mzkmxcv
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| Is there a difference in sound quality when streaming TIDAL Vs CD player Both Oppo and Arcam have good DACs. However, I don’t know how clean the analog inputs on the Arcam are; and seeing as analog is an afterthought for AVRs, so I would say I’m not surprised that going digital to the Arcam would sound better to you. | |
| Dual vs single sub What’s your purpose in uograding, SPL, bass extension, or sound quality? Also, I know SVS has an upgrade program, but their higher end loses bang for buck due to the digital screen, remote mobile app control, room correction, etc. I mean, if you ... | |
| What screen for high ambient light room? Online calc says you get about 14fL of brightness currently, good for low ambient light, bright for a dark room. A 1.1 gain would yield 17fL, not a huge difference, and at the expense of black levels, unless getting ALR. With the Optoma UHZ65 la... | |
| Mytek Liberty Vs. S.M.S.L VMV D1 DAC D1 is hands down better (i.e. more transparent), unless you want MQA. I fail to see any benefit MQA brings over PCM (and doesn’t allow digital volume control, hinders DSP integrarion, etc.) so I personally wouldn’t let it influence by gear selecti... | |
| Benchmark DAC1 vs Musichall Dac 25.3 : A/B test You just learned that if any distortion/noise/coloration is below audible levels, then it is in fact inaudble. | |
| Phono Preamp Question 60dB is a lot already. The Simaudio Moon Neo 310LP offers 72dB when using balanced out (66dB for RCA), and they state a S/N of 88dB for a gain of 66dB. | |
| What screen for high ambient light room? @mijostyn What ever normal is.Go into the settings and see which you are on: Cinema 1, Cinema 2, Cinema 3, Natural, Stage, Dynamic, User 1, User 2, THX Is it bright enough? If you go on the remote and select Cinema 2 and then THX, how does they... | |
| Which DSP for Room Correction? MiniDSP SHD, ~$1000 with the mic and includes Dirac; and it’s DAC is proven to be clean. Unless I’m missing something, I don’t see a benefit in going for a higher quality DSP software than Dirac. | |
| Xfinity cable box directly to amp produces notably superior SQ than cable box > DAC > amp Make sure any dynamic compression is turned off on the cable box (Side Note: I have FiOS, and I turned it off on my box, but irritated to find out, and confirmed with tech support, that On Demand/rentals still have non-defeatable dynamic compressi... | |
| high pass filter options Putting a digital crossover in between the preamp/amp ports is indeed the best route. A MiniDSP SHD is <$100, includes DIRAC (though REW to get it initially setup still needs to be done), and it’s DAC clean enough (SINAD better than 109dB, it... | |
| Focal Electra 1038be owners, Room size has little influence except for subs, 90% is seating distance. Focal states 93dB sensitivty, but Stereophile and SoundStage/NRC have shown other Electra Be models to be about 3dB lower than spec, so 90dB, which is still above average. ... | |
| What screen for high ambient light room? What’s your current projector lend to screen distance? What picture mode are you in? Is it bright enough? Model in mind high gain screen reduce black levels, so you want it as low as possible while still being bright enough (and of course ALR scr... | |
| 5.1.2 Atmos From what I’ve heard from people who upgraded from 5.1.2 to 5.1.4, even those with entry-level systems, I’ve seen many state that 5.1.2 -> 5.1.4 was a larger jump than 5.1 -> 5.1.2. | |
| Lightning quick DYNAMIC amp in the under $1000 range @gregdude Measurements pretty much line up with listening tests under double-blind conditions. Once you know what you are listening to, measurments are almost meaningless. If a DAC is high priced, looks expensive, and you think the brand is prest... | |
| DAC - Aqua Formula or Aqua La Scala @astelmaszek I’m sure the analog inputs on the Genelec are very clean. |