treepmeyer
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| Give Up on Bacch? Man, this has been painful. Installation was Monday and Edgar himself called me. We didn't get far because a) my Peachtree Gan1 requires a coax which the RME supplied with the Bacch system does not support. I have an old analog HK Signature pow... | |
| Aurenda and Tidal and Qobuz connect The guy at the Qobuz booth at Axpona told me that they are working with the streamer vendors, like Aurender, to implement Qobuz Connect on their hardware/software. Qobuz is dependent on their partners for this part of the rollout so the timing is... | |
| AXPONA 2024 @thecarpathian Good definition of insanity, lol. I was very much looking forward to hearing the Borresen's as I was unable to go to the Next Level demo a couple of months ago. Must be my 74 year-old ears, but I found myself physically wincing mo... | |
| Give Up on Bacch? @cundare2 I thought your post was funny. Seriously, I'll let my ears decide. If the audio experience (not necessarily the SQ) is as reported I will keep it. The narrowness and longitudinal shape of the sweetspot is a nagging problem, but one I... | |
| Give Up on Bacch? @audiophilejunkey Check the return policy footnote on the Theoretica Bacch4Mac Web page. It states in black and white that the return window is 14 days from their ship date. That being said, Edgar readily gave me 14 days from implementation. I ... | |
| Give Up on Bacch? @blisshifi Yes, I do want to be convinced and so my disappointment was confounded. I spoke with Edgar this morning (I don't know where he finds time for his day-job at Princeton). He said the trial period runs 14 days from installation, not the... | |
| Axpona 2024 who is going and why? I'm going for the third year, but it's definitely a mixed bag. I have a Bacch4Mac on order so I'll go to the Theoretica room first thing to meet Edgar in person. Room acoustics can ruin an experience. Last year I heard Vandersteen and Fritz sp... | |
| Kind of Blue I don't know much about jazz, so these recommendations are especially helpful. My wife and I are looking forward to listening to everything listed above. Thanks very much. | |
| directional speakers @jon_5912 Thanks for the heads-up on ATC directionality. I will, of course, take advantage of any opportunity to hear them as they have a great reputation but they are probably not ideal for my application. Regards. | |
| directional speakers @elliottbnewcombjr Fair question about the theory behind Bacch. I'll respond as best I can, but the truth is I'm close to being over my head. In a nutshell, Bacch is a specialized time-domain DSP intended to eliminate crosstalk without colorati... | |
| directional speakers @elliottbnewcombjr Thank you for the detailed response. I have already adjusted the toe-in to try your "Adjusted Toe-in" method to enhance imaging. In your comments, however, it occurs to me that you do not make them in the context of a Bacch i... | |
| directional speakers @audiokinesis Everything you say is consistent with my understanding. I'll report back in a month or so when I get the Bacch system up and running. | |
| directional speakers @audiokinesis The tradeoff you describe is very interesting. I,too, would choose imaging precision, soundstage depth and clarity over soundstage width. We'll see if Bacch allows me to have my cake and eat it too. Thanks | |
| directional speakers @asvjerry The truth is I've never done "normal" well in any domain. Why start now? Seriously, the object of the Bacch system is to eliminate crosstalk, as I understand it. We will see if it is worth the money. It's an experiment, but no differ... | |
| directional speakers Budget is in the neighborhood of $5000; used is fine with me. The speakers will be placed in front of bookshelves filled with books. I could place the speakers 18" to 24" from the wall. |