This guy thinks the speed of sound through air is not affected by barometric pressure or humidity. His conclusion is that only temperature affects sound transmission.
I don't have enough scientific background to know if he's right or wrong.
This guy thinks the speed of sound through air is not affected by barometric pressure or humidity. His conclusion is that only temperature affects sound transmission.
I don't have enough scientific background to know if he's right or wrong.
Robert, these aren't the only complaints we have received regarding this thread. It's okay to take a contrary opinion on something, but maybe you should just bow out of this thread for a while. It's taking away from those who would like to have a discussion about the subject, not whether the subject is valid.
Thanks.
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Here's cable theory 101
- Different metals conduct differently - silver, copper, tin plated copper, silver plated copper, etc. This is measurable.
- Different gauge wire conducts differently. This is measurable.
- Stranded vs solid core wire conducts differently. This is measurable.
- Different dielectric material affects the electrical property of a cable. Plastic, rubber, teflon, cotton, air, etc. This is measurable.
- Different wire pair configuration conducts differently. Parallel, twisted (and # of twists/foot), braided, etc. This is measurable.
So why is it so hard to concede that different cables, all manufactured with different characteristics of the above, might indeed sound different?
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Sorry Bob, I can't answer you. Apparently there's no room for science in this thread.
We are the grandchildren of apes, not angels
But only we are gifted with the eyes to see
On days without FEAR, when our heads are clear
That angels, we could be
(Marillion 2016)
Is it possible that the above statements regarding everyone in earth's history and human nature might be a little presumptuous? I have close to perfect anonymity here. I will not feel at all embarrassed by the results of a test... blind, not blind or even a quadruple blind test...and will have no problem w/ recovering some money I spent on cables more than ten years ago. In fact I'm rooting for the cheap stuff.
Based on post #665, gold plated Monster cable in the $30 range and 12 gauge zip cord, (no burn in) will sound the same as the interconnects and speaker cables being replaced.
Okay so far?
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Before someone calls in Dr. Phil to clean this up, Could you tell me what companies make preamps with excellent phono stages. Though I resist external stages, I would still appreciate suggestions on a few of these. Sorry to interrupt. Now back to the innuendo and back biting.
The older I get, the better I was.
IMO phono stages are the weakest link in the analogue stage. You just will never hear what your tonearm and cartridge can truly do if the phono stage isn't up to the job. For that reason, I prefer an outboard phono stage. If something doesn't quite jive, or if a small lottery winning comes your way, it is easier to upgrade it rather than changing out the whole preamp.
And these days, an in-board phono stage is likely an afterthought just so a manufacturer can say they support the format.
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A gentleman is defined as someone who knows how to play the accordion, and doesn't.
I have a question as well. What is the preferred method of playing files from a computer to a stereo? I'm assuming on newer equipment there's a digital or HDMI inputs, maybe a USB port. My amp in the living room only takes the usual RCA jacks so I use that. Same way with the system in my man cave. It's works but I doubt that I'm transmitting the best possible signal.
I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down.'- Bob Newhart
I am running JRiver Media Centre on a Windows 7 laptop into my Classé CP-800 pre-amp/DAC via USB. I'm reasonably happy with it. Sometimes, with hi-rez files, the sound can be holographic. 44.1K/16bit FLAC files are not quite as enjoyable as CDs played on my Rotel CDP run into the DAC via optical TOSlink.
Think of a book as a vase, and a movie as the stained-glass window that the filmmaker has made out of the pieces after he’s smashed it with a hammer.
-- Russell Banks (paraphrased)
Considering the kind of investment a lot of you already have in systems, a truly studio quality DAC is almost cheap! If you want to to your pc right as a digital audio source you need a dedicated outboard DAC.
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/deta...f1aBoCdtjw_wcB
You can spend more but you probably don't need too... Apogee makes great affordable DACs as well.
Hehe... ok, I'll stay out of it. Of course, you can get Bob to build you some...
There will always be the "engineers -vs- ears" debates in audio. The only way to satisfy both ideologies is double-blind testing and yet DBT is three letter dirty word in audiophilia. It seems a lot of the same people who say they'll trust their ears are unwilling to use only their ears. But enough of this thread crapping. I'll bow out of this thread knowing I've never spent enough money to be an audiophile in the first place and that I wouldn't recognize good sounding audio equipment if I saw it.
Here's a couple of suggestions in the used marketplace:
http://app.audiogon.com/listings/pho...21-honolulu-hi
http://app.audiogon.com/listings/pho...rmond-beach-fl
http://app.audiogon.com/listings/pho...6801-bethel-ct
http://app.audiogon.com/listings/pho...10-carlsbad-ca
Others to consider if you can find them at your price point are from Coincidence, Audio Research, Klyne, Jadis, Pass, Whest. Each of these has a character, but there are enough reviews of them to give you an idea of which way they swing. I think the biggest question is whether you want tubes or solid state, and if they have sufficient gain for your cartridge.
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All great suggestions. The idea now I would think is to break down which might work best with my new Dynavector 10x5 cart and Pro-Ject TT. I've heard people say that tubes can be noisy but I know those with tube systems and they sound perfectly fine to me. SS may be a more simple choice to deal with in the long run. The Whest stage looks interesting. Do you have any personal info on it?
The older I get, the better I was.
The older I get, the better I was.
From my perspective your Boulder monoblocks are keepers. The ideal mate is the matching preamp. I would try to stretch my budget for it.
Otherwise something like this might work very well:
http://app.audiogon.com/listings/sol...24-plano-tx--2
Classe gear is extremely neutral and it runs balanced, which the Boulder amps would prefer to see.
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