sonic79
Responses from sonic79
| Is Rap a valid musical form? @ricmech23 I like this one too | |
| Is Rap a valid musical form? My personal favorite rap/hip hop group is Run The Jewels. Very melodic compared to most rap, and the lyrics are topical. | |
| Primaluna? @jerryg123 But I own an Aprilia so therefore it's the best! I agree with you. There are fantastic bikes available from many manufacturers. Just like there are fantastic audio components available from many manufacturers. There's no universal "b... | |
| Is Rap a valid musical form? Meanwhile, in some alternate universe, a thread is made asking if classical is a valid form of music. | |
| Share MYSTICAL, HAUNTING songs The mention of "Twin Peaks" reminded me of a couple good ones. Julee Cruise - "Rockin' Back Inside My Heart" Julee Cruise - "The World Spins" By themselves these tracks are haunting enough, but when used in this scene are just bone chilling. To... | |
| Primaluna? It's curious to me when someone proclaims that item "A" is far better than item "B" without clarifying what exactly is better. We just get a blanket statement instead. Is it based on build quality, aesthetics, performance, smell? What? If you dire... | |
| Share MYSTICAL, HAUNTING songs Given the wide range of music already listed in this thread, it looks like there are many individual definitions of mystical and haunting. Very cool to see what certain tracks can haunt someone to their very core. I won't list individual tracks, ... | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC @sns That's true. My 2011 MBP with dual core i7 can do DSD128 through Roon without much struggle, although Roon's modulators and filters are lighter. I haven't tried DSD256 or higher as my DAC is limited to 128 DoP. General rule (at least in reg... | |
| Primaluna? Happy with my PL Dialogue Four with SED Winged "C" EL34’s. Will be buying NOS signal tubes for it. It’s my first tube power amp and has been great so far. Having compared UL to Triode mode, I greatly prefer Triode. The thing is ridiculously heavy,... | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC Real time upsampling to DSD512 can require a lot of processing power. Using the ASDM7EC modulator with the more intensive filters is too demanding for most consumer CPU's. In fact, offloading the filters to a powerful GPU is needed as the CPU alon... | |
| Where should the vocal image be? With the Spatials I own the center image is always behind the speakers. How far behind depends on the recording. Some tracks it's a couple feet behind, other tracks it's way back there. IMO this is why OB is great for smaller rooms and nearfield l... | |
| Streaming, Optimization and compromises Streaming definitely more complex undertaking than CD transport. That's why I place a premium on simplifying the network chain as much as possible. Fewer links means fewer weak spots. It can get overwhelming otherwise. If you moved your local fil... | |
| Streaming, Optimization and compromises The NAS complicates things. Perhaps try this: Ethernet from modem into Buffalo BS-GS2016 switch Fiber optic from switch into NAS with SFP port Second fiber optic cable from switch into server with fiber NIC Either ethernet from switch into SOt... | |
| Streaming, Optimization and compromises For most of us the best we can do is to convert to fiber as early in the chain as possible. In my case I have coax running into house from the road, and so the earliest opportunity to convert to fiber is after the modem. Better yet would be having... | |
| Streaming, Optimization and compromises @sns That's one of the main reasons that prompted me to build a server. My current computer is too old to update to newest version of Mac OSX, which is required for HQPlayer. Roon has upsampling, and I have compared native PCM to upsampling to DSD... |