tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post1133006772368439204..comments2024-03-28T13:45:12.227-07:00Comments on <em>Archimago's Musings</em>: As We Hear It: An audiophile comments on the Taiko Audio computer. The Mark Jenkins / Antipodes Audio Darko interview. On MoFi's One-Step DSD. And optical HDMI.Archimagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-55984329277981992392022-09-10T20:25:42.658-07:002022-09-10T20:25:42.658-07:00
Yes I changed a 20 year old copper 15m HDMI cable...<br />Yes I changed a 20 year old copper 15m HDMI cable to my projector with a 10m 4k optic cable. What a difference definitely worth changing to at any length.Robocophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13112097881279296367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-54070933734966464342022-09-04T19:45:21.711-07:002022-09-04T19:45:21.711-07:00Fair enough, but you did say "the few" -...Fair enough, but you did say "the few" - would be happy to hear about others among that few. <br /><br />And thanks for the good writing.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02509044056955394983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-87272434379184406582022-09-04T17:59:31.492-07:002022-09-04T17:59:31.492-07:00Hey Tim,
Yup, I think many audiophiles would be fa...Hey <em>Tim</em>,<br />Yup, I think many audiophiles would be fascinated by <em>AudioDT</em> sound system. Let's just say we're looking at well into 6-figures here. Alas I am not at liberty to say more about this... ;-)Archimago's Musingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14326929293463498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-2635494082269891022022-09-04T16:57:42.789-07:002022-09-04T16:57:42.789-07:00Well, that's provocative: “I believe these are...Well, that's provocative: “I believe these are one of the few speakers that both objectivists and subjectivists can agree will produce amazing sound quality.” I bet I’m not the only one that would appreciate a tour through those few speakers. Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02509044056955394983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-48557268294035024702022-09-04T16:16:04.483-07:002022-09-04T16:16:04.483-07:00Hey Hans!
Thanks for the message. Looks like you w...Hey <em>Hans</em>!<br />Thanks for the message. Looks like you were right there from the beginning at Philips with the dawn of consumer digital audio. Fantastic.<br /><br />Indeed, the <strong>"emperor has no clothes"</strong> is an apt analogy. I believe as audiophiles, we need to be honest about the way things <em>are</em>. Good 'ol 16/44.1 CD audio has matured over the decades Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-34044795830870701672022-09-04T15:05:58.037-07:002022-09-04T15:05:58.037-07:00Great graham!
Hope you're having fun with the ...Great <em>graham</em>!<br />Hope you're having fun with the small fanless machine! I still think these work really well as low-power, low electrical noise machines for audio purposes where CPU power demands are not high.<br /><br />Yeah, with the rapidity of obsolescence, expensive computers definitely will not be a "store of value". ;-)Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-1391995125404356732022-09-04T11:22:30.496-07:002022-09-04T11:22:30.496-07:00Hi Archimago, greetings from the Netherlands! Grea...Hi Archimago, greetings from the Netherlands! Great fan of your blog, ever since I've found it. I must admit to quite a bit of Schadenfreude, as you've put it, about the MoFi controversy. Always nice to see a zealot like Michael Fremer fall flat on his face.<br /><br />I started buying LPs, as they were then called, in the 70's and was regularly appalled by the lack of quality of the The Reluctant Audiophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15856603092789746704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-73895234253383515562022-09-03T18:27:33.126-07:002022-09-03T18:27:33.126-07:00Hi Arch, greetings from cold Canberra Australia. T...Hi Arch, greetings from cold Canberra Australia. Thank goodness I read your reviews of the Mele quieter2/3 computers and purchased a quieter2 - now kitted out with extra storage. Super expensive computers provide nowt, and unlike diamonds will not maintain value. Fools jewellery indeed .grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01800196213904827209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-7623704863524331382022-09-03T12:54:18.750-07:002022-09-03T12:54:18.750-07:00Hey Vaal,
Either option - knowingly advertising mi...Hey <em>Vaal</em>,<br />Either option - <strong>knowingly advertising misinformation</strong>, or <strong>technically unsavvy enough to be unknowingly repeating a myth</strong> - would be frightening for a company operating in the high-tech space asking >$25k/computer.<br /><br />Since I don't foresee any consumer protection/advocacy group stepping in to help with cleaning up this industryArchimago's Musingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14326929293463498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-42532416176511195942022-09-03T12:39:09.915-07:002022-09-03T12:39:09.915-07:00Interesting Phil,
That would be great if the optic...Interesting <em>Phil</em>,<br />That would be great if the optical HDMI works out for you! Yeah, $30 isn't much to ask since we are looking at technically a different way to get things done. I'm tempted to get one of the longer runs (like 24') to see if I can relocate my gaming HTPC further from the front AV set-up.<br /><br />Good luck!Archimago's Musingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14326929293463498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-74230583782210643452022-09-03T11:51:11.376-07:002022-09-03T11:51:11.376-07:00"much lower system noise overall, giving you ... "much lower system noise overall, giving you black backgrounds, huge space rendition and brings an ease to the musicians (sic) performance, only matched by the very best vinyl and tape playback systems" is plainly a laughable lie<br /><br />Agreed. Aside from all the other dubious claims, that in itself is a disqualifying bit of subterfuge. <br /><br />Either the Taiko people know Vaalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14896147903257500224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-5381133259789560482022-09-03T09:20:02.912-07:002022-09-03T09:20:02.912-07:00PS: Balanced interconnects (can't edit the pos...PS: Balanced interconnects (can't edit the post so apologies for multiple.)PhilFromTOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063597190515177345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-81064047784570403892022-09-03T09:18:40.225-07:002022-09-03T09:18:40.225-07:00Hi Arch,
Great stuff as per usual.
I'm tempted...Hi Arch,<br />Great stuff as per usual.<br />I'm tempted to try the HDMI cables, because they're not super-expensive and I've found over the years that HDMI frequently passes PS noise from computers.<br />Yes, it is measurable and sometimes audible. For example, see this IM sweep from RMA (laptop -> Outlaw 976 -> Motu M2 on same laptop.) One trace shows IM with the laptop PhilFromTOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063597190515177345noreply@blogger.com