jheppe815
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| USB Noise***Unlikeliest Fix*** I have two modified PC's that do the streaming on my two listening systems, both using USB connections to my DAC's. I agree that a bone stock, unmodified Windows based PC should not be used for streaming without modifications. Windows is horribl... | |
| Preamp Shopping - Parasound, ML, McIntosh I can only speak to the C49 preamp, but one feature (which I'm sure you are aware of) is that the DAC (DA1 in this instance) can be swapped out as technology changes. I have two McIntosh units with both current modular DACs (DA1 and DA2) and they ... | |
| Audiophile Optimizer / Fidelizer Also, I had positive results during the purchase process when I bought my copy of Fidelizer and have received one (free) update to the software from the developer since my purchase in 2022. This is simply my opinion (which no one asked for...)... | |
| Generic USB 2.0 cable vs. DH Labs USB? When I started in computer audio, I went from a very cheap USB (printer) cable (literally a cable included with a printer) to a modest $100 Wire World USB cable of similar length. I noticed more definition in the low frequencies as the largest imp... | |
| Audiophile Optimizer / Fidelizer I use Fidelizer; a free copy on one PC used for streaming and a paid version on another PC used for streaming on a 2nd system. To directly answer your question, this software does run on both my machines, each using Windows 10. [Edit]: I now r... | |
| JBL 4367 = Sleep Denervation @jond - Thanks for the kind words on my system! It’s appreciated! It was a heck of a journey with lots of experimentation and improvement as I went. | |
| JBL 4367 = Sleep Denervation @james633 - As mentioned in a different thread, I’m using the 2269H drivers that we know are used in the SUB18 cabinets. They are musical and very enjoyable; not just air moving pro audio speakers. My cabinets mimic the SUB18 cabinet volume. ... | |
| What Horn loaded speaker/ speaker system for $10k'ish and under @james633 - I'll add more thoughts to your April / June 4367 thread... | |
| What Horn loaded speaker/ speaker system for $10k'ish and under @james633 - Thank you for the response. I’m using JBL 2269H 18" drivers (pulled from a set of JBL’s ASB7118 cabinets) in custom made cabinets by Stewart Speaker Systems with an external crossover. I love the sonic qualities of JBL low frequency dr... | |
| What Horn loaded speaker/ speaker system for $10k'ish and under @james633 May I kindly ask what subs you are using with your 4367's? Just curious... | |
| What Horn loaded speaker/ speaker system for $10k'ish and under I have a pair of JBL 4349's in my main 2 channel listening system which use a 12" woofer and their relatively new waveguide design with a 1.5 inch compression driver for high frequencies. I thoroughly enjoy these speakers and the high frequency r... | |
| What are your favorite songs or albums for illustrating a deep soundstage? @pharaoh - Madonna's Voque used a processing called "QSound" that, if I remember correctly, was relatively new back then in '89/'90. It used (essentially) phase cancellation techniques to get that soundstage that you are hearing. I distinctly r... | |
| Given an Onkyo Integra M 504 today. Worth keeping? There are a few of us Integra fans out there yet, I bet. Onkyo was pretty decent consumer line stuff, though the Integra series was their "high end" line up that was probably similar in performance as Adcom was back in the day. Slightly Off Topi... | |
| Jcat usb card vs streamer If the only mod to the normal PC is the JCAT USB card, the Lumin streamer may sound better. My post here is what I’ve experienced on my recent journey of learning about streaming audio to back up my thought. Warning: I'm a novice and NOT any sort... | |
| Looking for a McIntosh amp that gives a great example of the “McIntosh Sound” It’s my opinion (which is worth nothing) that the house sound comes with McIntosh amps that have Autoformers. I’ve had non autoformer MAC amps (MC7106 and MC7100) that, while super clean, just didn’t have the house sound. All 4 of my autoformer am... |