Denver Area Head-Fi Meet Nov 11th 2023
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Precisely why I got away with saying itwell at least she’s not on this forum lol
Aaaaand I'm screwed. Just got volun-told to go support a Data Center migration in the far east.
I'm out boys. Sorry...
I'm out boys. Sorry...
Hmmmm. You don't suppose your wife had anything to do with you being volun-told to fly away to the far east, do you? You know, the wife you volunteered in exchange for a demo?
Seriously, we'll miss you at the meet! Till next time . . .
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Hello Gents...
I am in COS and am considering attending.
I have the Little Dot MK9 tube amp and ZMF Aeolus
or
V-281 and Focal Elear fed by a Balanced Pi-Hat DAC...
If any one is interested in hearing one of these two (modest) rigs.
.
I am in COS and am considering attending.
I have the Little Dot MK9 tube amp and ZMF Aeolus
or
V-281 and Focal Elear fed by a Balanced Pi-Hat DAC...
If any one is interested in hearing one of these two (modest) rigs.
.
I'd be curious to hear the V281!
The wife, nah. Karma? Almost certainly. Talk sh1t, get bit I guessHmmmm. You don't suppose your wife had anything to do with you being volun-told to fly away to the far east, do you? You know, the wife you volunteered in exchange for a demo?
Seriously, we'll miss you at the meet! Till next time . . .
Hope you gents have fun!
Hi Colorado Head-Fi'ers! Looking forward to the meet on the 11th. If you think you will want to try using my building's loading bay to drop your gear off, please PM me with your full (real) name, and cell number. Building security checks ID, and I need to submit an application identifying everyone who will seek entrance ASAP. Word of warning: this worked at one meet, but it didn't fly at our last one. It seems to depend on who from building management reviews the application. I will try, but no guarantees.
If the loading bay isn't an option, however, Voxata or I can easily arrange to meet you on the street at the side of the building to help with your gear if you'd like.
Also, even if you don't want to use the loading bay or have us meet you on the side of the building, please PM me so we can exchange cell numbers. The building is access-controlled, so you will need to call me so I can let you in.
Thanks!
If the loading bay isn't an option, however, Voxata or I can easily arrange to meet you on the street at the side of the building to help with your gear if you'd like.
Also, even if you don't want to use the loading bay or have us meet you on the side of the building, please PM me so we can exchange cell numbers. The building is access-controlled, so you will need to call me so I can let you in.
Thanks!
Remember if you are coming and want to use the dock pm @Hiker816 with your name and phone number.
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I plan on using rolling luggage to bring in my gear and not have to use the loading dock. Hope that will be acceptable.
Of course--if you can move it, it's acceptable!
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Have some off topic questions (hope you folks do not mind).
I am rather new to DSP. I will be bringing the software package "moOde" and it includes "Camilla DSP".
At the moment I have found the "Quick Convolution Filter" to sound the best (to me) with these Focal Elear cans. I got the Quick Filter from the site: AutoEQ.app.
Have also tried the Parametric EQ settings from the same source and to me the WAV (Quick Convolution Filter) is vastly better.
What do you guys know about DSP and how to get the most out of it?
~~ JV ~~
I am rather new to DSP. I will be bringing the software package "moOde" and it includes "Camilla DSP".
At the moment I have found the "Quick Convolution Filter" to sound the best (to me) with these Focal Elear cans. I got the Quick Filter from the site: AutoEQ.app.
Have also tried the Parametric EQ settings from the same source and to me the WAV (Quick Convolution Filter) is vastly better.
What do you guys know about DSP and how to get the most out of it?
~~ JV ~~
My 32 cents on DSP:
- Digital signal processing almost universally affects sound quality (SQ). Sometimes good, sometimes bad. Performance is almost always dependent on your specific setup; headphones, amp, DAC, etc. As such, it is nearly impossible to give a blanket recommendation for or against DSP.
- Implementation is everything. Convolution filters, parametric EQ, and pretty much everything else that messes with audio signals in the digital domain, tend to heavily influence SQ in one way or another. if you end up getting serious about using DSP, there are hardware considerations as well.
- I've personally had the best luck using HQPlayer. Roon's newer "Muse" DSP engine is a significant upgrade over the previous version, but still falls short of HQPlayer. As always, your mileage may vary. I can provide more details if you're interested.
- The only opinion that truly matters is yours and there is just no substitute for your ears with your system. You have to try different combinations and see for yourself. If you find something you enjoy, keep using it and don't ever let anyone talk you out of it.
- Record your configurations! I can't tell you how many times I've been three (+) whiskeys deep messing with settings and accidentally tripped over a great configuration...only to forget how I did it the next day. Probably not an issue for most, but I'm a degenerate, so there's that.
Hope this helps.
- lj
Edit: if you plan on tumbling down this rabbit hole, be particularly mindful of hardware limitations/requirements. In its purest form, HQPlayer is basically a Chord Mscaler on crack with (potentially) higher hardware requirements to match.
- Digital signal processing almost universally affects sound quality (SQ). Sometimes good, sometimes bad. Performance is almost always dependent on your specific setup; headphones, amp, DAC, etc. As such, it is nearly impossible to give a blanket recommendation for or against DSP.
- Implementation is everything. Convolution filters, parametric EQ, and pretty much everything else that messes with audio signals in the digital domain, tend to heavily influence SQ in one way or another. if you end up getting serious about using DSP, there are hardware considerations as well.
- I've personally had the best luck using HQPlayer. Roon's newer "Muse" DSP engine is a significant upgrade over the previous version, but still falls short of HQPlayer. As always, your mileage may vary. I can provide more details if you're interested.
- The only opinion that truly matters is yours and there is just no substitute for your ears with your system. You have to try different combinations and see for yourself. If you find something you enjoy, keep using it and don't ever let anyone talk you out of it.
- Record your configurations! I can't tell you how many times I've been three (+) whiskeys deep messing with settings and accidentally tripped over a great configuration...only to forget how I did it the next day. Probably not an issue for most, but I'm a degenerate, so there's that.
Hope this helps.
- lj
Edit: if you plan on tumbling down this rabbit hole, be particularly mindful of hardware limitations/requirements. In its purest form, HQPlayer is basically a Chord Mscaler on crack with (potentially) higher hardware requirements to match.
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Volumio uses Camilla with an overhead on top of this within the player. One with an utterly massive selection of premade profiles for headphones. Glad to see moOde has this as well. DSP goes against the purist grain but holy crap does it sound good.
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Yes I am impressed at the ability to custom craft the output per headphone. Difference between no assist and what Camilla does is pretty massive. Like getting a better set of cans for free.
Mine is running on an RPi4 with 8 gigs of memory so I have not seen a problem with hardware / memory.
I am assuming that Camilla / Volumio is using the AutoEQ database of settings?
My Android Shanling M6 uses Power Amp which has the AutoEQ database of setting on board, just select your cans or iem.
With MoOde you can import any needed settings but you have to fetch them first yourself from AutoEQ.
Mine is running on an RPi4 with 8 gigs of memory so I have not seen a problem with hardware / memory.
I am assuming that Camilla / Volumio is using the AutoEQ database of settings?
My Android Shanling M6 uses Power Amp which has the AutoEQ database of setting on board, just select your cans or iem.
With MoOde you can import any needed settings but you have to fetch them first yourself from AutoEQ.
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