Recent content by apique

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    24/192 dac on cd player. What´s the point?

    Hi I am looking for a new cd player. I see that some have a 24/192 dac but no digital input......so, if cd´s are 16/44 and i cannot input any digital signal from any high res player like fiio or similar, what´s the point of having such a dac? What difference it makes in reading a cd ? Or is...
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    HD TRACKS, DOES ANYBODY HEAR THE DIFFERENCE??

    Hi jmjones I´ll try what you say about the oppo, but I feel as you do, only can tell the difference from mp3 to flac or wav etc, but especially if the rip is from a new remastered cd, the difference from that flac file to 24/96 or 192 it is impossible to discern......my ears are also 55...
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    HD TRACKS, DOES ANYBODY HEAR THE DIFFERENCE??

    Hi, I have been downloading some HD tracks in 24/96 and 24/192 after all the big Neil Young Pono marketing......and I have played them back with my FiiO X3 and Sennheiser Momentum over ear headphones. The truth? I cannot tell the difference in most of them, comparing with rips to flac from my...
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    Lavardin IS Reference or Perreaux audiant 80i

    Hi I started downloading some flac files from hdtracks and playing them with FiiO X3 but how do I burn them to a cd? My cd player is able to play up to 192/24 tracks but can I burn the cd with Nero? Or do I need any special software on my PC to burn a high res cd? I am suspecting that Nero is...
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    Lavardin IS Reference or Perreaux audiant 80i

    Hi, Last week I bought a pair of Graham LS59 speakers. They really sound wonderfully with my Lavardin IS amplifier, but of course, the dealer suggested to "improve" the amplifier in a near future He has suggested to upgrade it to the IS Reference or the New Zealander Perreaux audiant 80i. When...