Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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Ah, so does that answer my previous question? If so, then fair enough.
However, I've got 6TB worth of music, spread over three HDs, not to mention about 2500 CDs, and I still find having access to an 'online jukebox' handy!
I don't use it for 'serious' listening, as for me NO online streamed music is of sufficient quality to replace that available from local streaming of such at home, or with CDs, but in terms of discovering new music or checking out something first before buying or downloading it, Tidal (and other services like it) is invaluable
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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I had to use bubbleupnp which was horrible so didn't help but what bugged me was usually there was 3/4 versions of one album. I then spent 20 minutes trying to pick the one that sounded best. When I turned it all off and come back to it later, I then couldn't find the same bloody version again.
It's almost too much choice.
My HDD has the best versions (subjective best) of the album's I want so there's no messing about.
I was spending an age looking for music to listen too by artists I knew and I didn't sound any better than using my home NAS setup which is a laptop and HDD.
I just didn't see the point in paying £20 a month for all that aggro
Fair enough, mate. See my previous post. I use Tidal (and other such services) in a very different way
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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I'm Chris.
I find it beneficial to never create boundaries or say no, as its just a matter of applying the right principles to find a solution.
As example 24 bit recording and playback was possible in November of 1998 and remains possible with digital - you will
though need a type 4 DBX compander to assist.
Another example think beyond the ubiquitous bridge rectifier and deploy mosfets thyristors and current regulation within the bridge
there are endless possibilities when you do not include, the word limitations and no.
Okay repeating myself again but what can I do. I have not said that the clock upgrades did not offer a subjective improvement.
If I get the clock upgraded on one of my players and I decide it sounds better, how do I know simply from listening that is due to reduced jitter and not some other factor?
Anyone can answer not just Marco. I would really like to know.
Current Lash Up:
TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.
Martin, ask yourself what other factors an upgraded clock could possibly offer...and ask yourself what all these clock upgrades are advertised as offering, like Ticord and Tent etc.
Listening in a Foo free Zone...
Only a Sith deals in absolutes.
The discussion, Martin, isn't just about jitter. It's about digital audio in general, and some supposed "facts and realities" in relation to that, which *in reality* aren't facts [certainly indisputable ones], but more people's views on the subject, based on their personal experiences, which is why the latter is so important
None of us here can prove beyond question whether clock upgrades to digital equipment reduces jitter, but the feeling is that if you've had direct experience of carrying out such an upgrade on your own equipment, then you'll both have a better idea of the sonic effect and subsequent subjective impact on jitter, than you would from simply from having read about it in a technical paper or otherwise.
As I've said, ultimately what matters most on AoS are people's subjective experiences and opinions, not what's written in technical papers
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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I posted a picture of a clock mod earlier. Who is to say that simply swapping the resistors and capacitors for a different brand (aside from any changes to the circuit itself) could not be reducing noise of some other kind? Or enhancing leading edges a little more, or some other pleasing effect on the sound completely unrelated to jitter?
What the manufactures say that they do is neither here nor there. They can claim anything they like especially if no-one ever asks for any proof of the claims.
But enough - I think the AES paper is enough evidence to make this question important, you, for some reason, don't. I'll leave it there. It's been an interesting discussion anyway.
Current Lash Up:
TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.
I don’t because I as others, have found audible benefits from reclocking and implementing improved clock upgrades. The dogma you’ve shown and absolute closed mind ‘fact’ statements you’ve made based on theory supposedly supported by a 20year old AES paper hold no water when put to the practical test of trying it for yourself. Have you considered that the basis of the paper may actually be wrong? Reality trumps theory in every case.
Do you know Guido Tent? He worked for Philips on consumer electronics back in the ‘90s, an extremely talented engineer in audio electronics and DACs in particular. You may do well to read his web site and try one of his clocks, I had the very fortunate opportunity to talk to him many years ago and if he as a designer says this works like this and will improve the sound of your CD player by reducing jitter then you would be stupid not to take notice. That was when he was still at Philips.
As to your first paragraph, you are obviously not technically minded as Marco answered that neatly in an earlier post. As you say enough I can’t be arsed anymore with your entrenched view.
Listening in a Foo free Zone...
Only a Sith deals in absolutes.