fancy ass sound card

[merton]

ooooooooooooooooooo

www.headwize.com/

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[robertkd]

Merton, all very nice but just give me optical (or coax) out into my Onkyo AV receiver

[Spirit]

I'm tempted to send you my X-Meridian for a listen Robert.
Pretty much the predecessor of the card mentioned.

Course you'd have to have a pc lying around, but still

[robertkd]

thank you spirit but I'm currently using an "el cheapo" DAC with optical from the computer and coax from the transport into the SCHA I think both the sound card and the DAC use the BB PCM1792 Alex and I are working through these 'El Cheapo" DAC to try and squeeze a bit more out of them.

here's the current setup



Robert

[Spirit]

Sounds good I hope

How do you find those monitors?

[robertkd]

which

the dell 2407's pretty damn good use spyder to calibrate

the Behringer MS40's damn good for 'pc" speakers

as far as the screens next time I would likely go the dell 30 incher instead

as for computer sound maybe truth 3030 maybe not the "best" but great bang for buck

[robertkd]

Feb 15, 2009 15:11:53 GMT mrarroyo said:

I love the speaker's platform, should have enough mass to handle any vibration issues.

Exactly they might actually look like common concrete blocks but are indeed purpose designed to mechanically isolate the speakers from the desk, raise the speakers to ear height they are near field monitors right, as well as minimize reflections that you normally get from having speakers placed on the desktop from the desk surface

I sell the kit which includes mass vibration dampers (concrete blocks) and special sonic decoupling mats by 4, one between the block and the desk and one between the block and the speaker cabinet, it's made from specially designed aerospace polymer (*) called moon walk, some from of synthetic carpet underlay

*(well with a name like moon walk?...)

cost about $2 each in small quantities, but works exceedingly well, practical but not going to get me any interior fashion designer award's

yep that's me mr practical

Robert

Spirit the MS40's also sport optical and coax upto 192Khz

[Spirit]

I have a mate with MS40's
Borrowing some fostex atm.. driven from a digi 002 rack fed by my x-meridian.

X-Meridian -> Novo -> HD600 was noticeably more detailed, but I'm not too surprised. The fostex run about $600. Rack apparently a fair bit more but meh

[robertkd]

oh fosseys should be nice too but at $250 the MS40's are quite nice 2.0 "computer" speaker system.

anyone reading this do not even consider the MX16's sorry I just don't like them

as for audio well what did you think logic, when i can afford it

PS wait till you get the SCHA fully working

[merton]

hey, is the price for the krk rokit 8's $250 for the pair or for each (look up guitar center)?

[Spirit]

Fair enough - hadn't realised the price of the ms40's.

Feb 16, 2009 14:30:52 GMT robertkd said:

PS wait till you get the SCHA fully working

I can't wait

[robertkd]

Feb 16, 2009 16:23:02 GMT @merton said:

hey, is the price for the krk rokit 8's $250 for the pair or for each (look up guitar center)?

I don't think so, they seem to sell as each, still they have a good rep but the exchange rates and the shipping would likely make it a deal breaker.

Robert