erik_squires
Responses from erik_squires
| Purpose Built & Sold Sound Absorption Drapes & Curtains? Well, for curtains, I strongly suggest you listen to them. :) No, really, put your ear up to them and as you get closer you'll hear them get very quiet. You can try this at home with materials you have now. A comforter, pillor or curtain. You'll h... | |
| To bridge or run conventionally If you bridge, you turn 2 channels into 1. So, you need 4 amp channels to produce 2 speakers worth of output. Best,E | |
| Evaluating a system - what do you listen for? My first: Effortless listening. After this tonal balance and lastly dynamic rangeBy effortless listening I mean, I don't feel like I have to interpret or filter out anything. Listen to a tape recording of people in an office, and you'll suddenly h... | |
| Oppo Ceasing production I'm very sorry to hear this. Not always a fan of all their products, but I certainly love my BD player. | |
| NOS DAC Warmth I don't think these generalities apply at all, but if you want a very warm DAC, check out the ARC DAC 8 or 9. Besides cost, I can't imagine a good reason to buy a DAC more than 5 years old right now. I _really_ love the DACs that have come out in ... | |
| No sound on Mytek Brooklyn DAC+ with Bypass in Off mode Check the volume control, it's probably all the way down | |
| Internet Radio: Good music that sounds good, who do you like? @schubert - Were you actually going to name the station? Maybe post a link? ;-) | |
| Hum in Sub When you say a second setup, is it in a different room? And exactly what do they share? Do you move the turntable or more? Check the cables between your cartridge and pre. Gently touch the tonearm cable as well. See if you can cause the problem me... | |
| Is an Async DAC Needed to Reduce Jitter when playing CDs? As an aside, technically, the best way to reduce jitter is to put a great clock in a CD player and co-locate the DAC in the CD Player chassis. Much of the problems with jitter and it's reduction occurs from having them live separately. But also, i... | |
| Is an Async DAC Needed to Reduce Jitter when playing CDs? Hi Cheeg,Really depends on the quality of the CD player itself, as well as the DAC. DACs employ a number of strategies to reduce the absolute jitter, but to some extent are still at the mercy of the CD. No, the type of DAC isn't as important as th... | |
| Should I eliminate my preamp? Assuming you don’t create a major impedance mismatch, there’s no right answer. The goal IMHO is your personal enjoyment. Your personal enjoyment may or may not align with any particular technical measure of performance. I mean, no one wants noise,... | |
| Speakers "Disappearing" @nitewulf - Some of that is "fake" stereo. Actually multi-track mono recordings they put out in stereo to try and cash in. I think there's at least one famous Beatles recording like that. But even then, there's a difference between hearing the ins... | |
| Preamp: Parasound P5 vs Rotel RC1590 I'm afraid my experience with Emotiva was also not stellar. It was reliable, sturdy, and quiet. Sounded thin as hell. There was nothing really enjoyable about the sound quality. As some one who is always out bargain hunting, that was a big disappo... | |
| Norah Jones - Tidal vs. Hi Res ? Hi @ejr1953 Can you try Tidal without MQA and tell me what you think? Best,E | |
| Norah Jones - Tidal vs. Hi Res ? Since Not Too Late was released 2007, and Copy Controlled ended in 2006, it's right on the edge of possible. |