http://www.cardas.com/room_setup_main.php

for information

My Attention is more to the minimized/own OS and stripped down MoBo.

Joachim

Cool, we three, Mani, Coen and me are then ready for the madhouse ............. .

Never had time for a serious A/B comparison, but now …… .

The release 0.9z-7.5 has the best “sound staging”, “tonal balance” and “coherence” with the right size of the instruments.
(see a previous note by Stefano too - http://www.phasure.com/index.php?topic=2490.msg25926#msg25926)

On my system I get the best results with the memory management “mixed” (better sound staging).

I’m in a concert by Chick Corea tomorrow and then I can compare XXH with the real Live.

Joachim

I have the same impression. Something is going on.

Joachim

Hi,

I had to change from "straight contiguous" to "mixed"

Joachim

I learned the interrelation SFS/memory again. (I'm getting older)
But to be precise (hair-splitting) in physical terms we hear datas from memory. (see graphs in the Task Manager)

Next.

I do hear the 3D soundstage with my settings in Attended mode only.

With the Unattended mode the accentuated left/right separation etc. is there again.

Joachim

Ok, we technicians say "cause and effect"
SFS influences the memory load.

But the PC/OS is reacting differently with engaging the button "Max the same as SFS" under the item A and B

Joachim

Here is an interesting article

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/49247-32-holographic-soundstage

from "Anonymous  04-20-2004 at 01:38:01 PM"

Bloody hell .............. .

A) First experience: button "Max the same as SFS" not engaged // SFS =2; SFSmax=241. Memory load is well below 1000MB. Result: accentuated left/right separation and the music plays at the wall behind the speakers. CPU activity: minor

B) button "Max the same as SFS" engaged // both SFS=241. Memory load is well above 1000MB. Result: 3D dimensional soundstage. CPU activity: much more than under A + C

C) button "Max the same as SFS" engaged // both SFS=2,0. Memory load is well below 1000MB. Result: accentuated left/right separation and the music plays at the wall behind the speakers. CPU activity: minor

The memory load seems to influence the SQ.

Joachim

EDIT: with Attended

Hi Peter,

changed SFS max as follows.


1. Replay with SFS max 241, stopped the file and
2. changed SFS max to 2,0 , now a replay with the accentuated left/right separation of the SQ
3. stopped the replay and changed SFS max back to 241. Started the file new and have now a holographic SQ again.

See the changes of memory volume in the taskmanager.

Joachim

Hi Peter,

you see that I'm using Wave files, and my understanding was that nearly no activity of the CPU is necessary during replay.
On previous releases I did not notice this 100% peaks.

Joachim

Hi Peter,

the SFS is 220 now, there is no spread  anymore. (before SFS min=2, SFS max=220)

Joachim