Recent content by perceval

I like a wide variety of music, from Trance to Classical. For me, the music has to have dynamic range, and surprise me with something different. For example, Bubbles by Yosi Horikawa, and his ping pong and basket balls. A beat on full loudness the whole way, that's the real turn off.

ah, hmmm... $10,000 for a streamer and class D amp? No mention of the DAC inside? Well, at least it has a party mode. That must be worth something.

of course, different A/D D/A chips and what not inside will have some impact, that's where calibration files are supposed to come in and smooth out the rough edges of a particular setup, to match things up across different products. So, the calibration files are the culprit. Or in this case, the...

so it seems there's some discrepancies within the calibration files.

I agree that we need more info. Need to know the routing used as well. Was each sound card used for output to amp, and input via mic, or were the sound cards used for input only and output via another step? Same parameters? etc...

Hope it's international!

They got season 2???? Really? Made it to episode 3 and threw my remote at the screen. So, does that mean that Rings of Power will also get season 2? Why horrible shows (while based on amazing material) get 2 seasons, and amazing shows get canceled. One word..... Firefly.

If the new speaker have higher sensitivity, then yes, they would be more prone to interference. The idea of the chip being faulty doesn't appeal to me, because if it was indeed the DAC, then the amplification stage would pick it up and amplify it, since it is downstream from the DAC. Have your...

Todd's suggestion is good, try to change the source. Also, are there LEDs or some light fixtures near the right speaker? It could be interference from a nearby electrical fixture. Especially since it doesn't go up if you turn the volume up. My guess is it's picking up interference, and your...

People measure at 1m when building a speaker that will be for a generic room. The beauty of DIY is that you can select the parts you want, and tune the set to your listening position, as they will be for your room and your listening preferences.

It will matter only if you try to blend other speakers with them, like a sub(s) or surrounds. He will have to either invert polarity on his speakers, or on the sub(s) and surrounds.

I had the same inverted impulse once, and was baffled as I was sure the wiring was done properly, the mic was fine, having been used before. The only thing that had changed was the amp... and I found out that the new amp was internally wired inverted! Black was positive and red was negative...

wow... I should never post without having coffee first! My bad... somehow, in my head this morning, I got my resolutions wrong! Sorry for the sidestep.

Wait... it advertises it will download high resolution 4k movies, but the streamer will only display in 2k? So, if I get this right, downloaded files in 4k will be downscaled to 2k by the machine, and the projector will upscale the files back to 4k. Hmmm.... Why doesn't the streamer feed 4k...

Sorry, I can't help. I had small Mission bookshelf series 700 many many years ago, and I loved them. I have no idea about the newer models. I just hope they sound just as good. Good luck!