erik_squires
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| A thin and elegant system? I was about to recommend Devialet, but I just saw their prices. Ouch. Monitor Audio Radius are very neutral, but sound like small speakers. Just can't get a lot of bass out of tiny woofers, around $1250 new. As for electronics..... hmmm, you are ... | |
| MQA - Music Discussion I feel I'm done for now by the way. I've heard it, I'm not impressed by it. I won't hunt around for benefits like looking for Bigfoot. If anyone has specific free tracks they can point me to to compare, please let me know. | |
| MQA - Music Discussion Hi dbtom,I could do something to equalize the volumes, but I don’t wan to. I’ve just done an A/B comparison between the 44.1 and MQA tracks. What differences are there are, to my ear more indicative of different re-mastering than MQA itself. In pa... | |
| MQA - Music Discussion Alright avid readers. For those of you who have kept your subscription up-to-date (chuckle) I will be doing a self-made double blind test. Well, single blind, because I'm only one person.... but I won't know the order I experience the tracks unti... | |
| MQA - Music Discussion @in_shore A bit off topic though. I'm trying to focus on MQA and personal listening experiences with the format. Best,Erik | |
| Ayre now has a new QX-5 all in one @cstonner I just got a new DAC/preamp, so I'm not in a hurry. My local dealer has the Codex set up as part of their headphone set up, so I doubt I could hear it easily in a full-size system. I'm glad you like it, and good to know Ayre is moving f... | |
| conrad johnson preamps In terms of the number of models, CJ was prolific. I'm not surprised CJ fans like to trade them around. But @jmcgrogan2 is completely right. Having a lot of them on Agon is no meaning for anything but market presence. What is more interesting is w... | |
| MQA - Music Discussion So on tap for today is:Britten: Frank Bridge Variations - Romance TrondheimSolisteneI'll be listening to the MQA version vs. DSD 64 and PCM 96/24It's a very short (1:37) and simple piece. Not complicated at all. Should be ideal for liste... | |
| USB or Bluetooth from Mac laptop to Wyred 4 Sound Dac? Advice Make sure you use an actual repeater, as opposed to just an extender. Also make sure we’re talking USB 2.0 for that length. Here is an example:http://amzn.to/2cBEoKlThe repeater uses the USB power to increase the distance the signals can travel. A... | |
| How important is Impedance matching between solid state preamp and tube power amp It's not zero. Depends on the size of the output caps on your preamp and the impedance of the SS amp. This is one area where Stereophile's measurements are pretty useful. If you can find your pre, they have a chart showing how it's response chang... | |
| MQA - Music Discussion So over at Darko’s site, I got a tip that the Mozart Violin concerto’s were also not very good. << sigh >> I really resent having to buy an album I would not, to see if something is marginally better, so I'm not going to get the Buena ... | |
| Outboard crossover? Why not? @timlub Thanks for the vote of confidence, I’m sure you can do a better job than I could. I still see it as trading off. For instance, if I go all DSP happy, I need to find multiple DAC’s as good as I’m listening to right now and multiple amps wit... | |
| Ayre now has a new QX-5 all in one I havenot heard the codex. the 9 and pono. | |
| Outboard crossover? Why not? @tatyana69 You may have better luck on the DIYAudio forums. Also, there you can post pics of your external crossover, which makes this discussion a lot easier. Best,Erik | |
| Single ended vs xlr balanced @cleeds Sorry, and thanks for contributing that. :) I'm afraid it's still too early for me and I got into a silly semantic argument. :) The point was more that you can assume every XLR cable you buy will lock, but it's a specialty thing for RCA co... |