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oBravo HAMT-1 Signature (Hybride 2 ways headphone)
I wonder if someone heard those strange (and may be overprices/hyped) beasts ? the HAMT-1 Signature is a hybrid semi-open headphone featuring a single 57mm dynamic driver and fairly hefty 40mm AMT tweeter (AMT is an electroacoustic transducer, unlike traditional planar ribbon designs. AMT...- bmichels
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FLAC ? ALAC ? AIFF ? or... WAV ?
I am rebuilding my music library, i have a Cayin N30LE AMBER DAP, and I wonder what will be the best file format for best sound quality for my Cayin DAP: FLAC ? ALAC ? AIFF ? or... WAV ?- bmichels
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- Forum: Computer Audio
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Best Beethoven 9 symphonies recording
I wish to get the complete 9 Beethoven symphonies collection. Idealy on Vinyl to use at best my new Thorens TFD160 turnable . Of course, Karajan is the most logical choice ( but what year, he did a complete 9 Beethoven symphonies recording every 10 years: 63, 71, 80'), but... it is really the... -
Requiem Mozart
I discovered this great Musical work. But... there are so many recordings that it is hard to find the best version. what is according to you the best version that I should download ? i have this one, but are there better versions ? Thanks in advance ? . -
New Grado Statement GS 3000e
World premiere review here First time "Cocobolo wood" is used by Grado for Headphone Grado Direct Price: $1,795.00- bmichels
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Aurender N10 vs W20
I am proposed a used W20, but I Wonder if getting a used W20 instead of a (new) N10 make sense with a DAC that do NOT has Dual AES/EBU and NO Clock Input. thanks for your advice- bmichels
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AIFF or FLAC (ALAC) ??
I have been told by several people that they hear that the AIFF (un-compressed) versions are better than the ALAC (or FLAC) versions. So I tried to listen to several identical tracks in AIFF and ALAC, and... I have hard time to hear the difference ! ( ARIES -> HUGO -> BHSE -> SR009 ) -->...- bmichels
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ORIOLUS : New portable tube AMP & portable DAC.
Oriolus just released 2 new portable devices. The BA10 (OAK) which is a balanced tube amp The BD10 (CEIBA) which is a SS balanced DAC/AMP I am mostly interested by the BA10 tube Amp since most DAP now have already a very good DAC inside. Plus, with 135 mm x 75 mm, it match exactly the new...- bmichels
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looking for very short Type-c to Type-c USB OTG cable ? anyone know ?
To connect my A&K player to an external SSD USB Disk, I am looking for a USB " Type-C to Type-C " OTG cable like this. 10 cm maximum and L shaped if possible. Anyone know where to get it ?- bmichels
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- otg type-c type-c to type-c very short usb cable
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2017 MUNICH HighEnd...
Is anyone here planning to attend the High End Show this year ? I will be there with another head-fier, 3 days Thursday to Saturday. I hope to be able to hear/see : CANEVER ZeroUno Tube DAC, Chord HUGO-2, Auralic Aries 2, Hifiman ED6 (v/s HEK2), Unique Melody ME-1 planar IEM (IF they are...- bmichels
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GOLDMUND Telos THA2... Binaural effect !?
This AMP pretend to re-create binaural listening out of "standard" recording !! Has someone listened to it and experienced this "magic" ? I am septical.... From Goldmund web site: "....and it now comes with a new feature that will ravish headphone aficionados: The Binaural encoding. This...- bmichels
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- amplifier binaural goldmund telos tha2
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Next Astell&Kern: AK480 (and AK500n's successor) wish list & rumors...
This april fool published almost 3 years ago might becomes reality very soon now At least for the specs... So, let's start a thread of wish list & rumors for the next A&K TOL DAP. My guess is that it will be announced in May 2017 at the Munich's High-End show. this will be 2...- bmichels
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VERACITY DACs : do they sound as good as they look ?
