A note for those who are using the Ares II on a mac with JRiver: If the red light for DSD is showing up above the "8x" button instead of the "DSD" button and the DSD playback sounds veiled, generally unbalanced. Setting this option fixed the DSD indicator light and sound quality issues: -...

Mine arrived today. Packaging was exceptional at this price. It took one day to go from mainland china to my front door DHL EXPRESS, free. Now I have to wait for Monday to come around to get it wired up to the DENAFRIPS Ares II. Went with the SP200 since it measured so well, was available and...

Write it in MATLAB. Easy enough if you use the signal processing toolkit as a jumping off point. There are also a ton of specialized MATLAB apps written by various people that can be modified for your specific needs. Ugh.. seems like you are already started. Need to finish the thread before...

All signals traverse a single diaphragm. Vibrations/sound in the upper register affect sound in the lower register. These were designed to go with SACD systems which produce sound beyond 100kHZ, naturally they would need to accurately portray signals across the entire spectrum.

The only thing that works for me is the following routine. 1) Get in to bed roughly 4 hours before I have to go to be asleep. 2) 2 hours of reading split thusly: 2i) 1 hour of short story/fun reading 2ii) 1 hour of difficult, technical, or otherwise taxing material (this stuff should not...

They are my favorite headphones. The reason why many people hate them is because you really have to listen to them over an extended period of time and many people will have to change their listening habits drastically in order to appreciate them. For me I found that I had to listen to them very...

I'd like to see something based on the qualia 010. Sadly, this does not seem to be a priority!

A lot of people seem to be complaining about "stolen" money, thieves and lawyers. Xin doesn't charge until he ships. These aren't mass produced items. There is a wait. If you didn't know this before you sent in your order, you didn't do your research. Maybe find a new hobby. That being said...

^^^x2 battery, less noise w/ nimh on the iii. I know xin has posted about this before as well. + make sure battery is fully charged the noise on SM increases as the battery life declines. Kind of a static sound. Also I have recieved amps back from xin making some noise at first then...

I used the MCZ, they are the "ultra low esr" type and about the only ones that were a perfect fit for the mini. They are used in high performance computing. I have one left so I may do a vivisection to see what is inside since the datasheet is not very informative and/or helpful. I had to...

I have had success with c0g as well as various film caps. Difference between x7r and c0g was six in one, half dozen in the other. Film caps I preferred over both. Using very-low ESR Rubycon electrolytic caps at the power section produced a more profound change in overall sound: blacker...

Lots of new gear to share but unfortunately I am still in a little box of an apartment... Hopefully someplace bigger in April... Still not this big... Once I finish up a few projects I will consider taking up responsibility of finding a place. Will keep you posted but it will be at least another...

Ok, have had time to read the original article at school and I wonder if OverlordXenu read the article or the thread beyond the point where "hushypushy" makes an outlandish claim based only on his bigoted views? In case you missed out on the bigotry heres a clue: "And no one could tell the...

Have to run to caucus real quick but: DBT guys, come on think about it. It is nearly as meaningless if not more so than just listening A/B to different gear. People tend to pollute the data in a DB test just as they would in an A/B test although in DB testing the pollution is due to similar but...

In this price range you would do well to look into a fully rebuilt/modded oppo or denon (my personal choice would be oppo, a great base unit). Key things to look for is an awesome fully passive, discrete output stage and an upgraded clock. Don't spend too much on caps except for in critical...