erik_squires
Responses from erik_squires
| Financial bind and need a nice XLR Make your own. Parts Connexion sells a very nice line of pure silver, balanced, shielded cables. They ARE brittle, but also perfect.http://partsconnexion.com/wire_interc_connex.htmlBest,E | |
| Michael Fremer's system Correct me if I am wrong, but hasn't Fremer complained a couple of times how poor the bass is in his room? You'd think he would fix that. Best,E | |
| File transfer from Windows formatted HD to Mac formatted HD Oh, there is also a SATA to USB converter cable. You could take your disk into work, USB mount it and copy everything over. | |
| File transfer from Windows formatted HD to Mac formatted HD Depending on the size, and portability, you can use a network connection, a USB drive, or this:http://enjoygineering.com/mounty/ | |
| Room set up BTW, you don't have to get THIS fancy to set up a 7.1 channel DVD/BluRay player.Get a cheap calibrated mic like the Dayton imm-6 and use it with your phone or tablet and AudioTools to set the levels correctly.http://amzn.to/2Ax4dFXYou will still n... | |
| HDMI Nope.http://amzn.to/2AiXH4U | |
| Room set up Audisey is usually in a receiver. You could roll your own using something like an 8 channel miniDSP unit...https://www.minidsp.com/Or one with built-in Dirac Live. Best,E | |
| Room set up You are going to have to give us a little more info, bro. | |
| Stereophile & Mytek Brooklyn - Better than it Measures The brooklyn is pretty insensitive to USB cables. If you are feeding from a Mac, be careful to isolate the power supply. Try on batter power as well as plugged in to hear a diff. | |
| What makes tape sound better than vinyl ? Maybe this has to do with dithering? The background noise introduced by the randomness of the magnetic alignment might.... might do something to increase resolution and naturalness. | |
| Revel Performa F-206 versus B&W CM-10S-2 How might they differ in sound quality?? That's funny, because the Triton's and B&Ws are tuned very similarly. I dislike them both. | |
| Revel Performa F-206 versus B&W CM-10S-2 How might they differ in sound quality?? IMHO, Revel has a much smoother, more natural tweeter with very good off axis response. It is not a speaker that is going to make a sonic statement and demand you notice it. The B&W will sound more revealing, and have a tighter sweet spot. If ... | |
| Duelund CAST-PIO-Ag @islandmandan You are right! But also, those companies have two very different sounds. If you love the Mundorf SIO stick with that! The Duelund won't be better, but it will be different, and you may not even like it. :) Best,E | |
| Where should the better of two sets of cables go? In this particular case, listening and experimentation are the only good guides. Best,E | |
| Stereophile & Mytek Brooklyn - Better than it Measures @zorro No need. Just the banana plug outs to a mini-jack like this one:http://amzn.to/2neIAEBJust make sure you observe the proper polarity on the plug. Best,E |