erik_squires
Responses from erik_squires
| Big problem / bottleneck in my chain What is your room like? | |
| Guitar lacking bite, vocal lacking presence Not even going to try. | |
| Tube Pre/ Class D Amp - Who has done it? but with their higher input impedance, they mate much better with tube preamplifiers than previous designs. The seemingly consistent feature among previous generations of Class D amps has been relatively low input impedance. In some cases I b... | |
| What Meatloaf and Beer Have Taught me about Audiophiles @barts - You should volunteer then!! Put on some nyplex gloves and mix by hand. Best way. :) The nyplex not only keeps the mixture clean but also keeps the hot spices off your hand. Plus, this way you'll feel when the texture is completely homo... | |
| Does a 2-way active crossover make sense when using a REL sub connected to the amp? Sorry for replying so late, my real job kept me busy. So, yes, having an active high pass filter is a very good thing. About 3 out of 4 a’goners who apply a high pass filter _and_ raise the crossover point to ~ 80 to 100 Hz report greatly impro... | |
| What Meatloaf and Beer Have Taught me about Audiophiles @thecarpathian I think they are different. Chipotle is spicy and smokey, which adds a kind of bbq sauce like quality. | |
| What Meatloaf and Beer Have Taught me about Audiophiles @gdoke Excellent idea honestly, the problem is the portions. The powder makes it easy to control without waste. | |
| Sound Pressure Meter for Android Highly recommend this USB C microphone from Dayton. You can download the calibration file from their site and then use it with Audio Tools. If you are lucky enough to still have a headphone jack you can use the slightly less expensive version he... | |
| Rel sub x-over fs/click I'm not sure what you are asking but I can't tell you how hard it is to set up a subwoofer without measuring what's actually happening in the room. | |
| Help with possible integrated amp change for better match with my speakers. I’ve had Focals and I own a Luxman 507ux, but not at the same time. The Luxmans are excellent and very smooth performers so I’d highly recommend them with Focals. As for detail retrieval you may want to look at your room. A good mix of diffusi... | |
| What Meatloaf and Beer Have Taught me about Audiophiles barts: Beating is what you do to incorporate air into a mixture. Great for actual cakes and ice cream. Does nothing for meat loaf. :D If your SO is a dedicated baker that is probably why. Hands with nyplex gloves are the correct way to mix ... | |
| Is this a meaningful upgrade? I'd say you should only spend money once you've heard a difference that's worth that much. | |
| Dedicated headphone amp vs Headphone socket on amp I think it really depends, but generally speaking the headpohone jacks don't get as much love (i.e. $$$) in the engineering budget as a standalone or DAC. My Luxman integrateds for instance don't have a headphone amp. They use a resistor in seri... | |
| Soft-dome tweeter damage - NBD or permanently compromised? I'd go to DIY Audio and see if they can identify the dome's. Alternatively you could find out by removing the tweeter and see if the original labels are attached. And while they may perform very well after fixing, they are not "dust covers" when... | |
| Asymmetry Bad People laugh but the use of blankets to diagnose possible acoustic issues should not be underestimated. A blanket over a rack or TV screen can tell you a lot about what to do next. |