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| My First USB DAC Sounds Dull, Please Help I am still not sold on the idea that EM-noise can mask a good soundcard like a Lynx. I think your skepticism is healthy - however the variables with the variety of PC's (with cheap power supplies) + soundcard combinations are large. Does your PC ... | |
| Why not use mains as centers So,for home theater I sould try to find the best matched center as opposed to using two speakers emitting the same signal on the sides of the screen? If you have excellent Main Right and Left speakers that image well and are dynamic and you do no... | |
| Bryston BDA-1 vs. BelCanto DAC3 any comparisons? No experience - but I read somewhere that the Bryston DAC sounded similar to a Benchmark DAC1. It might be much better (as no doubt Bryston DAC owners will say) but it is at least similar in "style" according to what I read - a pro type sound whic... | |
| Line level vs speaker inputs Probably not that much different on a powered sub as long as your power amp is not clipping. If your power amp begins to clip becuase of the difficult load of your main speakers then you will be feeding distortion to your subwoofer as well.Speaker... | |
| How to fix a lack of bass Null Commcat's recommendation is bang on - see my virtual system for an alternative to a bookcase. The other issue is quarter wave cancellation in the bass from the wall behind the speakers. As the article explains, the only way to eliminate this entir... | |
| Benchmark DAC-1, Lavry DA10, Altmann Attraction Benchmark phase is so accurate that soundstage images tend to be more accurately positioned between the speakers (impression is a narrower soundstage than most other DAC's or alternatively other DACs tend to have a wider soundstage) Take your pick. | |
| Tweeter Differences Ribbon has a distinct radiation pattern. It suffers from distortion at lower frequencies.Berylium is good but may suffer from undamped ringing in the audible band ( as does most rigid material )Diamond is kind of a stiffened fabric dome a kind of ... | |
| Speakers & the room Your room is nearly a multiple of 7 to 8 feet in all dimensions. Try a TACT or Rives PARC. Try sitting at 38% or room length. Keep your speakers well out from the rear wall (at 6 - 8 feet). Try placing the speakers closer together - away from side... | |
| ATC active or Tannoy TD12? Bob, I would add that certain music is mixed and mastered to be played louder. I used to collect 45 RPM 12" Vinyl singles. There was a reason. They were often mixed with greater dynamic range than ordinary LP's. Dance club music genres are a good ... | |
| Wadia 170i and Benchmark Dac1 - anyone try it? When I turned the TV back on during CD Music play I could see that the audio button on the remote had kicked the playback out of "Stereo" mode. That was my fear - just the HDMI communication to the TV is enough to make some changes to the audio s... | |
| ATC active or Tannoy TD12? So, how often and when do you play it this loud? I never play as loud as the Sheffield Drums test track example I gave - that was just setup testing. If you can achieve clean audio 10 db SPl higher than you ever need then it might seem wasteful, h... | |
| Why not use mains as centers In specific, horizontal speaker arrays are fundamentally flawed and that is why you see so few of them used for stereo or main channel speakers. Absolutely agree. I have no ATC center channel. There is a reason and it is not budget. There is also... | |
| cable doubter no more ok, "you are wrong" was not intended as an attack, as much as a seeing the light kind of thing with cables Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Another saved. I see the light too! However, my philosophy is somewhat different: any piece/group of equipment that... | |
| What is your favorite recording with a quirck Toto Roseanna - 3:31 - The guys all sing "not quite a year since she went away" but someone throws in a "well is it?" as a bit of a joke (is it Jeff Porcaro?) just after away - "not quite a year" obviously being an awkward lyric but necessary to f... | |
| Why not use mains as centers Kal,You are quite correct. Speaker arrays (same drivers outputting same frequencies) are best avoided except in the bottom two octaves (assuming one cherishes precision). You get lobes in response as well as comb filtering of certain frequencies w... |