erik_squires
Responses from erik_squires
| Amp "timing" ? PS - A lot of reviewers call "accurate" what I call "bright hearing aids." Don't get me wrong, please buy what makes music sound good for you, but be aware that a lot of these "golden eared" reviewers are in the "golden age" of their hearing and d... | |
| Berkely Alpha Dac 1 with Oppo 205? The BADA is a very smooth, kind of cool sounding DAC. I think you'll like it a lot more than the Oppo built-in DACs. Don't go too crazy with cables, but short coax is often preferred, however if you can't hear a diff, use what is most convenient. ... | |
| Amp "timing" ? I haven't seen any data that shows this is specific to actual time / phase effects.I believe that what is meant is that the beats come through so transparently you get more involved in the rhythm of the music. This is probably more of a frequency ... | |
| Speaker With Least Room Interaction Although, technically, I've always wondered about the folded Klipshorn designs. They function as both bass cabinets and bass traps, so I've always wondered if they would be less room dependent than others. | |
| Speaker With Least Room Interaction I tried room treatments and digital EQ (Roon) that helped a lot but nothing helped as much as going to a small floor standing sealed cabinet design. Kind of what I said. <grin> | |
| Speaker With Least Room Interaction The one with the highest rated -3 dB point. | |
| Help - I've Got the Dreaded Transformer Growl.... It is really weird the DC blocker didn't help. It could be you just have some weird transformer resonance which is better fixed mechanically. The two key features for Furman's are LiFT and SMP. Combined they are the most cost effective noise reduc... | |
| Tweeter Capacitor Upgrade (Coincident PREs) I just don't get it. To pair the superb Accutron with a piece of junk in a 30K speaker to save $500 seams just weird. As I have written elsewhere, the economics are down to driver cost x 10 = retail pricing (approximately) for a lot of high en... | |
| Going linear - The Luxman 507ux I should add, some of you will be wondering about the rest of my system. I am using a Mytek Brooklyn (v1) as the source, custom silver balanced ICs and custom speakers you may read about here:https://speakermakersjourney.blogspot.com/2017/12/snr-1... | |
| Going linear - The Luxman 507ux OK, I think I’m ready to come to a verdict on the Luxman: For sound quality, I think it’s a better amp than my Parasound A23 and ICEpower 250 AS modules, for identical reasons. It is also better than any Pass amp I’ve heard, for totally different ... | |
| unbalanced xlr input (a24) to mytek balanced output Sometimes an XLR input is actually not differential, but there for convenience. The A23 is an example. The (-) pin on the XLR input is grounded. In the A21 however the (+) and (-) pins are not grounded, each has a 33k impedance to ground and the d... | |
| unbalanced xlr input (a24) to mytek balanced output In the case of the A21 yes, it has true differential XLR inputs. The A23 does not. However, it’s a trivial thing to adjust for this gain with a sub. The A21 and a sub both have gain adjustments. | |
| Is There a Speaker for Me/Impossible Requirements? (budget: $2000) Monitor Audio. https://www.partsconnexion.com/monitor-gold4g-floorstnd.htmlThose are a little outside your price range, but if you follow the bread crumbs you can find the silver floor standers. | |
| I want to be moved and have the music touch my soul! How did you set up your sub? It sounds like you may have set everything up a little too flat. | |
| Clearaudio Concept ringing sound.. any advice? Do you have your wifi router anywhere near by? Alarm systems? Fluorescent lights? |