herman
Responses from herman
| "Grainy" highs problem... Time to switch to a computer based music server and DAC.Go to Audio Asylum and browse the PC Audio Forum for some ideas, check my system, search the archives here, and google USB DACs. Look at the Wavelength and Empirical websites.I am grain free ... | |
| HagUSB vs Other USB Interfaces/Devices Steve, every USB DAC I've tried or read about was detected automaticaly by Windows or my mac and you could use whatever program you prefered (iTunes, foobar, etc) to play your music.Do some of them require specific drivers that are not part of Win... | |
| HagUSB vs Other USB Interfaces/Devices You are mistaken.Asio is a software protocol to handle the digital data BEFORE it is sent out the USB port to the DAC. It is capable of doing various things but the one we are interested in is its ability to bypass Windows kmixer. The kmixer is an... | |
| External Hard Drives w/audiophile component...help An "internal hard drive component" is a computer with a proprietary interface. It just has less flexibility than what we consider to be a home computer. You can't avoid adding a computer to your system for digital playback because that's what they... | |
| Ever notice change in resisitance of vol control? First I looked at my calendar to make sure it wasn't April first. Looking through your other posts it appears you are a rational person; yet this. What you suggest is impossible. You are imagining things. That's OK, we all do from time to time. It... | |
| HagUSB vs Other USB Interfaces/Devices There is no such thing as a DAC that "supports" ASIO. The DAC simply takes the digital stream that it is fed and converts it to analog. It is the player software that either does or does not support ASIO. Apple iTunes does not, foobar has plugins ... | |
| HagUSB vs Other USB Interfaces/Devices What DAC did you get? | |
| Your Music Server I used an Apple Airport/Musical Fidelity Trivista DAC 21, but I think the Airport created too much jitter and I couldn't hear the full benefit of the DAC 21Maybe the Nixon is simple better to your ear than the MF no matter how you feed them. Just... | |
| DIY connectors for a VOLEX power cable Maybe the connectors are part of the magic. Why screw with a good thing? | |
| 220 to 110 coversion - mistake? There are any number of transformers being used from the power plant to your home. Adding one more, as long as it is high quality and rated to exceed your requirements won't hurt anything. I wouldn't hesitate if the player is a good deal. Then aga... | |
| Crossover ? Passive Vs. Active Bob, I agree with what you say. Yes, many things audiophile will seem irrational to the masses, and many actually are, but since this is a web site devoted to all things audiophile I don't think it irrational to bring up those ideas. I suppose it ... | |
| Crossover ? Passive Vs. Active the amplifiers will be much smaller in power rating and will be economical.Not really. If you have say a 100 watt amp for a three way speaker, you are still going to need an amp very close to that level for the woofer, and you will need 2 more am... | |
| Crossover ? Passive Vs. Active Would it not be better to crossover before amplifing the signal, or am I missing something?better is up for debate but for an active one you need 3 amplifiers per channel for a 3 way system vs only one for passive. Good amps aren't cheap. Speakers... | |
| How high to mount my TV monitor? Most would say Telemarc's screen is a little further away than ideal and way too high. I imagine he has to sit leaning back on his sofa with his head tilted back to be comfortable. If he is comfortable then who am I to judge his setup, but most ex... | |
| Are you at this point?? I'm done as one can be. I'm to the point where I don't think I can make any significant improvements short of adding on to my house and building a larger room. I still play around with stuff that makes minor improvements but I feel like I'm runnin... |