Recent content by maevethp

It's not quite that serious but in general the idea is more hearing what the original mixer/artist intended us to. With live recordings there is also an idea of being able to hear the room. Sending the signal through addition DSPs or EQs can mess with that potential. This goes back however to...

The bifrost, especially the uber version is a great DAC that really punches above its price point. I run a Bifrost Uber as a secondary DAC to my Yggdrasil. The yggy is a fair bit better when the source demands it but for 99 out of 100 things out there they are basically identical. I've...

As others have said you need to use a proper amp for the LS50s. They are excellent speakers. I personally would use a Schiit Ragnarok to drive them as that combination brings out every nuance those speakers can produce. That being said that's a bit spendy. As others have said NAD makes some...

First off you really can't go wrong with anything from Schiit. I own every DAC they have except a Gungnir MB. Without knowing your ears and what headphones your talking about a modi DAC easily will beat any on-board sound. The price/performance is good in their line. Assuming you're running...

Job function wise a Network Engineer generally isn't going to really touch the VM environment at the Hypervisor or even the OS level. 99% of them will stay on their side and refer to the experts in each of these fields. Not to discourage you on that front as it is a good skill to have - but...

A 4U SMC box is going to absolutely be loud. Note that during initial power on all fans will run at max speed and then cool down once the IPMI and BMC have booted. You could do several things to mitigate the noise however. 1) replace the industrial fans with 3rd party fans. The stock fans...

Actually most DACs will work just fine with Android. There is a "USB Audio" standard that most DACs adhere to and work very well in Windows because Microsoft still only has USB Audio 1.0 vs everybody else being on 2.0. Anyways to do what your doing you can do an extractor or you can use...

No banding or bleeding issues. Edit: better pic