Ya wanna know what's wrong? I'll tell ya what's wrong. Entering a reply before one quotes the post to which one is responding. Yeah, that's really screwed up. Makes reading a thread like this even more painful. Glad I got that out.
Ya wanna know what's wrong? I'll tell ya what's wrong. Entering a reply before one quotes the post to which one is responding. Yeah, that's really screwed up. Makes reading a thread like this even more painful. Glad I got that out.
Ya wanna know what's wrong? I'll tell ya what's wrong. Entering a reply before one quotes the post to which one is responding. Yeah, that's really screwed up. Makes reading a thread like this even more painful. Glad I got that out.
H9's comments were good and relevant. For casual listening, adding a dac to MP3 files can help some in SQ, but it also brings to the forefront the shortcomings of an MP3 file.
It's like trying to evaluate 10k speakers on a 300 buck receiver driving them, makes the review practically worthless. I'm not calling your review worthless, just maybe misguided, and here is the basic reason why.
Your trying to do critical listening, on a system setup for casual listening.
You'll never be pleased with the sound if you don't pick a path, a style of listening you wish to accomplish. I get that your hearing may be sensitive to the effects of the filter, we all hear differently. I would suggest maybe playing a cd quality file through the Meridian and compare notes, see how that filter effects your ears on a different file format.
In the end, maybe the Meridian isn't for you, and that's ok. Trial and error is how we move forward in this audio thing.
HT SYSTEM-
Sony 850c 4k
Pioneer elite vhx 21
Sony 4k BRP
SVS SB-2000
Polk Sig. 20's
Polk FX500 surrounds
Cables-
Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable
Kitchen
Sonos zp90
Grant Fidelity tube dac
B&k 1420
lsi 9's
a. to become upset, disorganized, or confused; lose emotional control:
b. to disintegrate or collapse; fall apart; break down:
"Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass
Pass Aleph 30 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Plus DAC | MIT Shotgun S3 | MIT Z P/C's | updated SDA 1C| SQ Box Touch/Welbourne Labs P/S-Tubes add soul!
a. to become upset, disorganized, or confused; lose emotional control:
b. to disintegrate or collapse; fall apart; break down:
Hmmm....sounds like a description when I see someone put ketchup on a hotdog....or use Ragu spaghetti sauce.
I'm right with you there! Lol
"Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass
Pass Aleph 30 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Plus DAC | MIT Shotgun S3 | MIT Z P/C's | updated SDA 1C| SQ Box Touch/Welbourne Labs P/S-Tubes add soul!
Pio Elete Pro 520
Panamax 5400-EX
Sunfire TGP 5
Micro Seiki DD-40 - Lyra-Dorian and Denon DL-160
PS Audio GCPH phono pre
Sunfire CG 200 X 5
Sunfire CG Sig 405 X 5
OPPO BDP-83 SE
SDA SRS 1.2TL Sonicaps and Mills
Ctr CS1000p
Sur - FX1000 x 4
SUB - SVS PB2-Plus
Workkout room:
Sony Bravia XBR- 32-Inch 1080p
Onkyo TX-DS898
GFA 555
Yamaha DVD-S1800BL/SACD
Ft - SDA 1C
Not being used:
RTi 38's -4
RT55i's - 2
RT25i's -2, using other 2 in shop
LSI 15's
CSi40
PSW 404
"Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass
Pass Aleph 30 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Plus DAC | MIT Shotgun S3 | MIT Z P/C's | updated SDA 1C| SQ Box Touch/Welbourne Labs P/S-Tubes add soul!
Pio Elete Pro 520
Panamax 5400-EX
Sunfire TGP 5
Micro Seiki DD-40 - Lyra-Dorian and Denon DL-160
PS Audio GCPH phono pre
Sunfire CG 200 X 5
Sunfire CG Sig 405 X 5
OPPO BDP-83 SE
SDA SRS 1.2TL Sonicaps and Mills
Ctr CS1000p
Sur - FX1000 x 4
SUB - SVS PB2-Plus
Workkout room:
Sony Bravia XBR- 32-Inch 1080p
Onkyo TX-DS898
GFA 555
Yamaha DVD-S1800BL/SACD
Ft - SDA 1C
Not being used:
RTi 38's -4
RT55i's - 2
RT25i's -2, using other 2 in shop
LSI 15's
CSi40
PSW 404
Why do people from Chicago never take into consideration the FACT that mustard is a vile, disgusting condiment?
