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Yes, this may well end up being a total disaster. If so, I'll just use the Druids FR with the Aleph4... until I can find a satisfactory solution.Meanwhile, I'll have a read through the 'speakers for use with a powerful SET' thread.Mani....
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Hi Paul,Could you help me understand what you mean?Are you saying that even without a high-pass filter, a <8" driver has an imbalance of 'harmonic development' above and below 150Hz... and that this is not the case above and below 400Hz?If we ...
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Hi Montepilot,Thanks for your thoughts. I'll certainly let you know how I get on high-passing the Druids... with and without sealing the port.Mani....
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OK, I see.
Actually, I was planning on using the Druids with their ports sealed. Bad idea?FWIW, I have a pair of Wilson Benesch Chimera speakers (the UK-based manufacturer, not to be confused with the 'famous' US one) that I'm hoping to use fo...
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]I still, can’t figure out Zu Druids. I would heavily highpass it to use with SET...[/quote]Do you think 150Hz is too low with a 7W SET?In all honesty, I think I was heavily influenced by the Zu Druid 'hype' myself. I had bo...
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Yes, I totally agree. In my old place, I had the Druids working in FR with the Berning Siegfried 300B, and they sounded exactly as you say.But I'm hoping that the Berning will cope better driving the Druids with a high-pass filter set to around 150Hz...
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No, I wouldn't dream of driving my SL600s with the Berning. My understanding is that with their low sensitivity and lowish impedance, the SL600s need current. The Rotel is capable of delivering 150A into 0.1R (for short 10 microsec bursts), and seems...
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For anyone who's interested, I run my SL600s with a Rotel RHB-10 power amp, very successfully, I think. I tried them with a number of SS amps, and none of them did the job quite like the Rotel.(I did buy a tube/valve amp for my main system though - a...
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[quote user="manisandher"]The only issue that I have with it is that I can't use the PMII in Master mode at rates of 176.4 and 192KHz... the AFI1 cannot double the clock frequency from the PMII.[/quote]The latest firmware 'fixes' this issue. The AFI1...
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The size, I can understand.But can't you simply take the tape out from your Placette and plug it into the Pacific's analog inputs? I'm assuming that the Placette has, in addition to its variable output, a fixed output...Surely this would help wit...
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Well, having accused Daniel of being less responsive than before, he replies to an email I sent him in lightning fast time!As well as assuring me that he is on the case, he also attached the AES3-2003 specs. It seems there are NO specs for the wordcl...
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]It is possible that it does it, you might not know how to activate it or it defeated on your unit by some kind of hardware switch. Or perhaps it does it but you just do not know it.[/quote]No, it definitely does NOT do it.[...
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Lynx has internal dabbler that activated as soon dual-wire inputs activated. So, when Pacific outputs in dual-wire configuration a half of the sampling speed then is done in accordance to the dual-wire specification.[/quote...
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]If you do not have the same effect as reel tape of 15ips played at 9ips then your software is not truly slaved by Pacific/ AFI1 chain.[/quote]Yes, I totally agree.And I can indeed replicate this effect... but only with my R...
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]The problem is that I detect that if I record in 44/24 or 88/24 in single-wire mode but the second wire is connected from Lynx to Pacific (and the line is muted by Lynx mixer) then I do have worsening of sound quality. The ...
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Romy,I've wanted to do this comparison for a while now. Apart from just not having the time recently, the biggest obstacle has been not being able to use the Pacific in Master mode above 96KHz. As you know, it will only output a clock at 1x/2x 44...
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Related to posts on other threads, I recall noting that the Model Two's clock frequency is slightly off 44.1 KHz.With the Model Two in Master mode, the Weiss AFI1 reads the clock frequency as something like 44.08 KHz (I'm not in the UK right now, but...
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]The sound of Vienna is sliding off tonality like it would do with a record playing that has problems with disc stability.[/quote]In another thread on binaural beats, you said, "... next to my Lavry Gold I notices that Pacif...
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[quote user="Axel"]Sir Allen, and 'The Apprentice' comes to mind.[/quote]I'm not sure if many Americans would know who Sir Alan Sugar is. Donald Trump would have been a better bet.FWIW, I had the dubious pleasure of taking part in the UK show a few y...
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]I find it very covenant to run analog source and then be able to switch the source signal passing across Pacific A/D-D/A where both D/A and DAW run from the same Pacific’s A/D clock. In fact it is so convenient that I asked...
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]... and ugly harry legs...[/quote]What's wrong with hairy legs?Who needs Srajan anyway, when we have the pleasure of posts like these?Mani....
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Romy,I've been using the AFI1 for the last few months. I haven't done any detailed comparisons with my other two 'interfaces' (actually, they're multichannel ADC/DACs with AES ouputs), but I think the AFI1 is excellent.The only issue that I have with...
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Pacific just does it apparently[/quote][EDITOK, I understand that in DD, the Model Two will reinsert the LSB. But I'm really interested in what the Model Two does when in AD mode. Would it still add the HDCD flag, or can th...
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I think Paul thought I was refering to the 'Peak Level Extension' and 'Low Level Extension' processes, which of course are only available at 16/44.1. In which case, his comment about not being able to defeat options that aren't available to you make ...
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The Model Two's manual states:Note: It is recommended that the Monitor Output Level be set close to +18 dBu to providethe best combination of digital resolution and analog output stage performance.Surely, it's just too much of a coincidence that a re...
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Yes, Paul Stubblebine is correct, in over 16-bit mode the HDCD is not available (or necessary)...[/quote]No, I think he's saying that you have no choice and that HDCD cannot be defeated @ >16bit: "There are no
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Here's a reply by Paul Stubblebine to something I posted on computeraudiophile.com:"When encoding to
44.1/16, there are a couple of options for fitting the 24 bit source into the 16
bit delivery format. The user may use one or the other or neithe...
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My bet is at +18dB.If you adjust the output level down from +24dB, you will hear a relay 'switch in' at +18dB. The same happens when you come up to +18dB from a lower setting.Does this signal the lack of DSP? Don't know...Mani....
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Lynx slaved from Pacific is way more preferable configuration then Pacific and Lynx with independent clocks. I did not detect that when Pacific serves clock then only the amount of HF was changed as Mani reported. What I he...
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]... but for a person who works in the marketing you sound too naïve...[/quote]Well, I didn't say I was any good...[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Somebody with knowledge how Pacific DAC works need to overview this…[/quote]Surely...
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