erik_squires
Responses from erik_squires
| There's a lot more bass in a 6.5" driver than most of you think +1 for Soundocity's outrigger! Really makes setting up speakers a lot easier. | |
| Why is loudness compensation missing from "mid-fi"? +1 @wolf_garciaThe alternative to Wolf's point is to get a pair of speakers for late night listening, and another for full volume. Just what I need, another pair of speakers.... :D :D | |
| Stereophile reviews the Magico M2 True!Also look at that lateral dispersion plot. Out-effing standing!! :) I've often said Magico's need side space or good treatment. Here you go. :) Erik | |
| The Modern DAC killed High Resolution Music - has Stereophile proven it? Here is the experience I had comparing redbook and high resolution music and what got me thinking of this. I had an ARC DAC 8 and Mytek at the same time, so I got to hear how they played each. ARC DAC 8 Redbook: 80%ARC DAC 8 High Resolution: 95%My... | |
| The Modern DAC killed High Resolution Music - has Stereophile proven it? I don’t really understand this statement . The recording that I was referring to, the Shostakovich Tenth Symphony with Nelsons and the Boston SO, is a recent recording, issued as a CD and then a few weeks later as a download in 3 resolutions... | |
| The Modern DAC killed High Resolution Music - has Stereophile proven it? Also, downsampling 24/96 downloaded flacs to Redbook and burning them to cd gives again a readily apparent difference when compared to the commercially bought Redbook version, again on the same system etc. And this to me tells me that the 24/96 i... | |
| What creates the effortlessness in sound reproduction? OP : Highly recommend you reach out to GIK Acoustics.Best,E | |
| Which combination of components (Streamer, DAC, Preamp, Amp, etc.) are most future-proof? NP, @kren0006, sorry for any misunderstanding. | |
| Which combination of components (Streamer, DAC, Preamp, Amp, etc.) are most future-proof? Hilde45:The original Mytek Brooklyn was $2k, which I own. Now it's $2k with built in streaming but you need Roon, so the TCO may be higher, but it's still I think something you can consider. Another way to think about these products, like televisi... | |
| Which combination of components (Streamer, DAC, Preamp, Amp, etc.) are most future-proof? Right. OP’s original question is about future-proof - heck it’s right in the title. My and erik’s point is that speakers and amps/pre’s are much more settled that way, especially vs streamers. Right. I’m not arguing "don’t buy a great streamer." I... | |
| What creates the effortlessness in sound reproduction? @wolf_garcia As others have pointed out, high efficiency drivers tend to have a lot less compression due to low power and low heat. The coils and motors just don't heat up the same way. | |
| What creates the effortlessness in sound reproduction? Hi Huy,You’ve described one of the key qualities I like in a listening. It is like sitting on top of a mountain ridge and looking out for miles to the horizon. My experience in trying to reproduce this is that it needs:Speakers which are measurabl... | |
| Why is loudness compensation missing from "mid-fi"? All of the Luxman integrateds have this. Love it for the reasons you've described. Yamaha had (past tense, can't find it now) the best kind of loudness adjustment, continously variable. So you'd turn up the volume to the balance you liked, then... | |
| Which combination of components (Streamer, DAC, Preamp, Amp, etc.) are most future-proof? Software is stable and mature. Not possible for reasons outlined above. I don’t mean it’s bug free, hopefully most of it is reliable. What I mean is that it is the services we want to connect to that are constantly changing. As hardware ages, and... | |
| The Modern DAC killed High Resolution Music - has Stereophile proven it? I refer to one recording that I own as both a Redbook CD and a High Rez download. It is Andris Nelsons conducting the Boston Symphony in Shostakovich Symphony #10. Love specific, personal experiences, @mahler123, thank you. Not only can I tell the... |