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Another +1 on the Hilo. Sounds transparent, measures transparent. Bonus if you require an ADC, headphone amp or monitor out to plug directly into amp. Software driven upgradeable features.

You can view the page at http://www.computeraudiophile.com/content.php?r=520-Fun-With-Digital-Audio-–-Bit-Perfect-Audibility-Testing

Hi Hans, thanks. And thank you for your thoughtful questions. Yes, I have checked the differencing measurement technique to what I can and cannot hear. I did this for amplitude (i.e. adding...

Compressors, Limiters, Loudness War, and Mastering Inception - Blogs - Computer Audiophile

Hi Quest and rom661. Sure, I would be happy to run both listening and difference tests of other digital music players if there is enough interest.

One way to see if there is interest is to...

At the bottom of this post: Computer Audiophile - Guide to Converting Analog Vinyl To Digital Files Using Windows I prepared a subjective listening test:
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"Do you feel you can...

Thanks for everyone's comments. Btw, did folks download and listen to the files on whatever system and hear any differences? I see no comments about that.

Just to clear up a couple of points. I...

You can view the page at http://www.computeraudiophile.com/content.php?r=513-JRiver-Mac-vs-JRiver-Windows-Sound-Quality-Comparison

Hey Mike, thanks for your kind words. Let us know how it goes!

Cheers, Mitch

With respect to linear versus minimum phase filters: Is Linear Phase Really Ideal for Audio?

Hi tresaino, thanks for your kind words.

Wrt to which bit-depth and sample rate to digitize vinyl, I feel each person will have their own requirements for selecting. For example, in the specific...

Got a frequency response to share :-)

I have measured a few of the drivers you listed, some make it past 20 kHz, but again, not many. For example, the AMT's I have measured don't make it too well...

Hey Miska, I don't spend much time in echo chambers :-) But I like measuring in-room responses, under real world listening conditions.

Here is a little experiment I did rotating three different...

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Tis a bummer man... I have heard of folks borrowing a Windows laptop and using Audiolense to measure and design/generate the correction filters. Then host the generated filters in a convolution...

Hi Bill, nice review. I have not tried Dirac, but I am using Audiolense and Acourate. I would have to take a closer look at Dirac to see if it is using similar technology.

Re: your room – don’t...

Hi as99,

Thanks for your comment. Yes, I did get the message, as I understand it was a trial version. However, I mentioned it because the tick box was checked in the published screen shot and...

Hi ogs, I am glad you found the the article useful.
re: SQ vinyl rips - yes, they sound quite good! Also, same DR as the HDTracks version.
re: sibilance - Bingo!
About Vinyl Studio RIAA in...

Hi Masis, here is one analysis: iTunes 11.0.1 Audio Quality Null Test : audiophile
Cheers, Mitch

Hpirx, thanks, I am glad you found the guide useful.



Hi Onkle Je, thanks for your comment. It was a tradeoff between providing a basic workflow for each vinyl recording software or only...

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Bob Katz, a Grammy award winning mastering engineer and author of, Mastering Audio (a great read for the computer audiophile) had this to say recently on the Audiolense User Forum:

"Let me...

You can view the page at http://www.computeraudiophile.com/content.php?r=503-Guide-to-Converting-Analog-Vinyl-to-Digital-Files-Using-Macintosh

+1 on Lynx Hilo transparency, by (another) ear and objective measure: Evaluating AD/DA loops by means of Audio Diffmaker

Hi weirdo12, I used the Audacity version that supports ASIO (see link embedded in guide). It is my understanding that the ASIO version supports 24-bit recording: Audacity compiled with ASIO /windows...

Happy New Year Bill!

Have a look at this to see if it solves the issue: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2794406?start=0&tstart=0 If not, I will try and repro it this weekend.

Cheers,
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