akgwhiz

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Accounting for slight hearing loss
Erik, thanks for the leads!  This would likely suffice to "retune" my output rather than differentially doing this on the speakers.  Doing it in the xo would likely result in differential impedance and likely phase curves, between speakers.  Now I... 
Accounting for slight hearing loss
Erik, just looked  at Loki.  Inexpensive enough to try.  But it can go between transport and DAC? I use a Cambridge CXC to an MHDT Orchid.  Otherwise it's my ProJect TT to Vincent Pho8. Jaytor, I like your thinking.  Simple enough but I've  made t... 
Stereophile, Pass Integrated and personal taste
@OP New here and sometimes struggling to keep up but I think I get what you're getting at.  Example.  Jitter etc aside, CD source often considered cold, clinical and uninspiring.  Too perfect perhaps? Consider too that some added noise allows for ... 
Holy Brightness Batman!
@arctikdeth AK = Alaska.   
Holy Brightness Batman!
@arctikdeth Those Scanspeaks are in 2-way Madisound NADA, Klang Ton build kit in cabinets by Lee Taylor.  Went ported.   Ps, as you see by my handle I'm in AK.  You (arctik)?@b_limo Then you know of what I speak!  I upgraded DAC this winter to an ... 
Holy Brightness Batman!
Same this guy.  Tried a pair once with metal domed tweeters (can't recall actual driver but was aluminum) and lasted about 3 days.  Went back to silk.  So concerning Revelators, I'd agree but my current 2 ways use the Illuminators.  They are beryl... 
Do you prefer tidy room to messy one with better sound?
Come on.  We all know a newly washed car goes faster, is quieter, gets at least 2 mpg better.  Make mine neat (tidy).  Even visual distractions well, distract from the acoustic.I tried hanging a picture in my main view, lit room, compared to a bla... 
Small room amp and speakers recommendation
I can't be more impressed with my large bookshelf kit 2-ways from Madisound.  A ported "Klang-Ton" NADA speaker build with Scanspeak Illuminator drivers and upgraded xo parts.  $1900.  I had the cabs made by Lee Taylor.  He builds lots of gear and... 
Were you naughty or nice? What did Santa bring you! Audio related only please!
Upgraded stylus; Mile Davis, Kind of Blue (180 gr remastered mono); Dire Straights, Love Over Gold (180 gr 45rpm); Porcupine Tree, Fear Of A Blank Planet LP.  Yeah, kind of all over the spectrum.   
MHDT Orchid or Lampizator Amber 3?
Great thread and educating.  A tube DAC newbie wonders, is the tube in the Orchid easily rollable or does it require soldering (skills)?   
Another Analog v. Digital Thread? Not Really
Really enjoying this thread as its pertinent and timely to me.  Been building out and replacing old gear.  Like many, I've dusted off the vinyl and discovered what I've been missing and that's not even on 5k or more of analog gear.  Next up to rep... 
How Science Got Sound Wrong
David, you posted something earlier that resonated (no pun) with me.  You said...So how does the brain measure this timing? By the latest research, it appears to have 2 mechanisms, one, that works on higher frequencies, higher than the wavelength ... 
How Science Got Sound Wrong
New here but I found his points, yes his science, very intriguing.  To the point I thought, heck, hes got it right.  But I cant help but wonder, even a fully digital stream/source/path ultimately has to be reproduced through a vibrating speaker.  ...