audio_tony's latest activity
-
audio_tony replied to the thread Any fans of the TDA 1541 USB to RCA DACs?.He's wrong. Modern analogue output stages (assuming he's referring to the DAC output stages) are broadly similar to a lot of DACs on he... -
audio_tony replied to the thread S.M.S.L PO100, PO100 PRO & PO100 AK - Measurements (Digital Interfaces & DAC).I have several old optical cables, well used and abused, and I take no care over storage. I've never had any issues with any of them...
-
audio_tony reacted to AdamG's post in the thread S.M.S.L PO100, PO100 PRO & PO100 AK - Measurements (Digital Interfaces & DAC) with
Like.
I think this is soooo more appropriate. -
audio_tony reacted to VintageFlanker's post in the thread S.M.S.L PO100, PO100 PRO & PO100 AK - Measurements (Digital Interfaces & DAC) with Like.
There's nothing to "hear" with an optical cable. No it's not. The Amazonbasics cable is already 100% transparent, and it is the one I...
-
audio_tony reacted to DonH56's post in the thread 1 foot solid silver conductor interconnect vs. 0.5 foot Mogami W2964 interconnect with Like.
Yes, skin effect is very real, but it is simply not an issue at audio frequencies. For various reasons (eddy currents, molecular...
-
audio_tony reacted to sam_adams's post in the thread Where can I download good quality music for free? with Like.
Please try to resist the urge to reply to posts like this . . . or this.
-
audio_tony reacted to sweetchaos's post in the thread Where can I download good quality music for free? with Like.
The legality of downloading music from the internet varies depending on the country and the specific circumstances. Generally...
-
audio_tony replied to the thread 1 foot solid silver conductor interconnect vs. 0.5 foot Mogami W2964 interconnect.It's highly unlikely to ever encounter cables with a really high impedance, I just added that comment as an aside. I do however have a...
-
audio_tony reacted to MaxwellsEq's post in the thread 1 foot solid silver conductor interconnect vs. 0.5 foot Mogami W2964 interconnect with Like.
You are in the wrong forum. This place tends to be interested in reproducible, measurable tests which none of us can do with your senses.
-
audio_tony reacted to wwenze's post in the thread 1 foot solid silver conductor interconnect vs. 0.5 foot Mogami W2964 interconnect with Like.
Ahh, there it is, the true motivation behind the thread.
-
audio_tony reacted to MaxwellsEq's post in the thread 1 foot solid silver conductor interconnect vs. 0.5 foot Mogami W2964 interconnect with Like.
There's a well known reason for this: copper looks soft and warm; silver looks bright and shiny. But in a blind test (when people can't...
-
audio_tony reacted to ampguy's post in the thread Any fans of the TDA 1541 USB to RCA DACs? with Like.
This was likely not meant to be opened for ic rolling. IIRC it was < $30 or so on ebay.
-
audio_tony replied to the thread Any fans of the TDA 1541 USB to RCA DACs?.They didn't even use turned pin IC sockets. How cheap is that!?
-
audio_tony reacted to Palladium's post in the thread 1 foot solid silver conductor interconnect vs. 0.5 foot Mogami W2964 interconnect with Like.
Even thin and cheap as hell RG58 which I use for marine RF installations only has -1dB attenuation per 100 feet @ 10 MHz. We are...
-
audio_tony reacted to DonH56's post in the thread 1 foot solid silver conductor interconnect vs. 0.5 foot Mogami W2964 interconnect with Like.
Most audio cables are 75-ohm impedance, but as others have said that only matters for RF frequencies. At audio all that matters is the...