Recent content by Mr Vinyl

??? Many of us have full-fledged sound systems and use coax or optical. Not everyone listens to music (or watch movies) through phones or computers.

No hum on mine. Many things can cause that - turntable proximity to the power amp, power lines, etc. Is your setup 100% identical to what it was previously?

Nice. Congratulations on your purchase! Indeed, subwoofers are tricky to set up. Just leave it at your present settings for a while to get used to the sound. If you don't feel the need to tweak anything after a week or two, then you're ok. Even if you do, that's fine too. It took me forever to...

Not at all. I thought that term was a compliment!!! I meant no disrespect, as you can read from the context of my post, and offer my apologies.

Times have changed. Hifiman and the various IEM lines will give you food for thought.

Hype? I think they're under-hyped. I just got into 'Chi-fi' at the beginning of the year. Yes I know, I'm late. I got my first IEM and couldn't believe the sound quality and workmanship for $25. Then I got curious at what a $60 or $70 IEM could get me. Well, I was even more surprised than the...

It depends where the 44Kz +- is at. Some manufacturers use those numbers without showing whether it's at -3db or -20db! That said, it also depends on how low your sub can go. I usually set mine at its lowest point (20Hz on mine) and increase the volume until I start hearing something. I back off...

Well, the sub will balance things out, but it won't reduce the upper end energy. Try less toe-in with the speakers (if they are toed-in presently) and put the grills back on (it may or may not make a difference depending on the grills). Short of room treatment, you can also add some plush...

Wow. Looks delicious. But at that price, maybe consider changing DACs and avoid having another item in the signal path? What source is going into your SU-1, and where is the SU-1 going out to , if I may ask?

AB'ed those DACs??? I have them (sold the ifi though) and AB everything. The OP mentioned that he was going to add a tube buffer. Without knowing what he is going to get, it is not my place to preach to him as to what to do. Have you AB'ed those DACS?

The question here is not what makes spaghetti A spicier than spaghetti B. If a customer finds spaghetti A too spicy, then that's his preference, or non preference. I have two SU-1s. I knew beforehand that they were what I needed because of my slightly "darker' sounding equipment. The Audio hobby...

A good example here of someone who listens to music with his eyes.

Indeed, it's a very clean and sparkly DAC and can cause that if your amp/speakers/headphones are already bright or close to it.

I've had 80th since a number of years now and they not bright at all. I'm sensitive to treble and these things can make you fall asleep to Rammstein. My Arcam Solo isn't a particularly dark amp either. The Dentons sound very similar to my 1994 Paradigm Studio Monitors.

The sound is bad on this thing. The highs are splashy (like a smear) and grainy. For example, cymbal hits don't sound smooth at all.