dlcockrum
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| You've run some pretty fancy MC's, but the _______ MM cartridge really impressed me 1) Micro Acoustics 630MP (an Electret not a MM but I think still meets the spirit of the thread) 2) Signet TK-7LCa 3) Empire 4000D/III I sure miss the good old days learning from Raul, lewm, and nandric on Raul’s 1000 page MM thread… | |
| Cube Audio Nenuphar Single Driver Speaker (10 inch) TQWT Enclosure @gavin1977 that frequency response curve for the Nenuphars is for the V1 version. Changes in cone configuration in the V2 version largely addressed what you describe (has a fuller midbass and less upper midrange rise). Yet, IME the V2 is still sen... | |
| Cube Audio Nenuphar Single Driver Speaker (10 inch) TQWT Enclosure Hi Charles, @gavin1977 statement referred specifically to the F10 Select driver which is used in the Jazzon. The Nenuphar uses the F10 Neo driver, which has a quite different magnet assembly. Could be that he intended the comment toward both driv... | |
| Quobuz subscription @czarivey I just sampled several of Masayoshi Takanaki’s albums on both Qobuz and Tidal. They all sound very compressed, even (especially) the Hirez (Qobuz) and MQA (Tidal) versions of The Guitar Man. Just horrible. Some of his titles fair a litt... | |
| Qobuz Hi-Rez Not Necessarily the Best Sound @designsfx I am agnostic to the debate about the virtue of MQA other than I think it is getting an undeserved bad rap on Audiogon regarding sound quality. IME relative sound quality is always determined by the quality of implementation regardless ... | |
| Qobuz Hi-Rez Not Necessarily the Best Sound I am curious if those trashing MQA’s sound quality have a streamer/DAC that performs the full three step MQA unfold? Reason I ask is I have such a combo that is also able to play maximum resolution HiRez Qobuz files (up to 24/352) and I find that ... | |
| Help Building an Audio Room @jo1mtb Glad to read that you are finding the AMROC tool useful. The BOLT area calculation is pretty cool. Suggest that you also run the proposed room dimensions through Bob Gold’s tool before you finalize. It is more in-depth and provides a littl... | |
| Help Building an Audio Room @jo1mtb i am also preparing to build a dedicated two channel listening room in my basement with 10 foot ceiling height. I have spent 3 months researching everything from room dimensions for least problematic room modes to optimized wall constructi... | |
| DAC’s @charles1dad i would like to take credit for the comparison between the MA3 and the Holo May KTE that I posted but it was actually fellow Agoner @abramsmatch that conducted the comparison and wrote that articulate opinion. @shtr74sims Before you ... | |
| XLR to RCA plugs or cable I recently bought (and returned) the premium (~$200/pr) Cardas XLR-to-RCA adapters that I had hoped would perform the same function as the OP describes. Turns out the Cardas adapters are wired internally to join Pin 2 and Pin 3 together. The resul... | |
| DAC’s “The Holo May DAC is cheaper and considered better.” ”In sum-- a shocker-- the NOS R2R DAC is sounding more and more like... an excellent NOS R2R DAC. The KTE May is a bit warmer and more spacious all around. In contrast, immediately apparent upo... | |
| Dedicated circuits @peter_s Synergistic Research’s latest “Purple” (it is actually black) duplex receptacle is an isolated ground type. All this focus on dedicated lines, wire gauge and breaker size makes me think it would be beneficial to remind everyone about th... | |
| How Are You Using Bass Traps? This tool will tell you the frequency, type (axial/tangential/oblique), and locations of room modes based on your room’s dimensions and can be helpful for a rough guide to begin experimenting with room treatment: | |
| How far and wide? NSMT speaker placement The Cardas guide to speaker placement is based on multipliers of the rooms width. Once the speakers are placed away from front and side walls according to the formula, form an equilateral triangle where, when seated, your ears are at the same dist... | |
| SYNERGESTIC RESEARCH - GALILEO SX INTERCONNECT- XLR @zorba2 I have the Magnus Prime (predecessor to the Typhon). |