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Responses from erik_squires
| Furman solves ground loop issue? you know, honestly, while I do not recommend cheater plugs, if using them, removing Cable TV, and or making sure your pre and turntable are hooked up to the same outlet doesn't fix it: 1 - You don't have a ground loop, you have noise. Try turning ... | |
| Looks like Tidal is doomed! The last line attempts to focus on PR, but the article itself makes it plain there are serious financial issues involved. Being behind in royalty payments is recoverable, but this could also be a giant death spiral. What I like about Tidal is the ... | |
| Art Dudley Calls B.S. but without naming names - PLEASE DO! On NAD: I really like my current NAD 3020 D, listening to it now, but NAD has also made a few digital stinkers too. :) Even if I like the brand, I may not like everything it's produced.Best,E | |
| Art Dudley Calls B.S. but without naming names - PLEASE DO! I think that there's no reason for Art to do so. Your ears are the only things that matter. These are devices, not museum pieces. If you are trying to impress others, then all you need to know is the buying price and find some review which validat... | |
| ISO Acoustics Modular Aluminum stands... Listening to classical music on my desktop set up right now. The stands let me angle the speakers upwards. The speakers are solidly mounted, while at the same time unable to carry vibrations through the cabinet to the desktop. I also use on under... | |
| Hard Audio - Ceramic Speakers I also want to point out that many, many drivers have break up modes / ringing in the top end of their usable range. Dealing with this is not all that difficult or new. How it is dealt with in crossover design depends a great deal on the next comp... | |
| Hard Audio - Ceramic Speakers AFAIK, damping the FR damps the ringing as well. Something about this is how minimum-phase devices work. It’s not intuitive. We believe that a passive or active EQ would affect the frequency but not time domain, but I’ve read otherwise. In rooms, ... | |
| Songs You Couldn't Stand Until You Heard Them On A Good System So just went and checked. Yes, there is a remix as well as a remade DVD/Bluray. I'm listening to it now. I don't remember the screeching, but the bass seems better. Not earth shatteringly better. The entire percussive lines could use more expansio... | |
| Songs You Couldn't Stand Until You Heard Them On A Good System That's interesting, as that's often considered a pretty bad mix. Typical of early CD's it was heavily compressed. Did you hear a remix? Best,E | |
| We give up perspective to avoid tone controls Tute:Yep, but how many want to do this? I mean, I do, but I'm a geek. :) I think when it comes to auto-room correction, the default curves matter a great deal. That's why I like to recommend JL Audio despite their absurd prices, and Dirac. I think... | |
| Converting cd's to high resolution audio I did 500 CD’s on a single PC using MediaMonkey. No issues at all. Might be worth building a mini-PC just to do ripping, compared to the high-end offerings. :) Best,E | |
| Furman solves ground loop issue? A - I am a huge fan of Furman gear. It won't resolve most ground loop issues. B - NEVER remove a center/ground pin from an AC receptacle. C - Cable/Antenna ground loops are super cheap to resolve. :) https://amzn.to/2IqMTXWThough with powered ante... | |
| We give up perspective to avoid tone controls Let's put Audyssey in a different category! :) I agree it sounds horrible. But this isn't a condemnation of all DSP or room correction. Just this particular implementation. Best,E | |
| We give up perspective to avoid tone controls Room EQ Wizard is just measurement software. :) I have OmniMic, which does a fabulous job of creating FIR filters for miniDSP. I just don't want to futz like that.Best,Erik | |
| Is this MQA news a big deal? @ptss -1 - MQA plays back on anything. You just don't get the extra ffeatures. 2 - DRM prevents copying. MQA does not do this. I can make copies and send them to others. If they have an MQA capable player, it will play at full resolution. So, this... |