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421  Ultimate Audio Playback / Cables (Community induced) / Re: Etn^2 squared? on: September 28, 2019, 01:26:45 pm
Ricardo,

Not that I know of. I could quote a few people from my emails (if I could find them), but I regard those vague myself plus I don't like to quote from people who didn't give their consent.

Kind regards,
Peter

422  Ultimate Audio Playback / Chatter and forum related stuff / Re: Tidal & Amazon on: September 25, 2019, 11:38:51 am

yep ...
423  Ultimate Audio Playback / Cables (Community induced) / Re: The greatest invention in/for Audio (Lush^2) on: September 25, 2019, 11:37:57 am

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TANF (A: xWYxxx, B: xWYRxx).

Hi Robert,

For me this implied a too much balance towards the highs. However, I lasted for 6 weeks or so with it. In the end I found myself too much tweaking with other things (including 2.11 - sorry :-)) and ended up annoyed too much.

Thank you very much for sharing !
Peter
424  Ultimate Audio Playback / Chatter and forum related stuff / Re: Tidal & Amazon on: September 21, 2019, 07:16:57 pm

Hi Paul,

I don't think there's anything like "arrangements" with Amazon.

There's also nothing like "infinite Hires" which is what this could be about and which would surpass Tidal if it (infinite Hires) would exist.

So at this moment I don't see a reason. Maybe I am wrong …

Regards,

Peter
425  Ultimate Audio Playback / Cables (Community induced) / Re: Blaxius Squared ! on: September 16, 2019, 07:32:22 pm
Jon,

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1) Why did you develop a separate "digital" cable specifically for use between the MScaler and Chord DACs?

Simple, because the early version of the MScaler/Dave combo did not allow the "analog" (the one you have) to work.


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2) Why did you say, in one of your posts above, that the "analogue" Blaxius^2 is the "better" cable?

Because it has (many) more configuration possibilities. In this case it is quantitative, but if only a few sound better than the ones lacking in the digital version it is obviously also qualitative.

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3) Do you suggest I stick with the current "analogue" cable, in the current configuration,

By all means, Yes !

Thank you for your advices Jon. I will surely look into it soon.
Peter
426  Ultimate Audio Playback / Music Storage and convenient playback / Re: No coverart with NAS on: September 16, 2019, 12:29:16 pm
Hi Richard,

That could be crucial additional information.
So I put it in the Todo and we will see what happens. I am going to try to make something of it …

Best regards,
Peter

427  Ultimate Audio Playback / Cables (Community induced) / Re: Blaxius Squared ! on: September 15, 2019, 06:10:29 pm
Hi Jon - Thank you for your patience.

With some rest now … I knew the answer was simple :

Just the Lush^2 configuration. I already forgot.
A: B-W-Y-R, B: B-W-R.

It may come across confusing, but while the Blaxius^2 "analog" is presented as just that, we ship them for analog interlink usage. But your application is just digital and the work out should be the same as with the digital (USB) Lush^2 cable. Also, in the beginning the Blaxius^2 was supposed to be digital as such (it of course inherently is because of its specs), until we found that it wouldn't work for the MScaler - Dave combo. This is how the explicit -D(igital) version emerged. And point is : that can NOT mimic the Lush^2 because of one shield being fixed in side. Not so with yours …

The (if all is right) shipped A: B-R, B: B-R may not make any sense for your digital application. So try the one I mentioned above and let me know what you think. But of course only tomorrow. Haha.

Kind regards,
Peter
428  Ultimate Audio Playback / Cables (Community induced) / Re: Blaxius Squared ! on: September 13, 2019, 02:07:34 pm

Hi there Jon,

For 100% sure I will try to come back to that configuration for you. But it requires attention I don't have at this moment (visitors from abroad) plus it requires reasoning and creativity. I mean, you are in the unique position that you use it in an environment that is … unique (the analog application for digital).
I *am* super glad that it works out. Nothing is worse than having the opportunity of warning you, while I just omitted that. So this feels good.

In addition, please notice that it is always a best idea to first let things settle (break in). Only then changes become fruitful because the judging will be more genuine. This should be about a week from the start.

