Recent content by kurcatovium

Well they did not specify which art, did they?

Well, my wallet and myself being a cheapskate decided it for me (for now). The deal for Elacs was just too good to pass. Prices here are often pretty ridiculous, so this discounted price is actually cheaper than some offers I found on second hand market. Plus there's quite generous 14 day trial...

I want to use HDMI CEC + ARC, so the setup automatically turns on&off with the TV. It does with the Pioneer I have and it's a blessing. As for the price: Polk's cheapest official online price is roughly equivalent of 270€ / $285. I have a customer discount in (the biggest) store in my country...

Hello, I need new speakers for my TV setup, budget oriented. I was looking mainly at these Polk ES20 or Elac Debut B6.2, both going for roughly the same price at my region (eastern EU). I was leaning slightly towards Polk, but Elac is currently on sale with one dealer, making it 20% cheaper than...

I'd go with Steinberg UR series or Focusrite Scarletts. Or Behringers UMC if you want really cheap.

I wonder how would cheap audio interfaces equipped with balanced outputs (like Steinberg UR22mkII, Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 or similar) measure. I know (unbalanced) Behringer measured pretty good here, except for anemic output. I wonder if balanced outs on other devices might be a benefit?

I don't think you can get lower than D10 with similar performance as D10 is pretty much revelation by itself at that price.

Atom should be on top, you'd get much more air in the sound then... ;-)

I still haven't ordered anything, 'cause it's still puzzling my head. It doesn't really help in decision making process that the Aune X1s I mentioned earlier is now exactly 200 € delivery included + it has full 2 year warranty locally, which might be a huge plus in case something goes wrong...

Well, this was my first thought. Until I saw nice combo-units like DX3Pro. Then it went crazy with all the options and possibilities. Also really stupid question, Steinberg has balanced output jacks only. Do I get it right that if I use TS > RCA cable, it will behave just like normal unbalanced...

Hello, I've been stalking this forum for quite some time and I must say it's absolutely fantastic. It's so refreshing to see analytic approach with actual measurement. It's just so different to "your typical audiophile" sites, where reading about audio HW feels like looking at wine vignette...