mlsstl
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| need amp recommendations for more separation of instruments Besides trying different speaker positions, consider having your room acoustically treated by a professional. Chances are, if the Focal dealer was using $100K of electronics to demo the speakers, I'd suspect they had also put a lot of effort in th... | |
| Using streaming as a main source ---DSD, FLAC, MQA Streamers and DACS @motown-l -- a couple of thoughts... - Getting about a decade's worth of use out of a digital technology product is actually very good. Nothing to complain about there! - There are a number of people that make a good argument that having 24 bit... | |
| Mu metal for Brio Integratdd I remain confused. I can't imagine a well respected manufacturer releasing an amp with audible hum. Don't know which Tekton speakers you have, but do know they are a bit more sensitive than many speakers, but hardly anything over the top in that ... | |
| Using streaming as a main source ---DSD, FLAC, MQA Streamers and DACS MQA was invented as a way to reduce the file size with ostensibly less loss of audio quality compared to MP3 and other lossy formats. MQA is still a lossy format -- they've intentionally tossed part of the music data to reduce file size. That was... | |
| Mu metal for Brio Integratdd How did the certified tech explain the hum? | |
| Mu metal for Brio Integratdd You bought a $1K amp for $300, so sounds like you picked up a used unit. Have you considered the possibility that it needs service? Could be a bad capacitor, a bad internal connection, or some other problem that needs professional technical service. | |
| Using streaming as a main source ---DSD, FLAC, MQA Streamers and DACS @kiwiscott -- "What I’m really wondering is -- should I spend my 7k on a set up which would set me up for the next 10 years or do I wait, spending perhaps half that now, and wait to see where the market goes." And, after the market goes to that p... | |
| My 30 Watt class A is louder than my 100 Watt Class AB? @russ69 -- I know the Saga has no gain (that's what "unity gain" means.) And I was using a DAC with the typical 2 volt output, so nothing amiss there. While most of the time I got the desired playback volume, the problem was when the recording its... | |
| My 30 Watt class A is louder than my 100 Watt Class AB? I had a situation that was opposite of the "too much gain" scenario. I tried to use a Schiit Saga preamp (unity gain) with their Aegir power amp which is on the low side of amp gain. I had to turn the volume up to near max on most recordings to ge... | |
| “Prima Luna HP” Just out of curiousity, have you checked the bias settings? | |
| Freya + / static from volume control @curiousjim -- the Freya doesn't use potentiometers for volume control. It uses stepped relays. Something else is going on. | |
| Devore 0/96 and Room Size I heard the O/96s at a local dealer's place a few months ago. He had them in a room that was around 15' square or so, with a 8' or 10' opening in the room to the right of the speakers. He had the speakers around 4' from the wall behind them with ... | |
| Freya + / static from volume control Are you talking about the mechanical noise from the preamp itself? The Freya+ uses a stepped relay system for volume control which makes a clicking sound. Or, are you hearing a noise through your speakers when you turn the volume knob (other than... | |
| Can I connect multiple sources to an external DAC Correct -- both the Topping and Schiit examples I gave have a button on the front panel to switch between inputs. There are some DACs that "autoswitch" based on which input is providing a signal. In your case, that could be confusing to the DAC i... | |
| PS Audio Aspen FR20: Planar Floorstanding Speakers Another comment -- look at the room -- bare walls, glass, hard floors. This says that person who staged the photo was far more interested in a modern-looking appearance than anything to do with the sound quality of a proper, acoustically treated ... |