The tale of Alex and his PS Audio DirectStream DAC MKII Once upon a time, there was a music lover named Alex. He had always been passionate about HiFi systems and the pursuit of the perfect listening experience. For months,…
Category: Technology
New data storage and processing for my media
Each of us has important personal information that we want to protect and preserve. For me, these are a few documents but mainly my own photo collection. While many things can be recovered (albeit with some difficulty), in the event…
Compress Space!
I love James Bond! Who can still remember the scene from "Goldfinger", when the strong villain Oddjob had the 1964 Lincoln Continental pressed into a small cube including a (already dead) mafia boss inside? A piece of cinematic history. Recently,…
Mission misunderstood
I have been using the audio platform "Roon" for several years now. Many will now ask? What the hell is Roon? Never heard of it… Well, let me explain briefly. Roon is a leading music management software for audiophiles. It…
Shootout with Music
Sometimes you just want to know: Is there anything better? I have owned two NuPrime Evolution One monoblock amplifiers for some time. I am very satisfied with them, but every audiophile who has taken up the hobby will have to…
Emoti(ons)va
After two years of evaluation, I finally pulled the trigger and ordered my next generation AV processor. My decision was made in favour of the Emotiva RMC-1L. Until recently, according to the forums, the software was so unstable that I…
Optical illusion!
Today, I got a nice surpirse when I opened my mailbox and found this: Finally, the last piece of the puzzle has arrived! Well, not really the very last... as you know, a real audiophile optimizer is never satisfied. There…
Happy Customer
As mentioned on my last outdoor experience, my beloved Fuji X-Pro2 digital camera broke down. I did not know the exact reason, but it had to be a problem of the electronics and/or the shutter system. So I sent my camera to…
Silent Power
Recently, I noticed a weird humming. It was a very bright wheezing. I was a little surprised, because I use a power conditioner to removes common mode and differential mode mains noise (Isotek Evo3 Aquarius). After a short analysis, however,…
Sound in other spheres
Being an audiophile can be stressful. It's like the quest for the holy grail that will never end. Innovation never stops and therefore there will always be this new groundbreaking product, that questions everything you already know or have. When is…
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