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    Pictures Of Your High End System II (Same Rules Apply)

      Would something like this be good for digitizing vinyl records? I've seen the PS Audio NuWave Phono Converter and wondered if paying $1,800 for the ADC piece alone was overkill, and if this thing is that good, then the answer is yes, that's overkill/overpriced. Or do you think there might be...
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    Pictures of your computer rigs! Post them here!

    Ah, I didn't recognize that as a Banksy work. Found, thanks!
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    Pictures of your computer rigs! Post them here!

      Could you post a link or upload that wallpaper (in full rez)? I love it!
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    Kansas City, MO/KS meet anyone?

    There was a cool pro audio place called SoundFx in Midtown KC that looked great, but it closed down due to some family disputes with the owner(s), unfortunately. There's still Vinyl Renaissance, who might be open to hosting something. They have multiple locations, including one on 39th Street...
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    Vinyl vs Redbook in 2015

      Thanks for that! (And in hindsight, sorry for my laziness )   Key word there is properly! I wonder...   What got me was when someone on here said that this meant it would take a higher quality input (24/96 or 192) and downsample it on its way in, and then resample it again. Nonsense! This...
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    Vinyl vs Redbook in 2015

      So, blind or sighted, audiophile casual evaluations are unreliable then? What's the replacement (i.e. "non-casual")?   Is this a recommendation that I forget about it (comparing by ear at all), or..?       OK, so what is the PS Audio DLIII DAC doing when "resampling" at the DAC...
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    Vinyl vs Redbook in 2015

    My DAC is an oversampling DAC. It actually doesn't even give you an option: 24/96 or 24/192, no "none". I read a while back that it will take a 24/96 or 192 file, downscale it to 16/44, and then upscale it again. In addition to that, it doesn't support DSD, and I'll want to try out DSD and...
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    Vinyl vs Redbook in 2015

    I thought it meant new-old-stock, so "new in box" 90s (or older?) DACs.
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    Vinyl vs Redbook in 2015

    Thanks for the response, Pio2001. You know, that's a very interesting point. I am using a budget at best Ortofon Omega cartridge ($40), which did indeed intrigue me at its apparent ability to best my ~$500 PS Audio DLIII DAC. I came to this conclusion about vinyl with my vintage Polk Audio...
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    Vinyl vs Redbook in 2015

      I went ahead and made a thread over there too. Thanks for the advice! You have a nice life as well, buddy :)
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    Vinyl vs Redbook in 2015

    I don't really care about the lead-in groove or exit groove noise as much as I would if it were so dirty that it was damaging my stylus. Which reminds me: having a damaged stylus and causing permanent damage to my media has always been one of my greatest fears. I could ruin a good portion of my...
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    Vinyl vs Redbook in 2015

    For genres, I listen mostly to electronic (trip-hop, hip hop instrumentals, etc; Amon Tobin, Massive Attack, Blockhead, Boards of Canada), rock (metal and "regular" and classic is cool too, but nothing I've explored a whole lot yet), and some hip hop. I like a bit of everything else too, haven't...
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    Vinyl vs Redbook in 2015

    I've read in a few different places that DR ratings are unreliable ans virtually useless for vinyl but that's all I know, I am totally ignorant on what they are, mean, how they work, etc. Have anything to say about that?
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    Vinyl vs Redbook in 2015

    Glad to see nick_charles and judgmentday at it again! Too bad bigshot got banned (or not?). RRod, I don't doubt that I wouldn't hear a difference, I know that digital is technically superior and would be able to capture the vinyl fully. The decision I'm trying to make is either buy vinyl and...
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    Tinnitus

      I'm your age with a similar situation. I don't even notice police cars usually since I'm listening to music when I'm traveling 90% of the time and that combined with mental focus totally masks it.   Anyway, if I were to guess, I'd say I hurt myself from blasting earbuds (after parents...
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    Vinyl vs Redbook in 2015

    I've spent most of my weekend reading through a couple of these drawn-out vinyl vs. digital threads. My stance has never been that vinyl was technically superior to digital, because I totally understand how it simply ISN'T. That being said, I have collected some because I get a sense of space in...
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    It's been awhile, Head-fi...

    Glad to see you! I'm back after a bit of a hiatus too. I sold everything except my nice DAC and went to using some decent speakers I had for a while and decided to dump money into buying more vinyl and CDs to actually have music to listen to. Now I'm back with some relatively wallet friendly...
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    Rational reasons to love vinyl

      I've spent most of my weekend reading through a couple of these drawn-out vinyl vs. digital threads. My stance has never been that vinyl was technically superior to digital, because I totally understand how it simply ISN'T. That being said, I have collected some because I get a sense of space...
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    vinyl rip vs cd

    Quote:     I'm not "on his side", but what he said in that post seems to at least possibly make sense if it were backed with anything objective. Are you saying that it's pointless to try to point out that his anecdotes don't mean anything? (Just making sure I understand is all)    ...
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    Kansas City, MO/KS meet anyone?

    I am quite upset that I wasn't able to make it to this one. I've had a lot going on in my life, and that isn't quite slowing down, but considering how long this one took to plan, might we start the conversation for the next one?
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    Ipod classic - rockbox - its happening.

    Any update on getting a digital line out for an actual DAC? I'd love to invest time into making this thing be a great DAP for me that will allow me to upgrade the SQ later when my future cans/IEMs demand a better DAC than whatever is built into the 7th gen classic.   If this is a feature...
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    PONO - Neil Youngs portable hi-res music player

    Here's a review of the Pono. Sounds like something people should hear. Sorry if it's already been posted. http://youtu.be/6VQUFCCcQ4A
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    Reply to review by 'jtaylor991' on item 'Astell&Kern AK100II High Resolution Single DAC Audio Player'

    I wish it had a full size SD card slot instead, though. That'd be nice; I don't trust microSD as much, it seems like a more fragile standard, i.e. always more expensive, more fallible due to its size and manufacturing, etc.
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    Show us your Head-Fi station at it's current state. No old pictures please...

    How do you get away with using a sub in an apartment? Seems like that'd be terrible for anyone surrounding you...
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