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Yesterday, 09:41 PM
Welcome to the forum, thank you for joining.
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Yesterday, 09:25 PM
It did and it’s above both and really close to the S1. Really close.
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Yesterday, 09:23 PM
Harbeth C7 Anniversary - $5000
Hegel 360 - $6000
Lumin U1 mini - $2000
And I’m sure I’ve got some cables I can give you.
Package deal from Mike...
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Yesterday, 07:32 PM
How’s the sounds?
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Yesterday, 07:30 PM
At the show now
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Yesterday, 10:54 AM
Analog.
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Yesterday, 10:46 AM
What we need to keep in mind is that early A2D converters sucked ass. The ones today aren’t a lot better, but they’re better. Anything that...
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March 21, 2019, 10:21 PM
The Directstream DACs themselves are not and never will be MQA compatible as you know. Conversdigital who manufactures the Bridge streaming card...
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March 21, 2019, 09:39 PM
I actually haven’t sold one since the flip. Haven’t sold one in years.
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March 21, 2019, 09:36 PM
No Mike I haven't forgotten anything, but I am pretty sure you have sold DS DACs based on their ability to play MQA files and that they are certified...
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March 21, 2019, 09:36 PM
What happened?
The fear of being left out?
https://www.audiostream.com/content/ps-audios-paul-mcgowan-weighs-mqa
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March 21, 2019, 09:33 PM
Do you have a cable connected directly from the Audio Output of the TV (probably optical)to an input on the receiver?
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March 21, 2019, 09:32 PM
I don’t need to. The DAC’s convert everything to DSD. In that case, all bets are off for things staying constant.
Did you forget how Paul was...
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March 21, 2019, 09:29 PM
Mike
They will tell you whatever you want to hear to further their cause and get dealers to keep pushing their gear. Since you are a PSA dealer...
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March 21, 2019, 09:05 PM
I’ve been communicating with a few folks involved with MQA.
The consensus is that converting MQA to DSD is not the desired approach and is not...
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March 21, 2019, 05:23 PM
mep has a true MQA DAC as do I, several in fact.
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March 21, 2019, 04:40 PM
That will be AWESOME! The sound combo that I love.
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March 21, 2019, 04:38 PM
Ha!
Very cool Ryan. Can't wait for the grand unveiling.
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March 21, 2019, 02:25 PM
Some PCM files suffer being converted to DSD as well.
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March 21, 2019, 12:10 PM
To clarify, what I said was that upsampling a BAD 16/44 to DSD can help take the edge off. Of course there are plenty of great 16/44 recordings.
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March 21, 2019, 11:37 AM
Ok, just tried it again. The MQA version had more natural piano and vocals UNLESS I use Roon DSP to convert it to DSD, then it sounds it’s been...
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March 21, 2019, 11:25 AM
It does affect all PCM files regardless of resolution. Converting to DSD giveth and taketh away.
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March 21, 2019, 11:13 AM
Here’s another one to try:
Elton John - Mad Man Across The Water - Levon.
Listen to how much more rich and full the piano notes are at the...
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March 21, 2019, 10:59 AM
We did the same comparison with a DAC that doesn’t upsample everything to DSD and found the opposite.
I’m telling you, converting everything to...
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March 21, 2019, 10:52 AM
Is this with your DSJ?
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March 21, 2019, 09:23 AM
Thirty minutes works for me even with the hybrid BHK gear.
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March 21, 2019, 09:03 AM
Studio2 are much easier to drive than Salon2.
I could easily go back to that combo with nice tube preamp, IMO.
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March 21, 2019, 09:01 AM
Welcome and I would say no.
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