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I've deliberately kept out of this asylum for a while

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Posted on December 31, 2016 at 00:11:49
Jaundiced Ear
 Is the asylum getting any closer to a recommended playback path for digital audio, or is it the same old quarrel between a few self-proclaimed "experts" as to how digital audio should sound?

JE

 

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if you're looking for a consensus, posted on December 31, 2016 at 04:07:13
E-Stat
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Posts: 37596
Joined: May 12, 2000
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  Since: April 5, 2002
 I seriously doubt you will ever find one with the best way to deliver a digital source, amplify a signal, play a record or hear the result with a speaker.

We all have taken different paths and have differing priorities and musical tastes. I prefer using a purpose built compact streamer with the heavy work done away from the listening room. Others find having the computer in their system just fine. Some even prefer continuing to spin shiny disks to having a consolidated digital library. :)

All good. Pick your own poison. There is no single path to nirvana.

 

One path to digital music salvation?, posted on December 31, 2016 at 09:02:14
Ivan303
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Posts: 48887
Location: Cadiere d'azur FRANCE - Santa Fe, NM
Joined: February 26, 2001
 There are many paths up the mountain, thankfully we are blessed with many differing views here.

From fmak to AbeCollins and everything in between and on either side.


First they came for the dumb-asses
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a dumb-ass

 

RE: I've deliberately kept out of this asylum for a while, posted on December 31, 2016 at 11:45:04
AbeCollins
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Posts: 46280
Location: USA
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Why would "the asylum" have a recommended playback path for digital audio? It's a discussion forum for varying opinions. Do any of the online forums or audio magazines have an official recommended playback path?

Are you looking for a recommendation? I'm still waiting for Bose to weigh in.

Happy New Year!








 

Still no shortage of differing opinions..., posted on December 31, 2016 at 13:10:01
mlsstl
Audiophile

Posts: 1079
Location: Midwest
Joined: September 1, 2015
 ...for all things analog as well as digital. Tube v. solid state, this phono cartridge v. that one, regular fistfights over speakers -- all of these and many more are still part and parcel of the scene in the analog world. Its been that way for decades.

Why should digital be an exception?

 

RE: I've deliberately kept out of this asylum for a while, posted on December 31, 2016 at 20:20:59
Jaundiced Ear
 Ah! It's good to see that the inmates are still a happy bunch!

Happy New Year to the lot of you and may you find many happy discoveries, audio and other wise, in the coming year!

JE

 

RE: I've deliberately kept out of this asylum for a while, posted on January 2, 2017 at 11:23:43
Mike B.
Audiophile

Posts: 26352
Location: OR
Joined: September 27, 1999
Contributor
  Since: September 1, 1999
 The mod seems to do a good job of keeping the place civil.







 

Luckily for you..., posted on January 2, 2017 at 14:55:45
JeffH
Audiophile

Posts: 4574
Location: Orange County, So Cal
Joined: April 5, 2000
 All the experts are gone...only sages, savants and guru's are left.

 

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