stuartk
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| Help with first cable upgrade. @shimanoleI don't know how "old" your "old" Sony CDP is, but the one I had way- back-when was terribly bright.Can you borrow a different CDP and see what effect that might have? | |
| Are "vintage" DAC's worthwhile, or is this a tech that does not age well "Acoustic is the sleeping princess in Audio, but all people are looking for one of the working 7 dwarves...."Very well said, mahgister! | |
| Millercarbon's Mega Moab Mod Meander "Even though they measure exactly the same, the sound difference is off the charts"Absolute heresy! This simply cannot be! Next you'll be saying one piece of wire sounds different from another! | |
| Are "vintage" DAC's worthwhile, or is this a tech that does not age well @jasonbourne52:" All competently-designed DACs will sound alike. This applies to ones from 20+ years ago to the present"Huh ? When I was shopping for DACs, I did home-demos of DACs from PS Audio, Heed, Metrum, COS and Aqua and was shocked by the ... | |
| Tune of the Day Argus is great. It was the first W. Ash album I encountered and it totally spoiled me. Compared to Argus, everything else I've heard by them has been underwhelming. | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Jeff Beck: Japanese dsd CD "Blow By Blow" -- Wow ! | |
| Derek and the Dominos 50th @onhwy61Thanks for those links-- interesting details.Apparently, those involved in the recording process have no regrets about the poor SQ. | |
| Help selecting a power cord. @lak: "Unfortunately, the Audiobacon cable review as all other suggestions is only an opinion which many will disagree with."One has to begin somewhere. One can research the opinions of others or not-- utilize them or not. If one knows what one's... | |
| Help selecting a power cord. What a potentially confusing collection of responses!You feeling overwhelmed ninja12?I don't belive you ever stated your budget.That would've helped. Power conditioning might or might not be worth the investment. Where I live, the power is very cl... | |
| So how can a great system solve less than great recordings @ghdprentice: "I have always been very careful to navigate my evolving system towards greater fidelity but to stay slightly back from ultra detailed / revealing. One step to far and many recordings sound bad... there are at least two kinds of bad... | |
| All Things Must Pass 50th Anniversary sets due to be announced tomorrow Well, we'll see. . . On my cheap HK computer speakers, this sounds less muddy than versions I've heard so far: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWV4pFV5nX4 | |
| DAC upgrade suggestion @three_easy_paymentsJust listen top what "All of these posters rave about how superior the R2R DAC's are....yet I suspect none of them have heard Lampizator's DS53 digital engine, a derivative of the digital engine used in their Pacific DAC. Th... | |
| All Things Must Pass 50th Anniversary sets due to be announced tomorrow From the Rolling Stone article: “You want to be respectful of the original,” says Hicks. “Dhani and I hate the expression ‘de-Spectorizing.’ That’s not the point of this project.”Too bad-- that's exactly what I believe it needs! The article goe... | |
| So how can a great system solve less than great recordings @riaa_award_collectors_on_facebook re: "It would pay to do your "homework" as to what recordings sound best for each title you want in your collection".Very good idea-- not so easy to put into practice!I've given up on S. Hoffman forums as one ... | |
| All Things Must Pass 50th Anniversary sets due to be announced tomorrow Just checked out the official description that include this nugget: "The new mix transforms the album by sonically upgrading it – making it sound brighter, fuller and better than ever before".Since when is "brighter" a good thing when it comes to... |