zlone
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| Why Do Some Recordings Sound Great and Others Dead? One more thought, as an experiment you might try removing your DAC from the chain and let the Node do everything to see if you still hear significant differences between songs. | |
| Why Do Some Recordings Sound Great and Others Dead? Revision, I see that phase applies to balanced and brightness is for the display. But maybe the PCM filters are relevant. | |
| Why Do Some Recordings Sound Great and Others Dead? A couple suggestions: 1) I assume you have 'Audio Level Fixed' set on the Node? Not sure that is settable if you bypass the DAC, but make sure it is set to pass through. 2) Try listening to RP's FLAC lossless stream instead of MQA. MQA adds a lo... | |
| Why Do Some Recordings Sound Great and Others Dead? I listen to RP a lot and the quality is pretty consistent, especially on the Mellow Mix station. Question, how are you controlling volume in your chain? Node, SMSL, Beolabs? | |
| The Compact Jazz Collection- Yea or Nay I agree with @tomcy6 that this collection might not give you the quality and selection you seek. There are a lot of good jazz stations online that cover a range of styles. I would recommend cycling through a few and make note of artists you like, ... | |
| A Skeptics Digital Upgrade Journey Good digital success story. I definitely recommend a streamer upgrade, you will be amazed at how much difference it makes. | |
| Mass-loading subwoofer @curiousjim You wouldn’t happen to have a picture? 😁 I had to set up a picture service for another post, so circling back on this request. 😀 | |
| I have a conundrum with internet radio Just some thoughts. Are you using wireless or a hard wired network connection? If wireless, you might see if a wired connection makes a difference. Can you play any 320kbps stations? My streamer works fine with 44k streams, but not with 48k, I get... | |
| Great Small Room Speakers for $3-5k Definitely demo the LS50’s to see if you like them, they are exceptional. | |
| Upgrading to a powerful HP amp, unsure about my power gear. Off subject, but I would recommend trying a dedicated streamer as well. It can be a huge upgrade over a PC. | |
| Cheapest but good cables…. Blue Jeans is your answer. Solid product and well built, super reasonable prices. If you want to experiment later when you have some spare cash, you can, but these will provide a good baseline. | |
| Jazz Fans Only Great album. I was lucky enough to see Cohen and Carter together at the Village Vanguard, great show. I was pretty excited when their run lined up with my travel plans. | |
| Radio Paradise becoming repetitive? I listen frequently and am a contributor. Yes, the playlist is a bit repetitive, especially noticeable to me on the Mellow Mix. William has commented that change is coming, so I will give them some time as they work through some big transitions. ... | |
| Why are so many people spending so much money to build “perfect” streaming system? @jssmith If you understand that then you should also understand that the product of noise and jitter is distortion. And the levels of distortion that are audible can be measured and have been known for many decades. And almost all digital devices... | |
| Improve sound What do you feel is lacking in your current system? Does your gut tell you something is missing? I am not a fan of AVR’s for serious audio, but the specs are better than average on the Anthem and it should drive those speakers. Still, the Parasoun... |