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Thiel Owners
@tmsrdg Oops, forgot to answer the question about the boost adjustment. My HPA4 had the boost disabled on XLR1. XLR2, RCA3, and RCA4 all worked. I worked it out with Benchmark tech support. We ended up doing the FACTORY RESET on the GUI. I lost so... 
Thiel Owners
@tmsrdg I know you had a single AHB2 and are also a musician. I was thinking why does my system sound bad and yours so good with a single AHB2. There were hardware issues for sure but the room was still a big impediment for me.Here is a link to a ... 
Anyone interested in nearly perfection on a headphone a a great price??
That review seemed to favor the LSA HP-1. However, as someone that owns the Meze and considering buying another headphone the comparisons against the Meze did not hold true for me. The first thing the reviewer should have done was upgrade the Meze... 
Benchmark LA4 vs Bryston BP-26
The Bryston sounds like Grand Central Station compared to the LA4 in terms of noise, and the Bryston is pretty good in that regard. The BP-20 gave me fatigue and was a little rough on top. The LA4 is none of those. I cannot figure out anything I d... 
FM Tuner for audiophiles-is it a bad idea today?
The station I listen to spins vinyl, KCRW. They also play auto-tune digital stuff. Can't have it all. However, music discovery is great with this local station.I have 2 tuners and use both regularly. A Magnum Dynalab MD102 for FM and the following... 
Beginning of a new journey...
@arafiq I got into headphones 6 months ago with the Meze Empy and Benchmark AHB2. That is $6K right there in the deep end. I got lucky since it was a homerun.Last week I got a $500 Topping A90 headphone amp ($424 Black Friday). I also got a Matrx ... 
Thiel Owners
I do not need more power, a single stereo AHB2 is great. That $700 I spent on the Convolution files creation saved me $3K or $6K on a new amp. 
Thiel Owners
@tmsrdg https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/did-you-audition-nc500-vs-nc500mp-or-nc50...I just got my 3rd Convolution filter from AcousticSound.ca. I now have found the perfect frequency curve for my speakers and room. I los... 
Benchmark LA4 vs Bryston BP-26
I owned the BP-20 with MPS-2 power supply. I have heard the BP-17 with Bryston Cubed gear. Bryston's Gary Dayton said the BP-17 was their best preamp (2 years ago)  until the BP-26 is refreshed. I own the HPA4 (LA4 + headphone). For me it is no co... 
Room Correction - Roon + REW (Room EQ Wizard)
My preamp/headphone amp in the office is the incredible Benchmark HPA4.When I play the 2 channel system the Convolution files are enabled. When I play the headphones I must turn off the Comvolution on ROON since the files were optimized for my spe... 
Speakers good for close to wall placement
I made a post on this thread about using Digital Room Correction (DRC) and putting the speakers close to the wall. The @millercarbon was sighing and in tears when I posted that saying that is a bad idea.Well this past Friday, I finally got to hear... 
Benchmark DAC 3B Vs. Schiit Gungnir Multibit and a question.
@decooney I totally understand your statements on the DAC3B. It would be interesting for me to see how other non-Sabre DACs would do in my system. I am getting a cheaper Sabre DAC on Wed, the Matrix Mini-i 3 Pro. I got it for my headphone system b... 
Benchmark DAC 3B Vs. Schiit Gungnir Multibit and a question.
There are 2 things I did to make my DAC3B sound like a superstar. The first was to buy the Benchmark HPA4/LA4 preamp. A very nice improvement with the awesome preamps volume control.The second thing I finished yesterday is described in the thread ... 
Benchmark DAC 3B Vs. Schiit Gungnir Multibit and a question.
I forgot if the DAC3B required much burn-in but the AHB2 amp required hardly any hours to sound it's best. I have had 2 units to compare. 
Thiel Owners
As an FYI. Here is a link to the technical details of what I described in my past post on this thread. The author of this article is the person who did my DRC work. He is a big fan of Thiel's and used to own the CS3.7.https://audiophilestyle.com/c...