Audiophile Insights
28 December 2016
Although called digital amps by many people, most "digital" amps aren't digital at all.
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30 July 2011
A Straight Wire With Gain
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Barb wire, hearing your wallet, all interlinks sound the same and the best amp is a straight wire with gain. Here are some musings on these subjects.
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28 April 2010
Changing the standard Yarbo connectors to IeGO 24k Gold cryo connectors
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26 January 2014
A bi-amping experiment using Apogee Divas
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20 October 2009
I'll say it right here: there are quite large differences in sound amongst CD transports. Yes, even when you only use the digital output, still you can hear differences in speed, attack, fluidity.
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29 April 2010
Audio Lingo
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Audiolingo can be very confusing. People can mean different things when they talk about musicality and the same goes for many more audiophile words to describe how a component sounds.
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5 June 2010
Caldera speaker wired with Transparent or Synergistic Research cables.
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25 February 2017
Phono cartridges can make or break a turntable, but the headshell also has a not inconsiderable influence on the sound.
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20 October 2009
AWG to mm2 Conversion
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For European people, AWG sizes can be very confusing, so here's a handy conversion table
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10 May 2010
Just like the old analog versus digital matter or Mac versus PC, Balanced versus Unbalanced and/or XLR versus cinch connections is a discussion in which many people seem to have a definite point of view
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30 May 2008
Useful hint for people who make their own powercables using the Bals type 73 schuko plug
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30 July 2008
Cable Connections: use end sleeves or tinning?
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2 January 2009
Cable Length
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Best use a short lead? Or rather a minimum of 1,5 meters? Opinions divert.
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18 July 2009
Changing the standard Yarbo connectors to IeGO 24k Gold cryo connectors
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24 April 2012
CD Ripping
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Sometimes I come across things in the wonderful world of audio that drive me nuts.
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5 June 2009
As always, both methods have their own advantages, but there is one unique clear advantage to taking the integrated player route.
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12 August 2008
Component Placement
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Every piece of equipment can be placed on numerous kinds of underlay materials. All materials have their own acoustic properties.
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