Dude....lol. Mustard is way better for you than that High fructose Ketchup. Ketchup belongs on French fries, that's about it.
Ketchup is like the MP3's of the food world, doesn't belong on good food, like MP3's don't belong in good audio. Hotdogs certainly don't fall into the good food category though.
HT SYSTEM-
Sony 850c 4k
Pioneer elite vhx 21
Sony 4k BRP
SVS SB-2000
Polk Sig. 20's
Polk FX500 surrounds
Cables-
Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable
Kitchen
Sonos zp90
Grant Fidelity tube dac
B&k 1420
lsi 9's
Dude....lol. Mustard is way better for you than that High fructose Ketchup. Ketchup belongs on French fries, that's about it.
Ketchup is like the MP3's of the food world, doesn't belong on good food, like MP3's don't belong in good audio. Hotdogs certainly don't fall into the good food category though.
Perhaps, but we're not talking "good for you". We're talking just plain "good". And I don't buy ketchup with high fructose corn syrup in it. Hot dogs are the MP3's of the food world, so making a big deal about the condiments that should go on them is freakin RUH-tarded.
Now, in the interest of keeping this thread on track, I am going to go listen to an MP3 of Adele caterwauling in her annoying (yet oft copied) vocal style on my Meridian Director USB DAC while eating a hot dog with non-high fructose corn syrup ketchup.
Pio Elete Pro 520
Panamax 5400-EX
Sunfire TGP 5
Micro Seiki DD-40 - Lyra-Dorian and Denon DL-160
PS Audio GCPH phono pre
Sunfire CG 200 X 5
Sunfire CG Sig 405 X 5
OPPO BDP-83 SE
SDA SRS 1.2TL Sonicaps and Mills
Ctr CS1000p
Sur - FX1000 x 4
SUB - SVS PB2-Plus
Workkout room:
Sony Bravia XBR- 32-Inch 1080p
Onkyo TX-DS898
GFA 555
Yamaha DVD-S1800BL/SACD
Ft - SDA 1C
Not being used:
RTi 38's -4
RT55i's - 2
RT25i's -2, using other 2 in shop
LSI 15's
CSi40
PSW 404
Comments
Took no time at all, as I am a highly trained professional.
I swear by my life and my love of it that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine.” .
“If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.”
I think I got a little drain bamaged.
H9's comments were good and relevant. For casual listening, adding a dac to MP3 files can help some in SQ, but it also brings to the forefront the shortcomings of an MP3 file.
It's like trying to evaluate 10k speakers on a 300 buck receiver driving them, makes the review practically worthless. I'm not calling your review worthless, just maybe misguided, and here is the basic reason why.
Your trying to do critical listening, on a system setup for casual listening.
You'll never be pleased with the sound if you don't pick a path, a style of listening you wish to accomplish. I get that your hearing may be sensitive to the effects of the filter, we all hear differently. I would suggest maybe playing a cd quality file through the Meridian and compare notes, see how that filter effects your ears on a different file format.
In the end, maybe the Meridian isn't for you, and that's ok. Trial and error is how we move forward in this audio thing.
Sony 850c 4k
Pioneer elite vhx 21
Sony 4k BRP
SVS SB-2000
Polk Sig. 20's
Polk FX500 surrounds
Cables-
Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable
Kitchen
Sonos zp90
Grant Fidelity tube dac
B&k 1420
lsi 9's
a. to become upset, disorganized, or confused; lose emotional control:
b. to disintegrate or collapse; fall apart; break down:
Pass Aleph 30 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Plus DAC | MIT Shotgun S3 | MIT Z P/C's | updated SDA 1C| SQ Box Touch/Welbourne Labs P/S- Tubes add soul!
Hmmm....sounds like a description when I see someone put ketchup on a hotdog....or use Ragu spaghetti sauce.
