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| Room correction in noisy environment (ARC, Dirac, Minidsp, REW) @dtximages I guess the place to start is by getting an SPL meter and checking your ambient noise level. I think as long as it is below ~45dB you'd be okay to run a measurement sweep as long as your speakers were outputting ~75dB - ~85dB, although ... | |
| Lumin X1 latest Review like we have been saying @grahamsphillips we have the Lumin AMP here, normally paired with the Lumin X1 but of course it can accept any line-level source. If you like the Lumin sound, particularly the ESS-based units with output transformers, then I would expect you to li... | |
| Should I still buy a CD player? Suggest one? For a CD player with outstanding analog output that is likely to hold value, I'd recommend the Bryston BCD-3 or an OPPO disc player (you'd have to look on the secondhand market). Hard for me to guess as to what's equivalent to a Creek Audio CD53 t... | |
| Bryston options The new Bryston Cubed series amplifiers are a significant improvement over the older models. I have met a few people who prefer the older models over the Cubed series, but it's rare. So I'd certainly give that option some consideration. With the M... | |
| Switched to Ls50 wireless; they sucked the “Life” out of my music @cooper60hz you didn't mention including the NuForce STA200 or the Symdex Gama speakers in your trade. Do you still have those? In which case you might want to look at an ESS-based DAC like the Anedio D2 to try and return to your previous sound? | |
| Switched to Ls50 wireless; they sucked the “Life” out of my music I'm going to stretch a bit, but based on my experience, I believe you are missing the Anedio and NuForce combination.You could try finding another Anedio (or try buying it back) and using that with the LS50's analog inputs, but you'd still be usin... | |
| Considering an upgrade @jaytor replied via direct message. | |
| Considering an upgrade Some people consider the Yggdrasil to be one of the absolute best DACs available, so recommendations really depends on what you personally might consider a noticeable improvement. Two of the three DACs you listed are in a different direction than ... | |
| Considering an upgrade @jaytor regarding a silent PC you could pick up something fanless like an Intel NUC for relatively low cost, and migrate your Roon Core onto that device. If you really like the Roon software.I'd recommend checking out the user interface that you'd... | |
| Watts and power Reading through the posts so far, the answers from @georgehifi read the most correctly to me.Watts, or power, is equal to voltage multiplied by current. But an individual speaker may want more voltage at some frequencies, versus more current at ot... | |
| How do wireless subwoofers do this? The multiple drivers in a 2+ way speaker, or when using a subwoofer plus speakers, always has overlap in the frequencies covered. That's how things are designed, on purpose, in order to get the best sound.However when using a subwoofer, it depends... | |
| Considering an upgrade The advantage of your PC is the Roon core. I'm not sure why you would want to replace the PC also, since you are already using Roon. I can understand asking about what might be an upgrade over the BDP-2 and/or Yggdrasil gen2.The biggest change wou... | |
| Great Qobuz streamer. Upgrade from Bluesound Node 2 I recommend Lumin. We decided to carry them after evaluating the software stack, build quality, and sound character. | |
| Behringer Ultracurve Pro DEQ2496 @mahgister sorry, I should have clarified I'm not sure I would use its analog I/O for main speakers. Your intent is to run everything in the digital domain, which should be fine for what you're trying to do.I prefer the functionality of the SHD se... | |
| Behringer Ultracurve Pro DEQ2496 I used a DEQ2496 for subwoofer duties for a long time, to very good effect. I'm not sure I would use it for main speakers. There are aftermarket modifications to improve the analog audio quality.But depending on what you're trying to do, a miniDSP... |