Emotiva Issues

[AcuDefTechGuy]

The AHB2 is an awfully nice amplifier, but I wouldn't be so wowed by their distortion numbers from a pragmatic standpoint. They are way way lower than they need to be. I would be very willing to allow more distortion for more power delivery, as long as distortion remains below audibility. Personally, I would rather have same-priced amps from NAD, Arcam, or Anthem. Twice the power with still very low distortion.

What? You don't go to bed every night thinking, "Ooh, my amp has a THD of 0.000000000001%. Beat that!"

 

[RichB]

What? You don't go to bed every night thinking, "Ooh, my amp has a THD of 0.000000000001%. Beat that!"

Clearly, you are not a Benchmark dealer.
This hobby is a genuine interest of mine. There is a difference in sharing views and defending ones gear

Recently, I have purchased a MiniDSP SHD for my Office/Game room. This is a very interesting and reasonably priced product because it had 4 DACs and sufficient routing to support bass management, crossovers (for those looking into that), PEQ, and also Dirac. It sounds excellent with great measurements on ASR.
I would not have purchased it without that data.

I have discovered an issue with the SHD/Volumio implemented Rood Bridge, not present in a Roon bridge implemented on the RPI3.
It's amazing what can be learned at home. Great company BTW.

- Rich

 

[rebulx]

Clearly, you are not a Benchmark dealer.
This hobby is a genuine interest of mine. There is a difference in sharing views and defending ones gear

Recently, I have purchased a MiniDSP SHD for my Office/Game room. This is a very interesting and reasonably priced product because it had 4 DACs and sufficient routing to support bass management, crossovers (for those looking into that), PEQ, and also Dirac. It sounds excellent with great measurements on ASR.
I would not have purchased it without that data.

I have discovered an issue with the SHD/Volumio implemented Rood Bridge, not present in a Roon bridge implemented on the RPI3.
It's amazing what can be learned at home. Great company BTW.

- Rich

Rich, this may be an odd question but does your MiniDSP with Derac actively adjust EQ levels to the room as you listen to music? If so is there a mic near the MLP? if not, are you aware of such a device?

 

[RichB]

Rich, this may be an odd question but does your MiniDSP with Derac actively adjust EQ levels to the room as you listen to music? If so is there a mic near the MLP? if not, are you aware of such a device?

Dirac software runs on a PC or Mac and takes multiple measurements that are used to create filters for REQ.
The SHD has up to 4 separate configurations that can be saved and loaded.

- Rich

 

[rebulx]

Dirac software runs on a PC or Mac and takes multiple measurements that are used to create filters for REQ.
The SHD has up to 4 separate configurations that can be saved and loaded.

- Rich

so it's similar to REW?

 

[RichB]

so it's similar to REW?

The SHD PEQ can use filters loaded from REW.
It can also, load filters created by Dirac Room Equalization (REQ).

- Rich

 

[rebulx]

copy that, thanks rich!