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    Troels Gravesen Faital 3WC-15 and Ellipticor A50-II

    I only had trouble with the Be tweeter. I never needed to think about integration after switching over to the ring radiator tweeter.
    Post by: AdvanTech, Apr 15, 2024 at 7:53 AM in forum: Speakers
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    Troels Gravesen Faital 3WC-15 and Ellipticor A50-II

    Yeah, would like to hear your thoughts on it! For me, in the 3WC-15 build, it was too much of a difference in leading edges and clarity/separation...
    Post by: AdvanTech, Apr 15, 2024 at 7:03 AM in forum: Speakers
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    Troels Gravesen Faital 3WC-15 and Ellipticor A50-II

    I don’t think brightness is the perfect descriptor, though I can see why someone would say that. I think a big part of it is trying to mate a...
    Post by: AdvanTech, Apr 15, 2024 at 5:57 AM in forum: Speakers
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    Troels Gravesen Faital 3WC-15 and Ellipticor A50-II

    I swapped to the fabric ring radiators, yes, and changed C1. I much preferred it this way.
    Post by: AdvanTech, Apr 15, 2024 at 5:49 AM in forum: Speakers
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    Maybe they're not being used by the colorists themselves but I've been in a few color bays where...

    Maybe they're not being used by the colorists themselves but I've been in a few color bays where the client monitors were LG OLEDs.
    Profile Post Comment by AdvanTech, Mar 22, 2024
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    Holo Audio Red

    If someone could tell me when the new firmware comes out that'd be great. Please and thank you!
    Post by: AdvanTech, Mar 22, 2024 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Holo Audio Red

    Yes, I also didn’t have the best first day with it (fresh from the factory) but after leaving it on overnight the Red pulled away from my pi2aes...
    Post by: AdvanTech, Mar 22, 2024 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    McIntosh - is it that great?

    I like this. While McIntosh products never sound egregious I wouldn't put them on a shortlist of hifi electronics brands.
    Post by: AdvanTech, Mar 18, 2024 in forum: Advice Threads
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    @Jinxy245 plenty of back catalog to go through! I really like tracks like Remnants, Leaving This...

    @Jinxy245 plenty of back catalog to go through! I really like tracks like Remnants, Leaving This Place, Resynthesis, Waves
    Profile Post Comment by AdvanTech, Feb 29, 2024
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    thanks for reminding me about it!

    thanks for reminding me about it!
    Profile Post Comment by AdvanTech, Feb 29, 2024
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    PCM vs DSD?

    Yeah, they're partly being used as filters. "...the directstream transformers act as a low pass filter - to filter out all the unwanted high...
    Post by: AdvanTech, Feb 27, 2024 in forum: General Audio Discussion
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    PCM vs DSD?

    Famish had time with a stock DS mk2 and said it was the first DAC he seriously considered swapping out his Wavedream for. He was one of a few...
    Post by: AdvanTech, Feb 27, 2024 in forum: General Audio Discussion
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    PCM vs DSD?

    I know. I'll pay for shipping both ways if you can send me a better DAC than what I have. I've had people over that have heard both Wavedream...
    Post by: AdvanTech, Feb 27, 2024 in forum: General Audio Discussion
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    PCM vs DSD?

    I believe the more complex (but highly customizable) way is to build out your own hardware to run something like HQPlayer to do the PCM -> DSD...
    Post by: AdvanTech, Feb 27, 2024 in forum: General Audio Discussion
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    PCM vs DSD?

    Maybe you don't like the math but these aren't forums about pure math. We're here to talk about listening to things. Some people have been liking...
    Post by: AdvanTech, Feb 27, 2024 in forum: General Audio Discussion