Recent content by dped90

Very useful reply, thanks.

Likewise, as a Hi-Fi user, I would have to agree-as I'm sure would Pierre who built these speakers; see posts 15266, 15,276. https://www.diyaudio.com/community/threads/beyond-the-ariel.100392/page-764 But what is "voicing", where the crossover is tweaked to do what beyond its generally...

Indeed, if you're talking about eliminating the risk of bias from both the witness and the researcher-such as during forensic testing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blinded_experiment#In_forensics -then I totally agree. Example? Amir has one or two assistants who alternately feed the same signal...

No, I would think that what BDWoody means by control is a known reference. For example, an amplifier which has been both measured AND ear tested-and then doing the exact same two things to the device under examination. I think the unspoken issue here is that if an amplifier is merely presumed...

Controls meaning, for example, comparative listening tests with otherwise well designed commercial and DIY solid state and/or tube amps?

Would you said that grovegardner's posts 35, 37, 38 offer among the best descriptions of the Aikido? https://www.diyaudio.com/community/threads/which-preamp-for-less-than-great-sounding-cds.408331/page-2

I made this admission assuming that Amir's likely well aware that even the best designed tube amps and preamps typically produce far more measurable distortion than solid state ones. But given their immense popularity among audiophile and DIY audio community, is that alone a reason not to review...

Has Amir ever reviewed AND listened to a well designed and built tube preamp? Especially one making the best use of the 6SN7 tube? And by listening I mean using it to drive both his favorite power amp and speakers. If Amir would grant the audio community only one such review I'd hope it would...

Better than nothing at least. Too bad I can't use the second pair of outputs on my DAC for something useful.

Thanks. I briefly looked at this. http://www.lupisoft.com/ekio/ When my speakers are built they will be either two or three way passively crossed. I will want to use them with my pair of Rythmik F12 subs. https://www.rythmikaudio.com/F12.html...

I see. I've settled on sticking with passive crossovers, so I can't go that route.

I've been too busy working with my builder to select drivers for achieving all of Gnarly's performance objectives. Thus, I've yet to begin serious study of room acoustics and how to correct problems-first acousticallyt, and only then with software filters, which as all of my music sources are pc...

Thanks. This thread does a deep dive into it. https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/accurate-fletcher-munson-data.16495/ But I'm strictly Windows, so n/g if it's only Linux. I don't do any surround sound; just stereo 2.2. So it would be great if I can do all of my music...

https://www.rythmikaudio.com/download/XLR2_sealed_quickguide.pdf And no doubt JRiver has EQ utlities. If not, then my old version of Samplitude Pro X, which I often use for WAV file editing and real time pitch downs during playbacks. https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/magix-samplitude-pro-x

Yes, I remember now reading that JRiver and Foobar players have fixed or variable loudness compensation control https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=129421.0 Very nice, as they both also have other functionality I require, like real time pitch control and time extension control...