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AI and the future of music
"However, no AI generated music should be copyrightable." How would anybody be able to tell it was machine generated?  
A Black Box to Solve Everything
Such digital signal processors already exist.   I've seen them and used them.   They can mimic tubes, all sorts of distortion, and create a unique sound in many ways: The secret of the perfect sound  
Seeking Schumann 4th that is listenable
The remastered Klemperer / Philharmonia on EMI version is available (and in SACD/DSD format) although it also includes Mendelssohn's 3rd symphony as well.  It was released in 2012  and has two CDs.  
Ethernet switches the good and bad
@audioman58 "a simple switch is very noisy " What is the nature of the noise?   Can you describe it and it's effect on the data stream?  Are you seeing re-transmits or lost packets?   
The difference between Qoboz stream vs purchased songs
@cleeds  Interesting.  Do you have any way to share that test?  Because based on what I'm seeing on my own, I don't see an issue with Qobuz;  quite the opposite. As to the original poster, I have a natural tendency to want to own songs and music... 
The difference between Qoboz stream vs purchased songs
@fredrik222 Interesting thread  It appears Quobuz is using a either a network  protocol or an application technique that will try to dump as much data down initially (which probably works really well for short pop & jazz songs) allowing an ins... 
The difference between Qoboz stream vs purchased songs
@fredrik222  Yeah, that's why I showed the math.  I surprised myself when I realized that you could literally download a high-definition FLAC from Qobuz in just a few seconds easily. I use Spotify most of the time since I drive a lot and like to ... 
The difference between Qoboz stream vs purchased songs
@fredrik222  That's good information; I know some of the early services did that, and I know spotify does this as well.  I was curious if you download a 192/24 flac that fast, so I did some back-of-the-envelope calculation.   From the article, 1... 
The difference between Qoboz stream vs purchased songs
"Streaming cannot do this.  Streaming must keep up with the music so streaming always has error management tool that interpolates for any missing bit and moves on" Depends on the protocol in use.   Certainly UDP by itself can lose packets and s... 
Thinking of Magnepan ... finally!
@ketchup  Sounds interesting.    Any chance of getting a photo so I understand your placement?  
Thinking of Magnepan ... finally!
3.6R's, purchased used as a trade-in from a local audio/video store. The price was extremely aggressive since they just wanted to get rid of them (look up the used price online and it was 1/3 of that). Yes, these particular speakers need a lot of... 
Tim Bachman of BTO passed at 71
All along I thought Tim was Not Fragile.   RIP    
Ethernet opinions
@fredrik222 Linus takes the Aqvox audiophile switch apart and the difference between the two apparently is they sanded the part # off a chip and glued a crystal on top of some of the chips.   Not a crystal oscillator, a crystal. Oh yes, they glue... 
Ethernet opinions
@shtr74sims I have a little experience at this ;) And I'm sympathetic to the guys who want to improve their systems.   I want to do that too! And truly I don't care if guys want to spend money if something make them feel good. But if you're inte... 
Ethernet opinions
My house is fully wired with Ethernet, and it's all cat 5, which still works fine at speeds of 1GB, and will almost certainly work fine with 2.5GB when those switches come down in price. In addition virtually every wall outlet plugs into a relati...