Sony 850c 4k
Pioneer elite vhx 21
Sony 4k BRP
SVS SB-2000
Polk Sig. 20's
Polk FX500 surrounds
Cables-
Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable
Kitchen
Sonos zp90
Grant Fidelity tube dac
B&k 1420
lsi 9's
I'm right with you there! Lol
Pass Aleph 30 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Plus DAC | MIT Shotgun S3 | MIT Z P/C's | updated SDA 1C| SQ Box Touch/Welbourne Labs P/S- Tubes add soul!
I prefer catsup on my dogs.
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Panamax 5400-EX
Sunfire TGP 5
Micro Seiki DD-40 - Lyra-Dorian and Denon DL-160
PS Audio GCPH phono pre
Sunfire CG 200 X 5
Sunfire CG Sig 405 X 5
OPPO BDP-83 SE
SDA SRS 1.2TL Sonicaps and Mills
Ctr CS1000p
Sur - FX1000 x 4
SUB - SVS PB2-Plus
Workkout room:
Sony Bravia XBR- 32-Inch 1080p
Onkyo TX-DS898
GFA 555
Yamaha DVD-S1800BL/SACD
Ft - SDA 1C
Not being used:
RTi 38's -4
RT55i's - 2
RT25i's -2, using other 2 in shop
LSI 15's
CSi40
PSW 404
Put that on a t-shirt
Pass Aleph 30 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Plus DAC | MIT Shotgun S3 | MIT Z P/C's | updated SDA 1C| SQ Box Touch/Welbourne Labs P/S- Tubes add soul!
Not from Chicago, are you?
Not from this planet...
Sony 850c 4k
Pioneer elite vhx 21
Sony 4k BRP
SVS SB-2000
Polk Sig. 20's
Polk FX500 surrounds
Cables-
Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable
Kitchen
Sonos zp90
Grant Fidelity tube dac
B&k 1420
lsi 9's
Panamax 5400-EX
Sunfire TGP 5
Micro Seiki DD-40 - Lyra-Dorian and Denon DL-160
PS Audio GCPH phono pre
Sunfire CG 200 X 5
Sunfire CG Sig 405 X 5
OPPO BDP-83 SE
SDA SRS 1.2TL Sonicaps and Mills
Ctr CS1000p
Sur - FX1000 x 4
SUB - SVS PB2-Plus
Workkout room:
Sony Bravia XBR- 32-Inch 1080p
Onkyo TX-DS898
GFA 555
Yamaha DVD-S1800BL/SACD
Ft - SDA 1C
Not being used:
RTi 38's -4
RT55i's - 2
RT25i's -2, using other 2 in shop
LSI 15's
CSi40
PSW 404
I disabled
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Dude....lol. Mustard is way better for you than that High fructose Ketchup. Ketchup belongs on French fries, that's about it.
Ketchup is like the MP3's of the food world, doesn't belong on good food, like MP3's don't belong in good audio. Hotdogs certainly don't fall into the good food category though.
Sony 850c 4k
Pioneer elite vhx 21
Sony 4k BRP
SVS SB-2000
Polk Sig. 20's
Polk FX500 surrounds
Cables-
Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable
Kitchen
Sonos zp90
Grant Fidelity tube dac
B&k 1420
lsi 9's
I disabled
EGGS?!?!?!?!?!?!
Here to pick your brain & steal your cookies
Shifting to Plan B+
I swear by my life and my love of it that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine.” .
“If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.”
Yeo it is entertaining
Panamax 5400-EX
Sunfire TGP 5
Micro Seiki DD-40 - Lyra-Dorian and Denon DL-160
PS Audio GCPH phono pre
Sunfire CG 200 X 5
Sunfire CG Sig 405 X 5
OPPO BDP-83 SE
SDA SRS 1.2TL Sonicaps and Mills
Ctr CS1000p
Sur - FX1000 x 4
SUB - SVS PB2-Plus
Workkout room:
Sony Bravia XBR- 32-Inch 1080p
Onkyo TX-DS898
GFA 555
Yamaha DVD-S1800BL/SACD
Ft - SDA 1C
Not being used:
RTi 38's -4
RT55i's - 2
RT25i's -2, using other 2 in shop
LSI 15's
CSi40
PSW 404