How bad for your speakers is source clipping?

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The Entry Level
Submitted by milesp on

Hello all,

Although as of late I have been trying to download the highest possible quality digital music (either 320 kbps or FLAC), I realize, mainly through an analysis in Audacity, that many of my files are clipped. Compared with amplifier clipping and the dreaded mechanical clipping, how bad for my speakers is playing files that are clipped at the source? My system is not particularly hi-fi, although it is nice, and I want to keep it lasting as long as possible. Any insights are appreciated.

Onkyo A9555 amp

Submitted by fkrausz on

This amp was dropped from "Recommended Components" for having been discontinued, but it is still shown on Onkyo's website. No big thing, but there are few enough entry-level amps out there, especially with phono stages. (And tough enough for entry-level gear to be listened to recently enough to stay on the list, BTW.)

Revisiting Hi Fi break in....

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General Rants 'n' Raves
Submitted by Buddha on

Aloha,

I have a pair of Straightwire Maestro interconnects that I got in 1994. I like the way they sound and have been keeping track of how they have changed over time.

Definitely something where you can also hear the phenomenon of break in over time.

In my listening notes, about this time last year they stopped breaking in.

Getting Home

Getting Home

Apr 01, 2010

<i> Two Wilson Sasha Puppies and two Wilson Sasha WATTs, wrapped up and nestled into a Land Cruiser, ready for the long drive from Art Dudley’s Cherry Valley farm to John Atkinson’s Bay Ridge castle.</i>

The Glamorous Side

The Glamorous Side

Apr 01, 2010

Here we are in Art Dudley’s listening room, preparing to load the Wilson Audio Sasha into the back of John Atkinson’s Land Cruiser. After removing the Sasha’s WATT head unit from its large Puppy woofer cabinet, we carefully tipped the Puppy onto its side, removed the spikes from its bottom plate, installed the dedicated casters in place of those spikes, hoisted the Puppy back into an upright position, and dressed it up in protective Saran-Wrap.

Van speakers?

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General Rants 'n' Raves
Submitted by mrlowry on

Anyone who has ever worked at an audio store have been on the other end of this transaction when a customer brings in one of these cheap pieces of shit when they stop "working." This segment does a great job of dissecting the scam. Hopefully this guy will go to jail for a long time but I wouldn't hold my breath if I were you.

http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/dpp/news/hall_of_shame/sweet-sounding-deal-hits-a-sour-note

SSI: Final Words from Art Dudley

SSI: Final Words from Art Dudley

Mar 31, 2010

For a journalist at a trade show, few things are more awkward than entering a room and finding that the exhibitor and his staff are the only people there: No dealers. No customers. Just a few desperate souls ready to pin their last half-hope on a man with a badge&#151;and the badge says <I>Press</I>.

SSI: Final Words from Stephen Mejias

SSI: Final Words from Stephen Mejias

Mar 31, 2010

One of my favorite moments of SSI 2010 came during Saturday afternoon's outstanding "<a href="http://blog.stereophile.com/ssi2010/roast_the_editors/">Ask the Editors</a>" session, when a member of the audience asked the panel about <I>audio nirvana</I>. What components or systems, if any, had helped us achieve that elusive, mythical state when everything is perfect and right? I sat up straight in my seat and buried my fingernails into the palms of my hands, anxious to offer a response. When my turn to answer came, I stuttered, overwhelmed by the moment, but I think I said enough to communicate the idea that audio nirvana is a fleeting target, one that depends more on the listener's mood and ability to be <I>moved</I> and less on the system or individual components within any particular system.

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