erik_squires
Responses from erik_squires
| Xfinity DNS and Roon 1. DNS is not likely to be your problem but you SHOULD use OpenDNS. Intermittent streaming is more of a network quality issue. 2. Your Roon device can have it’s DNS set locally, for instance every Mac/PC/Tablet lets you set the DNS service in th... | |
| I suddenly have a weird buzz issue; can someone help me solve the problem? Oh, also try disconnecting the sub. The different AC potentials between your power generator and outside devices may be causing a ground loop. If this fixes your problem you'll need a line level isolator. | |
| Schiit Loki equalizer causing POPPING SOUND It sounds like a coupling cap has gone bad perhaps. If this is in a chain with a tube pre, that would make even more sense. If that's true, consider having the tube pre looked at as well, or measure DC on the outputs with a basic multimeter. | |
| I suddenly have a weird buzz issue; can someone help me solve the problem? BTW, kudos to Bel Canto for having that feature, sadly not every USB input for audio has this and they 100% should. | |
| I suddenly have a weird buzz issue; can someone help me solve the problem? OP: So if you imagine a power conditioner, it has a dirty side (the source) and a clean side, which is after the conditioner has cleaned up the noise. Putting a polluting power supply on the "clean" side can contaminate it. So, assuming you have ... | |
| I suddenly have a weird buzz issue; can someone help me solve the problem? Laptop and PC power supplies are notoriously bad sources of noise in the AC line, as well as introducing ground loops including via USB. I’d pull the power out of your "clean" power section and use a USB isolator, like this one between your Mac an... | |
| Software converting PCM to DSD using DoP If you are using USB, why bother with DSD over SPDIF? You should be able to feed it native DSD. | |
| Need a modern Class A monoblock, preferably half or compact chassis I'm thinking of my friend who spent years trying to decide what motorcycle to get, without ever even getting his license. He ended up getting married and never ever getting on the road. This sounds kind of like that, only you seem to be pining ... | |
| What if a high end speaker measures really badly? Asked another way, if this is a high-end speaker, then is there anything we can objectively point to besides the price tag as "high-end?" | |
| What if a high end speaker measures really badly? PS - I should point out here that I think we sometimes make the mistake of auditioning speakers at different volumes than we actually listen to at home. If you listen loud, audition loud. Otherwise, spend most of your time listening at the volu... | |
| What if a high end speaker measures really badly? @amtprod I think @audiokinesis was making some of those arguments, that some of these deep valleys may not actually be something most of us would become aware of. No, if you like the sound of speaker Y vs. X buy Y, absolutely. The one caveat i... | |
| What if a high end speaker measures really badly? @deep_333 illustrates the deep, deep chasm between DIY builders and kit makers, modders vs. the high end industry writ large. "How can a speaker maker offer such poor performance for so much money" they ask, and sometimes I have trouble defendi... | |
| What if a high end speaker measures really badly? Measuring per specific room is important. That gives a consumer an idea if these speakers will match his/her room. This is an area where I think Vandersteen does it exactly right. Uses an active woofer with built in EQ and a low pass filter fo... | |
| What if a high end speaker measures really badly? PS Everyone says "listen to these before you buy. My point is you may not catch these dips in a 15 minute audition. @carlsbad2 Yes, exactly. With a little experience, and a lot of misspent money/youth you’ll realize how extra-sexy speakers wh... | |
| What if a high end speaker measures really badly? I don’t think we can say much of anything about that graph, and the others presented here without knowing the level of smoothing applied to the raw data. @bruce19 True, but the problem here is that, if anything, the graph was not smoothed e... |