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« Reply #45 on: March 20, 2013, 01:02:58 pm » |
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Still I would say that when you set all the same in 8-3a as in 8e (and Off for that which doesn't exist in 8e) it should sound the same. If not it is unintentional.
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Last night I set the 8-3a x-tweak settings, as well as all other settings, to be identical to my 8-d settings below. 8-3a had a better low end feel but vocals remain less transparent and natural sounding. Here, 8-d (or e) continues to sound so "right" that at times it's as though the music is happening in slow motion-- remember the feeling when Bill Frisel was played on 8e? That's the feeling I mean. Perhaps I've become addicted to a very particular sound? Roll another one, just like the other one.......  |
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« Reply #46 on: March 20, 2013, 06:19:46 pm » |
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8-3a had a better low end feel but vocals remain less transparent and natural sounding.
Brian, Have you tried with reverse IPhase setting? I tell you because without PA it seems to play a role again, at least in my case. Maxi |
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« Reply #47 on: March 21, 2013, 12:13:07 pm » |
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Thanks Maxi, I reversed the IPhase setting and had a huge improvement in the sound--much smoother in the high frequencies. I was finally able to listen to 8-3a for more than five minutes. This seems weird to me because before PA days I never reversed polarity with the IPhase button. Will need more listening before having an opinion on whether it's better than 8-d.
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« Reply #48 on: March 21, 2013, 02:40:12 pm » |
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Glad to hear it. Before the PA days I used to try reverse IPhase when I felt that the sound was not as good as it was expected. With certain recordings there were no noticeable differences but with some others the difference was nigth and day. I think that PA reduced the effect in some way and made me stop using it. At the end all this stuff is phase related.
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« Reply #49 on: March 21, 2013, 07:50:37 pm » |
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Glad to hear it. Before the PA days I used to try reverse IPhase when I felt that the sound was not as good as it was expected. With certain recordings there were no noticeable differences but with some others the difference was nigth and day. I think that PA reduced the effect in some way and made me stop using it. At the end all this stuff is phase related.
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« Reply #50 on: March 22, 2013, 06:29:46 am » |
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Thanks Maxi, I reversed the IPhase setting and had a huge improvement in the sound--much smoother in the high frequencies. I was finally able to listen to 8-3a for more than five minutes. This seems weird to me because before PA days I never reversed polarity with the IPhase button. Will need more listening before having an opinion on whether it's better than 8-d.
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 |
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« Reply #51 on: March 22, 2013, 08:36:26 am » |
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This is not about recordings and reversed Absolute Phase; It is just like the old days (ask Dave (SeVeReD)) ...
At a certain level of - call it preciseness, things tend to flip.
By now I can explain it by telling that nothing in the world guarantees that a first highest "pulse" is the positive one when positive was meant. Also it will be different for frequency ranges. All we can tell is that when positive is meant, the average of the voltage will be (more) positive. In the far end you may be able to hear that. But the attacks are more important I think, and these (which pulse is the highest, positive or negative for a frequency) may change per setting.
This was far to brief, but maybe you get the idea.
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« Reply #52 on: March 28, 2013, 12:52:42 pm » |
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Though use of the IPhase button helped dramatically to smooth the high frequencies here, 8-3a just sounds more digital on my system than 8-d. If I turn on PA in 8-3a and change settings to my 8-d settings, the sound is good but not as wide open and natural sounding as 8-d. The natural sound of 8-d or e is particularly noticeable with female voices. Another advantage of 8-d here is that I don't have to turn iPhase on or off depending on the track, it all just sounds good when PA is engaged.
Just my impressions on my system and I am certainly not complaining cause the sound here in my man-cave is, to these ears, nothing short of stunning!
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« Reply #53 on: March 30, 2013, 03:16:20 pm » |
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Hi Guys,
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.
Best regards,
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« Reply #54 on: March 30, 2013, 08:01:24 pm » |
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I tend to prefer 3a
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« Reply #55 on: March 30, 2013, 08:06:22 pm » |
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Hey Stanley - Do you have pistons under your speakers ?
And what's that in the middle of the floor ? Doctor-gear ?
But this picture really makes me smile !
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« Reply #56 on: March 30, 2013, 09:35:10 pm » |
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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 |
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« Reply #57 on: March 30, 2013, 09:40:03 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 ...
