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DVDdoug
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Has Anyone Tried an 'Audiophile' DAC/Amp with a DAW?
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I'm not really an expert but I understand a little about it. It's usually related to multitasking and interrupts. Your operating...
12 minutes ago
DVDdoug
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MacBook's High Impedance DAC is different in the EU version?
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The EU has some loudness limits but I don't know how it's supposed to work since different headphones & in-ears have different...
Today at 3:18 AM
DVDdoug
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Advise about DAC
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I don't know, but I don't buy "cheap-unknown" stuff off of Aliexpress or eBay, etc... Are you connecting to something that doesn't...
Thursday at 9:12 PM
DVDdoug
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Thoughts on cargo netting to attach speaker to ceiling?
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I don't see any problems with it. It should give you some isolation from the ceiling/neighbors (compared to solidly mounting it to the...
Thursday at 7:42 PM
DVDdoug
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Budget speakers to bring new life to old system?
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Right! With home theater, a subwoofer is required for the "point one" LFE channel and most people don't want 5 or more full-size...
Thursday at 7:05 PM
DVDdoug
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Embarking on my first full-blown ground up build
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I won't try to recommend an amplifier. The "sound quality" of most amplifiers is "fine". But most pro PA amplifiers have a cooling fan...
Thursday at 3:56 PM
DVDdoug
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Help How do you measure capacitance on a tone arm, and of a Phono input on a receiver?
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Since I assume you are trying to optimize frequency response, it might make more sense to get a test record and measure the frequency...
Wednesday at 7:12 PM
DVDdoug
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Would I be able to hear the difference, if any?
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Of course power (Wattage) makes a difference (in available loudness) and you'll hear distortion if you over-drive an amplifier into...
Wednesday at 4:32 PM
DVDdoug
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DIY Interconnect XLR Connectors - Solder-type vs Crimp-type?
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Crimping can be fine but it takes the right tool to do it properly, which usually means a different-special tool for every different...
Tuesday at 10:47 PM
DVDdoug
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Concrete Speaker Evaluation
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You can't expect much bass from a 5-inch woofer. And even if you tune it lower there's only so-much bass SPL you can get out. Did you...
Tuesday at 10:31 PM
DVDdoug
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Help How do you measure capacitance on a tone arm, and of a Phono input on a receiver?
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LCR = Inductance, Capacitance, Resistance. My multimeter can measure capacitance but I doubt it can measure low pF.
Tuesday at 5:26 PM
DVDdoug
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Nad 325bee (50w) to Marantz PM8005 (70w) Worth it?
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My handy-dandy spreadsheet says 70W is about 1.5dB louder than 50W. Noticeable, but probably not noticeable from one day to the next...
Monday at 5:53 PM
DVDdoug
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Newbie question about adding an active subwoofer to a stereo setup
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Look for a subwoofer that has a built-in crossover and line-level pass-through. The output of the preamp (or DAC) goes to the...
Monday at 5:27 PM
DVDdoug
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Time alignment when there's not a single LP, or strange shaped rooms (e.g. art installations) - how different / possible is it?
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You're right. They are related but it's more about phase than timing. Out-of-phase waves can cancel. At the crossover frequency...
Monday at 4:37 PM
DVDdoug
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Connecting DAC with PC via 30-50ft long USB Cables
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I found this. (You got lucky.) Digital doesn't degrade gradually like analog. Usually it's perfect (ones remain ones and zeros...
May 11, 2024
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