Recent content by markf2748

I'm still waiting for ifi to do a DLNA / Chromecast built-in (bit perfect) renderer. For now, I am a happy user of the ifi nano iOne, fed with SPDF optical from a Google Chromecast Audio (discontinued unfortunately) to do the WiFi.

It may well be your old AMD V160, which has a CPU Mark rating of 681. That is very low by today's standards: https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+V160&id=505 As one point of reference, my 5 year old Dell Inspiron with Intel i7-3632QM@2.20 GHz CPU, 8GB RAM, Win 10, has CPU Mark 6939...

Out of insatiable curiosity, I measured the UMIK-1 in the REED R8090 Calibrator again, this time with a snug fitting black rubber o-ring (available in hardware stores) slipped onto the microphone. I push the calibrator up against the o-ring to seal and tilt it such that I barely hear any sound...

Hi Matthew, Thanks for your suggestions. The REED R8090 Sound Calibrator is specified to accommodate 1/2 inch diameter sound meters and has an o-ring to assure a snug fit. My American Recorder SPL-8810 measures 0.51" dia. and is indeed a snug sliding fit into the R8090. Due to low resolution...

I moved the microphone to another computer (Dell Workstation) with same OS and same REW version. The behavior described above is unchanged.

I have not intentionally done anything I know of to change the Microphone internal gain. The microphone arrived a few days ago, ordered through Amazon and sold by the Recording Store. I always select the device name in the Input Device drop down, which shows: Microphone (Umik-1 Gain: 18dB ) I...

I am interested in characterizing various component stereo 2.1 systems (no AVR), particularly room effects and subwoofer integration, with REW's SPL Meter. Setup: REW V5.19 Beta 9 on Win 10 64-bit fully updated on Dell laptop. New miniDSP UMIK-1 USB Microphone. Connect laptop audio output to...