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  • Understanding EDID — The Hidden Handshake That Keeps HDMI Systems in Sync

    by Bob Rapoport on October 14, 2025

    If you’ve ever connected a Blu-ray player, Apple TV4K streamer, or AVR and watched the…

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  • The Art of High Fidelity

    by Bob Rapoport on September 11, 2025

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  • Why HDMI ARC is Not An Audiophile Solution

    by Bob Rapoport on August 19, 2025

    In recent years, television manufacturers have promoted HDMI ARC (Audio Return Channel) as a convenient…

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  • Essence Welcomes the All‑New Acoustic Energy 300² Series to the USA!

    by Bob Rapoport on July 25, 2025

    Available Now from Essence for Hi Res Audio We’re proud to announce the U.S. debut…

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  • “On-Axis” Listening From The Sweet Spot; Why Its Important

    by Bob Rapoport on June 2, 2025

      The Human Ear: Evolution’s Finest Instrument Long before music was recorded or concerts were…

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  • ChatGPT’s “Best-in-Class” Solution For Merging Vintage Audio Systems with 4K TVs & HDMI AV Sources.

    by Bob Rapoport on May 16, 2025

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    by Bob Rapoport on October 16, 2023

    Substantially savings off the regular price of mint demo unit Essence HDMI DACs.      …

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    by Bob Rapoport on August 25, 2023

    Welcome to the Just Ask Bob page, a free advice service for owners of Vintage…

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  • Handmade in Finland, Beautiful Speakers That Sound Amazing. Amphion.

    by Bob Rapoport on June 14, 2023

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  • Essence HDACC II-4K HDMI SACD User Experience Shared

    by Bob Rapoport on January 10, 2022

    Sharing an SACD User Experience with the Essence HDACC II-4K HDMI DAC ($649) by Garret…

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Thanks for visiting Bob Rapoport’s Essence For Hi Res Audio website. We manufacture and sell our own award-winning Essence HDMI DACs and we’re the US dealer for Acoustic Energy Speaker Systems from the UK, FIBBR Ultra Pro HDMI v2.0 Fiber Optic Cables from China, PLiXiR Balanced Power Conditioners from Singapore, the KORG DS-DAC-10R Hi Res Audio DAC for archiving vinyl albums from Japan, and now after a 34 year detour power amps by ATI (formerly SAE).

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