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  1. View Classified Kimber Kable HERO WBT RCA-type interconnects, 1 meter pair FS: Kimber Kable HERO analog interconnects, 1 meter pair w/German-made WBT 01 44 locking RCA connectors Used, exc condition $200 shipped, USA only, payment by PayPal Seller wwaldmanfan Date 07/25/22 Price 200.00 USD Category Cables  
  2. This subject has been discussed ad infinitum. While, the sound reproduction of speaker and headphone transducers, and other components with mechanical components, like phono cartridges, can change with wear, an inert piece of metal, a length of wire, or a simple electronic circuit cannot not magically transform from sounding good to sounding terrible and then sounding good again. What's going on here is your brain is perceiving the sound differently. Whether it is expectation bias, or the the complex interaction between you ears, brain, and environment, that's what's altering your perception of sound. Simply moving your head while in your favorite listening position can change sound. I don't understand why supposed audiophiles cannot accept this concept. I have tinnitus, and my hearing it's all over the place from day to day. High, low, loud, slight. You may not have hearing damage per se, but the reality is the same.
  3. AIFF is the best universal format. Storage space is cheap, so no advantage to using a compressed format like FLAC or (ALAC). AIFF works on PC or MAC, and is compatible with virtually all playback software. FLAC does not work on Apple. I always convert all my downloads and rips to AIFF. Never had a problem with metadata conversion. I use XLD and MediaHuman Audio Converter, both freeware programs to transcode.
  4. if you want to stick with iTunes, Bytewizard TraX is a Mac software program that converts DSD files to PCM formats ($34.99) http://bytewizard.eu/trax-audio-sacd-extractor
  5. The cover of this first Santana album, released in 1969, is based on the concert poster created by Lee Conklin for the Santana show in August, 1968 at Bill Graham's Fillmore West. Santana was relatively unknown at the time, as evidenced by the fact that they were third-billed, opening for the Staple Singers and headliners, Steppenwolf. As you can see, the poster also advertised a show later the same week by the Grateful Dead, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, and Sons of Champlin. Graham was famous for juxtaposing different musical acts at his concerts in order to expose his audience to a wide range of music. Designated BG-134 in the series, this poster is quite rare, and would sell for $1,500 - $2,000 in near mint condition, if you could find one. Lee Conklin was my favorite among Graham's stable of artists. I have a collection of original Bill Graham posters, but this one is not among them.
  6. Where'd you get the idea that Comcast is broadcasting audio in "uncompressed" digital format, akin to what we get from hi-res audio streaming, or even redbook/CD playback? Cable TV is HIGHLY compressed. Most people complain about the video resolution. Audio is little more than an afterthought. https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=4691553&page=1
  7. My DAC is on my dedicated audio system, not on my cable box/TV setup. That's all analog. Connecting a DAC to a cable box to get better audio won't help, because the signal is low-fi to begin with. Your cable signal is extremely compressed in order to stream 1,000+ channels of video and audio. Some of the major networks, like ABC and HBO have even reduced video resolution from 1080p to 720p just to squeeze more content through the wire. The incoming signal has already exceeded the limits of the technology. Adding more boxes on the user's end is unlikely to improve anything
  8. Janie keeps remastering these old chestnuts, trying to cash in on her step-brother's legacy, and gin up more $$$. Reprise 6281-2 is the "original" non-NR USA CD version (DR 12), and sounds as the artist intended it to, which is why it will always be the definitive version. I have heard the SACD. Sure, it sounds good, but there's nothing compelling about it that would make me run out and get it.
  9. These stories make no sense. Cannabis stocks are traded on the New York Stock Exchange. If they are allowed to hold an industry trade show in Las Vegas, why would someone be barred entry into the USA just for planning to attend it? It's not like the guy had weed on him. He should have just said I'm going there to gamble and lose all my money at the tables. The other story is even more ridiculous. A citizen of Canada traveling to Washington State where cannabis is legal in both locales is barred from the USA just for saying he smoked pot in college? I'm sorry, I don't believe this. When I went to Amsterdam twenty years ago, I was not asked if brought back anything (although I did have it stashed in my luggage, and got away with it). I also had a gram of hash mailed to me from a friend in Holland. She didn't conceal it too well, and it was intercepted by U.S. Customs. I got the package, opened and resealed, with a boilerplate letter inserted saying my contraband drugs were confiscated, and if I wanted to challenge it, get in line, because my case was #1,996,247.
  10. Does Damien monitor these threads? I posted this question a day ago as a new topic, with 0 responses. If Audirvana can see all of my AirPlay devices, why can I only select one for playback? I guess I'll have to go back to using * iTunes *, as this is the only native Mac player than can accomplish the amazing feat of playing all of them simultaneously. I did try AirFoil, and got terrible static. I made them refund my money.
  11. Audirvana recognizes all three of my home AirPlay devices, but can only stream to one at a time. Anyone know a workaround for this?
  12. I have the same ~3dB discrepancy, but I think it is a defect in the output stage of my DAC. I contacted NAD, and they said most of the unit's functionality is on one main circuit board, and, since it is out of warranty, I'm not going to pursue a repair. So, I use this AU plug-in with Audirvana, and it works great. The file takes 98mb disk space to install, but that is tiny, so why the concern? TIP: if you hold down the shift key, you can adjust the gain in 1/10 dB increments.
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