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| New Audio Research Reference 150 SE Kal did say that the SE upgrade included new coupling caps, but he didn't state much else about their type or specs.Btw, you described the new caps as Gold PP film types Other than a new white plastic can, I can't tell if the news caps are the typ... | |
| Is DEQX a game changer? Thanks Al and Andrew. Al, may I suggest that you take your initial time alignment measurements a third way ... a baseline measurement. That is, no panels at all. Reason: to see how significant room reflection impact is on the speaker impulse measu... | |
| New Audio Research Reference 150 SE Tsushima, I do not know which parts were replaced. The only "obvious" change that I can perceive is the coupling caps. They are still white, but slightly different looking. That's about all I can say. I have no real idea about what else was done .... | |
| Is DEQX a game changer? Al and Andrew (Drewan) ... if I was inclined to put together a non-reflective sound box, do you have any thoughts about the materials I should use? I wonder what speaker manufacturers use to damp sound reflections in box speakers?? Andrew, notwith... | |
| New Audio Research Reference 150 SE Oregonpapa ... I'm over a hundred hours and am probably "there" for the most part. But ... my Ref 150 was already well broken-in prior to the SE upgrade. Kal said the new SE upgrade parts (e.g., coupling caps) only need about 125 hours or so to br... | |
| Is DEQX a game changer? Thanks Bombaywalla. The Vandy 7s are a non-starter for me. Too da*n expensive. Also, my basement/sound room isn't big enough ... not even for the 5As. The Quatro Wood CTs might be an option.Drewan thinks that the DEQX already time aligned my speak... | |
| Is DEQX a game changer? Andrew (Drewan) and Al ... do you think the reason that Larry, the DEQXPert, used such a "heavy hand" with corrections to my rig had more to do with the speakers or the room?? For example, any thoughts if I were to invest in a pair of Vandies whic... | |
| Is DEQX a game changer? @Al ... just a final thought. You will soon learn how the designer of your speakers wired the cross over when you do the signal impulse test. As I mentioned, Paradigm reversed the polarity of the mid and tweeter drivers as compared to the woofer t... | |
| Is DEQX a game changer? @Al ... just an fyi. Maybe Drewan can weigh in a little, but my general recollection is that my room wreaked havoc up to 500 Hz. Plus, my speakers weren't all that flat north of 500 Hz. Another point. Larry basically cut the S8's woofers out of th... | |
| Is DEQX a game changer? Drewan ... in your opinion, did Larry "time align" tame my beasts pretty well? Ditto room correction?? What is the significance of "windowing at 24 ms"?? What is better ... a long or short ms time frame? Or is the question a non sequitur?? | |
| New Audio Research Reference 150 SE Ok ... my amp has racked up 100+ hours. My impressions are very positive. The music sounds liquid and open. The amp's ability to drive my speakers is effortless, particularly at loud dynamic transients.Imaging and sound stage are great.All in all ... | |
| Is DEQX a game changer? Al, sorry I didn't respond last night to your message. My internet was down until after 11pm. You asked:"When the DEQXpert people calibrated your speakers, how far did they end up placing the microphone from them?"My recollection was about 36 inch... | |
| Is DEQX a game changer? Agree with Psag. Supposedly, there is a user manual on line, or buried in some of the program files somewhere. For what we are paying for this gizmo, I would sure appreciate having a hard copy, user-friendly instruction manual. | |
| Is DEQX a game changer? Unsound, when I speak of the DEQX as being an "artifact," I am only saying that it is a component that is stuck in the signal path. Period!! Of course, its very purpose and function is to change ... and quite significantly so ... the signal when e... | |
| Is DEQX a game changer? Got is Al. So, at this point, have you completed your empirical assessment of the DEQX's D/A and A/D "pass-through" transparency?? Al ... as I have already posted a couple of times, a respected dealer once told me that sometimes you have to take 2... |