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  1. heebrog

    Network Improvements and their Impact on Sound Quality

    Hi octavias, That was the exact issue!! Thanks so much for sharing. Not sure why the SFP port is not set to work by default. Cheers, Geoff
  2. heebrog

    Network Improvements and their Impact on Sound Quality

    Well sadly the firmware update didn't work for me. When connecting the SFP port from eth5 to TP link with fibre and back to copper into my MacBook, I get the following; My EdgeRouter X-SFP is configured as a router replacing my ISP router. I used the "Basic Setup" Wizard. This is the screen...
  3. heebrog

    Network Improvements and their Impact on Sound Quality

    I was having the exact same problem as above this morning. Hopefully this trick will work for me as well. I was on Firmware x2.0.8-hotfix.1which was only released a day earlier? G
  4. heebrog

    Zero Distortion: Tango Time

    Hi Mike, Was this 10dB "suck-out" in your custom built room? If so, how did you solve it? Geoff
  5. heebrog

    Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

    Hi Abyss Man, What were you powering with the LPS 1.2? I wonder if the less that stellar performance was related to it working near its maximum capacity of 12V/1.1A. G
  6. heebrog

    Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

    Hi All, Is it safe to proceed with the latest Roon update? My Tidal favourites are not loading with my current 1.7 (537) build. G
  7. heebrog

    Doctor's Orders-Part Two-The New Listening Room Of Steve Williams

    What would be really interesting is comparing a recording where the LP and digital version is made with equal care and attention and using local playback on the Extreme instead of streaming.
  8. heebrog

    Network Improvements and their Impact on Sound Quality

    It's hard to understand how the EdgeRouter improves on x2 M12 Gold's! EdgeRouter as replacement for Verizon I can accept but....in series as a switch?? I am gob-smacked but I accept what you say as I don't have the resources to try. Thanks for sharing. G
  9. heebrog

    Network Improvements and their Impact on Sound Quality

    Hi Bob, If I am up to date with your various switch setup changes/upgrades over the last month, you are now running x2 M12 Gold. Is the humble EdgeRouter in bypass mode still in your setup after the Verizon Router? Geoff
  10. heebrog

    SOtM sNH-10G Network Switches x2 : The NEW KING of USB/Network Gadget Setup

    Hi Emile, Any idea how those power consumption figures compare with Planet Tech SFP's? G
  11. heebrog

    Network Improvements and their Impact on Sound Quality

    Hi Bob, Don't you have an inexpensive switch (EdgeRouter) in your setup? IIRC, the audiophile switches in your setup improved on this.
  12. heebrog

    Network Improvements and their Impact on Sound Quality

    Hi cat6man, When you say you "jumped straight to case 2", do you mean that case 2 is clearly better than case 1? And in case 2, just to confirm, you have oM connected via copper to Extreme. Cheers, G
  13. heebrog

    Network Improvements and their Impact on Sound Quality

    Thank you all for sharing your experiences. I have been wondering why adding multiple switches/FMC's, audiophile or not seems to improve the sound quality of streaming and stumbled on this article by John Swenson of EtherRegen/opticalModule fame...
  14. heebrog

    Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

    I might have missed it but have been waiting for Emile to share his favourite soundtrack test tracks he mentioned many, many posts ago!:p
  15. heebrog

    Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

    Hi Emile, Regarding the above observation. Do you think it's isolated to Qobuz or would it apply to other streaming services as well like Tidal? Is it a mastering issue or network problem; like the noise somehow gets embedded in the file. I wonder if that is the case if the same files were...
  16. heebrog

    Bayz Audio Counterpoint 2.0 >>>>Rhapsody.Audio

    Hopefully this is not straying too far off topic but I'm not sure why REL promotes the "six pack" in a stack either inside or outside the mains depending on room width. It seems more of a convenience/aesthetic issue which I guess is understandable considering the size of each unit. I have just a...
  17. heebrog

    Bayz Audio Counterpoint 2.0 >>>>Rhapsody.Audio

    I've read that the electronic crossover on most subs create a slight delay in the signal so the subs should be closer than the mains to compensate. This is to try and achieve ideal impulse response. Whether this is important/audible or not is debatable but the physics makes sense. G
  18. heebrog

    Bayz Audio Counterpoint 2.0 >>>>Rhapsody.Audio

    Hi Zolton, Can you please explain how the woofer system works. Are they run "full range" or is there a low-pass filter? 1000Hz is still reasonably directional so mounting them off-axis like that would mean a significant drop-off in output. Does the woofer behave as a dipole as well? Thanks in...
  19. heebrog

    Doctor's Orders-Part Two-The New Listening Room Of Steve Williams

    Hi Steve, I don't have any experience with R2R but is there ever an issue with "tape bleed"? I ask because I was listening to a 2xHD Getz/Gilberto hires download and on some tracks this is audible. G
  20. heebrog

    Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

    Hi PR13. I don't have an Extreme yet but after following this thread since Christmas, and contacting several kind folk here privately, I have just placed an order. Like all hi-end gear, I consider these "extra bits" as simply fine tuning to one's own preference; if you care to experiment. Even...
  21. heebrog

    Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

    Hi Roy, Thanks for being so generous and sharing your experience with the Extreme. I was intrigued by one of your earlier comments; " I was hearing much larger improvement with a single D2 Setchi applied to the USB port on my InnuOS Zenith SE and this may be due to the better anti-vibration...
  22. heebrog

    Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

    Hi Roy, You mean to say you are using this USB optical device on your main system even if you don't need the "extra-length"? SlimRun + Sablon USB is better than Sablon USB alone direct from Extreme? G
  23. heebrog

    Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

    :eek:Definitely a problem in the "First World Category"!!
  24. heebrog

    Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

    Hi ctydwn. What were you using before for reference? G
  25. heebrog

    Taiko Audio Daiza platforms.

    How does Bamboo ply compare to Daiza? Seems to have some of the characteristics of Panzeholz but I appreciate it hasn't been "tuned" with the cut-outs and foam inserts. G
  26. heebrog

    Taiko Audio Daiza platforms.

    Hi Emile, I've read that Daizas should be used on a flat surface. I have a very basic steel rack with MDF shelves. They are supported in the corners by 4 small upside down spikes which can be adjusted to level the shelves. Have you any customers with similar racks that have successfully used...
  27. heebrog

    Doctor's Orders-Part Two-The New Listening Room Of Steve Williams

    Hi Lukasz, Perhaps I'm missing something here. If the DAC is "fully open" when using a preamp, what is the point of having a volume control on the DAC? G
  28. heebrog

    Sablon USB cable - 2020 model

  29. heebrog

    SOtM sNH-10G Network Switches x2 : The NEW KING of USB/Network Gadget Setup

    This was all along referenced to to cd played from a clocked via Esoteric G02, Cybershaft OP17, Quartzlock 10M and now Mutec Ref 10 op20 with previously DCS Pucinni and Esoteric K01 and K01x. Tidal now does not lose or even sound better than playimg CD's. I not longer have space for a cd...
  30. heebrog

    Avantgarde Horn Speakers

    Hi All, Interesting reading about AG and noisy amps. My father has AG Duos with tube amps so I know what you mean. I use my Chord DAVE DAC (2W) to direct drive my Voxativ 9.87 (105dB) via the RCA output terminated with spades on the speaker end with good results. This is only possible because...

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