erik_squires
Responses from erik_squires
| In wall AC cables @cleeds What exactly do you think is not allowed? 220V is an uncommon, but not illegal outlet type. Circuit breakers are rated for current in two ways. What current they trip at (15A, 20A, etc.) and the maximum current which they can interrupt, ca... | |
| MQA - Music Discussion So I've reached out to the local audiophile community that had a chance to listen to MQA in San Rafael, CA and other locations. Besides negative comments on the way the presentations were made the comments on the sound quality have ranged from "I... | |
| my speakers hum @eniac26 Wouldn't make a difference at the speaker end. :) Best,Erik | |
| Calling all room treatment type specialists... But in case this point wasn’t made before, 1 single panel won’t do much in a room, unless it’s right next to your head. As part of a system of 6-10 panels, each does a part of the work. So as part of the entire room treatment, you may want to just... | |
| In wall AC cables There are other safety issues involved with overrating cables in that they may increase the minimum break current of circuit breakers. Voltage drop should be negligible. Now I think you misunderstood. First, 220V = 240V, really just about the same... | |
| Shieded power cable with small gauge conductors I am still laughing. If you tell me a PS needs small gauge wiring to sound good, it means the designers skimped on it and are using the very expensive cable to act like part of an RL filter which should have built into the design in the first plac... | |
| Calling all room treatment type specialists... Talk to your local printing and sign store. They may have a scanner big enough, or e able to point you to a photographer who could do it justice. | |
| MQA - Music Discussion @ahendler Hi! To rephrase what you have heard, it seems that MQA did not add much for you. I did the same thing and I didn’t hear any MQA benefit either, but to be fair, the provenance of those tracks is unknown. How they got to be MQA I’m not sur... | |
| DEQX Beginner seeking advice Actually, plugging ports is a good thing to do when using active EQ. :) It reduces the acoustic order from 4th to 2nd, and increases dynamic range. The end result is a 4th order electro+acoustic high pass instead of 6th order, not to mention the ... | |
| MQA - Music Discussion What I’m most afraid of is that I may just not like how 2L records classical music, at all. :) It's far too close to the bridge of the violin for me. So I wish i had another MQA source. I may end up going with Buena Vista Social Club if I can get... | |
| MQA - Music Discussion Right now, MQA is making grandiose claims about improving sound quality. Then when I ask for a demonstration the MQA Apologists start saying it's subtle..... :) If I have to hunt for the benefits wiht a microsope and tweezers it's DOA for me. Best... | |
| MQA - Music Discussion I just re-read Paul McGowan's blog post and so far my feelings mirror his. Don't read it if you haven't though, listen for yourself first. :) Best,Erik | |
| MQA - Music Discussion I like your choices. :) Try them! I honestly don't know. Personally I've been comparing 96/24 to MQA with the idea that it's about the same file size, so let's see which one sound better per gigabyte. :) But this is not a highly controlled experi... | |
| Shieded power cable with small gauge conductors A $300 power supply needs a $500 cable? Hahahahaha. :) Best,Erik | |
| MQA - Music Discussion Well, not sure I"d buy EVERY copy, but treat the re-mix as a remix as opposed to an A/B comparison. If you've ever heard say, the John Coltrane remix, you may have heard how different it sounded from the original CD release, which has nothing to ... |