morphsci

Did you hear the SA-50? Or was it the older SA-60 or DV-60 or even older DV-50? Just wondering as the SA-50 is pretty damn new. Oh, and the DCC stuff I have seems to be very well mastered and isn't overly compressed (in general).

No argument from me on that.

Good deal. Then you should really look at buying JP#'s Sony TT. It is a great deal and you can pick it up at Can-Jam.

Not disagreeing with you, about that nor saying that you necessarily should like it. Just pointing out that the source of the long-term problem may not be in the player. Also I don't think the compression "happens" with the DAC chips as much as certain DAC chips reveal the compression better. Does that mean they sound better? Nope, not at all, especially if, unfortunately, a good chunk of the source material out there, is not up to the resolving power of some DACs.

Hrm, I do not see how AB comparisons, even if blind, eliminate the possibility that one player is revealing the compression on the disc and another is not. You are essentially dealing with a non-linearity between the player effect and compression effect. You actually need to compare players and source material (compressed and non-compressed) simultaneously and estimate the interaction effect, which then indicates non-linearity of effects (i.e. each player is resolving the compression artifacts differently). That being said, I have been underwhellmed by the quality, or lack thereof, of the output stage on esoteric players. It looks like they are using a new output stage on the SA-50 compared to the DV-50 (and SA-60 for that matter). Does that look like the case to others, or am I letting my wishes get the better of me?

I think it was the royal they.

Well they arrived just fine. That is a shitload of mailers. Should last a long time. I just packed up a series of five albums I'm sending off to Luis and it worked great. They have dual perforations to adjust the width. You can fit about five with the smallest width so I was actually able to double box them. Seems very secure.

Excellent call. QFT

Buffalo32 DAC

I actually downloaded it because his headphone audio lexicon is so dam good. It should be mandatory for anyone wishing to do a review to be able to demonstrate that they have at least a rudimentary understanding of the concept of headstage.

Got one.

If you ask for #2 first, then #1 doesn't matter.

I have scotch ....

My comment was in no way derogatory, just to make sure everyone is on the same page. I'm not sure I could have had the quality of responses in most other forums. I have not given up yet, but if high resolution PCM is all I can get, I'll suffer with that.

Hmm ... I guess that was both a simple and naive question (Don't go there, it's way too easy). I love this place.

Damn! why did I have to sleep late.

But the Buffalo32S can accept DSD data directly, but it is unclear if the HDCP needs to be stripped off. If it does, then I think the HDFury2 can be employed.

I can vouch for Athens, GA. Lived there for a while and it is a very fun town. Also close enough to Atlanta for the big city stuff. I like living in the south and we will likely move back to Aiken, SC in a few+ years. Aiken is a big retirement city now but it was originally a horse town for the "horse people" to winter in. They still have a series of three races (Flat track, steeplechase and sulky) in the spring and they have an active fox-hunting and polo club.

Hmmm, not as far as I know. But then again, that's not very far.

Border's has 40% CD's and DVD's at least at the stores here.

Excellent idea! I see you have some expertise in this area Well I may also take you up on that offer to bring some things back that are not available locally.

Well I am definitely ordering one. I haven't built anything in a long, long, long, ......, long time so I may be getting in contact after I have it in hand. On a related note: Does anyone see any problem with using an Oppo 980 as a transport for DSD data?

That's irrational. Anyway I prefer i^∞ because it's "unreal Dude"

QFT

Since head-casers like to drink a "wee dram' now ad again I think we should start a liquor list for the meet. I think that would be more useful than a gear list. I will be bringing a bottle of BMH 23 and Sazerac 18 Rye.