Kind regards from here,
Peter
429  Ultimate Audio Playback / Cables (Community induced) / Re: Blaxius Squared ! on: September 12, 2019, 09:58:47 am
Please tell me if I am missing something here (like kinks break the cable).

Best regards
Roger

Hi Roger …

Triggered by the other post, I only now find yours. Great apologies for that. I somehow missed it completely.

So if you are still there (most probably 100% sure not), that drawing implies 3 bends of 90 degrees. So adds 30 cm.

Yes, a real kink will break the cable. This is why the advised smallest radius should not be compromised.
If you have it in your hands all is pretty obvious because you will feel where you should stop making the bend sharper. But that doesn't help much if you don't have it yet, does it ?

Kind regards,
Peter
430  Ultimate Audio Playback / Cables (Community induced) / Re: Blaxius Squared ! on: September 12, 2019, 09:52:22 am
Hi there …

I was afraid of that … could have asked (I recall I had a whole weekend for asking), but thought to not interfere because the descriptions should be obvious. I guess I must overhaul the description after all. With apologies …

Point is : The cable you have now is the better one. But it should work. And I don't see you talking about it not working as such. It can work, but depending on what they did at Chord's. Or in other words : we could softly blame Chord for issues, but instead we created the "digital" version just for the MScaler/Dave combination. But mind you, this was over 6 months ago …

So before we proceed, does it work ? also at the highest speed (768) ?

Best regards,
Peter

PS: And if I can address you with a name, this talks more comfortably.  Happy
431  Ultimate Audio Playback / Your thoughts about the Sound Quality / Re: 2.10 sound quality on: August 23, 2019, 05:19:41 pm

Robert, yes I am on Native Arc Prediction. But some times I try Custom when I don't like something. Always to no avail.

Best regards,
Peter
432  Ultimate Audio Playback / Your thoughts about the Sound Quality / Re: 2.10 sound quality on: August 20, 2019, 10:50:51 am

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with a 2nd album in a row, both from the early 70's, I heard a flanging effect in the highs.

Update : The reason appeared to be something else;
It was the Custom Filter (set at Low). So I guess that we are able to hear so much through now, that this becomes apparent. And I suppose if you once hear it, you can't get rid of it any more.

Regards,
Peter
433  Ultimate Audio Playback / Your thoughts about the Sound Quality / Re: 2.10 sound quality - Q1 !! on: August 18, 2019, 09:41:47 am
And exchanging my 30x5 for 5x30 does not seem to do much.

Lately something annoyed me. And yesterday with a 2nd album in a row, both from the early 70's, I heard a flanging effect in the highs. Possibly with the second (Triumvirat) I heard it because I heard it in the first Occupants from Interplanetary Craft - performed by The Carpenters).
I looked at my settings because I found it too odd, and my eye fell on the 5x30 again, of which I earlier had said not to notice much difference between the two (which surely should technically result in the same "treatment" as long as it is about Kernel Streaming (not WASAPI !)).

And then the problem was gone.

Extra odd (for me and XXHighEnd) could be that for WASAPI the values of Q1 (so Q1 alone and not related to xQ1 as multiplier) indeed would incur for such an effect when set from 0 to -4. Not that I ever heard it, but theoretically, yes.

I also recall an other setting which implies a "randomizing" effect. But  I forgot which that was and I don't see myself using any of that. Possibly it does not exist any more … It should be the ClockRes but I'd need to dive in the code to unveil it again.

Peter
434  Ultimate Audio Playback / Cables (Community induced) / Re: The greatest invention in/for Audio (Lush^2) on: August 06, 2019, 07:11:42 pm

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Ah, that would explain why I heard a difference after stopping and starting.

Really so ? And not *after* I told my little story ?
435  Ultimate Audio Playback / Your thoughts about the Sound Quality / Re: RAM OS .Vhd file refresh on: August 04, 2019, 07:20:37 pm

I could postpone 2.11 for a while longer by putting in my ToDo a means to automate this copying …
Or maybe I can't keep this promise because I would let this go while booted from RAM, and the Mach II/III owners may find their Mach's running (too) hot during the process. I just don't know that. So mind you, as we know, copying the file to RAM takes a minute or two, but copying from disk to disk (SSD to SSD) will take (way) longer. Not CPU intensive at all, but … well, I just don't know.

Kind regards,
Peter
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