Hey, speaking of the display. Can it be dimmed? And how is the remote? Is it responsive?I moved from the DDRC-24 to the Flex, mainly because it became important for me to have the display of what was going on. I wasn't expecting it to sound much better - but it does. But I think that's mainly because I set it up better.
No, unfortunately you can't transfer the Dirac license.
The display turns off after a few seconds.Hey, speaking of the display. Can it be dimmed? And how is the remote? Is it responsive?
I've not had that issue at all.I hear clicking noises when I turn standby on and off on the Flex, anyone else having that "problem"?
The music fades in / out quite nicely for me. When I turn on the flex (bring it out of standby) there is an almost inaudible click/pop just before the music fades up. I hadn't even noticed it until I listened for it after your post.I hear clicking noises when I turn standby on and off on the Flex, anyone else having that "problem"?
Just to be explicit about using crossovers, the Flex has them built in, so you can select your crossover frequency and slope (for lack of the correct words). Once that’s done, if you have a pair of subs, one left and right, Dirac treats each speaker/sub pair as one speaker, and takes care of the rest. It’s not hard to figure out how to do it, and the results, to my ears and those of other enthusiasts who have heard my system are pretty much seamless. If you didn’t see the two subs I have, you would think the sound is all coming from my R3’s. Those are my friends words, not mine. And I’ll add that I really didn’t know wtf I was doing. I just followed a path that seemed logical.The built in EQ (other than DIRAC) of AVR's is of questionable utility - certainly with little to no capability to control what it is doing. AVRs with Dirac are at the pricey end. I already own an amp, so the flex is a cost effective solution.
Though Dirac Bass management is not available in the flex, it is possible to integrate a sub using REW measurements and normal crossovers and filters, then run Dirac on the complete 2.1 or 2.2 system, as though each channel was a single speaker.
There are many reasons, but I'll share one of mine with you. I have a small 2 channel system on my desk. Using the miniDSP Flex allowed for an incredibly compact and purpose driven system that puts out dramatically less heat and consumes far less power than a multi-channel AVR. It has Dirac Live room correction, handles crossovers between mains and subs, and controls both subs independently. It fits my situation perfectly. The whole setup is just 8" wide by 8" deep and 6" tall.I am wondering why you minidsp flex owners have chosen to go with this device and one or several amps instead of an AVR?
This is reassuring!I’ll add that I really didn’t know wtf I was doing. I just followed a path that seemed logical.
Does the record player have a photo pre-amp? If not, you’ll need one.I have received my Flex and I am absolutely loving it. However, running my record player to the balanced analog input results in a very high noise floor (via phono to TS cables). I realize that running an unbalanced signal into the balanced Flex would result in approx 15db drop in SINAD, but this sounds like a much more significant drop. Any ideas as to what else could be contributing to this hiss?
Sorry, yes I should’ve clarified that. I have a phono preamp and it is grounded to the record player. Before switching to the flex there was zero hiss.Does the record player have a photo pre-amp? If not, you’ll need one.
I'm running phono preamp into mine. I get zero noise at my "normal" listening level. If I turn up the amp to a "loud" level with nothing playing there is some audible noise - mainly hum. This is inaudible with the music playing. This is coming from the preamp (It goes away if I remove power from the preamp). Don't do what I just did, and put power back onto the preamp while the amp volume is maxed.Sorry, yes I should’ve clarified that. I have a phono preamp and it is grounded to the record player. Before switching to the flex there was zero hiss.
Ground loop maybe? The noise is normally different. Hiss is like the old cassette tapes, ground loop is more like hmmmmmSorry, yes I should’ve clarified that. I have a phono preamp and it is grounded to the record player. Before switching to the flex there was zero hiss.