mikhailark

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Vinyl sounds better (shots fired)
@russ69 - just record it to reel-to-reel and no pops!  
Room Treatment
Acoustic panels absorb while diffusers reflect signal (scatter)  
Room Treatment
https://www.amazon.com/Master-Handbook-Acoustics-Seventh-Everest/dp/1260473597  
Why do tube amps often subjectively sound more powerful than SS ?
@inna - how do you calibrate "same volume"? Literally 1% of sensitivity difference makes it well audible. And yes, tube distortions add to the sound.  
The DAC Scam - Almost everyone believes the hype
Diminishing returns. Is Rolls Royce better than BMW? Only for you to know and decide.  
Recommendation for phono stage
Pass Labs  
Vinyl sounds better (shots fired)
Remember that vinyl often simply mastered better. Not apples to apples. Correct comparison is to take LP, record it in 96/24 in pro equipment like TASCAM, then play back both through high quality DAC.  
Any opinions on NAD quality?
Love my T778 receiver.  
How long should high quality speakers last?
Dunno my Tannoy D700 perform perfectly fine since 1998  
Why do tube amps often subjectively sound more powerful than SS ?
Perhaps it is simply more sensitive at input voltage and just sounds louder?  
Is there any such thing as a bad sounding DAC these days?
@markwd - why do you think I care about your opinion?  
Spotify channel list non-existent
Spotify does not have "channels". It is a library of recordings. You want Pink Floyd, you go to their page, see all albums, click what you want to play. Spotify does can build ’mix’ from your tastes, but it does not have channels like XM. I think ... 
Is there any such thing as a bad sounding DAC these days?
@markwd Dude, all proofs are at ASR, you know everything. Everything is the same, measurements are everything. Go chat there. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0263224123009363 The Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) is a cornerstone o... 
Is there any such thing as a bad sounding DAC these days?
@markwd - I owe you NOTHING dear. You go to ASR and discuss "audible" with your buddies and test new awesome $100 DACs.   
Is there any such thing as a bad sounding DAC these days?
@chervokas - to be entirely correct, it is just Fourier Transform (FT). FFT is a Fast Fourier Transform which is an algorithm (one of many) that implements FT in discrete form for a typical computer chip. FFT is only approximation, it is NEVER pre...