fo... 
A Surreal Dream full of Audio Knowledge!
"...all the King's horses and all the King's men couldn't put Humpty back together again." - streaming is just like Ron Popeil's VegaMatic applied to music recordings! 
DAC general question
I agree! Circuit design is the key factor. In fact this can be done inexpensively. Witness the Khadas KTB DAC for $99! Yes it requires a case - but sonically competitive with four-figure DACs! For those not into DIY Khadas has the Tone Pro DAC for... 
Small Room... Big Stereo
Leave the door open when you listen! 
Favorite conductors for composers
Bernard Haitink for the Shostakovich symphonies. 
Favorite conductors for composers
Daniel Barenboim and the CSO for the Bruckner symphonies. 
Favorite conductors for composers
Colin Davis and the BSO for the Sibelius symphonies.  
Favorite conductors for composers
Rudolph Kempe for Richard Strauss! 
A Surreal Dream full of Audio Knowledge!
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the King's men couldn't put Humpty back together again. Just like streaming! 
A Surreal Dream full of Audio Knowledge!
I'll stick to black plastic disks with a stylus tracing a spiral groove! Thank you Emile Berliner! 
Review Shunyata Venom V16 Power Distributor
"In other words, Audioquest breaks their promise of, "Do no harm". So Synergistic is more "truthful to the source"?  
Rega P3: Neo PSU or New Cartridge?
The Hana SL ($750) is an easy recommendation.