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  1. Nicholas Bedworth

    Stage III Concepts Magnus Prime interconnect review

    Stage III Concepts Magnus Prime Analog Interconnects Nicholas Bedworth Introduction The voicing of a reference-grade sound system derives from the personality of keycomponents. While it’s certainly natural to think of “big ticket” items, such as amps, DACs, and speakers, dominating the...
  2. Nicholas Bedworth

    I2S and 16 to 24 and 32 bit conversion LSB extension errors

    Apparently many DACs that use I2S architecture and related chipsets do not correctly convert 16 bit samples to 24 or 32 bit words prior to conversion. What measures are typically taken to correct this problem, as described below? Which chipsets and DAC architectures are more subject to it...
  3. Nicholas Bedworth

    Weiss DAC 202 review on Positive Feedback

    Friends... PFO just posted my review of the Weiss DAC 202. It was a huge project, but please let me know what you think. Currently, my in-house DAC is the Antelope Gold with Voltikus power supply. The Antelope uses an ovenized crystal oscillator, and is quite promising.
  4. Nicholas Bedworth

    Wilson Audio Sasha W/P speakers, Imola red, free shipping West Coast

    A two month trip to Nepal interrupted the plan to sell my pair of Wilson Sashas. Just got back from Nepal, then RMAF, and new speakers are on the way! These are the very pair reviewed in 6moons http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/wilson/1.html by me and Ed Kramer (using high-power solid state and...
  5. Nicholas Bedworth

    Wilson Audio Sasha W/P speakers, Imola red, free shipping

    Well, it's finally time to sell off my Wilson Sashas. They're terrific speakers, as you all know. There are new speakers on the way in, and I'm running out of space, short of sleeping on the porch. Friends and family pricing to What's Best members worldwide. The speakers are in excellent...
  6. Nicholas Bedworth

    Calling all clocks!

    Some new phase noise measurment gear finally arrived, so we are willing to take a look at any and all digital audio clocks that members would like to send in. Please PM for the details... and see example below. Now you'll know... What we're finding is that some clocks have good high-frequency...
  7. Nicholas Bedworth

    AES11 general specifications

    Say, who's working with AES11? What voltages does it use, and what does the digital signalling look like? My limited understanding is that it's "silent" AES3, meaning clock only, no music data. For some reason the specs are not that widely available, without shelling out $30 to the AES...
  8. Nicholas Bedworth

    Are there any good dealers or online retailers for music servers?

    Where are people purchasing their music servers? Any experiences to report? What's the best way to buy them?
  9. Nicholas Bedworth

    Best retail dealers in computer audio

    Who (around the world) does the best job on music servers and computer audio for the high-end? Of course there's Goodwin's in the Boston area. Who else comes to mind? What are your experiences, good, bad and in-between?
  10. Nicholas Bedworth

    Bel Canto DACs

    Anyone using the new series of Bel Canto DACs, for example the 1.5? Seems like a lovely product sound-wise, and beautiful build quality. Haven't had a chance to try it on the reference system.
  11. Nicholas Bedworth

    Odyssey Kismet Monoblocks review just posted

    There's a long review of mine on the Odyssey Kismets over at http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/odyssey2/1.html which includes several photos of the new style case. There's no forum at 6moons, so feel free to ask me questions here. The amps are really very, very good, and it will be interesting...
  12. Nicholas Bedworth

    Wilson Audo Sashas invade Maui. Chapter 1: the FOB " fresh out of the box" experience

    In many port-of-entry locales around the world, FOB has yet another meaning, namely, Fresh Off (the) Boat, referring to the appearance and demeanor of one's plausibly-deniable and in any case, distant relatives just arrived from some teeming, steaming equatorial third-world metropolis, decked...
  13. Nicholas Bedworth

    Liquid-filled power cables?

    There's a designer in Colorado, Jeremy Walsh (a.k.a. Jerry) who has spent the past few years developing a liquid-filled cable technology. www.audio-magic.com. Apart from high-grade connectors that fit snugly and securely, these cables are exceptionally flexible which is a pleasant change from...
  14. Nicholas Bedworth

    Measuring power output in real time

    What easy ways are there to monitor power output? Are there any devices that can be clipped on to a system, and ideally feed up to a software application? It would be fun to have some big McIntosh style meters, on my PC or perhaps use the data to modulate some on-screen lava lamps. Seeing...
  15. Nicholas Bedworth

    Weiss Engineering INT 202 review posted on 6moons

    Fellows (gals?)... for those of you interested, my review of the INT 202 just came online over the weekend. Check it out at http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/weiss5/1.html The device is very, very good, at around $2100 US. Haven't had a chance to try out the dCS USB interface, $5K, nor new...
  16. Nicholas Bedworth

    M2Tech EVO... anyone using it?

    Who's interested in this product? The HiFace was pretty good, especially for $150, and so this mid-range model (around $900) could offer good value.
  17. Nicholas Bedworth

    Who's using QSONIX or SOOLOS? Any other brands?

    Anyone have music servers from either of these two companies? They both launched new products recently which look to be considerably evolved from earlier units. What other music servers are people using?
  18. Nicholas Bedworth

    Dancing with the Jitter Bugs...

    This is a cross post from the Tech Talk section, but I thought everyone here in the Digital section would like to see it, and make comments... As mentioned in earlier posts, a treasure-trove of jitter related papers all stems from the work of the late Julian Dunn at his colleagues in the UK...
  19. Nicholas Bedworth

    Weiss Engineering DAC 202

    Who else is using the DAC 202? It's pretty amazing. With Klaus Bunge's Odyssey Kismet monoblocks, the naturalness and freedom from coloration is truly excellent.
  20. Nicholas Bedworth

    Wilson Sashas...

    Anyone have them yet? I'm about to place my order... Robert Harley's review comes out in TAS 204 (mails 28 June) although there's a paid-content preview online presently.
  21. Nicholas Bedworth

    Anyone else using Odyssey Kismet monoblocks?

    The low-cost, but very high quality products (www.odysseyaudio.com) are built by one Klaus Bunge in Indiapolis. After 90 days of constant use, their conditioning phase is over, and the results are rather amazing. They run $4-5K depending upon the case and options, and provide about 180 watts, 60...
  22. Nicholas Bedworth

    Lindemann USB-DDC 24-96, M2Tech HiFace USB converters

    Anyone try these devices yet?
  23. Nicholas Bedworth

    Olive HD Music Servers

    Anyone out there using the new Olive HD music servers? And how about the satellite units?
  24. Nicholas Bedworth

    PDF upload size

    Hello Amir, Say, did you notice that the limit on PDF file size for uploads is apparently only 19.5K? Or am I doing something wrong? I was thinking of uploading a review on the Lavry DA-11 DAC which mentions the Lindemann USB-DDC 24-96 and the Weiss INT 202. Nick
  25. Nicholas Bedworth

    Aloha from the middle of the Pacific

    Yes, we do have electricity in Hawaii, well, most of the time. Out here, we're getting our juice from burning coal and bagasse at a "make work" sugar mill operation which hasn't been economically viable for years; a 30 MW wind farm, about to double in capacity; and some gas turbines. If the...

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