Don't Forget, Remember to Pick Up Some Beer

Don't Forget, Remember to Pick Up Some Beer

May 21, 2010

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Do Too Many Things Affect Audio Quality?

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General Rants 'n' Raves
Submitted by pentode on

It almost seems that absolutely everything affects sound reproduction. Do I really need to place precisely shaped and "engineered" rare wooden, stone, metal or alien objects in, exactly the correct position, and proximity to my electronics?

Shall I cryogenically freeze my brain along the the $1000/meter ultra wire some claim as best.

Could an extra crystal interface, or three, be better than one long oxygen deprived copper dong?

Now On Newsstands: Stereophile, Vol.33 No.6

Now On Newsstands: Stereophile, Vol.33 No.6

May 21, 2010

The June 2010 issue of <i>Stereophile</i> is now on newsstands. It opens with John Atkinson’s “iPad Daze,” an exploration of a print magazine’s inherent value in this digital age, and a piece that JA’s been thinking of writing for at least two years. He figured it’d be controversial, perhaps setting the entire World Wide Web against us, but I don’t think he expected to be <a href="http://forum.stereophile.com/forum/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=88273&an=0…; for his application of Sturgeon’s Law to today’s popular music:

DAC's only allowing specific sampling rates

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Digital Sources
Submitted by lwhitefl on

I was recently told by Cary Audio there is a factory software update for my original 306 SACD/CD player. Stereophile had reported tests revealed the players DAC truncated 24-bit to 16-bits. Cary stated the factory software update will fix the truncation problem - BUT - Cary specifically stated after the software update the player will play 24/96 and 24/192 inputs via it's digital input.

I know there are many other sampling rates other than 96KHz and 192KHz. So obviously this significantly limits the high resolution downloads this particular DAC can play.

May Audio..havent skipped a beat since Nizar's death.

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General Rants 'n' Raves
Submitted by ncdrawl on

Sent my Mastersound Due Venti Integrated in for a repair...a one week turnaround and im back in business. My little Jolida 102B has been a champ(she held down my speakers and whatnot while the big boy was getting operated on), and I am promoting her to center court in my bedroom system(Bryston there currently)...

Those guys are the best. Highly recommended.

www.mayaudio.com

Preamp update

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The Entry Level
Submitted by BSS on

So I decided to try cheap first - I ordered a Behringer compact preamp for only $30. It sounds ridiculously cheap, but I can return it if I'm not happy. Pro-jects and NADs are about $130 here in Toronto. I've read mixed reviews of the Behringers. I figured I'll spend the $30 just to try it and if I'm not happy I'll get the NAD. Worst case is I'm out $30.

I may come back here when I get the preamp and try to set up my Technics TT. Any general advice about the TT setup?

Thanks again, everyone.

I'm kind of hoping that the high end HiFi bug DOESN'T bite.

New Power Cables

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Tweaks 'n' Tips
Submitted by drumguy48 on

Hi All, I have received, assembled and installed my new Furutech Power cables I am using the existing old double wall outlet while I wait for a new unswitched outlet to arrive from New Zealand (none available in OZ)
Sat down to listen, wondering if I'd blown my cash on a tweak that would do nothing or be such a small improvement that would be hard to detect.......

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