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leslie8
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Mike
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It’s because your DAC plays MQA natively. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Yes, compare, just have a bag of cotton balls ready for that Paradigm tweeter. Ear bleeding is a real possibility. Sent from my iPhone using...
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Supposed to be very good. I’ll listen when I get home. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Yesterday,
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Relying on other people viewing a youtube video isn’t ideal. I don’t find either the 5000, 7000 or Denali fatiguing. Quite the opposite. I find...
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1. No. No updates planned that I’m aware of. 2. No. The 5000 is much quieter than the 7000. 3. Definitely not. Smooth. I have a 5000 for sale...
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March 22, 2019,
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It did and it’s above both and really close to the S1. Really close. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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March 22, 2019,
09:23 PM
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Put together a dream $12,000 system for me...
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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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How’s the sounds? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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March 22, 2019,
10:54 AM
Mike
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Analog. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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March 22, 2019,
10:46 AM
Mike
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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,
09:39 PM
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I actually haven’t sold one since the flip. Haven’t sold one in years. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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March 21, 2019,
09:36 PM
Mike
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What happened? The fear of being left out? https://www.audiostream.com/content/ps-audios-paul-mcgowan-weighs-mqa Sent from my iPhone...
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March 21, 2019,
09:32 PM
Mike
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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,
09:05 PM
Mike
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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,
02:25 PM
Mike
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Some PCM files suffer being converted to DSD as well.
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March 21, 2019,
12:10 PM
Mike
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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
Mike
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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
Mike
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It does affect all PCM files regardless of resolution. Converting to DSD giveth and taketh away. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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March 21, 2019,
11:13 AM
Mike
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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
Mike
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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
Mike
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Is this with your DSJ? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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March 21, 2019,
09:01 AM
Mike
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Welcome and I would say no. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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March 21, 2019,
08:35 AM
Mike
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Nord One Up Ncore NC500 amps, Class D ready for prime time .....
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Let me get this straight, the guy selling cables is calling out the guy selling amps for charging too much? Uh huh. Sent from my iPhone using...
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March 20, 2019,
03:59 PM
Mike
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Let me know how the comparisons go, but I’m still convinced the upsampling of everything to DSD is effecting the results. Sent from my iPhone...
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March 20, 2019,
03:58 PM
Mike
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A bad 16/44 file can get some lipstick with an upsample to DSD. But a native good sounding 24/96 pcm when converted to DSD will sound like someone...
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March 20, 2019,
03:27 PM
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Native is best. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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March 20, 2019,
03:24 PM
Mike
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Very few are upsample everything to DSD, including MQA. I think on some resolutions, it can sound like a blanket thrown over the music. On BAD...
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March 20, 2019,
03:04 PM
Mike
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Mark, see list above. If you can’t hear it on Andrea Bocelli’s Prayer with Katharine McPhee, time for a new DAC! The 16/44 sounds like it’s...
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March 20, 2019,
02:47 PM
Mike
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https://tidal.com/browse/playlist/0c7099f6-63b1-452e-aebd-2b61169fd462 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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March 20, 2019,
12:21 PM
Mike
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Behave Dave. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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