erik_squires
Responses from erik_squires
| Bazaar buzz Put a 30k Resistor across them and watch it go away. :) | |
| SPDIF to CDP vs direct CD playback sound difference I'm using a Raspberry Pi 4 with Ubuntu 19 and Roon and it sounds really amazing, but it's feeding a Mytek via USB. It also sounded very good with Logitech Media Server. | |
| Amplifier for Harbeth 40.2 I really think you should listen, and for my ears the Luxman integrateds are better than the Pass, which always seem lean to my ears. However!! Your own preference is what matters. :) | |
| Active or passive? I must saying that @soix is correct here:You need not have DSP involved in an active speaker.My bad. Given recent discussions I misinterpreted the OP, as wanting to convert existing speakers. And while again, this can be done in the analog domai... | |
| Genesis digital lens Sorry, I meant to type Mytek, Benchmark and others... | |
| Focal 1028 Be II vs. 1038 Be II -- is the big price difference worth it to go 1038? The 1038 is allegedly deeper, but also harder to drive. I say allegedly, because how it sounds in your room may have more to do with the room acoustics than the speaker. | |
| Music Server buying considerations I don't think it's better. Perhaps more convenient. The real differentiator IMHO is the software, android/iPhone compatibility and how likely they are to maintain and upgrade. This makes going with a Roon-like ecosystem really attractive. | |
| Linear Power supplies for DACs...? Mytek recommends it for the Brooklyn, but if it was an improvement, it wasn't quite worth the complexity. :) | |
| Bass in a bad space EQ and room treatments are your friend. | |
| Genesis digital lens I think that in modern times the digital lens is more of a collector's item than a real benefit.The better DAC's in the last 10-15 years have outstandingly good jitter rejection already, most likely much better than the DL could do. Mytek, Brookly... | |
| Noise reduction -why the rage now ? It is important for me to know the noise at both ends of the PS. That is, great that noise inside an amp is -130dB, but if it's emitting noise back to the AC, or noise that can be radiated from power cord to interconnects that's not ideal. I worr... | |
| Turn off atmos for music? Most HT receivers and processors have a stereo mode which disables all but the L/R and subwoofer speakers. They have additional modes which can be thought of as "fun" such as Neo6 and Dolby music modes which engage the center and surround, and pos... | |
| Any success with an indoor FM antenna? Sadly I've had plenty of bad experiences. The amplified antennas rarely helped. What does help is being able to set up an antenna as high as possible and turning it. Even the cheap free antennas that come with a tuner/receiver are pretty direction... | |
| Anybody build the Linkwitz Mini +2 from the factory, or the Madisound kit? Try DIYaudio.com :) | |
| Critique my (possible) new system. Suggestions welcome! Room acoustics before cables. |