erik_squires
Responses from erik_squires
| Entry Level Interconnect Reccomendations @dgarretson Thanks for the vote of confidence!! But I must admit I splurge on silver connectors from cardas... real bastards to solder... but beautiful. For XLR I go with the silver plated Neutrik's. Pretty much the top of the line in the pro worl... | |
| Is my Onkyo Receiver toast? Does it happen to both speakers? If not, swap them. See if the noise changes with the speaker. | |
| Focal Aria 936 vs 926 bass response So, like a lot of the Focal's in the line, these have a really uncomfortable minimum impedance of around 3 Ohms at 100 Hz, though not at a terrible angle. Make sure in either case you have a sturdy amp for them. Also remember you can balance the o... | |
| What do you think of soundbars compared to speakers? One of the most maddening things. I really like the Sonos sound bar, but it turns out to have very limited inputs. You can find the problem in the reviews online. Arrrgh. :) Best,Erik | |
| Question about new Oppo 4K player About Darbee.... not sure anyone "needs " it. :) I don't think it matters if you play 1080 or 4k either. I would expect Darbee to enhance either equally. The Oppo 103 has one huge advantage over all others. The ability to replace the audio with pu... | |
| What drugs do you use to enhance your listening experience? A good pear brandy, or Green Dot Irish Whiskey | |
| What is the current equivalent to the Logitech streamers? You can use Squeezelite to make a lot of devices act like Logitech streamers. Especially useful with old Android phones you have lying around the house. :) I use a real Squeezebox Touch in my bedroom, but a PC with USB 2.0 to my DAC in the living ... | |
| SS Amp for Triangle Speakers I'd also recommend the middle-of-the-road Wireworld speaker cables as being able to take some of that brightness off. | |
| Do equipment stands have an impact on electronics? @geoffkait Then please tell me a model to mathematically describe the effects of microphonics and vibration. Lacking that, it IS trial and error and devoid of engineering. Weren’t you a few pages back arguing it was impossible to use basic enginee... | |
| Any News on MQA Lately? @emailists Well, read Benchmark's blog on the matter. To them it IS a seriously flawed system. Their points are accurate too, but I'm not sure about audibility. Personally I was really excited about the "digital origami" idea, when I thought it wa... | |
| Do equipment stands have an impact on electronics? Remember that in audio, the FTC sets some standards, but doesn't measure the gear. It's up to the equipment makers to measure and make claims, and occasionally magazines test them to see how close they are to the specifications. We are far from a... | |
| Entry Level Interconnect Reccomendations My experience with silver coated copper in speaker cables is not very positive. It starts out harsh and then eventually gets to the same level of performance as copper. My experience with solid silver interconnects on the other hand is quite posit... | |
| Looking for laptop Windows 10 for music only. Does it have to be a laptop? I use a DIY 2TB 16 GB micro tower which cost $650. I do use Xubuntu with Logitech Media Server though, so didn’t even pay for Windows. Eat that Microsoft! Hahah. :) I could add a mega-graphics card if I wanted serious ... | |
| Entry Level Interconnect Reccomendations I was suggesting DIY for the Connex cables my friend. Well under that for a self-made pair. | |
| Do equipment stands have an impact on electronics? It is quite possible we are approaching the real problem the wrong way. What if the real issues are not that electronic signals are being contaminated by vibrations, but that we are hearing our equipment stands resonate? Same for cables. I could ... |