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on: April 03, 2013, 12:11:08 pm
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The above suggested settings brings the SQ very close to PA on, however it's still a bit harsh & the vocals come a step forward.
Peter, regarding your latest suggestion, I agree with Arvind's findings concerning PA off. To me, in my system, the more forward vocals are accompanied by a subtle harshness that takes me back to pre PA days. Arvind, have you compared 8-3a and 8e? It should be easy for you to try since you don't have xtweaks on in 8-3a--you won't need to do any reboots. However, you will have to open and then close 8e and then reopen it to get the autohotkeys working correctly. Ignore any reboot message that might come up in the process of opening and then closing 8e. Just wondering what your impression of this comparison might be cause you seem to be the only other person to report that 8-3a has a bit of harshness with PA off. Here, with 8e, having both xtweaks and PA engaged sounds best. Maybe I'm wrong about this, but it seems that in the past there was pretty much agreement about the SQ with each new development in XXHighend. Now though, it seems we may have reached a place where the software is generally so good that settings, and perhaps even versions, are now more system dependent. There is the subjective element too, but I think that plays only a small part, if any, in the current split of opinion regarding "what sounds best," because for so long consistent consensus seemed to be the rule. Just my 2 cents....  Hi Boleary, 8-3a (XTweaks off) & 8g are very much the same. I just love the SQ, so musical, soft & the soundstage is fantastic. Best regards, Arvind |
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Ultimate Audio Playback / Your thoughts about the Sound Quality / Re: 0.9z-8-3a
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on: March 31, 2013, 04:46:21 pm
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What about this setting (W7 / NOS1) :
All what's in my sig, except for Q1=30 and xQ1=10 and next the most important :
Core Appointment Scheme = Nothing plus Clock Resolution = 0.5.
This latter combination might do tricks.
Try this on music of which your think it sounds the most (nice and undistorted !) fresh and dynamic but with the freshness in high resolution "more square" (could be synths).
Now let me know what you perceive for changes ...
Peter
Hi Peter, The above suggested settings brings the SQ very close to PA on, however it's still a bit harsh & the vocals come a step forward. To conclude I find that PA on, XTweaks off is number one, followed closely with the above suggested settings. Best regards, Arvind |
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on: March 31, 2013, 10:08:47 am
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After extensive experimenting with 0.9z-8-3a, in my set up the best SQ is with PA on, which means no XTweaks. Far more musical, soft & with the best soundstage. The speakers just seem to become invisible. Arvind, Maybe I don't know myself now, but how is XTweaks related to Phase Alignment ? I don't think it is ... Regards, Peter Hi Peter, I don't know if PA & XTweaks are anyway related. The release notes mentions switch off PA. So conversely when I activated PA, I switched of XTweaks. I just assumed this to be the correct thing to do. Are you implying that both features can be simultaneously activated? Let me try your suggested settings & hear if it is as good as PA on. Best regards, Arvind |
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Ultimate Audio Playback / Chatter and forum related stuff / Re: Digital Sine Wave Generator
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on: March 30, 2013, 07:29:05 am
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Hi Coen,
Many years earlier when I had just built my music room, I used to get a lot of resonance in the lower bass freq, 60Hz to 63Hz. This continued even after introducing XXHE & NOS 1 in my system. To correct this an audio consultant added a few bass traps & it significantly reduced this problem.
Since the version 0.9z-8-3a, I have noticed that the upper bass (100Hz to 120Hz)is a bit difussed (not tight enough). This wasnt noticed by me untill the earlier versions.
In order to test the same, I was looking for a programme which could generate pure tone signals, which I could play like my music file through PC/NOS 1/Amps/speakers. This would help me locate the problematic freq & then I could consider bass traps or other methods to tame them.
Best regards,
Arvind
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Ultimate Audio Playback / XXHighEnd Support / Re: Monitor shuts down
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on: March 17, 2013, 09:50:13 am
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Hi Peter,
In about 6 mins the monitor shuts down. Moving the mouse or pressing any key on the keyboard doesnt restart it.
I will also check if there is a problem with the monitor itself. Though I have my doubts if there is a problem. If I don't start XX, the monitor remains on. Hence starting XX has this effect on it.
Best regards,
Arvind
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