What audio system do you have, or plan on getting?

Nostromo · November 24, 2025, 07:58:53 AM

Quote from: StudioGuy on November 24, 2025, 02:02:46 AMLikewise, your Luxman D-10X is very exclusive/expensive and it's appearance, size, weight, etc., are all perfectly good reasons for you to get more enjoyment from it than from far cheaper alternatives but in terms of actual audio performance/fidelity, it is audibly identical to units costing 1/100th of the price.

Well, to my ears and on my system, it sounds way better than my previous Sony 5400ES, so that's all that matters. I don't intend to defend or discuss the issue any further.

PaulR · November 24, 2025, 08:56:30 AM

Quote from: Valentino on November 24, 2025, 06:17:30 AMWhich compressed file type did you use, @PaulR? Not all are lossy, and the lossy ones can be difficult to recognise by ear.
Do you need a portable medias player?

I believe it was .aac (I can double check when I get home)

I would need a portable one mainly because I don't have space to store my CDs nor a stereo system, portable one would be....my best option for now.

Nostromo · November 24, 2025, 08:58:56 AM

Quote from: Valentino on November 24, 2025, 02:55:08 AM@Nostromo That's some beautiful gear.
Those Elipsas certainly do not have an over exaggerated top. Serblin was on top of his game at that time.

Thank you. No, they don't. However, they manage to provide a very detailed sound without being fatiguing.

Daverz · November 24, 2025, 11:05:38 AM

Quote from: Nostromo on November 22, 2025, 04:09:56 PMAfter reading all the negative comments and noting how often this thread has been closed (I went back only 30 pages, which was enough), I was hesitant to list my system, but here goes.

I have Sonus Faber Elipsa SE speakers, Mark Levinson No.380S preamp/No.335 power amp, Luxman D-10X CD/SACD player, SOTA Star Turntable/SME V tonearm/Soundsmith The Voice cartridge/Musical Surroundings Nova II phono preamp, and a Roon Titan Music server. I absolutely love the sound and have no plans to upgrade anything.

I love the engineering of the SME stuff, but most of it is way too pricey for me. I was, however, able to get a good price on a used SME 309 (a straight 9 inch arm, not a 3009).

Nostromo · November 24, 2025, 01:40:31 PM

Quote from: Daverz on November 24, 2025, 11:05:38 AMI love the engineering of the SME stuff, but most of it is way too pricey for me. I was, however, able to get a good price on a used SME 309 (a straight 9 inch arm, not a 3009).

Very nice! I bought a gently used turntable/tone arm, so it was more affordable.

71 dB · November 24, 2025, 08:40:42 PM

Quote from: Harry on November 24, 2025, 04:55:44 AMYou and your writings nuked this thread to dead.

He has provided information and insight hardly nobody else has. If this thread gets "nuked" by that then maybe this thread deserves to die?

Harry · November 24, 2025, 09:56:01 PM

Quote from: 71 dB on November 24, 2025, 08:40:42 PMHe has provided information and insight hardly nobody else has. If this thread gets "nuked" by that then maybe this thread deserves to die?

Go away Poju, you were responsible also for nuking this thread and you well know it.

71 dB · Last Edit: **Today** at 01:49:36 AM by 71 dB

Quote from: Harry on November 24, 2025, 09:56:01 PMGo away Poju, you were responsible also for nuking this thread and you well know it.

Yes, I know, but I don't accept this discrimination towards engineering minded people. As if he or me didn't have valuable things to say. It is not our fault you don't want to learn anything from us. It is pretty harmless if you keep your beliefs about audio stuff, but what about more serious things? Also, are you telling everyone who disagrees with you to go away? Have you even tried to understand other people?

Harry · **Today** at 01:51:37 AM

Quote from: 71 dB on Today at 01:45:06 AMYes, I know, but I don't accept this discrimination towards engineering minded people. As if he or me didn't have valuable things to say. It is not our vault you don't want to learn anything from us.

There is not possibly anything I want to learn from the likes of you or others about HiRes equipment. Period. Create your own thread, and you will see I will not participate to nuke the pleasure of others.
This thread was not meant for the likes of you and others, it was meant for sharing a enthusiasm for audio gear, not for people that think that all this is snake oil. I will not comment further, all is said.

71 dB · **Today** at 02:00:52 AM

Quote from: StudioGuy on November 02, 2025, 02:14:58 AMIt maybe that the "studio monitoring conditions" were part of the problem but only a part, there are various other factors. In addition to the loss of level proportional to distance (roughly according to inverse square law) we also have the loss of high freqs due to "air damping", which is proportional to both distance and frequency. We will lose 8kHz content (assuming 20°, 45% humidity) at the rate of 3.5dB per hundred feet, which increases to about a 12dB for 16kHz content.

I believe you are using ISO 9613-1:1993 here, right? I did the calculations myself and got the same values.