I recently bought the Node Icon to replace my older Node N130. I plan to use it purely as a digital streamer to play music from Tidal. The main attraction was, of course, room correction using Dirac Live.
The rest of my system consists of a Benchmark DAC3, Benchmark LA4 preamplifier and Benchmark AHB2 power amplifier. I use Revel M106 speakers, bought two years ago after I read the rave reviews by Amir and others on this forum.
Over the past week, I have been experimenting with various target curves, using the Bluesound microphone on a stand for the measurements.
Should I use the Bluesound target curve (limited or full) or the Harman target curve, all of which can be downloaded from the Dirac website? It seems to me that since I am not using the Icon's DAC, it is best to use the Harman target curve as a starting point.
Another point on which I would welcome advice from the knowledgeable ASR members is this - every measurement I make using the microphone connected to the USB port of my MS Surface laptop triggers an error message from Dirac Live that says the measurement is 'imprecise'. I have followed the recommended best practices with care, but can't seem to shake this off.
The rest of my system consists of a Benchmark DAC3, Benchmark LA4 preamplifier and Benchmark AHB2 power amplifier. I use Revel M106 speakers, bought two years ago after I read the rave reviews by Amir and others on this forum.
Over the past week, I have been experimenting with various target curves, using the Bluesound microphone on a stand for the measurements.
Should I use the Bluesound target curve (limited or full) or the Harman target curve, all of which can be downloaded from the Dirac website? It seems to me that since I am not using the Icon's DAC, it is best to use the Harman target curve as a starting point.
Another point on which I would welcome advice from the knowledgeable ASR members is this - every measurement I make using the microphone connected to the USB port of my MS Surface laptop triggers an error message from Dirac Live that says the measurement is 'imprecise'. I have followed the recommended best practices with care, but can't seem to shake this off.
