ted_b
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| Upgrading from Holo Red, need i2s, external clock input & HQplayer NAA @greatdivide71 "...processing was running around 1x for 24-bit/48 kHz tracks which caused issues so another reason for me to use DSD256. I just downloaded 6 but not sure there is anything helpful for the M4 based on what I’ve read." HQP v6 giv... | |
| Upgrading from Holo Red, need i2s, external clock input & HQplayer NAA @jbuddha882 The Holo Red is a very well engineered device and provides solid quality and ample capabilities at its price point. That being said, its compact footprint and low price carry limitations in aspects like power supply and clocking platfo... | |
| Speaker cable termination options @ctlesq For banana plugs, I second the Viborg VB401 series as excellent, reliable, cost-effective connector. These are not the usual gold plated brass, but feature a connector of pure copper either plated in silver (VB401S) or gold plated on top o... | |
| Designer in wall wiring - worth it? @zlone "...it got me thinking it would not be crazy money to try the Audience in-wall shielded 10 gauge cable." We don't know what kind of power amp(s) you are using, but 12AWG is usually fine, especially for short runs. In your living environ... | |
| Wilsons new flagship @bpoletti The target market buyers for upper range Wilson speakers are as interested in owning Wilson’s best speakers as they are about the sonic qualities of the speakers. Correct, they are paying in part for exclusivity, and some are demonst... | |
| The streaming revolution. @gkelly I wonder if the people who haven’t embraced streaming is because they have a laptop or a blue sound node? +1 It may be that they are accustomed to an introduced coloration that is suddenly absent, or the streamed copy is from a differe... | |
| Wilsons new flagship $780k USD for a pair of speakers is every bit as irrational as a $3 Million USD (and up) Bugatti, but they will sell for exactly the same reasons. If Wilson Audio wants to fulfill a luxury speaker engineer’s wish list without financial constraints... | |
| How many watts do you really need? It’s easy to get hung up on watts when perhaps the conversation should be more focused on current capacity vs. time. This is where two "100W" amplifiers can differ significantly, and this differences translates directly into performance disparitie... | |
| Looking for good interconnects for narrowly spaced jacks @bondmanp I should have clarified that I focused purely on plugs that will fit. I am assuming that you would verify plug fitment first, and then obtain suitable bulk cable and finish the cables yourself. As for finished RCA cables using the narrow... | |
| Looking for good interconnects for narrowly spaced jacks @bondmanp The best I can tell you is it looks to me like it just might work, albeit barely. The barrels on these Switchcraft plugs are narrow which is why I had a look on your behalf. The OD is 0.37", which means if your RCA jacks are on 3/8" (0.... | |
| Looking for good interconnects for narrowly spaced jacks I'm taking measurements with a pair of Switchcraft 3502 that just might make the cut, although barely. The 3502AAU is nickel barrel with gold plated plug and 3502ABAU has a black barrel. These can be found through numerous online sellers, are good... | |
| Do Audiophiles Hear Real Differences, or Are They Justifying Expensive Purchases? @mitch2 Audiophiles also like to chase rainbows with cables, tweaks, small boxes, and other gizmos. Some of those things probably make an actual difference in how a system sounds, while others may have more of a pseudo-psychological effect. +... | |
| Anyone with passive subwoofer/s with external amplification? @phusis Agreed on all points and very well articulated. I now view integrated plate amps purely as a convenience item, albeit one that is complex and unjustifiably expensive, always subjected to a violent environment, and largely regarded as d... | |
| USB connection to DAC: multi stage improvement @lanx0003 It turns out that GoldenSound conducted testing in 2021 and advised audiophiles not to daisy-chain DDCs. And he is correct. That would be weird, with each successive DDC reclocking the audio. Using one (or more) USB isolator(s) ahead ... | |
| Speaker placement and soundstage I have found the late Jim Smith to have it correct in his exhaustive book, Get Better Sound, that an equilateral triangle may seem neat and tidy to our brains but generally puts a distance between the speakers that is greater than optimum. A bett... |