Recent content by Randy Myers

Thank you sir. That was my exact point. I appreciate you putting a technical spin on it!

That would have been fun. The guy I did this with was the president of our audio club, and a huge analog fan. He has a very impressive turntable setup with literally many thousand albums. We both felt that the locally stored files had something special, over the streamed versions... we both...

Yea, I thought he was nuts re-running ethernet throughout. And yes, we did some blind testing to verify our results. It was easy to distinguish the difference from locally stored files versus those being streamed across his Network from his NAS even after his rewiring. And no, we did not...

Exactly; hence why I was referring to latest Class D amplifier tech... while others love to split hairs... :)

I like that you are using switches and routers for actual networking reasons. Your setup makes a lot of sense. I have a much smaller ethernet requirements. From the service providers' router one cable to a switch in a utility closet which then feeds three different rooms for computers and my...

I agree that using a good clock does have an impact. I just don't find switches useful in my setup since all digital is played from internal storage. I also doubt the effectiveness on additional network equipment when a streaming signal has already gone through thousands of routers and...

I 100% understand this, and as you said used mostly in Class D amplifiers. Pretty much synonymous with the latest Class D technology, even though some people like to split hairs and separate the tech versus where it is used.

I kind of agree with this. As a computer/software engineer I have always felt that any network switch can only make very minimal differences, if any at all. If you get your music through streaming services realize that the signal that final gets to your DAC has already passed through hundreds...

I guess you join the crowd of those who always think they know better than most other people, even those that have been in this hobby for a very long time. Usually slinging around snarky insults. So be it, you join the others from your neck of the woods, blocked.... bye bye now.....

Like we say, to each their own. There is a very good reason why McIntosh is the best-selling used gear in the industry. I have sold many an item and McIntosh is the single, only company that sells almost immediately when it is advertised. I also grew up in the shadow of the factory in...

Mytek has been well regarded gear and has always been considered very good for the price. However, when it starts being priced against some of the long-standing names in the industry is when I say probably getting out of what they built their reputation on.

T+A is using E-Purifi custom built. They license the tech (they do not buy pre-made modules) and then design and build the amplifiers themselves. The only company I have seen mentioned manufacturing GaN-FET class D that I would currently consider is Atma-Sphere. Not to say that none of the...

Audiophile listening 100% is a learned trait. Yes, you can enjoy your first listen to a good system, but actually completely focusing on the music, learning what good listening actual is, etc., is as much of a learned trait. 50 years ago, I had little idea about how to listen to a good system...

You do you! I have considered combining some components (like getting a McIntosh receiver and getting rid of the separates), but I will never get rid of my "system", because it is a point of enjoyment for me.

hmmm, to me this is not an issue :)... I recently gave in and got an iPhone because my wife wants to face time with our kids around the country. Apple refuses to allow facetiming with an Android. I deem that there are more things a like than different. Both phones (Android & Apple) have most...