Phobic 2,715 Super Wammer Posted January 8 (edited) 1 hour ago, tuga said: Audiophiles like to believe that theory is incomplete/developing. It opens a door to further exploration. Green pen anyone, and a couple of frosted CDs on the side please... . In fact for most audiophiles the theory is non-existent as it is ignored by us. maybe a better statement is that theory when applied to audio isn't always mature. I remember CDs as a format being launched, then ipods...These are both based on longer standing theories. I read an interesting article about computers directly interfacing into the brain recently, trials are underway to allow amputees the control of robotic limbs via brain implants. for me personally it's not a stretch to believe in the future there might be a direct audio interface into the brain, not sure I'll see it in my lifetime though. I'm sure there will be something else new (and less radical) coming up before then.... Edited January 8 by Phobic Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pinkie 225 Posted January 11 On 17/12/2020 at 03:14, ProJules said: Rig for the last few days... Qobuz - Via Lightning DS iOS App - Auralic Aries G1 hardware streamer - usb A out - usb B into Mutec MC3+USB with Mutec SF10 Se120 master clock (attached via Mutec BNC cable).. (MC3+USB Set to ext clock and to reclock the usb input) AES/EBU output to AES/EBU input on Grace M903 sounds “magical” Sorry, I'm late catching up on this thread, trying to get to the end before commenting, but this is the essence of my interest How magical? On another forum the owner spends his life serially discovering hyperbolic improvements from spending huge sums on both mainstream components and foo. 24 bits are hopelessly inadequate for measuring the precision of these hyperbolic leaps in sound quality. I don't touch my hi-fi often but recently made some changes and am disappointed with my digital system. I am waiting for a modern DAC I have bought on eBay to arrive. It might get here before I get to the end of this thread. How big is the difference over a competent ordinary implementation? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pinkie 225 Posted January 11 On 24/12/2020 at 13:48, savvypaul said: Jimi died without being proscribed technical advice from Tuga... ...he never knew what it meant to really live. It's a very sad story. I am feeling left out of a competition I can normally win hands down - thread drift. So I'd just like to point out, that I only recently learned through Facebook that my first girlfriends Dad - Peter Neal, made the Hendrix film . I knew he was a film maker, but Sarah didn't mention this film. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheFlash 3,533 Super Wammer Posted January 11 14 hours ago, Pinkie said: Sorry, I'm late catching up on this thread, trying to get to the end before commenting, but this is the essence of my interest How magical? On another forum the owner spends his life serially discovering hyperbolic improvements from spending huge sums on both mainstream components and foo. 24 bits are hopelessly inadequate for measuring the precision of these hyperbolic leaps in sound quality. I don't touch my hi-fi often but recently made some changes and am disappointed with my digital system. I am waiting for a modern DAC I have bought on eBay to arrive. It might get here before I get to the end of this thread. How big is the difference over a competent ordinary implementation? I suspect a new thread of your own might generate more interest than this lengthy old thing...where you can tell us about your old system, what you changed, your incoming modern DAC... If you do that, drop a link in here. 👍 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pinkie 225 Posted January 12 8 hours ago, TheFlash said: I suspect a new thread of your own might generate more interest than this lengthy old thing...where you can tell us about your old system, what you changed, your incoming modern DAC... If you do that, drop a link in here. 👍 Sadly I already have one, not quite as long but fairly rambling. I'll stick a brief post on that about last night and wait for my benchmark to show up. I am wondering about moussaka on my vinyl set up, as tuga would call it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tuga 1,885 Posted January 12 On 11/01/2021 at 07:23, Pinkie said: How magical? Realistically, it won't help if he says "very" or "slightly" because his idea of "magical" is likely not to be the same as yours. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pinkie 225 Posted January 12 7 minutes ago, tuga said: Realistically, it won't help if he says "very" or "slightly" because his idea of "magical" is likely not to be the same as yours. Sure. The Benchmark will tell me much more when it turns up. But "magical" tells me nothing either. And begs the question "how poor was the unmagical kit before"? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tuga 1,885 Posted January 12 2 minutes ago, Pinkie said: Sure. The Benchmark will tell me much more when it turns up. But "magical" tells me nothing either. And begs the question "how poor was the unmagical kit before"? I think that the Benchmark will actually make some difference from the PT you are currently using, a bit like washing a dirty window. Your power amp and speakers are very "accurate-sounding" too so you may end up wanting for a bit of euphony. Do start a topic on this and keep us posted. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pinkie 225 Posted January 12 31 minutes ago, tuga said: I think that the Benchmark will actually make some difference from the PT you are currently using, a bit like washing a dirty window. Do you know the PT? 32 minutes ago, tuga said: Your power amp and speakers are very "accurate-sounding" too so you may end up wanting for a bit of euphony. The preamp is by the same designer as the power amp, although it didn't have a specific design objective of achieving noise and distortion levels equivalent to the best modern DAC's. I found it quite "Valvey" the first time I heard it, and the AHB2 I could also describe in that way. Are you saying I need to find some Moussaka? I have a record player... 36 minutes ago, tuga said: Do start a topic on this and keep us posted. I did ("Whats happened to my CD's")- its a bit rambling , but I'll post further there. I'd be interested in your thoughts Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
