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  1. Re: How much time have you spent on your server-based music library?

    I've easily exceeded your 200 hours, perhaps by multiples. I've ripped or download about 4000 discs equivalent.

    About 90% of these are Classical genres. The problem with Classical is the very...
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    Re: Preamp recommendation request

    It doesn't seem that anyone has mentioned it, but leading option has got to be the Benchmark LA4 line preamp. This pre has had outstanding reviews by many critics. E.g. This ASR review (of the HPA4...
  3. Re: NAD Master Series M66 - Streamer / DAC / preamp - Any initial thoughts?

    I'm wondering, is this basically the NAD M33 split in two, (M66 + M23), for extra money?
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    Re: Do better ethernet cables matter?

    Tone and soundstage perhaps can't be measured directly, however they are likely correlated with measurable attributes.

    I'm sure you'll agree that tone and soundstage depend, in the first place, on...
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    Re: Do better ethernet cables matter?

    Matt will likely have his own response, but I'm going to say that the fundamental issue is audiophile enjoyment and the recognition that "audiophilia" is a hobby -- which hobby is often the end in...
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    Re: Do better ethernet cables matter?

    IMHO, ASR generally fails to mention, (though sometimes hints at), an aspect of measurement that goes a long way to explain the difference between what looks like nearly perfect measurement at what a...
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    Re: Do better ethernet cables matter?

    Since you ask, no necessarily just cables. I haven't heard any differences personally from anti-vibration devices and electrical isolation device. But these are things that might be useful in some...
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    Re: Do better ethernet cables matter?

    Not true at all. I certainly have heard differences between amplifiers for example.
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    Re: Do better ethernet cables matter?

    Ethernet cables, AC cords, and cables in general have never -- even subjectively -- made any noticeable difference for me. Only rigorous bind testing could ever convince me that there are audible...
  10. Re: Forum Navigation: PLEASE HELP, i can seem to get it to work for me

    In this context I'm revering strictly to ASR's site operation. ;)
  11. Re: Forum Navigation: PLEASE HELP, i can seem to get it to work for me

    No joke, but to be clear, in present context my approval of ASR pertains only to its technical site operation :rolleyes:
  12. Re: Forum Navigation: PLEASE HELP, i can seem to get it to work for me

    In any case I'm glad the folks are will to provide & support the forum: my thanks to them.

    I site that I visit pretty often and seems to work better than most for navigation, etc., is...
  13. Re: Forum Navigation: PLEASE HELP, i can seem to get it to work for me

    I only ever use a computer, so no issue there.

    I could be that the problem with going to the top post is recent, but I've always had problems understanding and using AudioShark navigation. As of...
  14. Re: Best Pure Musical Amplifiers (power not important)

    I certainly agree about Lovegrove's speakers.

    As load I assume you mean speaker impedances across the FR. In that respect the Purifi 1ET400A module is highly load tolerant which could not be said...
  15. Re: Best Pure Musical Amplifiers (power not important)

    Thank you, pietpara. I think we're on the same page in terms of the various factors that determine our equipment priorities.

    Classical is my thing, but I don't doubt that at least some other...
  16. Forum Navigation: PLEASE HELP, i can seem to get it to work for me

    I would certainly visit the AudioShark Forum more often if I could figure out how navigation actually works. :|

    First, I find the thread options, (Linear, Hybrid, etc.), a bit hard to understand...
  17. Re: Best Pure Musical Amplifiers (power not important)

    No doubt personal preference play a big role. What class D amps did you try? Which aspects of the class D sound made the good Electronic and Jazz, and not so great for Classical?

    As I mentioned,...
  18. Re: Best Pure Musical Amplifiers (power not important)

    I think that's a very good point about listening depth. Like you, I seem to listen with a good deal of attention and I can see that it might affect one's equipment preferences. Listening more...
  19. Re: Best Pure Musical Amplifiers (power not important)

    Oh, oh, I have :hey:

    Lovegrove nails a number of key points:


    Yep, the Purifi 1ET400A is just about perfect on its own.
    The necessary I/O buffer will influence the sound.
    Perfection isn't...
  20. Re: Best Pure Musical Amplifiers (power not important)

    Haha! :happy: Well yes actually, pretty much non-soggy dynamics -- not dull, not inarticulate, not just loud, not lacking in detail. Does that help?

    I'm into the realm of what some have called...
  21. Re: Best Pure Musical Amplifiers (power not important)

    It's puzzling to me to understand what "musical" actually means, (though I have my suspicions). It's a purely subjective term -- not that there's anything wrong with subjectivity except that it...
  22. Re: Tubed Power Amplifiers. Are the disadvantages too great ?

    I like & respect John Atkinson's reviews. His measurements are valid but not necessarily better Amir at ASR's measurement. The latter measurement findings as well as does J.A., IMO.

    If J.A. has...
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    Re: Help build my list of amps to try

    Humm ... well the Camp Amp is just the ticket for distortion lovers but objectively its performance is abysmal. Check out the review at ASR, (Pass ACA Class A Power Amplifier Review | Audio Science...
  24. Thread: New tube amp

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    Re: New tube amp

    Of course audiophilia is about enjoyment, so if it pleases you go for it and never mind measurements.

    Still, there is the question as to whether there is some correlation between measurements and...
  25. Thread: New tube amp

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    Re: New tube amp

    I'm not so sure. See the ASR review of the Carver Crimson 275. It may or may not sound good but it is not "good".

    Now there is also the ASR review of the Carver Raven 350. Why anyone would pay...
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