Dead in the water...

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Robert

#15
May 10, 2016, 05:24:03 AM
Meridian 200 CD transport(upgraded clocking), Illuminati BNC interconnect and Benchmark DAC 1(Upgraded power supply and output chips). I mainly listened to blues rock(anything from Hendrix to Jeff Beck), now jazz fusion, nu jazz, electronic, drum and bass and even dub step.
Mach III Stealth LPS PC -> Xeon Scalable 12/24 core with Hyperthreading On (set to 10/20 cores via Boot Menu) @~997MHz, 48GB, W10, Pro64, Ver 14393, No updates,
XXhighend Ver 2.11a, Ram OS, Settings:Q1/-/3/4/5 = *14*/-/*0*/*0*/*1*/ Q1Factor = *4* / Dev.Buffer = 4096 / ClockRes = *10ms* / Memory = Straight Contiguous / Include Garbage Collect / SFS = *10.13*  (max *10.13*) / Disable Cracks Off / not Invert / Phase Alignment Off / Playerprio = Low / ThreadPrio = Realtime / Scheme = Core 3-5 / Not Switch Processors during Playback = Off/ UnAttended / Stop Desktop, Remaining, WASAPI and W10 services / Use Remote Desktop / Keep LAN - Not Persist / WallPaper On / *OSD Off* / Running Time Off / Minimize OS / XTweaks : Balanced Load = 62 / Nervous Rate = 1 / Cool when Idle = 1 / Provide Stable Power = 1 / Utilize Cores always = 1 / Time Performance Index = Optimal / Time Stability = Stable / *Custom Filtering *Low* (16x)
Music on LAN, Phasure Lush^3 USB cable
Oppo 205 UDP Dac
Nordost Heimdall II interconnects and Nordost Heimdall II Power Cords, Audioquest power cords
Minidsp Flex digital 2 way Crossover 167hz
Unity Audio Boulder MKI Active Monitors x 2
JLAudio 12 Active Subs x 2

PaulF70

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May 10, 2016, 05:49:07 PM
Quote from: Robocop on May 10, 2016, 05:24:03 AM
Meridian 200 CD transport(upgraded clocking), Illuminati BNC interconnect and Benchmark DAC 1(Upgraded power supply and output chips). I mainly listened to blues rock(anything from Hendrix to Jeff Beck), now jazz fusion, nu jazz, electronic, drum and bass and even dub step.

I had the Benchmark long ago and found it nowhere near good analog; in terms of naturalness it was not close to even any mid-level vinyl setup (though obviously it would "beat" it at the frequency extremes; etc.).  To each his own.

Robert

#17
May 11, 2016, 03:17:10 AM
Well I was a drummer in a former life and vinyl/CD never matched my real drums and cymbals.

In fact I can only say that I have got a lot closer with Computer Audio and recently with Peter's Ram OS xxhighend, cymbals and snare drum in particular have come to life.

I can't imagine an even better sound if I had the NOS Dac which is about to be improved even more!!!

Robert

 
Mach III Stealth LPS PC -> Xeon Scalable 12/24 core with Hyperthreading On (set to 10/20 cores via Boot Menu) @~997MHz, 48GB, W10, Pro64, Ver 14393, No updates,
XXhighend Ver 2.11a, Ram OS, Settings:Q1/-/3/4/5 = *14*/-/*0*/*0*/*1*/ Q1Factor = *4* / Dev.Buffer = 4096 / ClockRes = *10ms* / Memory = Straight Contiguous / Include Garbage Collect / SFS = *10.13*  (max *10.13*) / Disable Cracks Off / not Invert / Phase Alignment Off / Playerprio = Low / ThreadPrio = Realtime / Scheme = Core 3-5 / Not Switch Processors during Playback = Off/ UnAttended / Stop Desktop, Remaining, WASAPI and W10 services / Use Remote Desktop / Keep LAN - Not Persist / WallPaper On / *OSD Off* / Running Time Off / Minimize OS / XTweaks : Balanced Load = 62 / Nervous Rate = 1 / Cool when Idle = 1 / Provide Stable Power = 1 / Utilize Cores always = 1 / Time Performance Index = Optimal / Time Stability = Stable / *Custom Filtering *Low* (16x)
Music on LAN, Phasure Lush^3 USB cable
Oppo 205 UDP Dac
Nordost Heimdall II interconnects and Nordost Heimdall II Power Cords, Audioquest power cords
Minidsp Flex digital 2 way Crossover 167hz
Unity Audio Boulder MKI Active Monitors x 2
JLAudio 12 Active Subs x 2

PaulF70

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May 13, 2016, 03:58:01 AM
I hit the Village Vanguard in NYC two nights ago for Steve Coleman (absolutely amazing show) and am happy to report no major "disconnect" upon returning home and listening to the system tonight.

For me, the XX/NOS1A combo is the first digital that has eliminated all traces of digititus.  It just isn't there.  This is a huge achievement.

I may dismantle the turntable this weekend, actually, so I can fit the Phasure PC on my rack.
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