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Indeed…for in field (often small) mics intended for vocal use a flat response is undesirable. You need a response focused on vocal ranges and which accentuates a richness of tone and that attenuates wind, birds, trucks rumblings etc. Analog Wireless set ups are very prone to interference...

Pro means almost nothing these days except perhaps a higher tier in a companies product line, like apple: iPhone Pro means a better camera and more memory, MacBook Pro just means higher specs better able to handle graphics and audio processing, not that it’s intended for pro use per se.

Two mics in for interviews likely with laviler / lapel mics. The output is likely for monitoring (with lack of latency most crucial) and listening to playback in the field. At this price point and for intended use of in field recording this seems like a very solid product. At this price or...

I suppose the horizontal / driver layout works well when Seated at a mixing desk; easy to get the tweeter at ear level with the other drivers not too close to the desk/board and this avoiding early reflections. I wonder two things: 1- would such an arrangement be good for center channel in...

Any surge protector may fail to protect against a direct or close lighting hit to power lines, cable, network, phone etc if those or the house is not properly earthed. Low voltage lines should be have surge stressors and be earthed by the relevant companies at the pole or utility distribution...

I just meant that it’s somehow the outrageous pricing and supposed credulity of the audio consumer never fails to shock me

Exactly. Install a surge protector at the breaker box or main panel to protect the entire house and be done with it. They will provide better protection from minor and major spikes/surges. You can for redundancy sake add inexpensive surge protectors on crucial equipment if you care to.

Thanks @amirm for another revealing review. Coincidentally yesterday I was looking for an AC power adapter 12V/2A to recommend to a forum member who is having issues with his MiniDSP FLEX AC adapter and the first one that came up was an iFi for $109 (ouch)…. Of course, iFi claims their AC power...

I recommend this video, it is the clearest explanation I have found of how this works mathematically and how the filters work in the process. It also explains, implicitly why ladder DACs measure worse.

So disappointed neither Amir nor ifi itself noted THE MOST crucial aspect of this device: the ceramic case absorbs spurious vibrations induced by oscillating strings at the sub quantum level. The cryogenic process used further helps by aligning the ceramic structure, making its string energy...

It’s like piping motor sounds through the stereo of electric cards …comfort eye candy. But yeah, they need to be nice ones which are rare. The old luxman ones were gorgeous. No blue leds allowed either.

Not to hijack thread:but no it was before that model. It’s well built inside at least with balanced outs. It plays sacd, dvd-a, anything really. which is why I keep it. You just have to use the digital out or at least keep a dip switch set to “measure” (a sharp filter I think)rather than...

I stand corrected and edited my post accordingly. By stamped I meant bent by deformation (not cnc’d, etc). And again kudos to you for your engagement here. I would have zero qualms about the case issue. I actually was trying to say that it’s not a case (sorry about the pun) of poor...

The gap is uneven (wider towards the center). However I think it is more likely a variation of material tolerances (corrected, not stamped) : schiit manages it only by having tiny boxes. it also might be an issue isolated to this unit. And rather than try to bend it back as someone...

This. It is good to have a baseline to compare to; for example if NAD uses the module with an in house buffer, single ended (rca) inputs etc, knowing the performance of module without buffer and with ncores own buffer is very useful in determining what is being gained (pun intended) or lost...

Can this device compensate for the delay introduced by some AV receivers? I have a whole house system and downstairs is an open plan so speakers in one area bleed into the others easily. When the signal is run through the AVR in the living room however, the AVR creates a latency of about 1/4 to...

they could be an OEM sort of thing. who knows.

Here here! The Sith audio sponsorship stuff is kinda funny and he is not the worst out there, but that dude's recommendations are all over the place. And he recently gave airtime to someone selling snake oil cables.

those win an award for ugly speakers, imao.

I disagree: many casual users are going to put loads of eq on these almost immediately, usually via the streaming amp. Bass emphasized or a giant smile curve (aka, Spotify “electronic” eq setting, or Apple Music “rock” setting).