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Ultimate Audio Playback / Chatter and forum related stuff / Re: I must of have been hallucinating
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on: April 02, 2015, 04:06:58 pm
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Hi Peter, Mani and Paul are listening to a pure Phasure/BertD audio chain and both are raving over the amazing SQ with a “clock” modified PC (Original built to “Phasure” guidelines/spec’s) Both wrote in a favourable intention for this FORUM their impressions of the “new” improved SQ. I trust Mani’s and Paul’s ears in the same way I trust yours and to make it short, we WANT to have the same spectacular SQ. Travel arrangements with a modified PC .................. . Joachim
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Ultimate Audio Playback / Cables (Community induced) / Re: Clairixa USB
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on: March 27, 2015, 03:59:07 pm
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Bl**dy hell, the cable opened up dramatically after 4 to six hours. Very “clean” sound of the wind instruments and the timbre of all instruments and voices in my system is amazing. The depth of the soundstage improved a lot. The best USB cable in my system ever. Joachim
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Ultimate Audio Playback / Cables (Community induced) / Re: Clairixa USB
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on: March 25, 2015, 06:27:02 pm
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The last 4 weeks a $1 USB cable was in my system, due to the “SQ nearness” to the vinyl sound with my turntable. My very first SQ impressions (within **25** sec) of the Clairixa USB cable (power wire enabled) was, this is ***a SQ similar to*** the ”YSF data only” cable, but with - a stronger left/right separation - more speed - ***much*** more details*** *** - more resolution and less ambience compared to the $1 USB cable. The deepness of the room image declined from 5m to 2m. Joachim
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Ultimate Audio Playback / Chatter and forum related stuff / Re: Best Vinyl Rig
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on: March 06, 2015, 10:14:50 am
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All I want to say is (and I say the same to Joachim or any of the further 98 votes coming up) : Don't try to mimic the souind of vinyl or take that as the reference, because it really is the wrong approach. It is technically worse and therefore should be worse sound wise.
That we might perceive it differently can spring from a 100 other reasons, but saying that digital is wrong while over here this is not so at all (and vinyl is plainly unlistenable though elsewhere) is too much of it.
Nothing is happening here, so we have to fill the gap! Does digital sound better than analog?The good article is here: http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/digital-versus-analog.htmEdit: Found on YoutubeIn a nutshell, CDs chop off all the audio content above 22 kHz, while LPs roll off smoothly up to 60 kHz and beyond. Considering that the upper limit of human hearing is commonly agreed to be only 20 kHz, it is up to you to decide how much of a difference this actually makes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eC6L3_k_48
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Ultimate Audio Playback / Chatter and forum related stuff / Re: Best Vinyl Rig
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on: March 03, 2015, 07:09:28 pm
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But I am fairly sure that many may benefit from just attempting to close the nose and have a firm blow until something pops and there's way more LF suddenly. You can always try ... (when the music is on or otherwise you won't even notice that it worked). Peter Aaaha, LF's pops "down" , this is the reason for your bass fondness. It's the genes, in my case I hear amazing highs, no additional bass. Joachim
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Ultimate Audio Playback / Chatter and forum related stuff / Re: Best Vinyl Rig
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on: March 03, 2015, 04:28:28 pm
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Ok, so we have to wait for the Clairixa. At present, compared to my turntable, the SQ of the old "analog source CD's" is lagging behind with the $1 USB cable (not very far), and the main question is, what have they done during the mastering with the output signals of the analog master tapes. Another sample: ”Rocky Racoon” on the ”Beatles White Album” was recorded with a lot of cymbals, hi hat and snare **at the end of the track**, which you do not hear on the CD in that vinyl quality (curtain damping effect). The bass on “Fever” has more body and the voice more details on the vinyl (s-tones etc.), and the bass notes on both are not very deep. By the way, the EMT 950 is an amazing machine. In 2010 I sold a big type EMT950 and thought the remaining TT will be good enough for the future, but within a week I had to buy another one (from Switzerland) Joachim
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Ultimate Audio Playback / Chatter and forum related stuff / Re: Best Vinyl Rig
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on: March 03, 2015, 12:01:14 pm
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Here at least its not the lack of a pre amp or USB cable type(although I agree these will have an affect), or the quality of the ADC that the matering happened on. Its the PC that kills the sound. And I know where and how it does it Luckily I no longer feel the need for a new hobby or vinyl rig .... which is great Hi Peter, reading Nick's comment I would say it's "highnoon" for such a PC modification (in cooperation with Nick?). I will order such a modified PC straightaway. Joachim Edit: I just got the "gut feeling" that you and Nick are working on it already.
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Ultimate Audio Playback / Chatter and forum related stuff / Re: Best Vinyl Rig
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on: March 03, 2015, 11:49:39 am
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I found an important advice from Peter on CA, where he wrote, that he "depressurizes" his ears prior to serious listening. The "adjusted ear pressure" makes a big difference in the acoustic perception. Yeah, you need to start doing such things when you get to Peter's age Mani. Hey Mani, this is physics. You are flying around the world the whole year and I'm sure that you are facing ear anomalies during every descent. I'm older than Peter and therefore I have to adjust my "ear pressure" after every song. Bad luck for me. Joachim
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