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    Building a system around ROON for local/ripped/downloaded files and making it better than CD playback...

    Me too. Regardless of whether Roon is running on a Nucleus with Rock or as a Windows application on a laptop: the software is always executed on a computer. A computer is constantly busy reading, calculating and writing data. In detail, these are, the music files that are streamed or read...
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    StreamFidelitys Setup

    The implementation of my new listening room In Germany, the real estate market has collapsed. I mention this because 3 years ago we bought an apartment by the lake from a developer. Then came Corona and then the Ukraine war, which made construction costs and construction financing considerably...
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    Super3 - a supercapacitor LPS, by Farad Power Supplies

    Yes I am very happy with the FARAD Super10 that powers my music server with an Intel Core i9-12900K. See my report on my homepage: Experience report fis Audio Server with FARAD Super10 – Grigg Audio Solutions
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    Is Your Loudspeaker Perfect For You?

    Hello Ron, I appreciate your way of asking. Speakers deserve a big investment because ultimately they are what fire the sound into the room. The room is an important issue. There are those who say the speaker must match the room. That's not totally out of line. But not really helpful for...
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    My Little Barn

    This looks very elaborate. Visually, both fit, but of course it depends on the sound. I am very curious about your report. :)
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    JCAT - music server upgrades, power supplies, cables

    What are the values for Phase Noise@ 10Hz and Phase Noise@ 1Hz?
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    Ron’s New System

    Maybe I missed that in the long thread. If you don't mind, why doesn't he recommend wool carpets? What and why do you use instead?
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    Favorite Rolex?

    I have a weakness for GMT watches, i.e. with a second time zone. The Rolex Sky-Dweller is one of them, which still has a very high second-hand price. Therefore, I wear them only on special occasions.Technically excellent and visually a work of art. The ring command bezel alone, with which the...
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    DAC shopping and completely lost in the reviews

    This is important information. Because it could mean that upsampling is not an option for you. Right? In this case, DACs that do not offer NOS are out of the question. These are for example DACs from PS Audio, Linn Organic or from Meitner, which convert everything internally to DSD. Here is a...
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    Room measurements and what to make out of them

    Absolutely correct. The point is that the wavelength is simply too long. At 100 Hz it is 3.43 m (343 m/sec : 100 Hz) At 30 Hz it is 11.43 m! (343 m/sec : 30 Hz) Room modes are caused by reflections of sound waves off the walls, ceilings and floors of a room. These reflections cause the waves...
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    Room measurements and what to make out of them

    My congratulations for the very nice tastefully decorated room. The YG speakers should sound very good. But of course all speakers can only sound as good as the room acoustics allow. My opinion. 1. room modes In the frequency response (left or right speaker?) there is a peak (+20dB) at about...
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    What comes first: listening chair placement or speaker placement?

    I am currently in the process of setting up a new listening room. This listening room is not particularly large at 3.7m x 4.7m. There is a loudspeaker calculator from Germany: hunecke.de | Loudspeakers Calculator With it, the room modes in the bass can be calculated. It depends on the wall...
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    Help me fix my ethernet.. Switch vs filter? Deadline Monday

    For this length I recommend you fiberglass. This can effectively prevent common mode interference and is made for long distances. The Melco S100 has SFP, which allows you to connect fiber. On the other side you only need a media converter like Startech. Or you can buy two Melco S100. Or SOtM...
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    Fiber vs. Ethernet sonic differences

    TRHH brought Grade B fiber optic cable to my attention. And Taiko Audio put me on a new track with their recommendation of the DAC cable because of its low power consumption. I did some tests that may be of interest to others. I connected the cables directly between the Server (NAS and ROON) and...
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    StreamFidelitys Setup

    My room has caused me some problems acoustically. The room has an L-shape, the speakers have different distances to the side walls, a table and a stool are in the stereo triangle. In a living room, you have to make compromises. Nevertheless, the sound is quite good. I use the digital room...

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