deepak Posted June 16, 2008 Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 Just curious which version do you prefer. I've put in the download two versions of the title track 'Aqualung' by Jethro Tull, both files in lossless format. Please vote for which one you think sounds better after you've heard them. I'll reveal which version is which after enough people have listened Here is the download: Send big files the easy way. Files too large for email attachments? No problem! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ojnihs Posted June 16, 2008 Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 i'm going with number 2 as well, much better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepak Posted June 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 once a few more people have voted, i'll put up my audacity results Cheater i'm going with number 2 as well, much better How do you like the Stax SR-001? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ojnihs Posted June 16, 2008 Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 How do you like the Stax SR-001? i like them quite a bit. clean and clear sound. bass is a bit light, but good enough for me as i don't care too much for pounding bass. problem is i'm burning through batteries just using this thing. can i use any ac adapter or do i need to buy a special one? anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepak Posted June 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 i went to audacity after i gave them a listen. Post up your Audacity. I'm positive mine isn't generating the waveform properly. When I try and playback the waveform all I get is distortion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepak Posted June 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 i like them quite a bit. clean and clear sound. bass is a bit light, but good enough for me as i don't care too much for pounding bass. problem is i'm burning through batteries just using this thing. can i use any ac adapter or do i need to buy a special one? anyone? Don't they come with an AC adapter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ojnihs Posted June 16, 2008 Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 Don't they come with an AC adapter? do they? i got mine used from a friend. bastard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepak Posted June 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 do they? i got mine used from a friend. bastard! Yeah they are sold with a region specific voltage adapter. I was going to buy one a while ago, but I hate the feeling of something in my ears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted June 16, 2008 Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 Can you do something a little less good next time? I've got "Aqualung" stuck in my head now. Aqualung, my friend, Don't you start away uneasy, You poor old sod, you see it's only me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted June 16, 2008 Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 Yeah they are sold with a region specific voltage adapter. I was going to buy one a while ago, but I hate the feeling of something in my ears.But why are you sticking a region specific voltage adapter in your ears? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ojnihs Posted June 16, 2008 Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 if you look around the room and can't tell who the sucker is, it's probably you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepak Posted June 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 Yeah Audacity is screwing up the waveform for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepak Posted June 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 sample 1: you don't seem to have the pregaps in your DCC rip. You are correct. I just ripped this with the default EAC settings on a fresh install. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepak Posted June 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 i'm not getting distortion, plays back just fine. definitely nasty looking, though. Audacity is screwing it up. Look at the file length in your first screenshot. This is what the WAVE file looks like: (properly rendered) Sample 1 doesn't sound anything like yours or my Audacity FLAC images. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepak Posted June 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 weird. it plays back just fine for me, really. that looks a lot better, but it sounds dynamically challenged compared to sample 2. big difference to my ears. I was getting distortion because I had foobar paused. It's working now Anyway there wasn't any compression used in the first file. Analog or digital. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepak Posted June 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 Anyway I agree the DCC sounds better. I was hoping more people would be able to give an unbiased opinion. No big deal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepak Posted June 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 unbiased? i didn't look at audacity until after i listened, and audacity fucked it up! i mainly looked just because i was absolutely sure that 2 was the DCC, after listening. I didn't mean you posted a biased result. I mean people can just look at our screengrabs at see which is the DCC. The first sample is a Chrysalis VK41044 USA first pressing that a lot of people prefer to the DCC. It's definitely a hell of a lot cheaper for people that don't want to pay for the DCC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepak Posted June 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 And I paid $90 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted June 16, 2008 Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 I paid retail (I.E. somewhere between the two). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted June 16, 2008 Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 Yeah, but the problem is, there's this thing called something like the Intarwebz, and a lot more people know the value of something, so they get snagged up for flipping purposes pretty quickly, any more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepak Posted June 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 well, in my experience, the used places just don't know what they are (i've never seen them with the sleeve, so that might have something to do with it). i've never seen MFSLs go for cheap, though. I've got lucky a couple of times. But more and more these places know that gold disc = money. But this disc sells for $150+ consistently so I don't feel bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark baguette Posted June 17, 2008 Report Share Posted June 17, 2008 I should listen to this tonight. I was looking for the DCC a while back (maybe a year ago?) on ebay. New, sealed copies were + $400 I've got a digital version now, though I should post a comparison of the DCC and a vinyl transfer I had done. Remind me to do so if I dont post it tonight. **edit: Provided I have it on the hard drives it is on currently at my house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augsburger Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 Well this may a bit late but I will post my impressions from earlier today anyway. I did not read the posts in this thread until after I listened to both tracks a couple of times. For me, both tracks seemed a little compressed, number one more so. Track number two seemed to have a wider soundstage with a bit more depth. I detected a faint reverb on track two, perhaps some added distortion or transient artifacts, I am not sure. They were very close but I give the edge to track number two. FWIW, I used my office tripath chip amp and a modest 1453 chip NOS dac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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