The logical endpiont is digital active speakers (actually has been since
the early 90's but audiophiles are to darned conservative ) .
:) but sadly still to few brands and price classes to make viable
options for everyone :/
I really like the idea of getting rid of the pre-amp and DAC, but there
are a couple issues for me:
* My Vandersteen Quatros require a 6 dB/octave high-pass filter between
the pre-amp and amp. I can do the filter with sox, but I'd prefer to
send a bit-perfect signal to the digital amp.
* I like
Hi Guys -- Had a SBT for years now. Really nice product. Just wondering
if anyone else has a Audio-gd DAC connected via USB. I have the EDO
installed, but the SBT doesn't recognise the DAC without a USB hub? I
was of the impression the AGD DAC'S can connect direct to the Touch. I'm
using the USB c
Jeff52 wrote:
> I can't speak for you guys, but I suspect I would be hard-pressed to
> identify in a blind test any difference between a standard interconnect,
> such as those sold by Blue Jeans, and any of the so-called premium
> cables.
Hence there is NEVER any kind of blind testing being done
I can't speak for you guys, but I suspect I would be hard-pressed to
identify in a blind test any difference between a standard interconnect,
such as those sold by Blue Jeans, and any of the so-called premium
cables.
Jeff52
Jeff52 wrote:
> I can't speak for you guys, but I suspect I would be hard-pressed to
> identify in a blind test any difference between a standard interconnect,
> such as those sold by Blue Jeans, and any of the so-called premium
> cables.
Same for me. But heck, my "premium" interconnects *are* t
garym wrote:
> Agree! And I like the fact that Hoffman notes that different could be
> worse sound, even with more expensive cables. Probably a high
> correlation between price and lack of sane design.
On a similar note years ago (at least 10 to 15 years) I was having my
Aragon power amp update
garym wrote:
> Agree! And I like the fact that Hoffman notes that different could be
> worse sound, even with more expensive cables. Probably a high
> correlation between price and lack of sane design.
yeah how else to make it "different" much like NOS dac's with no or
unorthodox filter design
Mnyb wrote:
> Albeit a small one for speaker wires thats goes away when the cross
> section is large enough esential parameters are R,L put it does not take
> 1000$ to accomplishi that !
>
> Signal cables not so much if the design is "sane" C,L are esential and
> the runs aare very short in home
garym wrote:
> I suspect he wasn't talking about USB or ethernet cables in this
> discussion. For *analog* distribution (e.g., speaker wires), cable
> *can* make a difference.
Albeit a small one for speaker wires thats goes away when the cross
section is large enough esential parameters are R,L
garym wrote:
> I suspect he wasn't talking about USB or ethernet cables in this
> discussion. For *analog* distribution (e.g., speaker wires), cable
> *can* make a difference.
Living Rm: Transporter-SimAudio pre/power amps-Vandersteen 3A Sign. &
sub
Home Theater: Touch-Marantz HTR-Energy Veri
Jeff52 wrote:
> But, but, the great Steve Hoffman says cables do make a difference:
>
> -Of course they make a difference. It's up to YOU to carefully (and I do
> mean CAREFULLY) determine if the difference is good for your system or
> not. Don't be fooled or swayed by a sudden top end burst of
ralphpnj wrote:
> There's a big difference between letting "people live out their
> idiosyncrasies" and a reviewer stating an outright lie (saying that two
> properly functioning USB cables sound different is a lie). I don't care
> that people are willing to spend lots of money trying to improve
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