shadorne
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| which bang for the buck DAC? I've compared the Benchmark to the Apogee Mini-DAC head-to-head. The Benchmark was extraordinary, so detailed it was the musical equivalent of watching bodybuilders ripped for competition.That is "lean" indeed! FWIW - a DAC needs to integrate wit... | |
| “Real” bass vs. “Boom” — how do you know which? If you want to know if you have boomy bass just take a look at your waterfall plots! You can see an example of a waterfall on my virtual system. It is simple to do but I suspect most "plug 'n play" folks (who consider a major upgrade to be changi... | |
| Anybody prefer JL Audio or Velodyne subs for rock? Frankly any one of the SVS PB13Ultra, JL F113 or the Velodyne DD18 are going to be excellent in either mono or stereo (it doesn't matter much but you may get a more even in room sound if you have two subs to play with and you have the liberty of p... | |
| Subs for coners or built-in sub inside speakers You'll need something that has low Q (overdamped) and rolls off gently in the bass so that you don't get too much boosted response from the corner placement - something like a Vandersteen sub or REL perhaps? | |
| And the "Best" Dynaudio monitor is...? Of the mini monitors the C1 is without a doubt the best. The S1.4 and Special 25 have the classic small speaker big box sound and have a resonance hump in the bass response (underdamped design) - this will probably sound more impressive but it sim... | |
| Strange amplifier problem Remember the amp cools quickly during the time it takes to replace a fuse and then once you play music again it may run cooler on whichever side of the amp (+ve or -ve signal) that is tending to breakdown. | |
| Strange amplifier problem If the fuse is blowing then you have a power supply problem - a component has failed somewhere or is failing once it gets real heat (things can get very hot on standby on Class A designs - they actually run cooler when operating). When the device ... | |
| Audio Noise from my step up/down transformer You probably have a power imbalance and you are using too small of a transformer for the task. This causes transformer core saturation on either the positive or the negative AC cycles... leading to harmonic distortion and a DC offset that induces ... | |
| “Real” bass vs. “Boom” — how do you know which? I'm not a fan of using drum recordings since the bass drum will have one note pitch so will not offer the differentiation I look for. Good point (although drum sounds are much more complex in their sound compared to typical instruments that follo... | |
| When is digital going to get the soul of music? It would all sound so much better if our ears were analog! What a shame that all mechanical hair movement in the cochlea is converted to nerve impulses in order to be sent to the brain (i.e. an analog to digital conversion, with individual nerves ... | |
| which bang for the buck DAC? Benchmark "precise" which is fair enough, although "lean" might be more usefully descriptive I agree. Good point. | |
| “Real” bass vs. “Boom” — how do you know which? Consider purchasing "The Sheffield Drum and Track Disc," Good suggestion - you can also get this on XRCD from Japan (they used the original master tapes which were made at the same time as they made the Direct-to-disc masters). The nice thing is ... | |
| which bang for the buck DAC? There seems to be a big follwing with the Bencmark, but an used bechmark usb would set me back 1000 bucks. Tough decision. That is because it is good value even at that price. You get a great headphone amp as well as a solid preamp. The Benchmark... | |
| “Real” bass vs. “Boom” — how do you know which? Unless you are trained you probably need a Ratshack meter with some test tones and/or a program like EQ Room Wizard and a microphone + PC. The temptation is always to go for more bass than you should. However, you will hear more of the music if yo... | |
| Rives Audio Consulting - Advice? FWIW - I am not sure that Rives or any acoustician will always get accolades - except perhaps from professionals who want the uncolored "truth" out of their recordings. Frankly there is no "standard" in home systems and people's concept of how thi... |