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Article: My New Speakers Have Arrived!
Ron Scubadiver replied to The Computer Audiophile's topic in Article Comments
Congrats. -
Article: CA is now Audiophile Style!
Ron Scubadiver replied to The Computer Audiophile's topic in Article Comments
It rhymes. -
Article: A New Listening Room Part One
Ron Scubadiver replied to The Computer Audiophile's topic in Article Comments
My listening room is in a similar finished attic 18x14 plus other stuff with a ceiling 9' in the center. However, I have LS50 speakers placed along the long wall and listen mid field with bass reinforced by a Martin Logan 1000W sub. -
Is Resolution The Only Barrier Between Stream And Own
Ron Scubadiver replied to rando's topic in General Forum
With streaming you don't know if it will be there tomorrow. Contracts with the labels are not perpetual. -
Article: Dutch & Dutch 8c Loudspeaker Review
Ron Scubadiver replied to mitchco's topic in Article Comments
Yes, but someone else replied to me earlier and he did not seem to see it that way. -
Article: Dutch & Dutch 8c Loudspeaker Review
Ron Scubadiver replied to mitchco's topic in Article Comments
A turntable is an analogue source, so there is no alternative but to convert it to digital at some point and in a speaker with a built in DAC using it is the most direct approach. I was thinking about a digital source like a computer could skip a separate DAC and let the electronics in the speaker do all the work. -
Article: Dutch & Dutch 8c Loudspeaker Review
Ron Scubadiver replied to mitchco's topic in Article Comments
Definitely a cutting edge product that flies in the face of the mix and match philosophy. I suspect it will work best in the streaming mode if the source is digital as it avoids extra AD and DA conversions. -
Intona now manufactures "HIFI" USB cables
Ron Scubadiver replied to louisxiawei's topic in DAC - Digital to Analog Conversion
There's one born every minute. -
I view this as an example of how bias shapes opinions. While there may be a provable improvement in 24/96 over Redbook, it isn't so great as to make Redbook unlistenable.
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Article: My Quest for a new DAC, Part 2 - Ayre QX-8
Ron Scubadiver replied to austinpop's topic in Article Comments
I am judging it by it's price. It's not my money. Anyone around here is free to throw as much money at GAS as they like. -
Article: My Quest for a new DAC, Part 2 - Ayre QX-8
Ron Scubadiver replied to austinpop's topic in Article Comments
Seems like a lot of money for a DAC with the 9038Q2M chip. -
New neutral/transparent DAC
Ron Scubadiver replied to RamUwe's topic in DAC - Digital to Analog Conversion
In the pro audio sector the most used DAC chips are from CS and AKM. It may be because these companies make ADC chips too. ESS seems to be the most popular in the audiophile sector. The D30 uses an CS4398. At the high end there are a lot of proprietary FPGA based DAC's. -
New neutral/transparent DAC
Ron Scubadiver replied to RamUwe's topic in DAC - Digital to Analog Conversion
Topping D30. It tests great and sounds neutral. Separate power supply eliminates problems with noisy motherboards. Only $120 and it has the SBAF seal of disapproval. Check threads at Audio Science Review, Reddit and Head-Fi.