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    Jbl 4367

    What is your subwoofer arrangement like now with four of them? I probably missed some posts about them, last I recall you were using 2 subs, one in the middle of the front wall and one in the middle of the back wall?
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    Non-Conformist Speaker Bias?

    One of the best sounding home theaters I have heard used DIY speakers with SEOS constant directivity waveguides. I think someone should offer coverage or listening reports of some of this stuff coming out of people's garages. I like what they do at Inner Fidelity (same company that owns...
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    Multi-bit DSD versus PCM

    Lampi Big7 (with nos Arcturus output tubes/EML rectifier) for that comparison, which I conducted a few times with different recordings from various genres. All discs were magnetic tape to DSD. Now I expect the attack on the DAC and maybe it is justified since the B7 does smooth over some of...
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    Multi-bit DSD versus PCM

    It was brought up in an earlier page how Berkeley recommends converting DSD to PCM 176 KHz in JRiver. That is precisely what I do, and using Foobar's ABX tool I have never been able to pass a statistically significant blind test between native DSD and one converted to 24/176, the results are...
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    Jbl 4367

    DJ do you mind saying a bit more how they compared/differed from the Giya? I recall those had really nice off axis polars as well. One more question do the JBL Everest series have similarly good objective performance as M2/4367?
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    Vivid Giya G3

    I did not know he had an active version. His top of the line monitor when I was investigating was a 2-way, and he had optimized the passive crossover very well for that model.
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    Vivid Giya G3

    I am curious if you have ever listened to Earl Geddes speakers? Not sure if he has shown at hifi shows recently. His off axis measurements are very good, unfortunately I dislike the way the speakers look :(
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    Streaming Vinyl

    There is a lot of weird stuff going on in the bass with vinyl, like summing the bass to mono so it doesn't create impossible to track vinyl. Also particularly problematic with the huge amount of intermodulation distortion it introduces. But like you say in one of your posts some music is...
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    The best way possible to build an active system.

    That quote is from someone not even using it for crossover duty; just room correction and his processor is a 3.4 GHz i7... I'm really not sure if a 2.6 GHz 12 core Xeon would cut it for your much more intensive use? Either way I am glad someone is being the guinea pig and look forward to your...
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    The best way possible to build an active system.

    Blizz have you made any progress with upsampling to DSD256 and native DSD convolution? I've been slowly making my way through the HQPlayer thread on Computer Audiophile and the reports seems to be mixed, seems people are having problems with how much processing is needed with audible glitches...
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    B&O Beolab 90

    I think it has a much better chance of being the future instead of this :)
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    Some days, I want to throw out my stereo

    I suggest reading Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. A blending of the arts and sciences can produce wonderful results and there is no need to strictly classify people as preferring one or the other. I've been a classical fan since I was 10, took up playing piano several years before...
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    The best way possible to build an active system.

    I heard the Kyron setup at RMAF, and from speaking to the designers they were granted considerable setup and measuring time that worked in their favor. For my personal tastes there are more things on a subjective/non technical level that does not suit my tastes, like Class D amps or...
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    I don't know how you did it but thank you everyone!!!

    Amir, discovering new music is one of the best feelings, especially if it's a great moving performance. Check out some books of the musicians you enjoy, in most cases it increases my appreciation for their music even more. This is one of my favorite jazz channels...
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    The best way possible to build an active system.

    Are Resonessence building you a custom multichannel DAC or is DIY? If it's the latter I have heard the ESS DAC with a Class A (I think modified Nelson Pass Zen) output stage and it was very good. There are some threads about it on DIYAudio. I think the route will be taking is a bit different...
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