Recent content by nicoff

Congratulations to the owner! I wonder if the speakers can be added as a rider to the home insurance.

After following this thread, I’m surprised to see how much interest SACD still generates. I recently read that 500–700 new SACD titles are released every year. It’s a very small niche, but the format is far from dead.

There several ways to do it. For example, if you are a Roon user, Roon allows you to add convolution filters. If you use HQP, you can also add filters as well. You can use REW (free software) with a microphone to measure your room response (you need a digital microphone like umik-1 to do this)...

DSP always adds latency (typically at levels that are inaudible in music playback). The claim that it always reduces dynamic contrast is another matter entirely. My 101E Mk II sounds better with DSP engaged, with no loss of dynamic contrast that I can hear. As with many things in audio...

No wonder, WT9R is right! 😮

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I’m not sure what you mean by DSP not being embraced in the high end. To paraphrase the old Oldsmobile slogan, today’s DSP is not your father’s DSP. The DSP implementations available today are vastly more sophisticated than what many audiophiles experienced 10–20 years ago. In fact, a growing...

While some (not most) audiophiles remain skeptical, the industry’s most technically advanced speaker designers increasingly embrace DSP. DSP has done more for my system than cables, power conditioners, isolation devices, Ethernet switches, streamers, or most of the accessories commonly discussed...

DSP can be used to improve the overall sound of any system in any room (that would include your system in your room). From an engineering perspective, there is no fundamental reason an active speaker with DSP could not emulate the audible behavior of a tube amplifier quite convincingly without...

I would not be surprised if MBL develops a new line of active speakers with integrated DSP. Similar to what AvantGarde is doing. In audio, speakers is where the money is.

If you visit forums frequented by subjectivists, you’ll find plenty of people who are happy to spend hundreds or even thousands of dollars on audiophile network switches. In those circles, the prevailing view is that if you hear an improvement, then the upgrade is worthwhile. If you visit...

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Radon is no joke. Even if you don’t think you have a problem, have your house checked. A couple I know were recently diagnosed with cancer. They found high levels of Radon in their home and believe that Radon is what caused it. There are fairly inexpensive radon measuring devices that you can...

To the OP: If you follow the science, DSP and FIR filters can do far more to improve speaker/room interaction than cables, power conditioners, fiber, switches, streamers, DACs, or the latest gimmick. If you trust only your ears, then only you can decide what matters.

IMO the Ai-generated response is quite accurate in describing how streaming has changed audio. And while some folks still prefer physical media, the money has moved toward streaming. I am surprised how WiiM, a 14 year old privately-held American company has become a leader in the development...