mike_in_nc
Responses from mike_in_nc
| Thinking of buying a new DAC - Shiit Yggdrasil? You have the SHD or the SHD Studio? If the former, you don't like its DAC? It's not a bad chipset. | |
| Do standalone digital-to-digital EQ and Room Correction products exist? SPDIF in SPDIF out Background: I have used various DSP units over the years, including the TacT 2.2X, Weiss EQ1 mastering equalizer, the full SHD (with DAC) in our living-room (second) system, the Classe CP-800, and the Anthem STR preamp. Unfortunately, I haven’t us... | |
| Do standalone digital-to-digital EQ and Room Correction products exist? SPDIF in SPDIF out The miniDSP SHD Studio would be my pick. It has Dirac, arguably as good as any DRC system and better than most. | |
| PS Audio Directstream DAC Jr is discontinued - would you buy it now? @jackd - Yes, if bought used, it might well be a good purchase. I'd still rather have a current model -- but that's a personal preference. | |
| Your favorite Electrostatic, Panel spkr I have Janszen Valentinas (aka zA2.1). You can read REG’s review in TAS and several others if you want a good description of them. I like them for several reasons:typical electrostatic low distortion, high transparencyfairly directional, less wall... | |
| PS Audio Directstream DAC Jr is discontinued - would you buy it now? I would not buy now a discontinued DAC unless I was sure I'd never sell it. Resale value takes a huge hit when models are discontinued. | |
| The Best Compliment You've Gotten On Your Rig? I had the musicians over to our house after a string-quartet concert, some pieces also with piano and/or winds. They gravitated to the audio room, and we were up until 2:00 a.m. listening to music. | |
| Oregon Audiophiles... Dave, I look forward to meeting you when you can make it. --Mike | |
| Best speakers for max. $3000? "Best" is very much in the ears of the beholder. If you told us a bit more about what kind of music you like, what volume you listen at, and what you don’t like about your current speakers, people might be able to give better advice. Do you prefer... | |
| How To Proceed With Room Treatments As to temporary placement:I’ve used milk crates to raise panels, propped against the wall, to see how they do in specific positions.I’ve held blankets above my head to see if ceiling reflections were a problem.I’ve moved bass traps around to see h... | |
| Technical sophistication Keith,You can buy it straight from the source.http://getbettersound.com/store.htmlMike | |
| Bryston 135 Cubed I don't have that but do have a 4B3, which has similar circuitry for the power-amp part. It's a wonderful amp, to my ears in the same league as Classe, Pass Labs, and similar brands (though sounding a little different to me). I bought it after aud... | |
| Suggestions for Balanced cable between Luxman C900U and M900U. I agree that when using balanced interconnects, I have not noticed important differences among them in most cases. The exception was when using the expensive ones mentioned above; in blind tests with experienced listeners, they were considered dis... | |
| Technical sophistication For really useful information without woo-woo, I recommend Jim Smith’s book, "Get Better Sound." A set of videos with the same name is also available. The focus of these is on optimizing your current system without additional expense, rather than ... | |
| Technical sophistication I’m a retired quantitative biologist.I agree with @millercarbon that you need to trust your own ears. A few tips from my perspective:Audiophiles have many "secret" techniques for improving sound. A few of them actually work. Most work their effect... |