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In Reply to: RE: I have the same hi-rez download.... posted by magiccarpetride on May 15, 2017 at 11:07:15
Turntable: VPI Prime w/walnut plinth, HRX Pulley and 3 belt drive
Tonearm: VPI 3D
Speed Control: VPI ADS
Cartridge: Ortofon Quintet Black S
Phono Cable: Audioquest Leopard
Phono Preamp: Liberty Audio B2B-1
Analog ICs: Kimber Hero w/WBT RCA connectors
Preamp: Audible Illusions L1 w/NOS National 7DJ8s (recapped)
Power Amp: Adcom GFA-555II w/Auricap Input coupling caps (recapped)
Speaker Cables: Kimber 8TC
Speakers: Magnepan MGMC1
Subwoofer: PolkFor more info click on the link below titled "Life is analog...digital is just samples thereof".
Ed
We don't shush around here!
Life is analog...digital is just samples thereof
Edits: 05/15/17Follow Ups:
Thanks for supplying the details of your setup. You have an awesome system!
I find it surprising that on a system as beefy as yours you are not detecting the differences between vinyl and hi-res format of "Band on the Run". Could it be due to you listening to hi-res over the headphones while listening to the LP on your speakers?
There is nothing wrong with my headphones nor do they limit fidelity. The HiFi Man HE-400S is not the best headphone on the planet but they are excellent for their price point and outperform many headphones that are much more expensive.
If you are having performance issues with the high resolution download maybe you should look at your own digital setup to find the problem. Sorry, but I cannot find any performance issues with the download you wrote about. I can state without any hesitation that the problem is not in that download.
I spent this weekend auditioning the new Analogue Productions Bloodlines box set. That box set is all four of the Blood, Sweat and Tears albums, mastered from the original analog master tapes at 45rpm and pressed on 200 gm vinyl by QRP. This is very, very good vinyl.
I can guarantee that I know that my system is performing very well and my modest work system is also performing very well. Nothing is limiting the fidelity enough to mask any difference. I do not own the best system in the world but I do understand what I have and whether it is working or not.
I don't know why you are having problems with that download but I would be willing to post one of the tracks from that high res download on my website so you can compare it to your copy. Let me know if you want to try this and which track you want to try.
Ed
We don't shush around here!
Life is analog...digital is just samples thereof
I'm sure your setup sounds awesome, that's not the issue at all. My digital sounds quite good, I spent a lot of time tweaking it etc. And the hi-res digital download of "Band on the run" sounds very good also... Until you play the vinyl!After you hear it on the vinyl, going back to the hi-res playback forces me to notice that something is amiss. Maybe it's down to my digital chain not being able to match my analog chain, I'm not sure.
Overall, I have spent a lot of time tweaking my digital transport (logging in to the box and modifying the Linux config parameters). My goal was to configure the digital transport so that the playback approximates the vinyl. And I was satisfied with the results, until, again, I compared it side by side with the real thing.
Edits: 05/16/17
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