Personal computing discussed
Moderators: renee, Captain Ned
Captain Ned wrote:..I know I'm generalizing but for Millennials and younger, frequencies over 100 Hz or so are a waste of amplifier power.
Captain Ned wrote:Well, based on mass alone (I haven't yet opened the boxes) the new rig works. Just the subwoofer damn near broke my back pulling it off the porch and hauling it upstairs.
derFunkenstein wrote:In light of this HomePod review EndUser's suggestion seems even more ridiculous. If it's not Apple Music or Air Play, it's not possible, and it's launching without stereo support.
ludi wrote:Apple says it's a normal phenomenon.
Redocbew wrote:ludi wrote:Apple says it's a normal phenomenon.
Translation: You're finishing it wrong!
What I've seen so far looks a little bit like the fisheye effect you can get when the finish is contaminated with silicone. Usually that happens when there's a furniture polish used that contains silicone on something which doesn't have a top coat used as a sealer. If the wood is sealed with shellac or some other kind of sealer, then you'll probably be alright.
Agreed that this is a total goof on Apple's part though. I wasn't interested in this little widget anyway, but this puts it squarely in the "do not want" category for me.
Captain Ned wrote:...lots of words...
Single-Ended Headphone Output
Maximum Power, 16 ohms: 2500mW RMS per channel
Maximum Power, 32 ohms: 1500mW RMS per channel
Maximum Power, 50 ohms: 800mW RMS per channel
Maximum Power, 300 ohms: 350mW RMS per channel
Maximum Power, 600 ohms: 175mW RMS per channel
DancinJack wrote:And yeah, my DAC/AMP + Audioengine's gets way, way, way too loud. I only usually have the DAC/AMP set to ~50 for regular listening. And that's on the low gain stage.
morphine wrote:To his defense, the DAC's resolution is usually so high than you can drop the signal level pretty low and not lose much. To my surprise, even studio engineers tell people not to worry all that much about having the source tracks at 0dB. If I recall, staying around the -16dB range is perfectly fine.
Captain Ned wrote:DancinJack wrote:And yeah, my DAC/AMP + Audioengine's gets way, way, way too loud. I only usually have the DAC/AMP set to ~50 for regular listening. And that's on the low gain stage.
Even with the AQ Dragonfly Black at 100% I can still keep the system very quiet. I was alluding to its ultimate volume capacity. Also, I run the DAC at 100% as its internal output control is digital AND part of the DAC, implying that reducing volume essentially reduces digital resolution. The AQ Dragonfly Red fixes that by having a separate digitally-controlled output placed after the DAC, which is probably why it costs $100 more than the Black and is why I bought the Red for my office headphone rig (and moved the Black to the home office new rig).
morphine wrote:0 dB = full blast anywhere. You don't want that on an amp for daily driving.
Bauxite wrote:Switch to USB DAC, never go back. I still have ptsd from creative days, and had a xonar xense ssssslowly die in a way that almost made me think I was losing hearing in one ear. Fortunately one quick headphone reverse confirmed it was trash hardware.
Chrispy_ wrote:I'm not familiar with the HD3s, perhaps they don't have a gain control but they have a volume control instead, in which case the gain is presumably fixed at unity gain anyway.
Captain Ned wrote:(Deep Purple is as metal as I get)
farmpuma wrote:Captain Ned wrote:(Deep Purple is as metal as I get)
I'd be willing to bet there's some Iron Butterfly and maybe some of the first three James Gang albums in your collection.
Captain Ned wrote:I'm hopeful that break-in will allow the image to extend past the subtended triangle. NINJA EDIT: Soundstaging declines quickly if your ears move behind the triangle's apex.
CScottG wrote:Try rotating the speakers "outward" (aka "toe-out") from your listening position and correcting the freq. response digitally (from within whatever play-back program you use) at your position. It should improve soundstage-width somewhat.
Captain Ned wrote:Some of Ian Gillian's best work isn't on any Deep Purple album, it's on the Decca-label "soundtrack" (album was released to try to get a spot in a proper theatre) to Jesus Christ Superstar.
derFunkenstein wrote:Captain Ned wrote:Some of Ian Gillian's best work isn't on any Deep Purple album, it's on the Decca-label "soundtrack" (album was released to try to get a spot in a proper theatre) to Jesus Christ Superstar.
Seconded. That cast is amazing, and Gillian outshines Ted Neely at every turn. Murray Head as Judas, too. My goodness, I'm going to have to dig that one out.