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  1. I know that medium format film provide for a better dynamic range than 35mm film (full format 😇).

    I have seen photos from medium format Hasselblads with digital backs, Phase One... also better DR.

    I have seen photos made with MF digital blads, also a better DR.

    I have seen photos made with Fuji MF cameras, not so. Many variables comes into play with digital, but I am also not so good with 0 and 1 to tell what is the weakest link regarding DR. It is wort investigating.

  2. 10 hours ago, reid666 said:

    I wish i could post some of the best pictures but unfortunately i lost all the pics along with the hard drive :(

     

    That is why sometimes having a physical medium helps. I was cleaning my father attic and found a developed color print film in sleeves. I took those photos in 1998. Gave them to the lab to digitize them and make the usual prints and voila, no color loss in spite the sleeves were exposed to cold and hot environment for many years.

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  3. Just for an experiment, I got a basic USB cable (Norstone Arran, USB 2.0), OFC copper.

    Connection: USB A (to Win11 laptop) - USB B (to Musical Fidelity DAC).

    Sounds much cleaner than connection with 3,5mm to Cinch cable.

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  4. Happy to see my basic G-Shock go off only few secs per year.

    It is a bit disappointing that it is made in China (not even Thailand), but accuracy is more than good for a quartz.

    It has not been abused nor under water, but it has seen many bike rides on rough roads. Plastic/rubber material is not as good as I remember but I can not complain for the asking price.

    g-shock-classic-dw-5600e-1ver.jpg

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  5. DIY Xypex nc400 mono blocks fall roughly in that category.

    Not sure if you will hear significant improvement. I have them and they are what you described above: clean, a bit bright and very detailed. Some say that having two power supplies (one in each monoblock) result with better performance than integrated amp. You can give them a try.

     

  6. I occasionally use laptop that way if I wanna hear how a particular track, usually from youtube, sounds on my system. Headphone jack from laptop and cable with cinch connectors on the other end into a preamp.

    The sound is a bit more muffled than from other sources, but that may be for various reasons. The cable connecting laptop and preamp is also cheap.

  7. Many forum members would have their hi-fi systems with cables of significant length.

    If your components cabinet is on a side-wall and speakers on the wall left or right (or even oposit) to the cabinet, the length of speaker cables will be more than you had until now.

    There are threads where forum members discussed that before. To my memory, use 12 or 10 AWG speaker cable and you should be fine.

    KnuKonzeptz Kord ultraflex comes to mind as a flexible and reasonably priced cable.

  8. You have picked good components.

     

    Sixes are powered speakers, so obviously you have Rotel integrated amp as a surplus in this combo.

    Marvel above has offered one way for you to solve your issue. Rotel is a good amp so you might consider his approach by returning the Sixes and buy a pair of non-powered speakers.

    Other way to go is your own proposal: return the Rotel and get a phono pre-amp. I do not have the Sixes, but having in mind some reviews even here on this forum, buit-in phono might not be your best pick. I would still try it before buying a separate phono.

  9. 36 minutes ago, HPower said:

    Good score!

    Where did you get the player, online or brick and mortar store?

     

     

    Good old Brick and mortar, local store. Official Mobile Fidelity distributor has more freedom in calculation of discounts, and that is why I got a good deal. But only one machine in silver, and I grabbed it 🙂

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  10. Finally solved my dilemma.

    Found a decent CD player on a black friday deal in a local hi-fi shop.

    Musical Fidelity M3SCD.

    Very wide sonic presentation, detailed enough, pleasing sound, good connectivity.

    I regret that build quality is not better, meaning Sony esprit series from 1980s, but with two year warranty I chose to go for it.

     

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