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Revel F328Be's Have Arrived! / Contradicting Specs?
Are they as dry as all their other speakers? 
Macbook with USB C ports as music server to Vinnie Rossi LIO: which cables are best?
I believe you will not reap the full potential of the LIO feeding it with a laptop. Same with the cable.  
So what ever happened to Kinki Studio???
Why does there need to be hype. Weird post. 
New Goats Head Soup
These are my numbers run by the DR plugin in foobar. They match what I've seen elsewhere. 
New Goats Head Soup
@yyzsantabarbara Here’s the disc 3 readings. Yeah, still low. But at least it’s new material like disc 2 as well so worth the listen. DR7 -0.20 dB -8.21 dB 3:56 01-Brown Sugar ( Live - Forest National Arena, Brussels - 17-10-73) DR7 -0.20 dB -8.76... 
New Goats Head Soup
@yyzsantabarbara Lots of folks like the Virgins. I agree they're pretty good. I like the resolution of the remaster program started in 2002 with Bob Ludwig but they can be a bit tizzy for some. 
New Goats Head Soup
Details. Look at the peak as well, all against the wall at -.2db. Hack job.DR6 -0.20 dB -7.28 dB 4:52 01-Dancing With Mr D (2020) DR6 -0.20 dB -7.90 dB 3:58 02-100 Years Ago (2020) DR7 -0.20 dB -9.57 dB 5:54 03-Coming Down Again (2020)DR6 -0.20 dB... 
New Goats Head Soup
Here’s the DR on a few other GHS in my collection.1994 Virgin remaster: 11 (10-12)1986 CBS: 11 (10-11)2009 UMG: 6 (5-7)2013 HR Cutting (continuing from the 2002 ABKCO remaster program): 10 (9-11)Bear in mind I’m only talking about DR not overall S... 
New Goats Head Soup
If you can live with the loudness and compression go for it 
New Goats Head Soup
low dynamic range 
Qobuz or Tidal?
Went with Qobuz. 
Any JPlay users out there?
Used it for years. Tons of features and configurability set it apart, as well as good sound. Constant improvements and updates. Great website with forums and info.The laptop is a limitation for any of those apps. 
Where do you buy your CDs these days?
discogs.com 
An Odd Question
Why not ask guitarsam, he knows everything 
USB sucks
Love how so many folks quote other sources as an authority without having any personal experience of their own. And then even put their own cred on the line by defending those sources.