tlcocks
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| A life sentence!!! Easy one. My Charter Oak PEQ-1. It is critical to creating my own “house sound” with any given other components. Everything else dispensable. 😉🎶 | |
| Replacement same model tweeters like a major component upgrade ML was right that the tweeters have settled a tad and treble while still better than previous is a smidge less | |
| Why some streaming hi res versions are lower SPL “The best hi-res releases keep the original dynamics while adding clarity.” Totally concur. If they don’t sound as such, I try to play 16/44.1 version. | |
| New remastering of Steely Dan's Katy Lied review by Fremer Ok yes. Sorry the assumption. I started a thread on this topic as it really interests me. Why some hi res remasters are great and others aren’t. I am sure a lot of variables other than compression or lack thereof go into it. I just think one shoul... | |
| New remastering of Steely Dan's Katy Lied review by Fremer In theory you are right that this quieter less compressed version should always sound better. But often I find anyway that it does not. Streaming services give you the opportunity to quickly start one version and then another. Even volume adjustin... | |
| New remastering of Steely Dan's Katy Lied review by Fremer I would really appreciate a response to my query above. I am truly having a hard time understanding why some hi res versions of their cd red book counterparts to me sound quieter and less dynamic, even with a quick volume compensation the level of... | |
| Equalizer in a Hi Fi system All these changes- new power cords, new digital spdif cord, and last but not least new tweeters- have the system fully saturated to the point to where the EQ settings are much better. And less. No more tricks like needing to bump up mids slightly ... | |
| New remastering of Steely Dan's Katy Lied review by Fremer Ok. Different question. Because I need to sort this out and need the help of the community. Can someone please stream the 192 version and then the 16/44.1 version and tell me if the 192 is several dbs quieter? Like I hear? Maybe my dac is broken. | |
| New remastering of Steely Dan's Katy Lied review by Fremer Does anyone else think the 24/192 2025 remaster on Qobuz sounds inferior to the still available cd redbook version on Qobuz? Or am I just plain crazy? No, I’m not talking vinyl here. Just digital. | |
| Replacement same model tweeters like a major component upgrade ML has said my old tweeters were possibly partially damaged. Perhaps due to age and humidity. Certainly not from abuse on my part. The new ones, they said, sound better simply because they are new. Hey, I’ll take that! I am now very happy with t... | |
| Replacement same model tweeters like a major component upgrade So the tweeters continue to sound brighter in a good way and more detailed. Perhaps the old ones were damaged or voice coil delaminating or something. ML verified the model of these replacements is identical to the original. | |
| Equalizer in a Hi Fi system Haven’t posted here in a while. While I haven’t explored digital EQ yet, I HAVE made some cable upgrades and replaced my aging ML ATF transducer tweeters to great benefit. I am hearing more detailed presence region, more extended airier treble, di... | |
| New remastering of Steely Dan's Katy Lied review by Fremer Oh. I see. The hi res versions ARE the 2025 remaster. Freaking Auralic’s Qobuz integrated into its own Lightning DS software doesn’t tell you that. But the proper Qobuz app does. Sorry the confusion. Wow, the 2025 remaster even when volume compens... | |
| New remastering of Steely Dan's Katy Lied review by Fremer Just another comment on Katy Lied. As is often the case with the old stuff there’s a lot of variability track to track. Chain Lightning sounds awesome while Black Friday and Rose Darling sound overly lean in comparison. Am trying to find the new ... | |
| New remastering of Steely Dan's Katy Lied review by Fremer OP, an equalizer is a magnifying glass of sorts. If the fundamental sonic characteristics of the recording at baseline are good, then it will respond well to bass and particularly treble EQ well. Try to add treble to a fundamentally flawed record... |