Meridian Director USB DAC

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  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 5,578
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  • mdaudioguy
    mdaudioguy Posts: 5,159
    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. :|
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  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 5,578
    edited March 2018
    I know! I wholeheartedly agree. And I have to say, that drives me effing nuts.
    mdaudioguy wrote: »
    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. :|

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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 9,820
    Not sure what you are referring to.
    mdaudioguy wrote: »
    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. :|

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  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 5,578
    May God have mercy on your soul!
    Clipdat wrote: »
    Not sure what you are referring to.

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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 9,820
    edited March 2018
    Did something change about the way you're posting? They look right now.
    Viking64 wrote: »
    May God have mercy on your soul!

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  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 5,578
    About 10 minutes ago I bumped my head on the bottom of a kitchen cabinet.
    I think I got a little drain bamaged.
    Clipdat wrote: »
    Did something change about the way you're posting? They look right now.

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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,322
    Clipdat,

    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.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 24,151
    come unglued, Slang.

    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

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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,322
    heiney9 wrote: »
    come unglued, Slang.

    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. :)
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 24,151
    tonyb wrote: »
    heiney9 wrote: »
    come unglued, Slang.

    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

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  • mdaudioguy
    mdaudioguy Posts: 5,159
    tonyb wrote: »
    heiney9 wrote: »
    come unglued, Slang.

    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 prefer catsup on my dogs. :p
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  • vmaxer
    vmaxer Posts: 4,878
    heiney9 wrote: »
    tonyb wrote: »
    heiney9 wrote: »
    come unglued, Slang.

    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

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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 24,151
    edited March 2018
    vmaxer wrote: »
    heiney9 wrote: »
    tonyb wrote: »
    heiney9 wrote: »
    come unglued, Slang.

    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

    https://goo.gl/images/xvz12u

    Put that on a t-shirt
    "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!
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 27,914
    mdaudioguy wrote: »
    tonyb wrote: »
    heiney9 wrote: »
    come unglued, Slang.

    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 prefer catsup on my dogs. :p

    Not from Chicago, are you?

    ;)
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,322
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    mdaudioguy wrote: »
    tonyb wrote: »
    heiney9 wrote: »
    come unglued, Slang.

    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 prefer catsup on my dogs. :p

    Not from Chicago, are you?

    ;)

    Not from this planet... :)
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  • vmaxer
    vmaxer Posts: 4,878
    heiney9 wrote: »
    vmaxer wrote: »
    heiney9 wrote: »
    tonyb wrote: »
    heiney9 wrote: »
    come unglued, Slang.

    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

    https://goo.gl/images/xvz12u

    Put that on a t-shirt

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  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 5,578
    Why do people from Chicago never take into consideration the FACT that mustard is a vile, disgusting condiment?
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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,897
    Chicago dogs have that blue stuff on em
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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,897
    Viking64 wrote: »
    Why do people from Chicago never take into consideration the FACT that mustard is a vile, disgusting condiment?

    Pass the Grey Poopon
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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,897
    Yeah, ketchup belongs on eggs!
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  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 5,578
    tonyb wrote: »
    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. :p
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  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 5,578
    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.
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  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 5,578
    afterburnt wrote: »
    Yeah, ketchup belongs on eggs!

    EGGS?!?!?!?!?!?!

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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 8,354
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 22,982
    Better hide the Scooby Snacks...
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,695
    LOL at this thread.
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  • vmaxer
    vmaxer Posts: 4,878
    AsSiMiLaTeD wrote: »
    LOL at this thread.

    Yeo it is entertaining
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    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

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