tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.comments2024-03-29T05:47:10.437-07:00<em>Archimago's Musings</em>Archimagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comBlogger11079125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-38355737114889375432024-03-29T05:47:10.437-07:002024-03-29T05:47:10.437-07:00Why does it matter to you? Let us have our choice....Why does it matter to you? Let us have our choice. this4uk01https://www.blogger.com/profile/13466240756705110421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-12010730550271214132024-03-29T05:44:08.119-07:002024-03-29T05:44:08.119-07:00Seig Heil, Pheonix. Why do you want it DEAD? You w...Seig Heil, Pheonix. Why do you want it DEAD? You want to deny others THEIR MQA. Why does it matter to you? Are you a Soviet or a 3rd Reich tyrannical audiophile? Death to FLAC! Death to streaming! Breakout the 78 RPM. Love on your victrola.this4uk01https://www.blogger.com/profile/13466240756705110421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-36312816729695466572024-03-29T05:36:15.909-07:002024-03-29T05:36:15.909-07:00Seig Heil Archimago. Why is it so important that a...Seig Heil Archimago. Why is it so important that a codec you don't like or use and can't hear, be killed off. Why can't we have our MQA jollies? You should have been born in the 1920s. You would be right at home in the 3rd reich. I think all woofers over 6 inches should be illegal.this4uk01https://www.blogger.com/profile/13466240756705110421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-72363798318468185652024-03-29T05:29:31.720-07:002024-03-29T05:29:31.720-07:00Seig heil, Sal, I guess a guy like me, shouldn'...Seig heil, Sal, I guess a guy like me, shouldn't be allowed to hear his audibly pleasing improvement THAT I HEAR. Why do you care? Go wallow in your FLAC. I've been listening to your ilk since the 70s. Why does killing a codec get you off. Try using your other hand.<br /><br />this4uk01https://www.blogger.com/profile/13466240756705110421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-52917352104599725242024-03-29T03:36:07.963-07:002024-03-29T03:36:07.963-07:00Nice. Thanks for the great information. You can al...Nice. Thanks for the great information. You can also find the Yamuna Denson Bus Bar Connector in India. <a href="https://www.yamunadensons.com/Bus-bar-connector.php" rel="nofollow">Bus Bar Connector</a>Yamuna Cable Accessories (P) Limitedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13038907870835895618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-6783158638439427832024-03-28T20:21:28.907-07:002024-03-28T20:21:28.907-07:00Hey there fgk,
Posted a little addendum on this. S...Hey there <em>fgk</em>,<br />Posted a little addendum on this. Sounded really good with the Google Pixel Pro 8 phone and USB Audio Player PRO; clean sound connected to the Topping PA5 Mk II+ amplifier.<br /><br />However some issues with crackling noise using that set-up with other devices so I would not recommended at least with that balanced Topping amplifier combo. Might be better with other Archimago's Musingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14326929293463498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-10072747911928075292024-03-28T12:32:39.927-07:002024-03-28T12:32:39.927-07:00Version Control: Digital lockers often offer versi...Version Control: Digital lockers often offer version control functionality, allowing users to track changes, revisions, and updates to documents over time. This ensures transparency, accountability, and accuracy, particularly in collaborative environments where multiple stakeholders are involved. <a href="https://www.zymak.com.bd/digital-locker-price-bangladesh/" rel="nofollow">digital locker Daniel Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13369658405039178630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-34372629316698381832024-03-27T23:20:15.072-07:002024-03-27T23:20:15.072-07:00game
Thank you for your article, it's very hel...<a href="https://athenaangell.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">game</a><br />Thank you for your article, it's very helpful and useful. <br />stanalixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10055276224658114957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-32035541054164147632024-03-27T04:10:23.373-07:002024-03-27T04:10:23.373-07:00Power up with Applied Physics USA's Patriot So...Power up with Applied Physics USA's <a href="https://bestgobag.com/video-unboxing-the-patriot-power-generator-2000x//"" rel="nofollow">Patriot Solar Generator</a>: Unleashing renewable energy for a brighter, sustainable future."Best Go Baghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14714886636325345309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-85118271541652105132024-03-26T23:48:20.457-07:002024-03-26T23:48:20.457-07:00Hi Archi,
