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| White Noise in earphones Most likely, the Yulong DA8 II headphone amp section has some self noise. Since the sensitivity of the SRH 840 headphone is much lower than the Aonic 5, it pushes the noise below the threshold of hearing. This means that the measurements and spec... | |
| White Noise in earphones Is this a new piece of equipment or have you had it for a while and it just started to exhibit the noise? Is it possible to test with other headphones? | |
| Streaming network issues - need a geek One last thing, if there is a large discrepancy between the speed you’re getting from the modem and when you’re connected to the Nighthawk, look into the QoS (quality of service) settings. This may be the culprit. See this link for more inform... | |
| Subwoofer Amplifier Guidance Doesn't the F12 already have a built in amp? If so, the pre outs would work. | |
| Streaming network issues - need a geek I think the main issue is that you think the Netgear router is constraining bandwidth. You should make sure this is really the case. Do a speed test (speedtest.net or Google ’speed test’) from a device connected to the modem and then do the test a... | |
| Streaming network issues - need a geek Looks like the minimum speed requirement for streaming 4K video is 25 Mb/s. Just making sure - your DSL downlink speed is faster than that right? If so, then it would be helpful to have your router model number as well as the DSL modem model. | |
| Rega Brio weird sound If the hiss is constant (doesn't go up or down when adjusting volume) then it's noise from the amp. If it does change then the noise is being generated upstream of the amp. As far as the noise around cymbals and sibilants, my guess is that you... | |
| Streaming network issues - need a geek How do you know that the Nighthawk is restricting bandwidth? Can you turn off any QoS or bandwidth control settings? Otherwise, the only way I think you can solve this problem is by enabling port forwarding for the Nighthawk’s IP address on th... | |
| Headphones Newbie; Senheisser HD 800s or Focal MG Clear I think the main issue here is the output impedance of the headphone socket from your amp. If it's high, you're better off with headphones that have a flat impedance curve so that the overall tonal balance isn't affected. Usually this means a plan... | |
| Headphone suggestions needed An HD 600 / 650 would be a great choice. I've owned the HD 800 and it doesn't sound as natural through the midrange and treble as the 600 / 650. The only weakness is that bass frequencies < ~50 Hz aren't as well represented. This is a trait sha... | |
| Your experience/thoughts on Meadowlark speakers, esp., Kestrel, 2, hot rod. etc I owned a pair of Shearwater Hot Rods a long time ago. They sounded a little mellow in the room I had them in. They were placed well away from the side walls and I was sitting lower than the tweeter axis. I listened to a pair of Thiels - not sure... | |
| How do I spend $5000? A CD player or DAC for my De I think an external DAC makes more sense. It gives you more flexibility in case you change transports (e.g if the laser dies) or want to add a streamer in the future. A well-engineered DAC should be largely immune to jitter or at least have ar... | |
| DRmare Tidal Music Converter You can use Audacity to record the audio outputs on your PC and then export the project to various lossless (FLAC) or lossy formats. According to Consumer Reports (ca. 2015), this type of recording is legal but it probably violates Tidal's ter... | |
| Feel free to talk me off the ledge Looks like the GoldenEar BRX's measure pretty well - smooth on-axis and off-axis response. Based on your impression, my suggestion is to give the Revel Performa3 series a listen. | |
| Playing CDs sounds better than Qobuz — dammit @soix Are you using AirPlay to stream Qobuz? |