tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post1910878855043803821..comments2024-03-28T00:31:13.472-07:00Comments on <em>Archimago's Musings</em>: As We Hear It 2022: Hypex nCore NC252MP DIY, The Joys of Modern Digital Audio, Upsampled Streaming, and Audible Amplifier Differences.Archimagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-72083017276034744882022-01-21T15:36:19.150-08:002022-01-21T15:36:19.150-08:00Hi Doug,
Lovely hearing from you man...
Glad you ...Hi <em>Doug</em>,<br />Lovely hearing from you man...<br /><br />Glad you got things running ;-). And grabbed one of the amps without too much expense!<br /><br />Agree, the performance/price for the little NC252 is excellent and continues to be my main amplifier these days! As a high performance, no-nonsense stereo unit with 150W 8Ω / 250W 4Ω power, I think this will be easily "good enough&Archimago's Musingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14326929293463498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-73496698558605408102022-01-21T06:05:29.763-08:002022-01-21T06:05:29.763-08:00Nice that you took a break and got a bit of travel...Nice that you took a break and got a bit of traveling in. I've attended a trade show in Waikiki for a few years running up until Covid times. It's special to get away to someplace warm in winter. Makes winter seem a bit shorter. <br /><br />Nice reflection on the NC252 project. I lost a bit of confidence in a DAC/amp project I was tinkering with and decided to swap that out in favor of anDoughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12981828921649308703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-64318368373522793052022-01-12T18:13:55.840-08:002022-01-12T18:13:55.840-08:00Hi Steven,
Typically I'm not because I use a P...Hi <em>Steven</em>,<br />Typically I'm not because I use a Pi streamer ;-).<br /><br />The question was about using a Mac computer, streaming from Apple Music. I don't think MacOS does automatic samplerate switching to the DAC, so if I'm streaming variable 44.1/48/96/192 content, I might as well change Audio MIDI Setup to 192kHz and let the computer do the upsampling when needed.Archimago's Musingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14326929293463498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-34762942163904535582022-01-12T10:27:26.074-08:002022-01-12T10:27:26.074-08:00Such differences would likely disappear if a blind...Such differences would likely disappear if a blind, level-matched comparison was performed.StevenShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08457350132948312910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-86204693744555772752022-01-12T07:53:25.275-08:002022-01-12T07:53:25.275-08:00Hi Unknown,
I'd love to be a birder but curren...Hi <em>Unknown</em>,<br />I'd love to be a birder but currently don't have one of the megazoom lenses like a 500mm.<br /><br />Back in the day I would lug my Nikon SLR setup like a few prime lenses and the 70-200/2.8 zoom. These days with so much improvement in the tech, I'm mostly shooting with my Sony mirrorless and just a simple travel 18-200 zoom. That's what I used in the Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-59883527734176250042022-01-12T07:48:32.082-08:002022-01-12T07:48:32.082-08:00Hi fgk,
Hmmm, don't know about Class D not rep...Hi <em>fgk</em>,<br />Hmmm, don't know about Class D not reproducing depth. It sounds fine with my system and good recordings certainly can convey that sense of "distance" going back into the sound stage!<br />Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-23573443543925842362022-01-12T07:46:55.254-08:002022-01-12T07:46:55.254-08:00Thanks Juergen!
It was certainly nice to get away...Thanks <em>Juergen</em>!<br /><br />It was certainly nice to get away for a little bit ;-).<br /><br />Wishing you and yours a wonderful 2022!Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-41403203008662624682022-01-11T14:40:07.765-08:002022-01-11T14:40:07.765-08:00Why are you upsampling everything to 192/24?
Why are you upsampling everything to 192/24?<br />StevenShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08457350132948312910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-80031710577953731452022-01-11T03:25:13.473-08:002022-01-11T03:25:13.473-08:00Thank you for your blog, I enjoy it very much. For...Thank you for your blog, I enjoy it very much. Forget the class D thingy; I really liked your photo of the red crested cardinals. Presumably you snuck up on them when they weren't looking.<br />Seriously though, are you a birder? And do you lug much gear with you for photos?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05857381961979044735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-66624558408969102382022-01-10T17:28:22.988-08:002022-01-10T17:28:22.988-08:00"Obviously, dimensionality as perceived by a ..."Obviously, dimensionality as perceived by a complex organic subjective being is not going to be precisely quantifiable. However, the ability of something like an amplifier can definitely be quantified in multiple domains to ensure that distortions are minimal."<br /><br />Class D amplifiers show minimum distortions when measured, but they still sound flat, there is no sense of depth infgkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09734672776625220548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-32830643439258921622022-01-08T06:17:55.155-08:002022-01-08T06:17:55.155-08:00Hi Archi
I hope you enjoyed your holiday with fam...Hi Archi<br /><br />I hope you enjoyed your holiday with family. Sounds great, and looks great too. Thanks.<br /><br />JuergenJR_Audiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00547557948411188806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-65633354337164898932022-01-06T16:17:31.634-08:002022-01-06T16:17:31.634-08:00Thanks Joe.
Got back safely to Canada. Internatio...Thanks <em>Joe</em>.<br /><br />Got back safely to Canada. International travel is doable but clearly a hassle. The stress of possibly testing + and not being allowed back home was an unshakable possibility while in Hawaii.<br /><br />Omicron community transmission is basically "endemic" now. I'm not sure why the Canadian government even cares about a positive PCR at this point whenArchimago's Musingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14326929293463498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-3885561749450879092022-01-06T16:11:49.595-08:002022-01-06T16:11:49.595-08:00Yeah. Hit with quite a bit of spam lately. Need to...Yeah. Hit with quite a bit of spam lately. Need to be vigilant to kill those messages every few days. They tend to sniff out traffic. Sadly so much of the Internet has become like this.Archimago's Musingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14326929293463498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-84344039526822291652022-01-05T03:46:13.819-08:002022-01-05T03:46:13.819-08:00Wow. Some great feedback on this post. As always, ...Wow. Some great feedback on this post. As always, I have enjoyed reading your blog posts this past year. A voice of sanity amongst the hyperbole of the industry and publications. Enjoy your vacation.JoethePophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05131188466458926859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-29618904878302217522022-01-05T01:08:57.072-08:002022-01-05T01:08:57.072-08:00Spammers arrived on your shores. are the robots?Spammers arrived on your shores. are the robots?Bellamacchinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09715323721877950288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-7382308169578709372022-01-04T19:52:29.588-08:002022-01-04T19:52:29.588-08:00If there were only tourist venues allowed on the H...<br />If there were only tourist venues allowed on the Hawaiian islands it would be great. The planet has never been safe, God won't allow it.<br /><br />.Round robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712590994955875670noreply@blogger.com