Recent content by jy999

Hello!! Just sharing thoughts on my upgrade path from a cheap Denon 700 series AVR + Klipsch 280fs to an Audiolab 6000A + Klipsch Forte IVs. Some of you have seen my previous posts and questions on this, but I'm all done the upgrade now. My upgrade path was the amp first, and later the...

I agree with your assessment that we quite unlikely can't hear the difference. I guess that's besides the point. It's also expensive. As I was exploring ways to increase my library with high quality sources, it just struck me as unneeded to have a system in this day and age that requires...

Around here the 6000A comes in sale as open box specials. I also got mine at a local shop for about 20% lower than anything I could find online. I'm sure if you good you'll find similar deals on several of the models you mentioned. Electronics for less Canada has good open box pricing but not...

Depends what you mean by budget. I have seen Audio lab 6000A units, open box, for well under a thousand CAD. I have one and if the 50wpc is enough for you then it's a good choice.

Lol good timing, I just started another thread with similar thoughts - do we need CD players? I have been considering a CD player / transport, because it's fun to open a CD and pop it in. But for the reasons you mention, plus price, so far I am just using my plex server to my media streamer (a...

When you copy data files from a CD, you just click "copy" and unless you get an error, you are pretty certain that the file was copied verbatim (otherwise, you're in the wild wild west of execution!). Ripping is an onerous process, why can't we just "copy"? It doesn't use the same format. From...

Lol. I'm not in the UK, and your link makes me ill inclined to check the rules where I live :cautious: edit - I looked. Whew. as long as I don't bypass a digital lock, I'm good!

Even with error correction ripping software, like EAC, will result in variance in the rip, hence why it can be set to re-read until it matches some online database. This is why strong CD "players" are expensive while CD Data drives are dirt cheap. I don't have an issue per se, I just finally...

I recently ripped some of my old CDs, and finally learned why ripping and playing can be such a challenge. This is probably not news to many here, but despite being a digital medium, there is atrociously little error correction or accuracy protections built in. I can see why this was developed...

I think that's kind of the point. Your brain creates your experience which may not reflect what measurements may say. Hence why, for example, old worn familiar equipment can sound "better", or noisy filtered LPs with a ritual can sound "better" despite being less measurable fidelity. I...

I'm a happy WiiM user but based on what you said no need to upgrade? I don't use the onboard DAC either, and I agree with no need for such high sample rates. I liked until the Chromecast but couldn't find one so went WiiM. It does link seamlessly to tidal and Spotify (not so seamlessly to...

I once read a book I quite enjoyed called "Perfecting Sound Forever" which, among other things, talks about the difference between experience vs measurable fidelity. I haven't read it in years but I recommend it.

Wow. I look away for 5 minutes and look where the thread goes! lol. Two things I wanted to add.. My 10 year old fell in love with Fleetwood Mac after watching Guardians of the Galaxy. He has an old Pioneer all-in-one (read: not hifi) in his room, and I bought him the CD with lyrics and art...

Funnily enough, 6m is 20ft, not 10. Is it a pair of cables? they may have gotten confused. 6m of cables, 10ft each. Not defending the bad label mind you, just trying to make sense :)

I'll chime in sideways.. I recently upgraded from a Denon AVR (900 series) to an Audiolab 6000A. I'm a skeptic by nature so expected to return it (the other one was good enough, right?). Obviously I didn't! lol. But, one of the things that immediately struck me was the massively increased stereo...