Are you going to try to listen to music ...Hi Archi,<br />Are you going to try to listen to music with this tiny DAC on your main audio system with speakers? I would be interested to know your impressions to see how it sounds with big speakers.fgkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09734672776625220548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-60161440460114257042024-03-26T12:43:22.318-07:002024-03-26T12:43:22.318-07:00Hey there Vaal,
Certainly can appreciate your posi...Hey there <em>Vaal</em>,<br />Certainly can appreciate your position and I agree as well. After testing a number of DACs and running blind listening myself - volume controlled, removed as much other variable as possible - the differences between DACs are clearly at best subtle so long as the measurements indicate that we're listening to bona fide "high-fidelity" DACs without unusualArchimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-63169124184460895272024-03-25T22:51:51.121-07:002024-03-25T22:51:51.121-07:00Archimago,
You hit upon this subject in regards t...Archimago,<br /><br />You hit upon this subject in regards to measuring vanishingly small differences in DAC performance but..<br /><br />To me seeing all these measurements, and the amount of time folks over on ASR spend measuring DACs, it's almost like the audiophile version of Phantom Limb syndrome. We used to have analog sources - turntables, cartridges etc - which not only measured Vaalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14896147903257500224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-78842719248924833012024-03-25T20:29:39.389-07:002024-03-25T20:29:39.389-07:00Hi Mikhail,
Yeah, that's amazing performance! ...Hi <em>Mikhail</em>,<br />Yeah, that's amazing performance! Even if not USB powered, I don't know which other headphone outputs would be able to achieve better than -120dB THD+N into 16-ohms.<br /><br />Yup, one evening I did use the RME to do a quick measure to make sure the set-up was good; this was when I was fooling around with the tweaking (discussed in Part I). Clearly the Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-86459434803662813392024-03-25T03:57:40.172-07:002024-03-25T03:57:40.172-07:00Hi Arch. Since this is a usb powered device, do yo...Hi Arch. Since this is a usb powered device, do you think you could devise some what of testing its susceptibility/invariance to supply-side issues eg 5v -borne noise or other issues. Given the level of performance it occurs to me that this might make a bigger difference than an extra 1 (or even 5)dB of SINAID.shoddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18093311934905409054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-45542243673193149032024-03-25T03:45:02.727-07:002024-03-25T03:45:02.727-07:00Interesting take on magazine reviews for Bluetooth...Interesting take on magazine reviews for <a href="https://ronin.pk/collections/headphones" rel="nofollow">Bluetooth headphones </a>. Spigen reviews sound promising, especially for the price. Have you compared them to other budget wireless options?ayesha khanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00758942065392130692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-62666008831376851682024-03-24T16:05:20.461-07:002024-03-24T16:05:20.461-07:00That's very impressive, especially considering...That's very impressive, especially considering that it's a USB bus powered device. Out of curiosity—did you also try measuring using your RME as an ADC? I hope, there is no "equipment bias" due to the fact the entire measurement chain is from the same manufacturer :)Mikhailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03247181793198240403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-9037374216981238122024-03-23T05:23:42.010-07:002024-03-23T05:23:42.010-07:00Hi Archi,
