Recent content by RJW232

Almost all new recordings (including hi-res) are made on PC's or Mac's. I've heard some amazing sounding recording that were made with a MacBook Air and an external ADC. So there's not really a reason why playback via en external DAC will not sound great.

Don't expect miracle from these preamps. I checked out the circuit diagram of the Marantz phono stage and that look pretty good. If I look at the the Fosi PCB, you'll pay a lot for what you don't need. Better spend the money on a better cartridge.

Now playing: Maybe not tonight, by Lime Garden.

A demanding speaker is just another word for a bad design. Like an impedance that jumps up and down through the frequency range and dipping to dangerously low values. IMHO a loudspeaker designer must design loudspeakers that will work with any good amplifier.

It's a good amp but it will not blow the socks of good new 6k amp. Even when it was new it didn't do that.

But not future proof....

The better conductivity is because it is protected from oxidation. The resistance of gold is slightly higher than copper. But unnoticeable since it's just a very thin layer on the connectors.

My advice: stop looking at cables. If you need cables to change the sound, the equipment sucks. Better have a look at the acoustics in the listening room. That's >75% of the sound you hear.

Properly engineered audio electronics (not talking about mechanical devices) can also easily last for decades, even when switched on 24/7. The component cost is not much higher than for mediocre equipment. It's really a matter of engineering the details. Things like thermal stability is often...

Don't expect miracles from electronics. Year on year we may seen very small evolutions, if any... I recently compared the circuit diagrams of one of the latest Marantz amps with one of about 10..15 years ago. Almost identical. The main difference is in the housing of the amps. But lots of...

Now playing: The system only dreams in total darkness by The National.

Barco is in the high-end projector market, so it wouldn't make sense if they started cost-cutting in the audio segment. It's more complementing their existing business.

Lucky for him that there's not much information in the highest frequencies. Good sound perception is mainly determined by the mid range (voices). :-)

And when doing A-B comparison, check that the playback level is the same. If one of them is just 0,5dB louder, you may already think that's the best option while it can be the worst (although really worse DAC's don't exist anymore).

Hmmm, I heard those details with my B&W PX7 via bluetooth and Spotify (compressed) on my phone. Couldn't it be that you noticed it because you were listening to something new, so you paid more attention? Have you tried listening to the same music with your old equipment?