maprik

Responses from maprik

Acoustics experts - a little help please
Great video. OK I’ll get rid of the coffee table and see what I can do about the equipment in the middle.... Not sure i can do much since the wall mounted TT stand will be difficult to move. But the top shelf stuff could be relocated and maybe I c... 
Acoustics experts - a little help please
So I downloaded some audio apps to my phone. One of them measures RT60. I put my phone in my listening position and clapped my hands at both right and left speaker positions. I don’t know if this is the correct way to do this since there were no i... 
Acoustics experts - a little help please
@ditusa Thanks for the video link. Great stuff!   
Acoustics experts - a little help please
Maybe 3D is the wrong word. I'm looking for soundstage depth. Paul McGowan talks about it in one of his YouTube videos. Apparently in his setup you can hear images left, right, center and 5 feet back, 10 feet back, 20 feet back, etc. Appreciate th... 
Acoustics experts - a little help please
Room is 30 x 18 x 9   
Acoustics experts - a little help please
The room is actually 2 rooms joined. My music room and a dining room with a large opening between them. Essentially no left wall for the left speaker and the right wall is about 8 feet from the right speaker. There is a bany grand piano that helps... 
Bluesound node confusion
Had the 2i and didnt like it. Had an opportunity to get the N130 with upgraded power supply and its fantastic. Running it straight, no DAC. Added bonus is it can run Dirac room correction software.   
Do I need a stand alone streamer?
I was using a Bluetooth receiver with LDAC (Mii Audio) and switching to the Bluesound NODE N130 was a noticeable improvement for 3 reasons:  1) Ability to stream FLAC (using Tidal) files directly from my wifi. 2) No more pesky interruptions from... 
Used tube dac under 1000.00 -Please advise.
How about just adding a tube buffer?   
Is it possible to find a good DAC for under $50, 000?
I have an MSB Link Dac 2 that I paid $150 for and I’m very happy with it!   
Toslink optical cables: Audioquest Optilink 3 vs Glass?
Well I will have the AQ Optilink, the Lifatec and the QED ref to compare. Of course, everything is system dependent so we will see what I like most in my system.     
Toslink optical cables: Audioquest Optilink 3 vs Glass?
Hmmm interesting. Well it's sold through Amazon and has a 30 day return so I could do a comparison...  
Toslink optical cables: Audioquest Optilink 3 vs Glass?
Ordered it....  
Toslink optical cables: Audioquest Optilink 3 vs Glass?
Thank you! I will try Lifatec   
Toslink optical cables: Audioquest Optilink 3 vs Glass?
Toslink is the only connection I currently have available so trying to make the best of it.