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For a general PC :
W10-10586.0 - May 2016 (2.05+)
*XXHighEnd PC -> I7 3930k with Hyperthreading On (12 cores)* @~500MHz, 16GB, Windows 10 Pro 64 bit build 10586.0 from RAM, music on LAN / Engine#4 Adaptive Mode / Q1/-/3/4/5 = 14/-/1/1/1 / Q1Factor = 1 / Dev.Buffer = 4096 / ClockRes = 1ms / Memory = Straight Contiguous / Include Garbage Collect / SFS = 0.10 (max 60) / not Invert / Phase Alignment Off / Playerprio = Low / ThreadPrio = Realtime / Scheme = Core 3-5 / Not Switch Processors during Playback = Off/ Playback Drive none (see OS from RAM) / UnAttended (Just Start) / Always Copy to XX Drive (see OS from RAM) / All Services Off / Keep LAN - Not Persist / WallPaper On / OSD On / Running Time Off / Minimize OS / XTweaks : Balanced Load = *43* / Nervous Rate = 1 / Cool when Idle = 1 / Provide Stable Power = 1 / Utilize Cores always = 1 / Time Performance Index = *Optimal* / Time Stability = *Stable* / Custom Filter *Low* 705600 / -> USB3 *from MoBo* -> Clairixa USB 15cm -> Intona Isolator -> Clairixa USB 1m80 -> 24/768 Phasure NOS1a 75B (BNC Out) async USB DAC, Driver v1.0.4b (4ms) -> Blaxius BNC interlink *-> B'ASS Current Amplifier /w Level4 -> Blaxius Interlink* -> Orelo MKII Active Open Baffle Horn Speakers.
Removed Switching Supplies from everywhere.
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Stanray
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« Reply #58 on: March 30, 2013, 09:44:47 pm » |
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Do you have pistons under your speakers ? Haha, no, just a door stop from the Lidl. And what's that in the middle of the floor ? Doctor-gear ?
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AudioPC: Passive Intel i7-2600S / Hyperthreading On / Motherboard: Asus P8H67-V/ RAM: Kingston DDR3 32GB/ Motherboard USB3.0 to NOS1a / PSU: Silentmaxx Fanless II/ no computer cabinet and no fans (NoFan 80 EH passive CPU cooler) / Music via LAN on SSD on MusicServerPC (desktop computer-W10)/ All music in WAV /Control on desktop computer or on Macbook Air <-> Wifi <-> separate (audio)router <-> LAN <-> MusicServerPC <-> LAN <-> AudioPC.
September 2021: Windows 10 Pro 64 bit build 14393.0 from RAM/ XXHE 2.11 / Engine#4 Adaptive Mode / 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)/ No Filter/ not Invert / Phase Alignment Off / Peak Extend Off /Playerprio = Low / ThreadPrio = Realtime / Scheme = Core 3-5 / Not Switch Processors during Playback/ UnAttended / All Services Off / Minimize OS / XTweaks : 62, 1, -, 1, 1/ Time Performance Index = Optimal / Time Stability = On / Custom Filtering Low (16x) / -> Lush^3 USB-cable 70cm (A: W-Y-R-G, B: W-G) > Phasure NOS1a 75B G3 DAC, Driver v1.0.4) (16ms)/ Output via Balanced Blaxius BNC Interlinks > Audio Analogue Maestro monoblock amplifier > speakers: Apogee Acoustics Scintilla (custom rebuild).
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« Reply #59 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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W10-14393.0 RAM OS / Mach III LPS 14/28/XXHE 2.11/Engine#4/Adaptive Mode/16x /Custom Filter/Q1= 14/0/0/0 xQ1=1/Device Buffer:4096/Invert Phase=On/Minimise OS/PE=off/Unattended/Stop All Services/SFS=20.69/20.69(max)/ClockRes= 15ms/Straight Contiguous/Music on HDD/Lush^3 USB cable A:W-Y-R-G; B:W-Y-R/Phasure NOS 1a/75b/G3 USB DAC. > Blaxius*^2.5 A:B-G, B:B-G Interlink. Orelo MK II active speakers. ET^3 between Mach III & music server. Driver version 1.04/Driver Buffer 16ms. OSD text = Off
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