Internet Blind Test: 24-Bit vs. Dithered 16-Bit Part Deux - Daft Punk...
BTW: 1.5kHz sine waveform, -65dBFS. 16-bits on the left, 24-bits on the right.It's amazing how time flies. Nine years ago - 2014 - at a time when hi-res audio downloads were being promoted as the "next...
View ArticleThe Audiophile Wisdom of ChatGPT (Feb 13, 2023 Version): Learnings from an...
I'm sure none of us these days have escaped news about ChatGPT from OpenAI. Articles have been ubiquitous covering the implications of what this "chatbot" is able to do. No doubt, there will be deep...
View ArticleREVIEW/MEASUREMENTS: AOSHIDA A7 Class D TI TPA3255 amplifier. Good sound....
Above, you see the small AOSHIDA A7 Class D amplifier which we'll go in depth with in this post. It's inexpensive and can be purchased for less than US$150 these days. This design is also sold as the...
View ArticleRETRO-AUTOPSY: Museatex Melior BS-1 Bitstream S/PDIF DAC (circa 1995?). A few...
The company Museatex was formed around 1990 by Ed Meitner and John Wright based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Over the years, the brand was assumed under A/D/S which eventually closed in 2001. There's...
View ArticleMEASUREMENTS: Topping HS02 USB 2.0 isolator. (This works with the E1DA Cosmos...
Hey guys and gals, I must be a sucker for relatively inexpensive USB galvanic isolators. To be honest, this is mostly because I look for ways to lower noise on my measurement testbench, not that I'm...
View ArticleAs We Hear It: Innomaker HiFi DAC Pro HAT review by Doug Gardner. And MQA is...
Arch,I’ve been following along with your experiments using the Cosmos ADC and APU to test a variety of gear and I’ve put together a similar setup to do some measurements too. I’m sharing some results...
View ArticleMEASUREMENTS: Fosi Audio TB10D [Upgraded Version] stereo amplifier (TI...
Not much time this week to play with the toys as I'll be heading off on vacation for a few weeks. However, I did receive the Fosi Audio TB10D [Updated Version] (
View ArticleMusings & Meditations on the intersections between clinical care and...
The "Monastery" of Petra (Jordan); carved out probably around 1st Century CE. Harder to get to, but I thought this was just as awe inspiring as the "Treasury" made famous in "Indiana Jones and the Last...
View ArticleAudiophile Survey, early 2023: Who we are (including age and gender). What we...
Well ladies and gentlemen, thanks to all who took the time to complete the information in the open "SURVEY: What audio playback system and/or streaming music service are you using in 2023?" post. The...
View ArticleRESULTS: Internet Blind Test of 24-Bit vs. Dithered 16-Bit Part Deux - Daft...
Well ladies and gentlemen, the time has come to reveal the results of the 2023 24-bit vs. 16-bit Internet Blind Test as laid out in the post: "Internet Blind Test: 24-Bit vs. Dithered 16-Bit Part Deux...
View ArticleRetro DIY Headphone Amp - The Audio Amateur, Gary A. Galo design, built by...
Every once awhile, I think it's fun to try something a little different!While the vast majority of us audiophiles buy our stuff, as per all tech hobbies at one point, this began with hobbyists in their...
View ArticleREVIEW: Beelink EQ12 Mini Computer - Intel N100 CPU (12th Gen, 4C/4T, 24EU...
For more than a year now, since the MeLE Quieter2Q, I've transitioned media playback away from the Raspberry Pi system in my main sound room as I've explored options in the MiniPC world. This is the...
View ArticleBeelink EQ12: Low power Intel N100-based Roon endpoint and Kodi 4K/HDR/60fps...
Beelink EQ12 MiniPC, some testing with the RME ADI-2 Pro FS R Black Edition.Since around 2004, I've been using various computer systems for music playback, initially starting with ripped files on PCs...
View ArticleComputer hardware thingies: Mediasonic Probox USB3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps enclosure,...
Hey there everyone, this week I thought I'd just put up some quicky comments/"reviews" of products I've found useful in the last while in my computer system and home network in case this might be of...
View ArticleREVIEW: Hidizs AP80 PRO-X Music Player - touchscreen, unbalanced and balanced...
Digital Audio Players (DAP) are not a class of components I've explored as thoroughly over here at the Musings. However, over the last few years, as smart phones have ditched their analogue headphone...
View ArticlePacific Audio Fest 2023: Part I - Ballrooms, marketplaces, and the larger...
At the time of publication, it will have been a week since the Pacific Audio Fest 2023 (June 23-25). Compared to last year, they held it about a month earlier. As usual, I took a number of photos at...
View ArticlePacific Audio Fest 2023: Part II - Hotel wing audio rooms. A few words on...
Let's continue exploring Pacific Audio Fest 2023 beyond the main ballroom and larger rooms from last time. As you're probably aware, audio shows take place in hotels with companies renting out rooms...
View ArticlePacific Audio Fest 2023: Part III - Final show musings... On sponsorships,...
Collected promo materials, PAF2023.Having published on the products seen at PAF2023 in Parts I and II, I thought it would be interesting to take some time to chat about other experiences from this show...
View ArticleQobuz now in Canada. Finally, Roon integration and a taste of lossless...
Finally after all these years. Despite bugging them at least since RMAF2019, it has taken ages but at last as of April 2023, Qobuz is now available here in Canada. As you can see, price in Canadian...
View ArticleREVIEW / MEASUREMENTS: AIYIMA A08 PRO - TI TPA3255 Class D amp with...
Over the last while it has been interesting checking out some TI TPA3255 "PurePath" chip Class D audio amplifiers such as the Fosi Audio TB10D [Upgraded] and AOSHIDA A7.As you can see in the image...
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