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    MAG-LEV Audio | The First Levitating Turntable

    https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/245727224/mag-lev-audio-the-first-levitating-turntable Thoughts from those more knowledgable than me? Does this have the potential to address a whole host of vibrational issues? I guess main obstacle will be the isolation of the turntable platter magnetic...
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    Chord Hugo DAC

    I have not seen much discussion of the Chord Hugo/Hugo TT DACs on WBF (in non-portable context). The technology seems impressive: Hugo-DAC-Technical-Master-Class.pptx. Lots of rave on sonics and technology in various places and I personally was extremely impressed when I listened in a...
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    Best redbook 16bit/44.1kHz DACs?

    What are some of the best DACs out there that extract the most out of regular old 16/44.1 redbook?
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    Best PCM DACs?

    What are some of the best DACs out there that extract the most out of 16/44.1 PCM? Async USB is a must, playing high resolution formats is a nice to have. Thanks.
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    What are some of the current SOTA digital crossover/loudspeaker processors?

    I know one of them may be the Electro-Voice Dx46 as Daniel Weiss recently described a pair of active 5-way speakers driven by this unit as some of the best speakers he has ever heard. Any other contenders anyone knows about that has been demonstrated in a loudspeaker design to produce...
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    If you had to build a $5000 (digital only) system, what would you select?

    I guess secondhand would be the way to maximise bang for the buck. Assume a laptop or PC to play FLAC/AIFF files is already available. Something pleasing - full-range, transparent with good tone and decent resolution. Hifi trickery not expected at this price point, just a good solid...
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    Pioneer SP-FS52 Andrew Jones designed $129 each

    I am putting together a frugal system and came across these speakers. Just heard them in a noisy shopping mall environment so hard to get a proper impression but they sounded clean and composed at relatively high SPL. Looks like an incredible bargain at $129 each...
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    Frugal speakers at $1000 mark.

    I am looking for recommendations for a speaker at around the 1000$ mark secondhand and not difficult to track down. Ideally something as full-range as possible (down to 30-40Hz would be good), towers or monitors. A well resolved presentation that allows you to hear deep into the music, yet...
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    What is your favorite tweeter type?

    or in other words what kind of tweeter is on the speaker you settled down with?
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    "Beryllium bite"

    Have always heard of this term, however never been able to identify it. What exactly does this sound like, and can anyone suggest some specific music pieces where it becomes apparent and easily identifiable? Thanks.
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    Having fun with treatment in a new room

    Just moved house, have my gear setup in a temporary room in the attic as I wait for some work to happen, the idea is to see if structurally the blue wall in the pics can be knocked down to double the space (there are steel trusses inside the wall). While I wait for a structural engineer to...
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    Wall construction - thin drywall, impact on bass?

    I have my system setup in a very small room in the attic as I have just moved house and am getting the larger listening room setup. I was expecting severe bass modal issues due to the room size, however the response seems to be extremely smooth (I have yet to get out the mic and measure to...
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    Forgiving or resolving?

    "It occurs to me that a system’s character could be boiled down into a few categories: two of which might be forgiving or resolving. I’ve heard (and owned) systems that are truly forgiving as well as those that are quite resolving of details. On the first everything sounds good, nothing sounds...
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    What's best in highly sensitive/efficient speakers.

    What are the cream of the crop in the highly sensitive/efficient speaker world? Speakers that can be powered with say a 10 wpc SET amp? Both in box and horn loudspeakers (excluding the obvious Magico ultimate).
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    Stereophile: Surpassing Expectations: Pioneer's Andrew Jones

    http://www.stereophile.com/content/surpassing-expectations-pioneers-andrew-jones
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    Trinity DAC

    Just read about this DAC on wizard's blog: http://cybwiz.blogspot.be/2013/03/trinity-dac.html A very promising review: http://www.trinity-ed.de/typo/index.php?id=12&L=1 Does anyone have any first hand experience with this dac?
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    Switzerland is more than chocolates and cheese (a darTZeel factory tour)

    http://parttimeaudiophile.com/2013/07/19/a-dartzeel-factory-tour/
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    Have any DartZeel owners moved onto other brands?

    Have any DartZeel owners moved onto other brands for reasons other than the power limitations of the 108 (perhaps driven by a speaker change)? And if so, where did you go and for what reason?
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    New flagship DAC from Weiss - Medus

    article on design w sound NEW - Weiss Medus D/A converter is an extension from flagship Medea+. (In Greek, Medus is one of Medea’s son). Both Medus and Medea+ carries the same 32bit DAC and 8pc Weiss SOTA OP1-BP gain modules. These 8pc gain modules work in fully balanced tolology for I/V...
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    Siltech vs. Crystal

    Does anyone have any good experience in the sound of Siltech vs a comparably priced Crystal cable? They are produced from the same factory in NL... are they using the exact same metallurgies for the conductors? G6/G7 silver-gold, G8 mono grain crystal, etc? In the word of cables Siltech is said...
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    MC cart reco needed for the Technics SL1200

    I have just acquired a DartZ NHB 18NS preamp as I want to add an an analogue source to my setup and get back into vinyl. I will use my technics SL1200mk2 turntable for the time being and later on move to something proper. I am looking for a decent MC cart to use with this turntable/tonearm...
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    Dear dCS Vivaldi owners - how does it sound standalone through USB??????

    How does it sound standalone through USB? How much does the external clock add? How much does the upsampler add? Also, how does the hardware upsampler compare to a high quality software based upsampler, such as that in Pure Music? Thanks!
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    Quietest apple laptop for browsing while listening

    What is the quietest apple laptop? Will use only for browsing and music downloads, aiff conversion, and transfer to NAS. Will have on my lap as I am listening to music, so ideally silent. My current Sony vaio is driving me nuts. Am hoping the larger model MacBook Air as its perfect for my...
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    dCS Users

    Let's forget for a moment how the DAC is fed, whether through CD transport, USB-SPDIF converter, or build in USB (in case of Vivaldi). Which components are essential to attain the full performance envelope of dCS converters? I would like to hear from people who are judging based on first hand...
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    Horizontal bi-amping with different amplifiers

    What are the pro's and con's of horizontal biamping with say a sweeter less powerful tube amp on the mids/treble and a beefy SS taking care of bass duties? Anyone running such a setup? What are the watch-outs (besides gain mismatch obviously)? Thanks!
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    Schnerzinger cables - any experience?

    I had an in-home demo from a Scherzinger dealer over the weekend. Unfortunately I only had an hour whilst the normal process takes 3 hours, so could only test the interconnects. They produce all kind of cables and power distribution systems aimed at preventing noise from entering the system and...
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    Review: TAD full reference system - AUDIOphile Magazine, Jan 2012

    Review of complete TAD reference system - D600/C600/M600/Reference One. The article is in German, there is also an English version available in print but difficult to find. The reviewer gave the system top points in: - effortless, airy, gentle/silky/smooth - direct, resolution -...
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    What is the most highly resolving speaker you have ever heard?

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    House Curves - what is your take?

    Is anyone using a 'house curve'? Is a ruler flat curve the ideal? I have seen a few examples, below with links. I have tried the 6dB shelved bass curved below (layered on top of the 2 parametric EQ filters I use to flatten out a problematic room node) and I have to say the added bass...
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    TAD owners: speaker setup

    Just wondering what TAD owners have found in terms of optimal positioning. The manual recommends a triangle where the distance between speakers < distance from speakers to listener (see diagram below), with the speakers pointed directly at the listening position. From personal experience I...

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