erik_squires
Responses from erik_squires
| Need Suggestions for speakers up to $15K new/used Set aside some money for acoustic treatment! Contact GIK Acoustics for in depth advice and great panels. Great acoustics makes for a more flexible choice of speakers as well as better sounding and easier to manage bass.Are you thinking full range... | |
| power conditioning question gentlemen @oleschool Given a choice between voltage regulation, and balanced power, I'd go with regulation in your situation, that is, going off grid for long periods of time. The regulation in the P2400 AR will keep your gear in optimal voltage ranges no m... | |
| Streaming DSD from Linux - Not as hard as I thought! @sbank My sound quality IS maximized. :) I like the Sonore unit, but honestly I thought it was ugly and I'm more than a little pissed off at so many streaming vendors offering such expensive devices. The Squeezebox Touch was $499 when it was relea... | |
| Calling all room treatment type specialists... GIK Accoustic panels will print the poster on a panel for you. :) Best,Erik | |
| Streaming DSD from Linux - Not as hard as I thought! @sbank Thanks, as soon as they add Steam Gaming I'm in. :) Seriously it looks pretty cool but I needed more than a headless server right now. I'm also really happy with the LMS ecosystem of server and phone/tablet apps. However if I was starting f... | |
| power conditioning question gentlemen Hi @oleschool Sorry for not answering, I was having trouble following the models. I don’t know anything about Core so I can’t comment. In general, power regenerators are the most expensive per watt. I really like and trust PurePower and PS Audio u... | |
| Active studio monitors anyone? Oh, so that's a good question. Do you have control over room acoustics or not? That makes a big difference. No acoustics = limited dispersion speakers. Well, I don't do the crazy cable thing anymore, what expensive cablesr are in my interconnects.... | |
| Active studio monitors anyone? Technically, yes, powered carefully matched monitors can have some benefits. BUT, the devil is int he implementation. And in the room acoustics. :) Another cost saving is to go with a very good kit or custom speaker maker. You can get outstanding ... | |
| Streaming DSD from Linux - Not as hard as I thought! Further, it's easy to switch back and forth between listening to music and movies. Just have to turn the streamer "OFF" from the Media server/app. That frees up the DAC and makes it available to the other applications you may have running, like Ne... | |
| MQA - All the Gory details over at Stereophile That is a pretty good article! :) I'm not sure about some of the gross arguments about file size and resolution. They seem pretty compact to me, but I have no way of really doing a comparison except to look at what 2L is publishing and comparing f... | |
| power conditioning question gentlemen For an in depth technical discussion of series protectin, please see the links on this site. http://www.brickwall.com/pages/the-worlds-best-surge-protectorsOf course, you can claim anything on the web, but having looked at the Furman units that us... | |
| Streaming DSD from Linux - Not as hard as I thought! I should add that the setup also controls my Logitech Squeezebox Touch. All of which is controlled from my Android phone using Squeezer. I am still having video problems related to the screen not coming up after the TV is turned off, but none of t... | |
| Please Support Music Education Thanks Whart! Here I am trying to enrich children's lives and it gets hijacked by a discussion about what makes a great musician.Best,Erik | |
| Used Pre - Ayre, Pass or Para JC2? Thanks for the responses eveyrone! While I am interested, I'm still thinking up how my entire home entertainment center will turn out. I may be locked into the P7, if not financially, because of connectivity.It's not bad at all, and gets highly p... | |
| DSD vs. PCM vs. MQA - Group listening experiment @georgelofi Well, I'm pretty sure my karma is such that I'll die of some mental disorder, but I turned the music off before they were affected. :) @jon2020 Like I said, the oddest thing. I've experienced this once before, but I think I attributed ... |