PS AUDIO: “…… but, as always with any new fangled connection scheme, there’s a whole bunch of “gottcha’s” to go along with it.”

This’ll be the first of a few posts where we delve into networking and computer audio systems.  In prior posts we looked at what I would refer to as a closed system: a single computer with a DAC attached to it.  This works fine but has a number of drawbacks, many of which are not […]

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TECHNICS: SU-8080 + ST-8080

Picked up these vintage beauties today in 100% mint condition with their original manuals owned by the guy from new ( 1978 ? ) Personally I love the look and build quality. Dip in and out HERE

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SERIOUSLY: Is louder better?

Paul McGowan … If we’re playing a dynamic piece of music at a moderate level it’s likely we’ll not hear the soft parts of the score. A little compression would enable us to hear both the softest and loudest passages. Yet to purists, compression is about as acceptable as farting in a crowded room. Let […]

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AUDIO INSIDER

THE AUDIO INSIDER: The additional linear region of a tube is wasted once you pass over a certain level. Wasted, that is, on linear performance – but valuable on another front – headroom in an amp

 Most tube power amps have an advantage over most solid state amps: high voltage.  If we look at a typical tube vs. solid state design, that tube design might have up to ten times more voltage than the solid state design – at least in a preamplifier.  The tubes need the high voltage to operate […]

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McINTOSH: MCT450 SACD/CD Transport and what was said at the time

They tell us ….. The MCT450 can be paired with any McIntosh product that contains digital inputs. This includes select home theater processors, integrated amplifiers and preamplifiers. Digital balanced, coaxial, optical and DIN outputs are available, giving you flexibility in connecting the MCT450 to the rest of your system. For SACDs, the unique DIN output […]

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Furutech adds to best-selling NCF Booster range with new NCF Booster-Signal. What they said ….. at the time

We are told: Following the considerable success of Furutech’s remarkable accessory, the NCF Booster, the company has introduced a second companion edition, the new NCF Booster-Signal. Prepare to be surprised at the clear and positive difference that this innovative duo can make to your system’s performance.

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