melm
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| Classical music listening... what is a better source High Rez or Vinyl? As phrased, this is kind of a non-sensical question. What matters is the quality of the front end components on both sides of the issue.To create a more specific comparison, I believe a well chosen $5000 digital front end can now clearly outperfor... | |
| classical music Whether you're talking about opera or "pure classics" there is usually more complexity going on in classical music than in other kinds. An orchestra of 100 or so, singers chorus, etc. So my view is that cartridges that provide the maximum detail... | |
| Do you have ways to ease use of vinyl? @skyscraper,I don't know what I can tell you without seeing your set-up. Mine is an older but simple VPI arm base. The ring slips over the end of the lift. The actual ring I used was in a small package of assorted O-rings I got in an auto suppl... | |
| Do you have ways to ease use of vinyl? A while back, I got a ring weight and determined that a small mistake in placing the stylus at the beginning of a record could be a disaster. So I rigged up my VPI TT so that couldn't happen. I can now place the stylus blindfolded. This could p... | |
| Switching to battery power My new DAC uses super-capacitors that are said to act like batteries. When I go from stand-by to on, it takes a bit over 2 minutes for the super-capacitors to charge. Why don't designers use these more? | |
| Has any inexpensive Asian DAC manufacturer harnessed the ESS Sabre ES9038PRO Chip? @urbie "But Ess 9038 pro chip is very difficult to work with, so I don’t think the Chinese have the expertise to be able to implement it properly"Are you living on another planet? Every year about 10 times the number of engineers graduate in China... | |
| Best Bang for your Buck DAC ? The best VALUES are from Chinese manufacturers. They know how to build great DACs with great parts and performance. My own favorite for value is the LKS DA004. But there are many others.I'm not writing of US or European makers who manufacture i... | |
| Anyone heard the LKS /Musetec MH DA005? There are a couple of reviews now over at head-fi.org. | |
| MQA is for chumps Watching this video you’d have to conclude that MQA is a fraud! How did the industry fall for it? I think Stereophile's John Atkinson was in MQA's pocket. | |
| Amazon just killed Tidal Unfortunately, the Amazon HD desk top app does not let the user open a WASAPI or ASIO session. They wrote me saying they have no plans to do so, even after all this time. That puts it far behind Qobuz which does. Many (most?) people without a ... | |
| What phono preamp are you using? Fosgate Signature V2 with Audio Technica Art-9 | |
| Anyone heard the LKS /Musetec MH DA005? I have one on order. I also have an LKS MH DA004 and I think it’s a really great DAC, easily approaching and often surpassing a pretty good analog system. I have much duplicate digital and lp music.The designer seems to have taken the basics of a ... | |
| SACD Warning--"Do not use liquid cleaning..." ? I find that Windex works very well. | |
| Best Brahms Third Symphony Two of my favorites are Janowski and Muti. | |
| Best Sounding USB Cables? I have found that solid core cable is best for USB. As for solid core copper, or silver plated solid copper or solid silver, these are different flavors. Which tastes best will depend upon what electronics is at either end.You don't have to spend ... |