Solved AUDIRVĀNA (and other audio related chitchat)

Dru2 · Feb 17, 2023

I'm thinking about getting one of these for my turntable....

The Koetsu Rosewood is a cornerstone of high-performance analog playback history. By carefully selecting ultra high purity materials and aging parts to perform optimally, Sugano-san formed a cartridge that recreates real breathing music extracted from the grooves of your record collection.

“Listening to the Rosewood Signature was an addictive experience. It became difficult to curtail a listening session as there was always one more album I had to spin. It’s the cartridge I could happily live with for years to come. This is one of the easiest recommendations I’ve ever made, in essence a gift for the music lover who would like to kick back at the end of a long day and just enjoy the music. I think this is what Sugano-san had in mind all along.”

Rosewood Signature - Koetsu USA

Just a mere $5,495

Dru2 · Feb 20, 2023

This lovely piece of art... and headphone amp can be had for 8K ($8,299)

Feliks Audio Envy Flagship Desktop Headphone Tube Amplifier.

Edwin · Feb 20, 2023

Dru2 said:
This lovely piece of art... and headphone amp can be had for 8K ($8,299)

I added it to my Cart!!!

Dru2 · Feb 20, 2023

Even If I had the money, I don't think I'd pay 8K for that. It's nice looking and all, and I'm sure it performs as well, but.... 8K!

badrobot · Feb 20, 2023

I ordered this programmable USB volume knob to add to my setup. The Stream deck volume pad is not cutting it for me. I still want a physical volume knob to adjust the system volume of my PC

Edwin · Feb 24, 2023

Finally got the pro RCA cables I ordered!
Better!

Dru2 · Feb 24, 2023

What are the cables for?

Dru2 · Feb 24, 2023

Currently listening to the Police: Regatta De Blanc (second album). I have them all. Just listening to this as it's been a while.

Edwin · Feb 24, 2023

Dru2 said:
What are the cables for?

They are longer cables going from my NAD-out to the Sub on the other side of the room.

Dru2 · Feb 24, 2023

Speaking of cables. Need a 12FT pair of $50,100.00 speaker cables?

AudioQuest Dragon Zero Speaker Cable 12ft. Pair.

Edwin · Feb 24, 2023

Dru2 said:
Need a 12FT pair of $50,100.00 speaker cables?

Jeebus!!!
I didn't even pay that much for my first house!!!

Edwin · Feb 24, 2023

Re-ripping some favorites.

Dru2 · Feb 24, 2023

Edwin said:
Jeebus!!!
I didn't even pay that much for my first house!!!

Yeah, we're having a good laugh about it here - 50k, is this sellable (I think this is in USD currency) cable ?

Dru2 · Feb 24, 2023

Edwin said:
Re-ripping some favorites.

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How - are you recording from the Rotel CD player itself? To What? What software?

Edwin · Feb 24, 2023

Dru2 said:
How - are you recording from the Rotel CD player itself? To What? What software?

Sorry, I was listening to it first...,
I'll rip it in the normal manner using foobar.

Edwin · Feb 24, 2023

Dru2 said:
Yeah, we're having a good laugh about it here - 50k, is this sellable (I think this is in USD currency) cable ?

And I thought my Monster Cable Powerline 3's, at $15 per foot, back in the 80's, was bad!!!

Dru2 · Feb 24, 2023

Edwin said:
Sorry, I was listening to it first...,
I'll rip it in the normal manner using foobar.

Yeah, I was going from the post with the image thus the question.

Anyway, for me any CD I buy now automatically gets ripped to PC.

Edwin · Feb 24, 2023

Dru2 said:
for me any CD I buy now automatically gets ripped to PC.

What rip settings/format do you use? Do you fool around with Replay Gain and the like, or do you just do a raw rip?

Dru2 · Feb 24, 2023

Edwin said:
And I thought my Monster Cable Powerline 3's, at $15 per foot, back in the 80's, was bad!!!

I'm all about quality cables, but there is a point where I think ridiculousness comes into play. This is one FAR above the bar. I paid $127 dollars for a 10-foot single digital cable, and I thought that was a bit much

Dru2 · Feb 24, 2023

Edwin said:
What rip settings/format do you use? Do you fool around with Replay Gain and the like, or do you just do a raw rip?

As I've said before... uncompressed FLAC using dPoweramp.

I don't mess with Gain or other settings. Just insure Accu Rip and HDCD is enabled, change the default compression of FLAC from 5 (middle) to uncompressed (no compression) and go from there. Pretty much a RAW rip.