Recent content by merifon

Tastes are sometimes stranges, I'm just curious if there are some aspects that I could missed that justify a second try

Obviously, tastes are not up for debate, but why would I prefer Deezer to Tidal, for example? I tried it ages ago, but it didn't leave a good impression: no connectivity, no lyrics management, higher cost, and other small shortcomings. Maybe is it improved?

Didn't you consider to activate the trial period? In any case, be sure to comparing the same exact editions and set (if possible) a test environment where switching from one service to the other is instantaneous, to avoid any biases. Consider also that producers hardly spend time to make...

This was I thought at a glance when switched from spot to Tidal but in reality is just a more clean and essential interface (no bells and whistles) and after a while I started to like it's suggestions, far more interesting than the usual mainstream from Spotify. In terms of connectivity...

Tidal cost less, pay more the artists, gives better suggestions, much more clean app and hasn't bullying behaviors versus minor editors...

Or simply let the files be as they're produced... This would avoid any complaint, and earable or not, everyone would be happy. The "main problem" isn't the bit depth or the sampling rate but the habit to make different masters. Despite the LUFS requirements by streaming services, producers...

I think the line input of 610 was designed keeping in mind a full range signal incoming from pre amplifier. In my previous set-up it was turned on even by just the little "thump" noise from powering on the pre. Now I have a dedicated and filtered subwoofer output and it starts only if overall...

This paper from Audio Precision is about jitter measuring techniques but has a chapter well describing what is jitter. To resume: jitter affects any change of domain and there are three kind of it: AD, interface and DA. AD stage is matter of studio recording equipments and no control by the end...

It's me, but I'm having a hard time thinking of any similarities. Anyway, almost all the equipment came from the scrapyard, and some I built myself. We certainly hadn't yet figured out that loudness isn't everything.

True underground, XX° century, former air-raid shelter... 🔊

Absolutely but I'm on "Do It Yourself" side and enjoy it... Anyway the improvements of S/N ratio are true (and difficult to ear too) 😎

If you want to rely on "analog adjustment" and not involve resampling on digital domain as WiiM volume does, why don't make a resistive divider, directly on the cable, or in a little metal box, possibly with a potentiometer. If don't like to use soldering, some ready made are available. If you...

I think the only advantage of usb is the capability to carry higher sample rate, even if not so diffused, someone could need to play it. The clock in usb audio is quite sure asynchronous, set by the dac but also for spdif and toslink (capped just on very cheap devices) is the PLL of the input...

If something hasn't changed, USB audio uses the isochronous real time transfer protocol. It has CRC like the bulk transfer used to reliably transfer data but differently from the latter, in case of error anyway no resending is done. Probably there isn't a clear superiority for the usb...

Since the same protocol is used, any differences, if present and not due to traditional biases, may depend on a case-by-case basis, the design and quality of the coupling: mechanical precision for Toslink, electrical coupling for coax, and circuitry for both. Regarding jitter, the so-called...