Do you know Anaglyph (high-definition bi...Hi Archi,<br />Do you know Anaglyph (high-definition binaural spatialization engine)?<br />I would be interested to hear your impressions about it.<br />http://anaglyph.dalembert.upmc.fr/index.html<br />https://www.aes.org/tmpFiles/elib/20240323/19544.pdffgkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09734672776625220548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-77055717816007592892024-03-22T20:56:01.456-07:002024-03-22T20:56:01.456-07:00Thank you very much for following on this, Archima...Thank you very much for following on this, Archimago! Appreciate your reply.Mikhailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03247181793198240403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-18395631793667727982024-03-22T13:57:44.038-07:002024-03-22T13:57:44.038-07:00Yes Deric,
While the ComTrue CT7601 USB bridge can...Yes <em>Deric</em>,<br />While the ComTrue CT7601 USB bridge can handle DoP up to 4x (ie. DSD256), the hardware/firmware is capped at PCM 32/384 which limits DoP to DSD128 (packed into PCM) though.<br /><br />Native DSD can be done up to DSD256 with the non-Zatoichi firmware and still performs very well as you'll see in Part II.<br /><br />As to why not DSD512 or even DSD1024 which is the Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-21852550257997214912024-03-22T13:45:56.101-07:002024-03-22T13:45:56.101-07:00BTW guys, while I have not been around in many of ...BTW guys, while I have not been around in many of the social media or chat sites much, if there are questions or you want to send a note to Ivan, use the E1DA Discord:<br />https://discord.com/invite/AAus72ZEpuArchimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-41695932318727884082024-03-22T13:43:16.989-07:002024-03-22T13:43:16.989-07:00Good point Mikhail about the difference in results...Good point <em>Mikhail</em> about the difference in results between the 64k vs. 1M sweeps with the ~15x longer time it takes with the 1M.<br /><br />Sometimes I'll also see a difference between S/PDIF and USB due to the timing variation. I suspect for example the frequency response difference for a device like the SMSL M100 MkII is a result of this:<br />https://archimago.blogspot.com/2021/01Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-21392515641033713062024-03-21T01:17:20.998-07:002024-03-21T01:17:20.998-07:00As an avid tech enthusiast, stumbling upon this re...As an avid tech enthusiast, stumbling upon this review of the Intel BXNUC10I7FNHN1 on Esaitech was an absolute treat. Esaitech's thorough analysis provided invaluable insights into the capabilities of this compact powerhouse.<br /><br />The <a href="https://esaitech.com/products/intel-bxnuc10i7fnhn-nuc-10-performance-i7-10710u-4-70ghz-nuc-kit?_pos=1&_sid=16f630a2b&_ss=r" rel="nofollowDevidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13510891093712757216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-17173892180428341232024-03-18T18:53:43.090-07:002024-03-18T18:53:43.090-07:00Thanks for that reference! I don't remember re...Thanks for that reference! I don't remember reading that post. I also noted a comment from Dennis "Blumlein 88" also talking about AD / DA syncing and differences due to timing issues. Agree that short test signals which are OK to use with electrical domain tests are less affected by them, however since they use less FFT bins, they offer less resolution in the frequency domain. If Mikhailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03247181793198240403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-9036172078146382232024-03-18T08:31:05.194-07:002024-03-18T08:31:05.194-07:00Good discussion Mikhail,
Yeah, there are these pro...Good discussion <em>Mikhail</em>,<br />Yeah, there are these pros and cons to the "balanced" bridge-amplifier way of doing it. Like bridging inexpensive amps to achieve more power than the expense of a single high-power, high-quality amp, it suspect it might very well be that this is a reasonable and cost-effective way to enhance the power given the limits of the USB port, and maintain Archimago's Musingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14326929293463498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-1263419684449793522024-03-18T08:02:39.361-07:002024-03-18T08:02:39.361-07:00Hey there Chip,
Great idea! We should looking into...Hey there <em>Chip</em>,<br />Great idea! We should looking into implementing and commercializing such a tool! 🤔<br /><br />My sense over the years with these "audiophile" remasters has been that they've intended to do as little as possible to the music and try to present them as closely as possible to the original master tape. Not sure what guidelines they have when it comes to Archimago's Musingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14326929293463498820noreply@blogger.com