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In theory, but in practice, I find the TVC to be superior at all volume levels.

I'm somewhat drunk right now, so forgive me in advance if I don't make the best of sence. Ok, with a traditional resitive volume control, as in a pot or a stepped attenuator using resistors, the output impedance goes up when you turn the volume down, and the current it can pass also goes down when you do that. Which is bad because the more you turn it down, the harder of a time it has driving cables or whatever the hell's hooked up to it. Common effects are rolled-off highs, a dead & bleached sound, a lack of dynamics, and bad tone. A transformer volume control's different, as you turn it down, its current output capability goes UP and its output impedance goes DOWN, and that is a good thing. It helps preserve low level details, tone, dynamics, and allows it to drive cables & shit better. It'll also break ground loops, and that's also a good thing, no hum, blacker background, etc. Downsides. It's not going to have the super ruler flat frequency response of a pot or resistive SA, though with a good TVC the roll-offs or humps will be well outside the 20-20k audio range. Oh yea, there's also the autoformer volume control, which does all the same things as the TVC except it doesn't break ground loops, but it may offer higher resolution & detail.

JB likes the anal sex.

Yup, back when I was in university. It was an interesting life experience, I got a pretty good massage, and a happy ending.

I like massage parlours. Like this one, where they're staffed by hot masseuses and massages have happy endings.

I think you should streak naked through your workplace.

I like breasts, warm snuggly breasts. You might say I'm off topic, but I don't know what this thread is about and I don't think anyone else is really sure either. Boobies ftw!

Nah, don't sweat it, they're just showing their man-love for each other.

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Is a person who plays hooky a hooker?

Go read this thread on diyAudio, guaranteed to make you 10 times smarter by the time you finish reading it.

Snaaaaake!!!!! It's a snnaaaaaake!!!

Clearly, he needs a new computer.

Well in that case he can get the Mk1 Capitole that's on Audiogon.

Audio Aero Prima SE DAC, yours for the low price of $2800.

CD and SACD. Of course, what they did for the SACD was basically ripping the data off the CD and converting it to SACD format. One of the audio mags did a report on it a while back with some frequency response & other graphs and found that both versions are effectively identical, with the only difference being that the SACD costs more.

Will you two get a room?

Pretty much, I have the album for bass beats and that's about it. It's not even good for blasting in my car and scaring old people, I'll probably have to borrow my friend's gagsta rap for that shit.

Whack it with some Nelly Furtado, "Loose" is probably my favourite album for checkin' out the bass beats.

Head-fi only allows "discussion" on the most shallow superficial and inane shit in this world. For instance "Lindsay Lohan got a new handbag" is acceptable while "Lindsay Lohan got nailed for drunk driving" will get your thread deleted and earn you a ban.

Well, based on actual listening, the 20-bit PCM1702 in Biggie's CD player sounds better than the 18-bit PCM1700 in my modded Denon CDP, and the 24-bit PCM1704 in the Simaudio Eclipse sounds better yet.

The short answer is yes, it does help. The long answer involves a lot of math which I don't understand anymore, as I've been out of university too long and my Calculus is pretty damn rusty. The Long Answer (PDF File)

There's actually several that are nicer. Burr-Brown PCM63, PCM1702, PCM1704. I have the PCM1700 in my CD player, not quite as a good as it's only an 18-bit chip as opposed to the 20 & 24 bits of the others. Still pretty happy with it though.

Just for trose, we should call that combo the iTouch myself at night.

Regulars. I still can't afford them though, but there's probably enough clues lying around on various places for someone to make a reasonably close copy.