djones51
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| DAC Measurements vs Actual Experience If I had dirty power I would hear noise on all recordings not just lousy mastered ones. I see no need to come on this thread just to insult me and offer nothing to the OP. Thanks for playing. | |
| Choice between 2 speaker cable types. Canare 4s11 or Belden 6T00UP | |
| DAC Measurements vs Actual Experience Don't think of this as criticism of the Direct Stream while it measures lousy a lot of people like the sound which is what we're looking for. Some don't like anaylitical and the DS is definitely not that. | |
| DAC Measurements vs Actual Experience The type of distortion I'm talking about limits the dynamic range making the bass sound a little soft and highs exaggerated. I'm not sure how that translates to more detail. Maybe you're more sensitive to middle frequencies and are concentrated t... | |
| DACs to look at? What DACs are your friends using who say it's jaw dropping? The DAC in the Node2i is it's weak point you could do better with a Topping E30 for $130 or Schiit Modi 3 for $99. | |
| inexpensive way to measure speaker performance The best mic for it is minidsp UMIK 1https://www.minidsp.com/products/acoustic-measurement/umik-1 | |
| DAC Measurements vs Actual Experience I’ve owned the Benchmark it’s brutally honest if the source is lousy, harsh, bright then that’s what you get . If the source is great then it gives you great. There’s no middle ground with Benchmark that’s the way it’s designed and marketed. That’... | |
| DAC Measurements vs Actual Experience Again, the level of noise isn't perceptibly different than that of the Benchmark in my current systemIf that were the case they would sound the same since the Benchmark is considered transparent. The "noise" would not be perceived as noise like hi... | |
| inexpensive way to measure speaker performance Room EQ wizard is freeware but yes you need a mic or spl meter to get the measurements. | |
| Who says cables don't make a difference? I've never said people are hallucinating but are not controlling for biases which can affect your perception. Those are not the same things when someone says they hear differences I believe them. They do hear differences the thing I question is wh... | |
| Who says cables don't make a difference? I've been told I'm deaf or my system is junk all the time when I don't notice differences in cables or DACs. This guy right above me ridicules me all the time. | |
| DAC Measurements vs Actual Experience Yes perception and measurements can disagree. I'm a measurements guy and I also like accuracy, I had a Benchmark DAC3 and liked it I found it very "musical ". The only reason I sold it is I got a new integrated amp with room correction and I reall... | |
| Starting from scratch and seeking advice as to how to proceed... pragmasi is correct I should have looked up the TT it runs from a DC wall wart type power supply. I notice ProJect mentions looking at the power supply to make sure you have the right version for your country so it might work or you might just nee... | |
| DAC Measurements vs Actual Experience No I wouldn't think putting a preamp after the Benchmark would matter unless it's a tube preamp. Both DACs are performing as expected IMO. | |
| Why would I need Roon? I don't know that you need roon but the reason I got roon was the user interface and sound quality. In my subjective opinion as I never tested blind is roon has better sound quality over my Node2i, both with my ripped CDs and Quboz. I like the use... |