OK here are some names that might spark some inventiveness - These would follow "Phasure":

Gods:
Apollo
Athena
Aphrodite
Zues
Chronos
Muses
Hathor
Bastet

Musical terms:
Altissimo
Magico
Passionato
Primo or Prima
Tutti
Virtuoso

Descriptions:
Inspiration
Ecstasy
Supreme
Prime
Premier
Ultimate
Exaltation
Legend
Euphoria
Prodigy
Rapture

Other:
titan      thing of enormous size, strength, power, influence
Galileo
Hologram


ideas?

I read somewhere recently that the recommended differential cable impedance for USB 2.0 & 3.0 is 90 ohms +/- 10%. Perhaps you should be experimenting with a different cable?
Plenty or research & whitepapers available

That innocent people going about their business become collateral damage in a political game played in another country.
Commiserations to all who may have a friend or family hurt by this traffic shooting down of the Malaysian aircraft. Especially all those affected in the Netherlands.

Really disappointed at the result. I thought a Netherlands Germany final would have been fantastic. What happened ....

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I think it is the other way around. I't like I said two days back : with the again better speaker I can hear better what can be improved. Notice though that I put that a bit differently : "I needed to improve the NOS1" and "after that happened I needed to improve the Arc Prediction Filter". So improve one and hear how the next now needs improvement.
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Peter, Perhaps I am not expressing myself well. And no criticism is intended in my questioning.

I have no doubt that a better speaker will help you develop a better DAC. I have no doubt that the highly transparent and revealing Orelo MkII have made the evaluation of any deficiencies in the NOS1 easier to identify and help you in your quest. I have no doubt you are achieving extraordinary SQ results through the Orelo MII speakers with the NOS1a. Absolutely trust you there!

However, I still have a question relating to 'balance and neutrality' for the DAC.
Take this example (made up case only): How do you know you are achieving the right bass weight/drive from the DAC, if you are using speakers, no matter how revealing and transparent, that are themselves not voiced neutrally?  That is, a perceived bass lightness (no matter how detailed and dynamic) from the DAC could be compensated by (and potentially masked by) FM adjustments that lift the Orelo's bass response. The result, a fabulously weighted & dynamic bass presentation in your room at your critical evaluation listening levels.
Nevertheless, your extraordinarily revealing DAC might be perceived by others to be bass light with other speakers/systems - no matter how detailed/revealing the DAC.

Hence my question about you using another recognised "neutral" speaker in your development evaluations for cross-checking the NOS1a's performance against other DAC's.

Final comparison: Your NOS1a/Amps/Orelo MkII "System" might give the best "system performance & quality" available anywhere. That doesn't automatically guarantee that you will have voiced the NOS1a DAC to be recognised as providing the best "DAC performance & quality" available anywhere. You probably have achieved that though, and I look forward to future feedback from the many new NOS1a users - without Orelo MKII speakers.

Cheers
Frank

Peter
Just checking with you about ongoing development of the NOS1(a) if you only use the Orelo MkII (with FM adjustments) for your listening tests. Effectively you will be seen to be using FM "EQ" type adjustments to make the music sound as best as you can in your listening environment at your listening levels.

While this may be a great option for the few Orelo owners, it will not necessary give you the same insight into how your NOS1 sounds compared to other DAC's using "ordinary" loudspeakers.

However, knowing how you operate, I assume you have this covered.

Cheers
Frank

I thought these steaming sites were offering only low resolution feeds. Is this not right? If so why upsample? If they offer high resolution files/feeds that would be interesting

Peter, To time alignment add "the same absolute polarity" connection for all speaker drivers in the speaker array. When loudspeakers designers start with time alignment and absolute polarity driver alignment before designing the crossover there is a better chance that "everything" will truly click into place musically.
Frank

"[/quote] Your DAC: Wyred 4 Sound DAC2 [/quote]"

charliemb, Just wondered if you had been following the discussion on computeraudiophile.com about  the upgraded DAC2 SE?

Frank

Boleary
What this suggests to me is that there is a high chance that your favourite "test" recordings may be in that category because they all have the same absolute phase? Perhaps, it should encourage you to experiment with recordings you don't like quite so much on the reverse XXHE phase setting, and see if you now like the reproduction better?
Frank

The difficulty is that wrong Absolute Phase (AP) could be influencing your judgement of recordings or systems if you get it wrong. Perhaps a quick list of SQ differences. Incorrect absolute phase is called the "Muffling Distortion" or "Wood Effect".

Get AP right:
Cleaner more dynamic and natural sound. Greater separation of instruments and voices especially in the depth field. Main singer/performer will come more forward in the mix. Better deeper more detailed bass. Cleaner more detailed and "dynamic" high frequencies, especially cymbals. More natural/better harmonics on stringed instruements. Overall more dynamics and less disortion.

Get AP wrong:
Dynamics muffled but sound not necessarily easier on the ear, because of distorted higher frequecies, sibilance, splashy cymbals, etc.. Depth of field shortens and singer/s retreat into the mix. Less grip and drive in the bass. Irritating to listen to for longer periods.

Sit off centre and the sound will tend follow you to the nearest speaker.

Will continue at some later stage, because I am off to an appointment

Well I create a little controversy, and ask for XXHE users to challenge themselves to listen for the differences.

I am one of those unfortunate/fortunate people who is senstive to the SQ change from absolute phase being incorrect. And I can't understand how people can't hear it! Especially reviewers - if they can't hear it, they shouldn't be reviewing!

Peter it is not just cables that affect absolute phase. Each of the electronics in the recording chain can have varying (positive or negative) absolute phase output. The system configuration will determine the final absolute phase outcome.

Same with the playback chain. A record that sounds best on one system with positive absolute phase might sound best on another system with a negative absolute phase setting. (e.g. The difference could be the result of one amplifier having three gain stages while the amplifier in the other system has four gain stages). It is a system thing.

In a different life, 30 odd years ago, I was responsible for a preamp incorporating absolute phase switching. To my mind, nothing has changed in those 30 years, and yet many people who can hear the minutest changes from a small software upgrade  , still can't hear the differences that absolute phase makes - really doesn't compute with me.

Frank

Peter
I commented on Stereophile CES 2013 Venture report:
http://www.stereophile.com/content/big-venture#comment-524938

Frank

Peter, Isn't the Reference Recording of Rutter's Requiem of CD quality only?