erik_squires
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| Wyred4Sound - Do clocks age? Mine has just arrived. My DAC has been cold for weeks, so it's hard to tell. At the very least it does not suck. I'm listening to my local classical station via the Squeezebox. The direct connection is via coax, while the W4S is via opticals. I ... | |
| Corner Placement Lastly, not exactly a corner speaker, but if you like the idea of a classic 2-way speaker, you may want to check out the Seas A26 kits. Best,Erik | |
| Corner Placement By the way, I believe (and would not mind being corrected if wrong) the AN speakers were based on Snell models of yester-yore. Some of the reasons why listeners are fond of them may need a bit of a history lesson. :)As always, buy what you'd like,... | |
| Corner Placement To make a speaker that works well in the corner you must have the right bass but also the correct (not wide) treble dispersion. Here are some advantages I thought of. More likely to excite all of the room modes evenly, allowing for smoother bas... | |
| Wyred4Sound - Do clocks age? Mine should arrive tomorrow. I probably should get my ARC DAC 8 out and start warming it up. My test bed will be using a Logitech Squeezebox Touch to the ARC. Based on Hi Fi, the ARC is quite sensiutive to jitter except in the USB portion. We'll... | |
| Upsetting story looking for a solution Actually, now that i think about it, many drivers have replacement domes available. Contact Madisound and see if they can be ordered. Far cheaper than replacing the entire tweeter. Due to the nature of Be however, Scanspeak may not want to send ou... | |
| Upsetting story looking for a solution Be is too brittle to dent at room pressure. Like diamond domes, it disintegrates.Not sure what the direct replacement is, it is possible the driver was in fact custom, but that is a claim often made but not true. Looking at the driver you sho... | |
| Upsetting story looking for a solution I believe these are just scanspeak tweeters. Be is poisonous! and may need special care in disposing of them. I am not sure what covers you need, but the tweeters are $500 each retail. See if you had bought a speaker with an AMT this would not h... | |
| Wyred4Sound - Do clocks age? @almarg I'd be surprised if clocks got all that much better over 2 years though. The Auralic jitter specs, at least for the SE version, are outstanding, around 80 femto-seconds, while the published measurements for the W4S are around 87 picosecond... | |
| Wyred4Sound - Do clocks age? Which is why I always drive fast! :) I just found out something I wish I had known before ordering. The W4S Remedy isn''t really a reclocker, it's a sample rate converter with a good clock. That's not at all what I wanted. I'll still give it a l... | |
| newbie DAC question Interesting!! I'm getting a wyred4Sound Remedy though, as an add on for my Squeezebox though. I want to try it out. The SB was reviewed and found to have very low jitter, remarkably low jitter for a low cost product, but I'm curious. Best,Erik | |
| Any actual use of Pono Player through balanced connection into home stereo? Well, the Fiio X7 + K5 desktop amp is a close second to the Pono, and adds Wifi streaming. The K5 also supports balanced outputs via mini jacks.Best,Erik | |
| Newby Q about impedances etc. I think you'll be fine. The biggest issue with small listening rooms is early reflections and higher room modes. Try it, if the amplifier isn't adequate you'll know very quickly. For testing reviewers have to pre-heat the amps at 1/3rd rated pow... | |
| remove tubes before moving cross town? I had no idea cars and trucks could fly back then.... :D :D :D | |
| newbie DAC question The Chromecast is probably a challenge for any DAC. I love my 1st Gen chromecast, but for Anime, not music. :) For that I love my Logitech Squeezebox touch.Interesting review of using the CC just came out today by the way. DAR Reviews Chromecast ... |