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| CD v Streamed A streaming service streams the file you request. (As an aside note that compression of a file and compression of music in the mastering stage are two completely different things).On Qobuz you may have an option of a CD quality file or a higher qu... | |
| CD v Streamed It does not take 'big space and dollars' for a company to stream individual FLAC files. Even streaming video, which requires much faster streaming rates, costs very little. | |
| Favorite cable brand. Townshend for speaker wire and interconnects. No question. It sounds a lot better than anything else I have tried. HFC has impressive speaker cable in its upper ranges, their ’entry-level’ wire was less impressive. Phasure and SOtM for Ethernet ca... | |
| Townshend Audio F1 Fractal Interconnects - Less is More! I too have F1 interconnects in my pro-listening studio (I have to sign off on studio masters as part of my job), I tried many interconnects and was hardly hearing any difference between high price £1500+ cables from HFC, Shunyata and Transparent c... | |
| Are Preamplifier’s Relevant Today or just a Hinderance with Digital Playback ? You don’t know what the "colorations" are. You’re getting into what Floyd Toole called the circle of confusion. Take the mic, room, equipment, speakers etc.. used to record and these Recordings are as different as night and day from each other and... | |
| Townshend Audio F1 Fractal Speaker Cables I will say, as an F1 speaker cable owner, MC is spot on. I demoed a few different wires and had settled on High Fidelity Cables CT1-E which were considerably better than any of the others, so clear, and detailed. A little cold perhaps but the leve... | |
| Are "vintage" DAC's worthwhile, or is this a tech that does not age well DAC chips age well, in fact many of the best DACs made today employ old chips. My personal favorite is the CAD 1543 MK ii which uses 16 of the old Philips 1543 chips. Advances in understanding of power supply isolation, usb integration, and EMI/RF... | |
| The Exogal saga continued.... Your stress levels sound high, which is very unhealthy. Take control of the situation: move on, sell the item, buy a used item of equal value. There are more than enough alternatives out there. Gain peace of mind. | |
| Townshend Audio Podiums: The Full Review I’ve had the F1 for some time. I’m in the UK where Max is based so maybe it’s easier to source here. I tried many different interconnects including costly ones from the likes of HFC and Transparent. And by far and away the best were the F1. Intere... | |
| Townshend Audio Podiums: The Full Review I have Isoacoustic Gaia feet under my B&W 804s and they work on a similar idea to the Townshend podium. They made such a massive difference. I use the Townshend Seismic corners under the corners of my rack. It effectively suspends the whole ra... | |
| Recommend a dac that contributes to system for tight bass I own a Chord Qutest on my second system. It replaced a Pro-Ject S series DAC which itself replaced the DAC in a Chromecast Audio. The biggest difference each time I made a change was the increase in bass weight. The Qutest has a really full and s... | |
| Schumann Resonator I tried one. Made no difference whatsoever to the sound. | |
| Disappointment with Pass Labs - I'm looking for something else I think that you may find Luxman too warm and lacking that last bit in detail, from what you say about your Pass. Vitus amps may be good for you, if they are available in your country. They overcome some of the negatives you describe in the Pass... | |
| Grounding with a Earth box? The CAD grounding box range is considered the best in class by many in the industry. Stereophile gave it a 2020 award after a couple of their staff found great results, including the often hard-to-please Michael Fremer:https://www.stereophile.com/... | |
| Neil Young calls out Tidal All Neil Young albums are up on Qobuz in Europe. |