http://www.computeraudiophile.com/blogs/lenrick/ en Sun, 19 May 2013 03:06:21 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.computeraudiophile.com/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.computeraudiophile.com/blogs/lenrick/ http://www.computeraudiophile.com/blogs/lenrick/nad-c390dd-ii-151/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:16:26 GMT I've got everything connected and it is up and running. First impression: sounds really good, but needs some fine tuning. I have to set the digital crossover between signal going to the main speakers and the subwoofers.

The main speakers are the Focal Chorus 826 V with a frequency response of 45Hz - 28kHz, and the subwoofers are the Velodyne MiniVee 8" with a frequency response of 28-120Hz.

So I guess it makes scene to have the crossover somewhere in the range 50-120Hz (the settings are discrete in steps of 10Hz, so 45Hz in not an option). Instinctively I would like to use the main speakers as low as possible, meaning a crossover at 50Hz but I just have to try and listen.

A very nice feature that I like is that you can 'disable' the inputs you are not using, making the selection faster and simpler. I will use three inputs: the digital coax 1 for the Apple MacBook (with a M2Tech HiFace inbetween), the optical 1 for a Apple Airport Express for streaming, and the front USB for an occasional USB flash drive. The rest of the inputs are disabled so I don't have to browse through them every time I change source.


Links:
http://www.focal.com/en/home-audio-loudspeakers/hifi-speakers/floorstanding-speakers/chorus-826-v.php

http://velodyne.com/subwoofers/shop-by-series/minivee-series/minivee.html ]]> Lenrick http://www.computeraudiophile.com/blogs/lenrick/nad-c390dd-ii-151/ http://www.computeraudiophile.com/blogs/lenrick/nad-c390dd-146/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:22:05 GMT It is in the mail, my new DAC/integrated amplifier...the NAD C390DD. I have next week off from work and am really, really looking forward to... It is in the mail, my new DAC/integrated amplifier...the NAD C390DD. I have next week off from work and am really, really looking forward to connecting it to the rest of the audio equipment.

This will be the end of a few years of dreaming and saving money. It started when I read about the NAD M2 and soon after listened to it at the store. Right then I decided to start a savings account, it would take maybe six, eight years to have enough money for the M2, but I always hoped a 'little M2' in the classic series would come out sooner. And it did!

I honestly think I will have a budget system that will preform on the top end of what is in my fanatical reach.

One feature that I really think is neat is that you can have a digital crossover and use two active sub-woofers (left and right) to really fill those lower frequencies. I had one sub-woofer before and today I bought another one. Do people call this 2.2?

I hope the atmosphere will feel more real and relaxing with proper low frequency reproduction.

------The existing system-------
Apple MacBook using Audirvana software, Hegel HD10 DAC, Dared DL2000 preamplifier, NAD power amplifier, Focal chorus 826V speakers and Velodyne MiniVee SPL-800i sub-woofer. ]]> Lenrick http://www.computeraudiophile.com/blogs/lenrick/nad-c390dd-146/