old_ears
Responses from old_ears
| All-In-One Options audphile1 and cundare2 This is a bit of rambling diversion from the Op's post but, 1. The T+A 2005 specs, being 2ch, looks like it would allow an outboard SACD "Player" to be set to output the 2ch DSD layer of a standard SACD disk, via HDMI... | |
| SHARE YOUR SACDs THAT SOUND FANTASTIC!! I found Los Lobos "Kiko" to be a step up from the rebook CD_it's a MoFi Original Master, Special Edition. Same story for Alan Parsons Project, "I Robot" Rickie Lee Jones, "Traffic From Paradise", an Analogue Production, made in Austria, Kevin G... | |
| New Type of DAC Just my 2cents as the D-1 is way over my "budget"....but from the discussion I smell BS marketing, lost in measurements. But Misti's question of how can a DAC expand dynamic range above recorded levels reminded me of actually hearing an im... | |
| News help choosing a SACD Player / transport BTW, Wiki has a very extensive and informative writeup on DSD use. | |
| News help choosing a SACD Player / transport OP: To clarify, better DSD sound from the Esoteric unit, bypassing the Lampy? Assume yes...DSD over USB is DoP (DSD over PCM); that is DSD 1 bit files embedded in PCM protocols (files). Using asynchronous USB allows room for clock e... | |
| Combo DAC/AMP for Headphones Follow up today...very good review of the HE1000 UV and support equipment by Curriawong: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3AjvLZx9ts | |
| Remastered CDs, HDCDs, SACDs I know MoFi has some checkered history but their I Robot and Los Lobos KIKO Original Master SACDs are worthy upgrades over CD quality. Absolutely agree Red Book CD can sound as good or better than SACD versions on many titles. Those master ta... | |
| Combo DAC/AMP for Headphones I've been very happy with multiple trade-ins from HiFiMan. Traded up an EF400 to EF600...they have a special for this now. The Serenade DAC/Amp has good reviews, and there is a "Junior Serenade" now also. The EF600 is mainly sounding gre... | |
| Do some DACs "handle" sibilance better than others? So my goto sibilance test is the terrific Cowboy Junkies Trinity Sessions CD. I know this is considered an audiophile recording, mine is the regular CD, but despite meticulous technique and "special" mics, sometimes and throughout the album Marg... | |
| Your first concert was to see who and when? The Ventures, Boise, Id....1963 | |
| Bose 901 Review Well Done. Hey billpete, Lucky you, being stationed in Germany. I flew C-130's out of Langley and only got to "rotate" for 2 months out of Mildenhall, 3 times...mostly one nighters all over Europe. Was lucky to get to the AV club. Miss those days! AR t... | |
| Bose 901 Review Well Done. I really like the review and agree mostly with it. I've posted my Bose story here before but here's a quick recap: I bought a pair of Bose 901 II's and a Bose 500W amp from the Rhein-Main Audio/Photo Club in May 1973 for $1176.00...I still ha... | |
| What were your top musical discoveries of 2024? Also, Joni Mitchell title song from Night Ride Home and Passion Play...well recorded and mixed. And another shout out to Radio Paradise! | |
| What were your top musical discoveries of 2024? CD: Convergence, Malia and Boris Blank. Terrific headphone album, great base lines/effects, in-ur-ear, enveloping vocals. especially... Fever, Smouldering Ashes, Tears Run Dry... | |
| Package Has Disappeared in USPS System I'd just like to point out that the Postmaster General, Louis DeJoy, appointed by a Trump appointed Board of 9 Directors was a major Trump contributor who in 2012 published his plan to run USPS thus... from Wikipedia: In March 2021, DeJoy ... |