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My first reaction to say "digital's digital. 1's and 0's have no reason to change regardless of the output device", but It's been a long time since I was last using a digital setup

Yeah the Storm d02 is a nice sounding DAC that ended in drama- the guy who makes them took a bunch of pre-orders and then disappeared. very enjoyable to listen to though. I managed to get my hands...

Storm Digital D02 DAC. I'm long out out of the loop with digital, but my plan was just: Pi (hdmi out) -> toslink converter -> DAC

Come to think of it, another option is: Pi -> USB toslink adapter...

Is there any real reason to expect that to be better than an ebay one which is about 1/4 of the price?

Time to put together a digital setup. I like my old DAC and I imagine that I'll be using a raspberry pi as the source. I'll need a HDMI-to-optical (or coax) converter to get them together.

Are all...

Somehow my morning coffee has completely failed to soak in- but I think Carver succeeded in emulating the Mark Levinson too. However, he did at one stage make the mistake of making his amp sound...

Nah, sterophile selected the Conrad-Johnson Premier Four, but did not reveal it for 24 years, because they didn't want to put themselves in a position of picking on any particular brand.



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This is thoroughly annoying. It really decreases the value of the test when there's no data recorded. Bob carver managed to fool Stereophile, but without a solid background in amp making, I don't...

undoubtedly. If I was listening to an unfamiliar system when the speakers are changed I have no doubt I'd hear it. I'd expect 2 amps to be indistinguishable at first, but I'd damn well hope I could...

What we've covered so far from this thread has that amps cant be voiced, that amps are voiced. I've learned that all amps have a perfectly flat response- except those that don't (tube amps rolling...

See shaun, that's the sort of comment that turns young people away. My whole setup is used or DIY, but when I read your comment it frankly feels condescending- suggesting that I'm making excuses for...

Richard's test does not require that the 2 amps both be brought to a flat frequency response, but purely that one of the amps must be EQ'd to be the same as the other. Amp A might sound delightful,...

Hifi forums are a bit intimidating to young people because it's a bunch of old geezers with incredibly expensive systems. I'm in my early 30s and have been into hifi for a long time, but I've been...

Bear with me after my butchered title.

I was thinking about the Richard Clark $10,000 amplifier challenge, which provides a $10,000 reward to anyone who can discern between any 2 amps, after...

Technics makes a LOT of tables with the same technical specs as the sl-1200 mk2. A look over at http://www.vintagetechnics.audio/turntables.php will show probably dozens of turntables with the same...

Would these affect the price of the current range, or will they sit as another line, completely separate?

I've had my eye on a 750D for quite some time and would hate to pull the trigger before a...

In the factsheet he recommends tail down.

Regardless of how you feel about the guy and his opinions, Roy Gandy's VTA factsheet is pretty convincing.

I usually just set it to "doesn't look too ridiculous" and settle on that. Never done any...

they took a knife out of their best silverware from the sounds of it

Not a bad idea. Aluminium weighs 3 times less, which brings it to a far more reasonable 850g. Add some holes and I'll have a more lightweight, but very funky platter. It's a shame the steel hasn't...

The dirty truth comes out- I'm a pretty pathetic audiophile. I rarely critically listen, or even sit and listen. The goal here was just to see if I could improve w&f, and create something cool for...

Don't get me wrong- I'm not trying to say that "it's everything that the oyaide is, plus more". All it is is a $20 chunk of steel. There are probably benefits, but possibly negatives too. I'm keen to...

My only thought is that perhaps without the belt to smooth over the differences between the belt and flywheel platter, a DD may not benefit from it like a belt drive. Conversely, the powerful motor...

No clamp or weight unfortunately. Now might be time to invest in one I guess.

Are cheap clamps are as effective as expensive ones? Frankly, I'm a bit poverty-bound and have always struggled to...

Ok, now I don't know what anything is anymore. Holes good, holes bad