erik_squires
Responses from erik_squires
| Tidal and MQA I think some of the recordings themselves are very good, some terrible. I have listened to Tidal re-masters but without the MQA and they do sound very good. I think you should judge value by your ears, not by the number of mathematical operations ... | |
| Fat, tight Jazz: Trombone Shorty Hies new album comes out April 28th..http://www.tromboneshorty.com/Best,E | |
| Best furniture to act as bass trap Leather can be more reflective in the high end. One trick is to use old speakers, especially corner speakers like the Klipshorns. Best,E | |
| suggestions for Windows 10 software please, , laptop to USB DAC, AIFF files, remote app Personally I hate them all, but especially JRiver. Far less odious for me is Media Monkey. Free version available to try.The sound is the same to me. The issues are all with the user interfaces. Best,E | |
| Why so underwhelmed by Revel F208 audition??? So I'm curious of you dissing the Revel's, how do you feel about Golden Ears or B&W by comparison? Best,E | |
| Preamp with tone controls other then McIntosh C22 Sorry my friend, I missed the "tube" part. :) If you find a good pre with it, let me know! :) I think tone controls always require extra gain stages to be implemented well, so any pre that has them may require more tubes. This would be interesting... | |
| Preamp with tone controls other then McIntosh C22 Tone controls are usually implemented in two ways:1. tilting. The FR goes up or down as it gets away from midrange.2. Shelving. The entire treble or bass region goes up or down a maximum amount. These are general assesments. Some of the best, in t... | |
| Preamp with tone controls other then McIntosh C22 Parasound does. Fairly clean implementation but they're tilting rather than shelving. Best,E | |
| Let's talk Tweeters! @wolf_garcia Not saying tweeters aren't important, but their price and attention can be oversized to the rest of the speaker. :) I have AMT's and ring radiators with solid center poles, and no friends, so I'm safe. :) There are two Be tweeters I'm... | |
| Any comments on DAC going direct to power amplifier or to pre-ampliifer? It depends on the DAC and whether it has a really robust output stage, also depends on what you like about a particular preamp. Maybe it is adding euphonics or changing the dynamic range in a way you like? Personal Experience:Mytek Brooklyn vs. Pa... | |
| Conversion to DSD: Does It Eliminate Digital Glare? So, what exactly do you mean by conversion? A numer of DAC's since the early days have been single, PWM at the back end and yeah, lots of those had glare anyway. :) Best,E | |
| How long does a DAC take to burn in? Did you add power conditioning, or room acoustics? I often forget that I've changed one or the other of those. | |
| Let's talk Tweeters! And that expensive speaker, it's a real laboratory of measurements vs. experience. The off-axis sounds very good to me, but the overall tonal balance never did. I attributed the latter due to compression, but also really trying to stretch a small ... | |
| Let's talk Tweeters! @audiokinesis Like a lot of tests, there is no way to exclude all other dimensions or confounds. You are absolutely right in that these tests cannot be completely devoid of thermal issues. And yes, price is no guarantor. Wharferdale Diamond's for ... | |
| Let's talk Tweeters! Hi Duke,I may be using the term incorrectly. Generally when I read about compression, it’s not thermal. This may be due to the fact that I don't read or do much with professional level gear, in which this is a major concern. Thermal compression ca... |