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OPPO PM-1 / PM-2 Loaner Program
I'm in Canada and am interested in the PM-1s and agree to the terms and conditions. Thanks- 367459
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- Forum: Sponsor Announcements and Deals
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Testing audiophile claims and myths
There's some good stuff under Miscellaneous here :) http://www.stereophile.com/content/2013-recommended-components Actual there's some gear I would seriously love to hear gathered together in this 2013 collection regardless of hype.- 367459
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- Forum: Sound Science
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Testing audiophile claims and myths
Thanks to this thread I am starting to enjoy these type of websites more and more: http://verastarr.com/grand-illusion-signature/- 367459
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- Forum: Sound Science
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Testing audiophile claims and myths
Quote: Nice work Prog Rock Man! You're building quite the body of knowledge. Has the cartridge demagnetizer been covered in this thread? What do the myth-busters say? http://hifishack.com/audiophysic.php- 367459
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- Forum: Sound Science
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Testing audiophile claims and myths
Interesting piece on the science (or lack of) of wine tasting: http://m.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2013/jun/23/wine-tasting-junk-science-analysis- 367459
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- Forum: Sound Science
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Testing audiophile claims and myths
Thx Bigshot. I guess the first thing I can do is compare whether I hear the same thing through speakers and headphones. That would be a good start. Right, back to the myths and claims...- 367459
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- Forum: Sound Science
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What media player do you use ?
Foobar seems to be good at handling a large amount of tracks. Any others recommended for bigger libraries?- 367459
- Post #36
- Forum: Computer Audio
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Testing audiophile claims and myths
Great advice Bigshot and Jaddie. Thank you kindly. Off I blunder into the world of EQ and analogue vs digital, graphic vs parametric, etc... It's funny because before reading this and another thread I would have been straight to the upgrade cables/upgrade sources/upgrade everything I possibly...- 367459
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- Forum: Sound Science
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Testing audiophile claims and myths
Bigshot - you said you analyse your setup for gremlins or underperformance and focus on improving those areas. Would you mind sharing with the noobs like me how you would approach doing that? E.g.: I like my new setup but I expect the bass could be tighter and I detect a bit of sibilance in the...- 367459
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- Forum: Sound Science
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USB cable and Sound Quality
Hi - just recently joined and happened across the audio myths thread and now this one. Love the scientific approach to complement the audio highs. It makes me feel I am getting the bigger picture reading the different points of view. I bought my first DAC recently. I have been putting...- 367459
- Post #658
- Forum: Sound Science
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Testing audiophile claims and myths
That's them. I think they're great so I don't want you bursting my perception bubble now... On another topic I came across this regarding a certain rather expensive power cable: Why should a power cord, outlet, or their influence on DTCD matter when "miles and miles of wire" precede...- 367459
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- Forum: Sound Science
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Testing audiophile claims and myths
No - just straight earplugs marketed to musicians. Protect from noise (so they lower dBs) but you can still hear sound with clarity so unmuffled like normal earplugs.- 367459
- Post #1,996
- Forum: Sound Science
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Testing audiophile claims and myths
What do you think about the earplugs that claim to protect your hearing by reducing noise while keeping the hi-fi range intact?- 367459
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- Forum: Sound Science