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    On the superiority of vinyl

      Honestly, I think you're probably right. I should have fact checked myself before attacking the keyboard. Not a good habit. A music history professor (in his defense, he is a Yaley) told me that a long time ago, and not only did I probably mix it up, but he's always been a bit out there, and...
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    On the superiority of vinyl

    -accidental post-
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    The Full Tube amp sound @ low volumes.... solutions?

    So. I love my tubes. But to get the best tube sound I find the amp should be set at =/+50% amplification, and the sound is even left biased at the lowest volumes (although I found the latter part in the solid state amp as well). So how do we get that cherry sound of tubes at various volumes with...
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    Meridian Explorer² Impressions Thread

    - Just gotta throw this in here -   I WAS very happy with my E2, until sharp static pops started shooting through my headphones. One of my computer's USB ports started getting screwy, so I'm not blaming it for the issue, but I returned and got a wall powered DAC because I don't want something...
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    Headphone Burn-In Theory... Pulsing/Harmonics in tracks

    couldn't have said it better myself XD! -cheers!
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    Headphone Burn-In Theory... Pulsing/Harmonics in tracks

    On the topic of standard pink/white noise, sine wave burn in tracks..   A) Would it not be key to the "burn-in" of headphones that they are exposed to pulses mimicking what they experience with real music? Particularly pulses mimicking typical bass beats or even rapid/abrupt changes in pitch...
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    Free Burn-in Files

    *Request!* Any chance you could resynth/master/create/post these files in 24(..or even the notorious 32??)-bit/192kHz? In the interest of truly breaking a headphone in, wouldn't it be key to have it exposed to all possible frequencies/harmonics of them from the get go, lest we inadvertently...
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    CES 2017: MQA announces TIDAL Masters, and more

    This is HUGE for bringing the concept of Hi-Fi to the masses... and with it to cheaper and more available equipment...   BUT. MQA is more frequency while sacrificing bit depth... soooo its cool for on the go, but seeing as I already doubt they're going to actually re master all those old...
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    headphone warm-up time?

    I think all speakers should be warm. I think the phenomenon is best heard for me through trying to listen to "warm" (covering a continuous wide full range of the lower register opposed to EDM type bass heavy music) music in the car when its in the single digits outside. I always have to go blast...
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    Reply to review by 'm0rancharles' on item 'Sennheiser HD 202 Headphones'

    What would you recommend in the $30 range?
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    On the superiority of vinyl

    Nowadays, the answer is no. Everything can be picked up on vinyl. In order to go platinum, an odd prerequisite is still that a vinyl copy of the record must exist. So anybody who's planning on being any good has a vinyl copy of their music. HOWEVER, early recording abilities was a HUGE factor in...
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    Meridian Explorer² Impressions Thread

    Question though... noticed that just the blue "MQA Studio" light will come on for some Tidal Masters albums (Lemonade), while the blue, along with the other 2 whites (88K/96K, 176K/192K) will come on for other Masters albums (Soul Brothers). Furthermore, streaming from soundcloud will have all 3...
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    Meridian Explorer² Impressions Thread

    Just got mine today and *obligatory statement about how its schiit don't stink* No but seriously, its great listening to tracks I thought I memorized long ago, only to find new pieces using this DAC... streaming. And BIG ups to Jay-Z for the extensive Ornette Coleman (Masters) collection on...
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    What does tube rolling mean?

    Damn, you know, some of us are new to this and *ehem* was close to trying your table method.lol
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