Has someone listened or own a VERACITY DAC ? It is an English hand made tube based Dual-mono DAC with 2 separate internal circuits : one for PCM and one for DSD, with automatic switching... !- bmichels
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BRINKMANN Nyquist: a new Hybrid (SS + tubes) DAC with MQA & ROON & Headphone amp.
Quite a promising new DAC is on approach from a company specialised so far in analog: the BRINKMANN Nyquist It has all we can hope: - ROON - MQA - Headphone out - Tube output... - User-replaceable and field-upgradable Digital Module (against obsolescence) Now we need to wait few...- bmichels
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NuPirme OMNIA: Super TOL DAP, 1To, Streamer, nas....
At MUNICH High-End, Nuprime showed prototype of a new DAP due for year-end: the Nuprime OMNIA It will spot 5,5" screen, could offer 1 To storage, and act also as a NAS, a DLNA server, a streamer... More infos here I have no picture. So, if someone has more infos or picture, please...- bmichels
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Brand new DAP coming from HifiMan !
On the CanJam 2016 thread swampsong mentioned that he saw a prototype of a new DAP from HifiMan ! A successor to the vénérable 901 ? Did someone else saw it or has any info ? Any pics ....- bmichels
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Microsoft Surface Pro 4: a serious portable source. With 1 Tb now !
Has someone used the Microsoft Surface Pro as a source ? With ROON installed on it, the V4 with 1Tb version could be the ultimate source when attached to a HUGO or another portable DAC ? . . . as long as the USB-out is clean of jitter and sound good.- bmichels
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Ancient Audio P-1: headphone amplifier and sound processor in one body
Has someone heard about this unit ? they call it "Digital Speaker / Headphone Processor" !! Does someone understand what is the real benefit of it compared to a standard headphone amplifier ?- bmichels
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BEST CD/DAC ? Accuphase, VITUS, Esoteric, T+A... ?
Since I need a CD player AND a good DAC, I am considering the ESOTERIC K-01x but also the EMM LAB XDS-1, the VITUS SCD-025, the T+A PDP 3000HV, the TAD D-1000 and of course the Accuphase DP-720 ! Does anyone know how they compare ( as CD player but ALSO as USB DAC) ? Do each have specific...- bmichels
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Aries Cerat Kassandra II Mk2 DAC
A new R2R DAC :-) Is it the new kind in town ?- bmichels
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cembalo lab spring1 : a new Headphone amp (Liquid carbon & Black Widow competitor ?)
A new TOL guy in town ? the CEMBALO Spring 1 headphone AMP Apparently it will be at the end a complete system : Spring 1 headphone AMP + Spring DAC + Spring streaming player. anyone has more infos about this ?- bmichels
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PLAY a CD and in the same time Rip it on a HD ?
Is there a music server/CD Player which can PLAY a CD and in the same time Rip it on it's HD ? This will be a great time saving : everytime I play a CD, it is also saved as a HighRes music file ! ! It may be tricky, but.... may be a Music server with a built-in CD-Player that read ahead...- bmichels
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Correct or Reversed load in an Electric installation
According to some simple tests it looks like my power system is totally mess-up: I should get LOAD on the right prong and neutral on the left one (and ground in the middle), but...according to the tester which light-up on EACH prong, It seems that I have load on right and on left ( see...- bmichels
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DAC optimised for 16/44 redbook instead of super High-res or DSD
This may be against the curent high-res trend, but for some reasons I need to change my strategy ! Indeed, I just bought from a friend of mine who is an audiophile/opera fanatic a lot of 2500 rare classical CD . This was unexpected but now... I have a loooong ripping job to do ...- bmichels
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Computer Audio Design (CAD) NO-Compromise 1543 DAC (and the associated CAT music server)
I open this thread because I do not see any talk here about this no-compromize 1543 DAC (and the associated CAT music server/riper ) from the UK company Computer Audio Design ? This NON oversampling DAC uses the 16 bits Philips 1543 chip + R2R lader technology (in fact it uses 16(Sixteen !)...- bmichels
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