willemj
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| B&W 805 Nautilus for PC? For measurement the best option is the free REW software and a calibrated microphone like the UMIK-1. That does not need to cost an arm and a leg. REW is not particularly user friendly, so you will have to spend a bit of time. If, as I suspect in ... | |
| How to optimize sub integration with 2 channel? Most subs just have a low pass filter, and allow the main speakers to play at full range. This makes integration relatively easy. Other subs, however, also have a high pass filter for the main speakers, allowing you to relieve the main speakers fr... | |
| Is using streaming services worthy of an audiophile? The reason the vinyl rig seems to produce more detail is that the dynamic range of vinyl is more limited. Therefore, both in the mastering and in the cutting the peaks have to be limited to avoid distortion and even the stylus jumping out of the g... | |
| Best looking reel to reel Studer for the ultimate in techno quality. For design quality I think there were also some Braun models designed by Dieter Rams. Nothing has ever come close for esthetic beauty. | |
| Sonos Connect directly into MC452? Why, and to improve what? | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Bellina, Norma, right now Casta Diva - sung by Callas. Audio quality is terrible, but who cares? | |
| HD FILES which is best hi Bit Rates, or Hi Word lengths? https://benchmarkmedia.com/blogs/application_notes/163302855-is-mqa-doa | |
| HD FILES which is best hi Bit Rates, or Hi Word lengths? https://www.computeraudiophile.com/blogs/entry/466-some-analysis-and-comparison-of-mqa-encoded-flac-... | |
| HD FILES which is best hi Bit Rates, or Hi Word lengths? Well, Bob Stuart himself has said they have not published research results. Do you know of a scientific paper with results, or even a clear explanation of what it actually is? Archimago has at least published a blind test with quite a few particip... | |
| Best practices when conducting a DAC comparison For the record, you did a great job. I don't have any measuring gear at home either, and I similarly try to make sense of my imperfect observations. However, as a research scientist I try to stick to proper protocol to shield myself from all kinds... | |
| Do you listen mainly to Audiophile CDs and records? I listen to music rather than audiophilia. With classical music the story is quite easy. Here I prefer modern recordings of good audio quality, for the audio quality and for the more modern interpretations, based on often extensive research into a... | |
| HD FILES which is best hi Bit Rates, or Hi Word lengths? See here for a first installment: http://archimago.blogspot.nl/2017/09/mqa-core-vs-hi-res-blind-test-part-ii.htmlhttp://archimago.blogspot.nl/2017/10/mqa-final-final-comment-simply-put-why.html#more | |
| B&W 805 Nautilus for PC? Ignore the distractions here. Find out if the tweeters are working to find out if there is too little high or too much low, see what the speakers do in a different position, on tall stools and away from walls and surfaces, measure the response in ... | |
| Best practices when conducting a DAC comparison I respect the genuine effort to do this properly. Methodologically there was one error, however. You may not have changed the volume control, but the output voltage of the two units may have been different. Mind you, I am not saying that this is w... | |
| Sonos Connect directly into MC452? It is the best. |