Jeepers, my LG V20 has the Hi-Fi Quad DAC, but no MQA. I wonder if I
should throw it in the trash and rush out to get a V30?
Actually, I do like the sound quality I get from my phone (I use
headphones; cannot tolerate earbuds!), in light of the fact that it's
only a phone. I often run the
ralphpnj wrote:
> As for music, jazz is my main area of interest. Lots and lots of jazz.
Hi Ralph!
I -like- jazz, & I have the obvious stuff in my eclectic 6500+ album
collection. BUT, I always find it difficult to know where to look next:
classical music is *much* easier to construct a
bakker_be wrote:
> In any halfway decent car with a halfway decent car stereo, a good
> recording will still be more enjoyable than a Loudness War victim. That
> kind of treatment is actually aimed at the iPhone (or other smartphone,
> just being biased anti-Apple here :p)generation, with their
In any halfway decent car with a halfway decent car stereo, a good
recording will still be more enjoyable than a Loudness War victim. That
kind of treatment is actually aimed at the iPhone (or other smartphone,
just being biased anti-Apple here :p)generation, with their horrible
little earbuds
drmatt wrote:
> Those recordings are for listening to in the car. Hopefully whilst
> driving as fast as possible. Never, ever, play them on the big system in
> the house. It'll just hurt.
>
>
> -Transcoded from Matt's brain by Tapatalk-
And with all the car windows wide open. Better yet
ralphpnj wrote:
> loudness wars.. A terrible thing to do to any music.
Those recordings are for listening to in the car. Hopefully whilst
driving as fast as possible. Never, ever, play them on the big system in
the house. It'll just hurt.
-Transcoded from Matt's brain by Tapatalk-
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Golden Earring wrote:
> Hi Ralph!
>
> It really- isn't -worth your precious time reading!
>
> Have you considered gardening: I can't really do it myself (buggered
> back + brown fingers... ), but I'm told that it can be a great solace in
> one's later years.
>
> One hell of a lot better than
ralphpnj wrote:
> Thanks! By the way things are actually way worse than the quoted
> conclusions make them appear. To wit, there is no information given
> about the amplification circuit of the phone nor the headphone/audio
> output specifications. And no measurements. As I said, laughable.
Hi
Golden Earring wrote:
> Hi Ralph!
>
> Now that I've stopped laffin', here's my short & sweet Brummie (that's
> Brumigham, England folks... ) take: "UTTER BOLLOCKS!". 'Nuff said...
> :rolleyes:
>
> Dave :cool:
Thanks! By the way things are actually way worse than the quoted
conclusions make
ralphpnj wrote:
> I know that many of us here find the high end magazines to be rather
> worthless as far as their equipment reviews are concerned but they often
> provide some good laughs. Here is small sample of the hilarity to be
> found in the latest (May 2018) issue of Stereophile:
>
>
Apesbrain wrote:
> Barely, just read it next time you visit Barnes & Noble. Imagine how
> betrayed all those people who went out and purchased the "Bel Canto
> Design Black ACI 600 all-in-one integrated amplifier he reviewed in
> April" must feel now being told they could have saved $24,000.
ralphpnj wrote:
> After reading the above I was left speechless and laughing hysterically.
> For that I feel that my subscription to Stereophile is well worth the $1
> per issue price.
Barely, just read it next time you visit Barnes & Noble. Imagine how
betrayed all those people who went out
Wombat wrote:
> I can imagine there are many parts of the audio business dream of the
> day such a big player like Apple jumps on MQA.
> Looks like a plump attempt to convince Apple customers they need it.
Very interesting. I didn't see that connection until you pointed it out.
MQA is going the
I can imagine there are many parts of the audio business dream of the
day such a big player like Apple jumps on MQA.
Looks like a plump attempt to convince Apple customers they need it.
Transporter (modded) -> RG142 -> Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA
monoblocks -> Sommer SPK240 -> self-made
I know that many of us here find the high end magazines to be rather
worthless as far as their equipment reviews are concerned but they often
provide some good laughs. Here is small sample of the hilarity to be
found in the latest (May 2018) issue of Stereophile:
Equipment under review: LG V30
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