Recent content by Lilitti

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    Radio compression and "Big speakers"

    Radio is absolute garbage today.
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    Recording Vinyl with a cheap usb sound card.

    Also rock, jazz, pop and everything else :) I owned many in the past and sold them all.
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    Lossless

    Vinyl is a cult, be careful :)
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    Lossless

    It doesn't matter. It's information that the artists put in the recording and if it's missing, that's a loss. You may want to pull out Roger Taylor's voice from a Queen's song but that's subjective. It's not the point of the discussion on lossy VS lossless. If the higher end of the spectrum -...
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    Lossless

    Marketing? 320 kbps MP3 contains less information than FLAC and this is objective and undeniable. It's not like spikes or digital cables, it's actual loss of information in the audio spectrum. You may fail to tell a format from another in a brief listening experience, but think about your entire...
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    Devialet Expert 120 + Focal Aria 936

    Rocking hard with Deep Purple right now! :devilish: Update on the remote issue: I opened the remote and cleaned the internal wheels, now it's working again :) I think there is a design flaw anyway: a small, metallic and perfectly smooth wheel rotates against a larger plastic wheel with a rubber...
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    Question Upgrade computer speakers

    With 200 € I would look at Edifier brand. I never tried them but I read a lot of enthusiastic reviews and they seem to have a good quality / price ratio.
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    I like this guy

    Is it so important to plug the amp to a wall socket without other stuff (i.e. extension with PC, TV, etc. connected)? Does it matter only for tube amps or also for solid state? Thanks EDIT: I just tried and the sound seems cleaner, instruments more separated, better soundstage. I am lost to the...
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    Devialet Expert 120 + Focal Aria 936

    I liked them and bought them... 5,500 USD, they are 4-5 years old but perfect in every detail. A very delicate sound, I love it! :hearteyecat: Certainly a big jump from the Bose 321 I was using before. Just one oddity: the remote wheel is a hit and miss, as if there were some RF interference in...
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    Devialet Expert 120 + Focal Aria 936

    I will audition it in a few hours, will let you know!
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    Devialet Expert 120 + Focal Aria 936

    Hi, how do you see this pair? It may be accessible for me for around 5,500 $ used. I would audition it before of course, I just want to know your opinion on the pair in order not to waste time in case there are underlying issues. I mainly listen to rock, jazz at low-medium volumes in a 400 sqft...
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    Question Amplifier + 2.0 speakers with a budget of 3,000 USD

    I just sold the Bose, I will audition something else (different than the KEF) this weekend and report back ;)
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    Question Amplifier + 2.0 speakers with a budget of 3,000 USD

    So it's not hifi... because I saw the frequency response curve of the LS50 W2 and it's quite impressive.
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    Question Amplifier + 2.0 speakers with a budget of 3,000 USD

    How do the Devialet speakers compare to the KEF? 2 x 95 dB Phantom II cost about the same. Can they be considered Hi-Fi? Thank you! :)
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    Question Amplifier + 2.0 speakers with a budget of 3,000 USD

    Thanks, unfortunately I live in the UAE so my choice (especially for listening) is quite limited. There is a shop in Dubai that has the Emotiva catalogue anyway. I will see what I can do and report in the next weeks :) Thank you guys!