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Post by jmilton on Apr 24, 2015 17:16:33 GMT -5
I just read the review which should be posted officially in the next week. Lots of graphs and other boring stuff that you will all just love....  |
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Post by jmilton on Apr 29, 2015 13:36:01 GMT -5
Dr. Johnson and Dr. David Rich are getting ready to post an article on the design of the XMC-1. It is quite a detailed "deconstruction" of the processor. It should be published in the next few days...so stay tuned!!! |
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Post by djoel on Apr 29, 2015 14:04:19 GMT -5
Hmm, I think most of us already read it..Have you not seen the threads?  Djoel |
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Post by jmilton on Apr 29, 2015 14:42:21 GMT -5
Hmm, I think most of us already read it..Have you not seen the threads? Djoel Of course. I posted this thread before anyone posted the review links. The "deconstruction" article mentioned above is not published yet. It will delve into the chip sets and boards used in the XMC-1. Very nerdy stuff... As a Sr. Editor, I have "secrets" powers to predict the future (articles)!  |
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Post by monkumonku on Apr 29, 2015 14:49:47 GMT -5
Hmm, I think most of us already read it..Have you not seen the threads? Djoel Of course. I posted this thread before anyone posted the review links. The "deconstruction" article mentioned above is not published yet. It will delve into the chip sets and boards used in the XMC-1. Very nerdy stuff... As a Sr. Editor, I have "secrets" powers to predict the future (articles)! Oh boy, get ready for the onslaught of "why did they use X chip instead of the highly regarded Y chip," and "my experience with the Y chip has been a more chocolatey response with glimpses of excellent pace showing through."  |
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Post by bootman on Apr 29, 2015 15:24:15 GMT -5
What? no inductors wound with gold plated yak hair! No wonder this sounds as if the wool has been pulled over my private parts. You mean silliness like that? |
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Post by jmilton on Apr 29, 2015 15:53:31 GMT -5
No...nothing zany like that. However, the discovery of a flux capacitor deep inside was a bit of a surprise! ![]()   This also explains a lot about the different colors of the blue lights people complain about... |
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Post by geebo on Apr 29, 2015 16:05:12 GMT -5
No...nothing zany like that. However, the discovery of a flux capacitor deep inside was a bit of a surprise! ![]() This also explains a lot about the different colors of the blue lights people complain about... Was it a Johnson & Johnson, Fisher Price, or Kellogg flux capacitor. It makes a huge difference you know. |
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Post by Porscheguy on Apr 29, 2015 16:27:28 GMT -5
Of course. I posted this thread before anyone posted the review links. The "deconstruction" article mentioned above is not published yet. It will delve into the chip sets and boards used in the XMC-1. Very nerdy stuff... As a Sr. Editor, I have "secrets" powers to predict the future (articles)! Oh boy, get ready for the onslaught of "why did they use X chip instead of the highly regarded Y chip," and "my experience with the Y chip has been a more chocolatey response with glimpses of excellent pace showing through." I opened my XMC and here is the chip that's in mine..  |
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Post by Porscheguy on Apr 29, 2015 16:37:10 GMT -5
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Post by novisnick on Apr 29, 2015 17:58:34 GMT -5
Oh boy, get ready for the onslaught of "why did they use X chip instead of the highly regarded Y chip," and "my experience with the Y chip has been a more chocolatey response with glimpses of excellent pace showing through." I opened my XMC and here is the chip that's in mine.. Mine has uniformed matching duel chips in it!!  Edit; seems they have the infamous 4 o'clock shadow,,,,,he,,,,he,,,,he,,,,, |
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Post by bootman on Apr 29, 2015 18:16:35 GMT -5
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Post by Porscheguy on Apr 29, 2015 18:38:45 GMT -5
Does it matter? So there are two links... 
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Post by jmilton on Apr 29, 2015 18:39:53 GMT -5
I opened my XMC and here is the chip that's in mine.. Mine has uniformed matching duel chips in it!! Makes me want to byte it a bit. |
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Post by htguy on Apr 29, 2015 19:42:30 GMT -5
I read the review quickly but I am somewhat surprised that he did not seam to prefer DIRAC LE unless I misread it. I guess his room does not need much EQ. For me DIRAC LE made a very large improvement and I do have a treated HT room. My XMC-1 with DIRAC was far better then Audyessy via Denon X4000 and Anthem ARC 510 of which I owneded both. I hope to set up DIRAC full soon.
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Post by klinemj on Apr 29, 2015 20:26:41 GMT -5
Oh boy, get ready for the onslaught of "why did they use X chip instead of the highly regarded Y chip," and "my experience with the Y chip has been a more chocolatey response with glimpses of excellent pace showing through." Actually, I don't like a chocolatey sound...I prefer "spicy" with a hint of ginseng and sassafras. Mark |
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Post by XTC on Apr 30, 2015 13:56:51 GMT -5
I read the review quickly but I am somewhat surprised that he did not seam to prefer DIRAC LE unless I misread it. I guess his room does not need much EQ. For me DIRAC LE made a very large improvement and I do have a treated HT room. My XMC-1 with DIRAC was far better then Audyessy via Denon X4000 and Anthem ARC 510 of which I owneded both. I hope to set up DIRAC full soon. You didn't misread it. He preferred it with his own settings over what he got with Dirac LE. I was the same way. It's a one size fits all design, which won't work for everyone. Everyone will have different experiences with Dirac and what it does in their rooms with their systems. I used the Math cal file from ansat and I still liked my own presets. It wasn't until I got Dirac Full and created my own targets that I was able to get an improvement over my preset. The reviewer mentioned a few things that have been posted here in the "Lounge." I agreed with his assessment of the XMC-1. |
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Post by qdtjni on Apr 30, 2015 17:35:14 GMT -5
Keep in mind that if you're used to a certain sound for instance without room correction, it takes a while to get used to some other sound even though the new sound with room correction is more "correct"
And in the end is all about your personal preferences.
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Post by AudioHTIT on Apr 30, 2015 18:01:44 GMT -5
I opened my XMC and here is the chip that's in mine.. Mine has uniformed matching duel chips in it!! View Attachment Edit; seems they have the infamous 4 o'clock shadow,,,,,he,,,,he,,,,he,,,,, Those are part of the fully balanced channels.  |
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Post by AudioHTIT on Apr 30, 2015 18:04:35 GMT -5
Hmm, I think most of us already read it..Have you not seen the threads? Djoel Of course. I posted this thread before anyone posted the review links. The "deconstruction" article mentioned above is not published yet. It will delve into the chip sets and boards used in the XMC-1. Very nerdy stuff... As a Sr. Editor, I have "secrets" powers to predict the future (articles)! Can't stop the thread starters ...  |
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